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Guest post: My new Lechefrite

Gallery | July 28, 2020

Guest post: My new lèchefrite

This antique pan has a most useful past, present, and future.

23cm Lefèvre casserole

Gallery | July 22, 2019

23cm Lefèvre casserole “EPH”

They really don’t make them like this any more.

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Once again, I love having two big copper skillets. They can handle anything I throw at them, from cooking sausage and scallions to sautéing a bunch of veggies. Those are vintage from the 1970s-1990s and just as good today as they were the day they were made.

Love using this vintage Bourgeat bombee for pasta. Perfect to sauté mushrooms and leeks, and then plenty of room to wilt broccoli leaves. The recipe called for a large saucepan but the bombee shape makes it easier to contain the volume of pasta and vegetables together.

This 30cm piece continues to be my MVPAS — most valuable plat a saute. It’s the perfect platform for browning and sautéing and I reach for it almost every evening. It’s also at least 120 years old, so that’s also fun. This past quiet year has kept entertaining to a minimum and my smaller pieces like this one have made everyday cooking feel more special.

Really loving this piece. I recently learned it’s not a rondeau, but a two-handled sauté pan. It’s 30cm, so it is spacious like a skillet, but the sides are tall enough to keep oil splatter inside while still allowing good airflow. I’m using it almost every time I cook. The lining was old but in good shape so I didn’t have it retinned and so far it’s been terrific. 140 years old or so and still going strong!

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