We're Cook Warriors, and the Eggscalibur is our sword-handled frying pan — the one the internet keeps calling "the legendary meme pan." This page is our side of the story.
✦ HOW THE INTERNET DESCRIBES US
"Yeah — it's almost certainly Cook Warriors and their famous sword-handled frying pan called the Eggscalibur. The whole concept is basically: what if Excalibur Sword was a frying pan?" ⚔️🍳
Why the internet went crazy
We became internet-famous because the pan looks ridiculous in the best possible way. A real sword-style hilt for a handle. A fantasy, anime, gaming aesthetic baked into a cookware silhouette. Something that's simultaneously a collectible and a fully functional frying pan you can actually cook eggs with.
Reddit, TikTok, meme pages, gaming communities — they passed it around for months before we knew what was happening. We didn't run ads. We just kept shipping.
Some people loved the absurd fantasy vibe. Others questioned whether we were even legit because of long shipping delays in the early drops. We're showing both — verbatim.
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Posted by u/cook_warriors · 1y ago · 12.4k members
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u/hilt_enjoyer🇺🇸· 11 mo ago
That is stupid and nerdy and I have never wanted something more in my life…
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u/marek_a🇵🇱· 5 mo ago
Got it. Thx 😁 All gooood 😉 Eggs with bacon and tomatoes 😁 Oh… All right. The pan looks otherworldly. The connection is stable! I'm a fan of manga. Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, DRAGON BALL.. So I'm waiting for an amazing next handle, Katana 😉 — fan of Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, DRAGON BALL.
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u/ross_macb🇺🇸· 11 mo ago
Haven't cooked with it. Just using it for decoration now. I got it because I fought off an intruder a few years ago with a skillet. Looks great though!
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u/urso_a🇮🇹· 7 mo ago
Really good product, the pan is professional class and the hilt is epic.
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u/rafa_castro🇲🇽· 6 mo ago
The 'Eggscalibur' it's great, the coating is non-stick, and works great, the handle it's the coolest, the size of the pan works for cooking everything. I got it 4 months ago, and it's shining like the first day.
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u/aussie_susannah🇦🇺· 8 mo ago
I purchased the Eggscalibur as a Christmas gift for my Dad from the Cook Warriors website. It finally arrived .. woohoo! Good quality pan, well packed, and my Dad loves it!
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u/xander_dad🇺🇸· 2 d ago
We are pleased and relieved that all seems to have arrived safely. Xander says it seems sturdy and well made. I'm attaching a photo. And he also got the shirt. Very impressive. Thank you and have a great weekend!
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u/matt_m🇺🇸· 3 w ago
Love eggscalibur! Looks cool, and perfect for making my eggs every morning!
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Reactions reproduced from our verified Trustpilot & Judge.me reviews — full list on /reviews.
The meme prehistory — a 13-year-old internet idea
We didn't pull this concept out of thin air. The "frying pan with a sword handle" idea has lived online for over a decade as pure fantasy — circulated, screenshotted, never built at scale. Here's the trail we walked in on:
2012
Morlock Enterprises (James Brown, Herndon, VA) ran a Kickstarter for the Fighting Man's Frying Pan — a frying pan with a custom-milled aluminum sword hilt. Funded. Never reached mass market. Covered by Laughing Squid, Geeks Are Sexy, Dude I Want That.
2013–2022
The concept circulated on Pinterest, Tumblr, Reddit and meme aggregators as a "this should exist" fantasy object. Zero commercial version available anywhere.
2023
We shipped Drop 01. First 500 units sold out organically. Zero ad spend. Just the meme finally materialising.
2024–2025
TikTok #eggscalibur took off. Coverage from Oddity Mall, ThisIsWhyImBroke, Facebook meme pages. Knockoffs ("Eggslayer," generic Amazon listings) appeared — the clearest signal that we're the original.
2025
Drop 02 ships globally: USA, UK, EU, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil.
2026
Katana edition in development.
"We didn't invent the meme. We made it real."
Who actually buys this from us
We talk to anime fans, manga readers, cosplayers, gamers, fantasy nerds. A lot of our buyers don't even cook with it every day — they hang it on the wall like the collectible it is. Receipts:
Marek (Poland) 🇵🇱 asked us for the Katana handle and listed Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Dragon Ball as the reason. ✓ anime/manga
Ross (USA) 🇺🇸 bought ours as decor after fending off an intruder with a regular skillet. ✓ wall piece / collector
Drop 01 sold out organically, no ads, just word of mouth. ✓ community-driven
Got it. Thx 😁 All gooood 😉 Eggs with bacon and tomatoes 😁 Oh… All right. The pan looks otherworldly. The connection is stable! I'm a fan of manga. Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, DRAGON BALL.. So I'm waiting for an amazing next handle, Katana 😉
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Trustpilot
The Eggscalibur is great
The 'Eggscalibur' it's great, the coating is non-stick, and works great, the handle it's the coolest, the size of the pan works for cooking everything. I got it 4 months ago, and it's shining like the first day.
★★★★★
Trustpilot
Really good product
Really good product, the pan is professional class and the hilt is epic.
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★★★★★
Trustpilot
Looks great though!
Haven't cooked with it. Just using it for decoration now. I got it because I fought off an intruder a few years ago with a skillet. Looks great though!
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★★★★★
Trustpilot
Good Product
I purchased the Eggscalibur as a Christmas gift for my Dad from the Cook Warriors website. It finally arrived .. woohoo! Good quality pan, well packed, and my Dad loves it!
★★★★★
Trustpilot
Love eggscalibur!
Love eggscalibur! Looks cool, and perfect for making my eggs every morning!
★★★★★
Trustpilot
Sturdy and well made
We are pleased and relieved that all seems to have arrived safely. Xander says it seems sturdy and well made. I'm attaching a photo. And he also got the shirt. Very impressive. Thank you and have a great weekend!