Gallery | December 9, 2018
28cm nickel-lined Dehillerin stewpotThis stewpot is lined with nickel and it took me some time to figure that out.
For the love of it
Vintage copper I love
Gallery | December 9, 2018
28cm nickel-lined Dehillerin stewpotThis stewpot is lined with nickel and it took me some time to figure that out.
Gallery | December 9, 2018
40cm Jacquotot oval gratinThis unusually thick oval gratin is the work of Jacquotot, which makes it even more precious to me.
Gallery | December 8, 2018
36cm Gaillard daubière, “Napoleon”When I unpacked this daubière and beheld it for the first time, I recognized it immediately. I mean, the resemblance is uncanny, is it not?
Gallery | December 5, 2018
50cm Gaillard stewpot “DD”This pan manages to look elegant just filled with firewood.
Gallery | December 4, 2018
30cm saucepan “BG”There are no makers’ marks on this hefty saucepan, but I suspect it’s Gaillard.
Gallery | December 4, 2018
36cm J & E Gaillard sautéWhen Erik Undiks at Rocky Mountain Retinning worked on this pan for me, he said it was the thickest sauté pan he’d ever handled.
Gallery | December 3, 2018
40cm double-dovetailed stewpot “H.B.”This pan is lovely but it’s at the end of its useful life.
Gallery | December 3, 2018
40cm Duval daubière, “Charlemagne”Of all the types of copper pots and pans I have, it is the daubières that seem to have the most personality. This one is named Charlemagne.
Gallery | December 3, 2018
44cm J. E. Gaillard sauté “Anglais”This huge and heavy sauté pan has achieved a glorious state of patina.
Gallery | December 3, 2018
50cm no-stamp rondeauThis magnificent no-stamp rondeau is the largest I have.
Gallery | December 2, 2018
31cm skillet with helper handleIf loving this skillet is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Gallery | December 2, 2018
50cm jambonnière ovaleThis pot type was intended to braise something as big as an entire ham, and I believe this one could do it.
Gallery | December 2, 2018
36cm sauté with helper handle, “British Transport Commission”A reader helped identify the owner stamps on this pan and fill in some of its history.
Gallery | December 2, 2018
38cm Dehillerin stockpot “Lavigne”This stockpot is a huge old piece in great shape.