15cm Gaillard marmite bombée, “Marilyn”
This voluptuous piece is from Gaillard’s silver-plated orfèvrerie line.
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Guest showcase: Trio of tinned bains marie
This set of pots aren’t just lovely to look at — they’ve also solved a mystery.
58cm diamond saumonière
I suspect this unusually-shaped fish poacher was a custom-made piece.
40cm Lamalle side-handled daubière
This is like having two pans in one. Two big, really heavy pans.
Ruthless pragmatism meets whimsical luxury: The brass duck press
When life hands you a dead duck, make canard à la rouennaise.
16cm bain marie à sauce
This small upright pot with a distinctive profile was designed for a bain marie, but I use it for much
22cm, 24cm, and 28cm Dehillerin and Mauviel saucepans
These three saucepans represent three generations of French copper craftsmanship and I think it’s worth considering them together.
24cm and 28cm Bourgeat sauteuses bombées
These are the only stainless-steel lined copper pots that I use regularly, and boy do I love using them.
30cm aluminum Mauviel for Matfer stewpot
DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET — we will return to our regularly scheduled copper programming in a moment.
Set of daily-use Gaillard saucepans
I use these pans almost every day and they show it. Here’s what a set of working vintage saucepans looks
32cm Dehillerin stewpot “PN”
This is not a flashy piece of copper and yet I find it one of the most beautiful in my
28cm nickel-lined Dehillerin stewpot
This stewpot is lined with nickel and it took me some time to figure that out.
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
