Author: VFC
Gallery | December 27, 2023
Guest post: A little story about a big spoon“The spoon had been lying under a cupboard in the cellar of the seller’s parents’ house for more than 60 years.”
History | December 8, 2023
Guest post: Jos Heinrichs copper/steel bimetal “KA-2”“This is far thicker than the 2.5 mm at which modern stainless lined copper maxes out.”
Identification | October 16, 2023
Additional historical catalogs addedReader Kris P. has tracked down some rarities for us.
History | October 13, 2023
Copper at GivernyClaude Monet’s house has a kitchen filled with antique French copper. Let’s take a look.
Identification | August 15, 2023
Guest post: Swiss coppersmith Anton Vesti“What a magnificent piece!”
Identification | July 25, 2023
Guest post: Braig and Wagner“After a while I was quite astonished, when under the thick oxide layer suddenly a company stamp appeared.”
History | June 16, 2023
Guest post: Matt’s Danish saucepan“It is the first I purchased, and the oldest.”
Retinning & restoration | June 2, 2023
Guest post: Gerhard rescues two sauté pans“I had a feeling the pans might be something special.”
History | April 28, 2023
Get to know: The écumoireFor quite some time I thought this was a prehistoric spatula.
History | April 14, 2023
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.”
Miscellany | March 3, 2023
VFC visits DehillerinI finally made my pilgrimage to the Dehillerin store in Paris.
History | February 10, 2023
Get to know: The Pommes Anna pan“Never underestimate the metamorphoses that the culinary arts can cause the taste of the potato to undergo.”
Mysteries | November 4, 2022
The mystery of the dog-bone handlesWhere did these distinctive handles come from?
Gallery | October 16, 2022
46cm 4mm rondeau “CM”Let’s work through the possible age of this monumental (and unstamped) piece.