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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!

Mysteries

The mystery of the dog-bone handles

Where did these distinctive handles come from?

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46cm 4mm rondeau “CM”

Let’s work through the possible age of this monumental (and unstamped) piece.

Mysteries

Alex’s J de R stockpot

Readers, I’d love your help to consider this mystery piece.

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Guest Post: Victoria the Great and my little one

Why do certain pans capture the imagination?

Miscellany

Jean Boisserie, maître dinandier

Readers, you’re in for a treat.

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Guest showcase: Stephen’s 50cm sauté

Yes, you read that right: it’s almost 20 inches across, and that’s just the body of the pan.

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Advice

Cleaning & maintenance

Cleaning up tin

Oh, the magic of the soda bath.

Stuff I use

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

Reader Theo had a copper emergency.

Buyer's Guide

Opinions

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

Buying online

Price by weight

Opinions

Mauviel’s path forward