de Buyer Mineral Pan, Fry Pan
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Awesome pan!
Loving this pan so far. It is great for searing a steak, and then finishing it off in the same pan in the oven. Perfection!
November 29, 2012
serious cookware
These pans distribute heat evenly and the curved sides are a good fit for your whisk and great for flipping things into the air. They are a good alternative to traditional cast iron and season easily for a nonstick surface.
October 17, 2012
Beautiful heavy pans to last a lifetime.
These pans are gorgeous! Heavy, long handles that do get warm but will go out today and get handle covers for them. Have done eggs and bacon in them and stuck a little as it was the first use. Put hot water in and wiped with cloth, scraped a little w/ plastic spatula. All came out great. These pans replace teflon pans we need to get away from. Remind me of my mom's pans except heavier. Love, love, love them. Just need to take special care of them as they can't be soaked.
June 4, 2012
Used immediately after seasoning and loved it.
Everything cooked evenly with sticking.
Cleaned easily with a few wipes.
I am going to use this pan a lot.
May 30, 2012
Really, really good quality for the money.
This is the real deal - heavy weight, perfect for cooking even omelets - just let the pan heat up first and add a spray of oil. Perfection. I have been looking for a heavy weight, non-toxic, multi-purpose fry pan. The quality is superb and the price is very reasonable for such fine craftsmanship. Clean up is quick with only a rinse with hot water and maybe a little scrub with a non scratch sponge. I am going to buy 2 more. Really, really good quality for the money.
May 9, 2012
These are seriously excellent pans...
I purchased these for my husband for Christmas as he loves to cook. These pans are excellent for searing meats and then pop into the oven for final cooking time. They are extremely well made, dense pans and have the added benefits of being made of iron, but with a steel type finish so it's the best of both worlds. Chef's Catalog had the very best price for these pans as I searched for a better deal and could not find one. Consequently, they were on backorder until after Christmas, but my husband did not mind.
January 18, 2012
Absolute Non-stick Solution
I wanted pans that would be non-stick but that could also be placed directly from stovetop to a very hot oven without concern for handle integrity or potential degradation of the non-stick coating. As well, I was tired of replacing relatively expensive high-quality pans every number of years when their coatings began to chip or flake. I also wanted a pan with which I could use metal utensils without the concern of damaging the pan. De Buyer to the rescue!
I will caution that the pans should be seasoned using the method (using potato peels) that is demonstrated in de Buyer's You Tube video that is inexplicitly not included with the product. That said, I seared beef only twice on the 12" pan (bought the 3-piece set) before doing a large batch of scrambled eggs that simply slid off the pan when they were done. Not a morsel stuck to the pan. Just recently I made a German style pancake that starts on the stovetop but finishes in the pan in a 450 oven. It, too, slid right off the pan when done. Although I haven't used the small pan yet, the 10" pan gave the same results as the 12".
The construction of the pans is so sturdy that I'm certain they will last for my lifetime & probably be handed down after that. My only regret is that I hesitated buying these for over a year; my loss. I love that I can use metal utensils without damaging or scratching the pans; they heat evenly and quickly; they clean up easily and can be nested for easier storage.
My only negative comment is that the best method of seasoning the pans is not included with them ... makes no sense. I have two cautions regarding use of the product not provided by de Buyer; although they may look in photos that they are much lighter than cast iron, they are only minimally so (my wife cannot handle the 12" pan one-handed); being pure iron, they hold their heat for a VERY long time, so take care handling after cooking.
I have to highly recommend this product. As a home chef, I can frankly say that I haven't been this thrilled by a cookware's performance since the advent of induction cooking.
January 17, 2012
Beautiful Product
I bought these pans recently for my husband's birthday (he is the cook in the family). He was so excited to finally have "real" cookware that you would have thought I'd given him a new car. I was tired of constantly buying new pans because none of them lasted but I can tell these will last the rest of our lives.
November 23, 2011
