Our word of the day is “phenolic” – as in the “stay-cool phenolic handles” on these Ultrex pots and pans. (Turns out it’s a type of plastic. Who knew?) There’s your vocabulary lesson. Now, let’s eat!

Humans tend to look down on scavengers, to revile them as filthy, disease-ridden, and even somehow morally tainted. Why? With every corpse they pick at, scavengers provide a valuable service to the grand circle of life, and besides, it’s not like anybody else was using it.

Now’s your chance to get in on some scavenging action, Woot-style. You get to play the role of the vulture or the hyena. The unfortunate deceased in this case is Ultrex, a company that seemed to exist mostly to sell stuff on TV shopping channels before it met its unfortunate end. And your spoils are twenty sweet pieces of Ultrex pots, pans, cookery, and crockery. (Well, twenty if you count all the lids. Not to speak ill of the dead, but, uh, creative accounting there, Ultrex.) They feature non-stick 18/10 stainless steel construction, non-fog glass lids, and stay-cool handles. And you don’t have to call an 800 number to order.

If you’ve been feeling like your life has been missing a 15” fish poacher (and we know you have), come join the feast. Not only will you add a heaping helping of brand-new equipment to your kitchen, but you’ll help clear the field for a newer, fresher, better generation of cookware. That’s the whole “circle of life” thing we were talking about. Once you understand your role in it, you’ll never look at scavengers the same way again.

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