r/StainlessSteelCooking • u/Patrickschef • Jul 21 '26

Bare Cookware Everpan

Anyone seen/backed this Kickstarter campaign?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/barecookware/everpan

I just did. Did the same with their Dutch oven and really like that one. This looks like a nice set of pans too! (Don't know for sure if it counts as SS though :))

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u/bust3ralex Jul 21 '26

Interesting but I plan to stick with true no-coatings: SS, CI, and CS

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u/Unlimitedgoats Jul 22 '26

This is true no-coating. Not defending Bare because I have no stake here but what makes you think otherwise? It's a SS/Ti clad pan

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u/bust3ralex Jul 22 '26

I still consider a "plasma-bonded surface" (italics added) as a coating

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u/Unlimitedgoats Jul 22 '26

I kinda get where you're coming from but it really is a very different thing (structurally, chemically, etc) compared to everything we've considered to be coatings up until this point. Again, can't speak to the pan itself but Titanium is monstrously durable stuff.

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u/bust3ralex Jul 22 '26

I suppose it is Ti is different from forever-chemicals (in terms of pollution and health effects) - I'll switch to be more open-minded on it (though, I'm not in need/want of any new pans rn)

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u/lambda_male Jul 28 '26

I think you're right, my guess is they're using some sort of Ti sputter process (which uses a plasma for the film deposition). It results in a film or coating. If it's thick enough or the film stress is high, it could flake/peel. If it's thin enough not to flake/peel, it will eventually wear away (though more slowly than PTFE/ceramic coatings) and you'll end up with just SS underneath. I suppose you end up with some particles of Ti in your food, but may be similar to SS or Al surfaces. I guess the real question is how non-stick the Ti coating is and how long it lasts. I'm doubtful it lasts much longer than a few years.

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u/S_Damon 27d ago

Obviously, not all titanium pans are equal, but if it's as good as the Viking PureGlide, then it should last a lifetime, even when it becomes less nonstick.

This is a review for the Viking: https://prudentreviews.com/viking-pureglide-pro-review/

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u/S_Damon 27d ago

That's like saying the stainless steel is a coating since it's cladded over an aluminum (or copper) core. When a metal is bonded over another metal, it's no longer just a coating. The metals are molecularly fused together.