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Get your homeware recommended when shoppers ask AI

Indaeo shows which brands AI puts forward when someone kits out a kitchen, and brings you every fix for approval.

Listen in on what cooks ask AI about pans

Whoever buys a pan has already asked AI how to season one and whether it suits their hob. Indaeo collects those questions as cooks word them and tracks every one your pans can answer.

Shopper questions found1,326 in five topics
Seasoning and care412 questions31%
  • how to season a carbon steel panFocus16.4k a month
  • why is my carbon steel pan stickyReach6.2k a month
  • how to get rust off a carbon steel panReach4.8k a month
  • can you use soap on a carbon steel panReach3.3k a month
  • do i need to season a pre seasoned panReach1.9k a month
Choosing a material318 questions24%
  • carbon steel vs cast iron skilletFocus13.7k a month
  • carbon steel or stainless steel for searingReach5.6k a month
  • what pans do restaurant kitchens useReach3.4k a month
Coatings and safety268 questions20%
  • best frying pan without a non stick coatingFocus11.2k a month
  • is carbon steel safe to cook withReach7.5k a month
  • pans without pfas or teflonReach4.1k a month
What to cook in it186 questions14%
  • best pan for searing steak at homeFocus8.9k a month
  • can you cook tomato sauce in carbon steelReach2.6k a month
Hob and oven142 questions11%
  • does carbon steel work on inductionFocus7.1k a month
  • can a carbon steel pan go in the ovenReach2.8k a month
FocusAsked of five AI models every dayReachIts variations, asked every week

Each tile is a topic, sized by the number of shopper questions found in it.

Meet the test kitchens behind every pan AI names

Your pans are judged in test kitchens and cooks' threads long before a shopper reaches your site. Indaeo lays out each site the answers lean on and marks the ones that pass you over.

Named first

In 968 answers to the tracked questions

  • Stannerby313%
  • de Buyer29230%
  • Made In24726%
  • Lodge16317%
  • Other brands23524%
Sites citedNames%Share of citations
  • Serious EatsPublicationPublicationCarbon-steel pan testsLeaves you out14%
  • RedditForumForumCarbon-steel pan threadsNames you11%
  • Sur La TableRetailerRetailerFry pan listingsLeaves you out9%
  • The KitchnPublicationPublicationInduction cookware guidesWrong fact8%
  • YouTubeVideoVideoSeasoning videosLeaves you out7%
  • Consumer ReportsReview siteReview siteFrying pan ratingsLeaves you out5%
  • stannerby.comYour siteYour siteFry Pan product pageNames you2%

The ring counts the brand each answer names first. The list holds the sites those answers cite, the most cited first.

Correct the advice AI gives buyers of your pans

Your buyers get their first-use and care advice from AI before the box arrives, and much of it was written about someone else's pan. Indaeo checks those answers against your own notes, and three agents draft the fixes.

  1. 1Product agent

    Buyers are told to scrub off a wax you never use

    Seasoning and care holds 412 questions. Three AI models describe removing a factory wax, and your pans ship seasoned and bare.

    Carbon-Steel Fry Pan / Product FAQDraft

    Do I need to scrub anything off first?

    No. There is no wax to remove. Rinse the pan, dry it on the hob and start cooking.

    Should I season it before the first cook?

    It arrives seasoned. One thin coat of oil, heated until it smokes, deepens it.

    Both answers come from your forge's first-use notes
  2. 2Placement agent

    AI says your pan won't work on induction

    Hob and oven holds 142 questions. The Kitchn lists the Fry Pan for gas only, as your launch sheet did, and two AI models repeat it.

    The Kitchn
    CorrectionDraft
    To
    Kitchen tools editor, The Kitchn
    From
    Your mailbox
    Subject
    A correction: the Stannerby Fry Pan works on induction

    In your induction guide our Fry Pan appears as a pan for gas hobs only.

    Our launch sheet never mentioned induction, so the gap is ours. The pan works on it.

    Attached: this year's hob test sheet from our works.

  3. 3Content agent

    Your seasoning page stops at the first coat

    Sticky, rusty and soap questions are asked 14.3k times a month between them. The answers come from Reddit and YouTube.

    RedditYouTube
    ArticleDraft

    Sticky, blotchy or rusty: what your pan is telling you

    Answers 6 tracked questions

    1. 1Sticky: too much oil, too little heat
    2. 2Blotchy: why an uneven pan still cooks
    3. 3Rust: scrub, dry and season once more
    4. 4Soap, and what else a pan forgives
    Written from the care notes your forge already keeps

Describe your pans in words you can prove

A word like non-toxic reads well on a pan page and is hard to stand behind. Indaeo sets down the words your copy may use for safety and craft, you confirm each rule, and drafts are held to them.

Context/Rules
  • Safety words name the material

    Confirmed

    Say what a pan is made of and that nothing is coated onto it. Leave out non-toxic, chemical-free and any other promise of safety.

    Applies toProduct agentContent agentPlacement agent
    In a draft
    A wok described as chemical-free
    After the check
    Plain carbon steel with a beech handle, and nothing coated on.
  • Sticking and rust are never ruled out

    Confirmed

    Describe how the surface behaves once it is seasoned. Never promise that food will not stick or that a pan cannot rust.

    Applies toProduct agentContent agent
    In a draft
    A line promising eggs will never stick
    After the check
    Eggs release cleanly once the seasoning has built up.
  • Hand-finished, never hand-forged

    Confirmed

    Our pans are pressed by machine and finished by hand. Say hand-finished, and keep handmade and hand-forged out of every draft.

    Applies toProduct agentContent agentPlacement agent
    In a draft
    An email calling the range hand-forged
    After the check
    Pressed from one sheet of steel and finished by hand.
  • A kitchen is named with its consent

    Confirmed

    Name a restaurant or a chef who cooks with our pans only when their written consent is in Sources.

    Applies toContent agentPlacement agent
    In a draft
    An article naming a restaurant with no consent on file
    After the check
    Restaurant left unnamed until its consent letter is in Sources.

Make your products the answer in
ChatGPT

Four short steps show whether your store is a fit.

  1. 1

    An app shows you that AI recommends someone else, then leaves the fixing to you.

  2. 2

    An agency takes the fixing away, and you are never sure it was really working.

  3. 3

    Indaeo gives you the AI and the team.

  4. 4

    If your store qualifies, it starts at once and you keep the final say.

What happens after you apply

Step 1 of 4

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