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Get to Know: The écumoire

History

Get to know: The écumoire

For quite some time I thought this was a prehistoric spatula.

Guest post: Three pans from three German houses

History

Guest post: Three pans from three German houses

“So after a while of hesitation, I bought the two pans. Now you know what my good intentions are worth.”

VFC visits Dehillerin

Miscellany

VFC visits Dehillerin

I finally made my pilgrimage to the Dehillerin store at 18 Rue Coquillière in Paris.

Get to know: The Pommes Anna pan

History

Get to know: The Pommes Anna pan

“Never underestimate the metamorphoses that the culinary arts can cause the taste of the potato to undergo.”

Guest post: Cold Weather Copper Cooking

Cooking with copper

Guest post: Cold Weather Copper Cooking

It’s autumn, so it’s cold! Like many of you (I bet!) I’ve been craving comfort food and snacks, so I’ve decided to share a handful of my favorite cold weather recipes cooked in copper!

The mystery of the dog-bone handles

Mysteries

The mystery of the dog-bone handles

Where did these distinctive handles come from?

Gallery

Guest showcase: 50cm restored Gaillard rondeau

This newly restored pot is so beautifully proportioned that it doesn’t quite come across in photos just how enormous it actually is.

Gallery

Advice

Cleaning & maintenance

Cleaning up tin
Cleaning up tin

Oh, the magic of the soda bath.

Stuff I use

Stuff I use: Wright’s copper cleaner
Stuff I use: Wright's copper cleaner

For serious tarnish, Wright’s is more effective — but also more abrasive — than Bistro.

Cleaning & maintenance

A distress call
A distress call

Reader Theo had a copper emergency.

Buyer's Guide

In praise of no-name copper

Opinions

In praise of no-name copper
34cm Jones Bros. saucepan "Moulton Paddocks"

Buying online

Price by weight
Mauviel's path forward

Opinions

Mauviel’s path forward