That chainmail is sexy. What about it do you like better than DeBuyers?gladius wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:02 pm I bought a Matfer soon after I saw this post - how could I go wrong it's only 20 bucks. It has been a fantastic pan and like it better than my DeBuyers. I lightly coated with lard, seasoned stovetop and simply started using it. Clean it with hot water and chainmail.
Carbon Skillets
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It reacts to heat quicker probably due to the thinner lighter gauge steel, lighter and easier to handle, has developed a nicer more uniform seasoning (see my ugly DeBuyers viewtopic.php?f=52&t=7609&p=71496&hilit=Ugly#p71496), less sticking and easier cleanup and the welded flush handle instead of rivets.
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I see where you're coming from. That really is an ugly pan, man :\ It looks more like rust than anything I'd wanna cook on.gladius wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:47 pm—-
It reacts to heat quicker probably due to the thinner lighter gauge steel, lighter and easier to handle, has developed a nicer more uniform seasoning (see my ugly DeBuyers http://www.chefknivestogoforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=7609&p=71496&hilit=Ugly#p71496), less sticking and easier cleanup and the welded flush handle instead of rivets.
I'm finding that the most basic potato-peel-to-regular-use method works fine, but
If I'm allowed just one more go at the easy-to-do-at-home seasoning method... and if you want to add some nice aesthetics to your pan, then you may consider (in your case, perhaps stripping first):
1) preheating an oven to 200,
2) warming the pan for a short while
3) coating the whole pan (not handle) with a very thin layer of whatever (1-2 drops of avocado, grapeseed, flax... I used the latter)
4) IMPORTANT - use another paper towel to remove/soak up oil from the whole pan [this leaves a super thin layer]
5) back in the oven, and raise to 500-550, for one hour
6) after one hour, shut down, and leave to cool for two hours.
RESULT: gorgeous dark pan. The cooking-surface will fluctuate with normal use, but the rims and outside will be nice and dark.
The debuyer has both a "regular-use" and a treatment I gave it when I got it. The last photo shows another darker layer I added this week after cooking with white wine...
The Matfer shows both the initial layer, and then what it looks like now with use
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Has anyone had a chance to use the Shibata pan? I see they are back in stock, but I'm guessing there's less than a handful floating around out there at the moment.
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Didn't Maui get one? Haven't seen him post much the past week or so, perhaps he's on vacation. You know someplace tropical with a beach and hula girls.
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Turns out my mom just helped my neice get a new debuyer pan (mom bought it for her earlier in the day) through it initial seasoning on Sunday (yesterday). Mom used her old method - potato skins, oil, and salt in new pan on medium heat till the potato skins were well browned, a rinse with hot water, and .... she coated the thing with crisco (liberal coating) and put It in the oven at 375F for an hour and wiped it down well with paper towels.
Neice called me tonight and said her pan is a non-stick thing already. She used it to do eggs this morning, and cooked dinner with it (and the knife I gave her) tonight for herself and SO - she thanked me for the knife and told me she knows why I use my old carbon pans. She also got the lesson from my mom about using only salt to clean it. I think I know why my pans work so well.
Neice called me tonight and said her pan is a non-stick thing already. She used it to do eggs this morning, and cooked dinner with it (and the knife I gave her) tonight for herself and SO - she thanked me for the knife and told me she knows why I use my old carbon pans. She also got the lesson from my mom about using only salt to clean it. I think I know why my pans work so well.
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Alright, I’ve added a little Mafter pan to my arsenal. Seasoned up with crisbee swipe for 3 rounds in the oven. Made a grilled cheese this morning and an egg after. Just the faintest bit of stiction on the egg. Pretty happy with the results so far. If it wasn’t raining, I’d take some pics of the seasoning.
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Figured I'd add another egg picture...just because. Streak continues. In the spirit of 100% transparency I had the smallest amount of sticking this morning on one teeny tiney edge that I had to nudge loose. Otherwise no sticking yet again. Been using about a teaspoon of room temp stick butter lately.
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No pictures, sorry.
I've had my 12-inch Matfer for three months. It has quickly become my main pan. I use it every day. Cook mushrooms and onions yesterday. Got good sear and crispiness and nothing stuck. Very easy to clean. I usually oil lightly after each use, but even when I don't, no problem.
Great pan. I'm not using my 12-inch All-clad all that much anymore.
I've had my 12-inch Matfer for three months. It has quickly become my main pan. I use it every day. Cook mushrooms and onions yesterday. Got good sear and crispiness and nothing stuck. Very easy to clean. I usually oil lightly after each use, but even when I don't, no problem.
Great pan. I'm not using my 12-inch All-clad all that much anymore.
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I have been in a tartine bread cookbook kick this week. Tartine bakes French toast and tartine meatballs.
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I've had a good experience with my Darto pan thus far. Seems more nonstick than my small Matfer in its current state (although that pan has not given me a many problems). The scratch on the cooking surface that I discovered upon arrival has not impacted performance.
Darto had a liquidation sale for seconds yesterday and almost everything sold quickly. The 27 cm pan is the only one still left. They refer to it as a 2nd because they inadvertently made this one 4 mm thick on the bottom instead of 3. They won't be making a pan with this thickness again. They also recently raised their prices which are now pretty much on par with Solidtecnik. If I was looking to buy another one-piece construction pan in this price range, I'd probably go with Solidtecnik given the fact that it is more likely to come with proper packaging (at least a plastic bag around the pan) and would probably have better (or at least English-speaking) customer service.
All that being said, the early results have been good with the pan I received.
Darto had a liquidation sale for seconds yesterday and almost everything sold quickly. The 27 cm pan is the only one still left. They refer to it as a 2nd because they inadvertently made this one 4 mm thick on the bottom instead of 3. They won't be making a pan with this thickness again. They also recently raised their prices which are now pretty much on par with Solidtecnik. If I was looking to buy another one-piece construction pan in this price range, I'd probably go with Solidtecnik given the fact that it is more likely to come with proper packaging (at least a plastic bag around the pan) and would probably have better (or at least English-speaking) customer service.
All that being said, the early results have been good with the pan I received.
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Wasn't sure if I should add this to the onion thread or the what did you cook today thread but I'm throwing it here. More French onion soup. Didn't have enough heavy ceramic bowls, so I had to use Corelle. I didn't trust using them under a broiler so I melted the emmental with a blow torch (anyone know if Corelle will withstand broiler level heat? Online it says up to 350). Forgot to get a pic of the finished product but it turned out great.
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This whole thread is "happy place" in my book
My wife keeps flipping those Rösti potato cakes, and their quick disappearances are a testament of the superior crusts the 12.5 B-Min gives them.
How she flips a 1lbs Rösti from within a 6lbs pan befuddles me. The Swiss are proud folk, I guess
My wife keeps flipping those Rösti potato cakes, and their quick disappearances are a testament of the superior crusts the 12.5 B-Min gives them.
How she flips a 1lbs Rösti from within a 6lbs pan befuddles me. The Swiss are proud folk, I guess
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Go for it! I just made a batch following Bruno Albouze's recipe. It took a few days, but the results were out of this world!