Mineral B Carbon Steel Fry Pan, 10.25 inch
The pan French chefs are taught on. de Buyer has been making cookware in the Vosges since 1830,... Read more
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Mineral B Carbon Steel Fry Pan, 10.25 inch by de Buyer
The Buy Me Once Verdict
The pan French chefs are taught on. de Buyer has been making cookware in the Vosges since 1830, and Mineral B is its plain carbon steel line: thick, heavy for its size and completely uncoated. It arrives with a beeswax finish to stop rust in the box, which you wash off and replace with your own seasoning.
Why this should last
Three millimeters of steel does not warp on a domestic burner, and a thicker base holds heat for a proper sear. The handle is riveted steel, not plastic. With no coating there is nothing to wear out, so the pan gets better with age rather than worse. Chefs retire these when they lose them, not when they break.
Is it the right one for you?
10.25 inches is the all-rounder: eggs, a steak, a stir-fry for two. It wants drying and a wipe of oil after washing, and it will stain and darken, which is the point. Not for dishwashers.
The guarantee
de Buyer USA guarantees Mineral B against manufacturing defects for the lifetime of the original owner with correct care.
About de Buyer
Family owned, founded in 1830 in Le Val-d'Ajol, France, where the pans are still made.
Buy once, buy well
Everything we sell is designed to last by makers that care.