Gallery | December 22, 2018
Set of daily-use Gaillard saucepansI use these pans almost every day and they show it. Here’s what a set of working vintage saucepans looks like.
Tag: eBay
Buying online | December 14, 2018
Searching eBay for French copperI’ve had success finding good deals on eBay for vintage French copper pots and pans, and I don’t mind sharing with you the search terms I’ve used.
Gallery | December 9, 2018
Trio of pans “Edmond James de Rothschild”These are the most historical of the pans I have, and while they’re not monumental pieces, I find them and their backstory fascinating.
Gallery | December 9, 2018
40cm daubière, “Henry VIII”This daubière is as dashing as its namesake, Henry VIII of England. Even its handles are cocked with the same rakish élan as the King’s feathered hat.
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 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
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.