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Page Contents:
-Sets
-Sauce Pans
-Evasee Fait Tout
-Sauté Pans
-Fry Pans, Stainless Lined
-Fry Pans, Tin Lined
-Sauce Pots
-Pommes Anna
-Pommes Vapeur
-Bain Marie
-Zabaglione
-Sugar Melters
-Preserving Pans
-Lids
Related Pages:
-Copper Bain Marie
-Copper Au Gratin Pans
-Copper Crepe Pans
-Copper Couscoussier
-Copper Roasters
-Copper Fish Poachers
-Copper Wok
-Copper Cleaners
-Cookware Tutorial
-Care of Tinned Metals
& Retinning Service
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Copper Cookware
Copper is the Choice of Professionals
Copper is the best practical conductor of heat for cooking. Professionals
love it because of its quick reaction time. It cooks faster, and it also
cooks better because of its uniform conductivity, as it surrounds your food
with heat.
We import our copper directly from France, where it is made by hand in
almost exactly the same manner as it has been made for centuries.
The primary advantage of copper is that it requires only low to moderate
heat to obtain the best results. And its conductivity makes it especially
responsive to almost every cooking need. Copper has about ten times the heat
conductivity of stainless and glass, and twice that of aluminum. So watch
the amount of heat you give it. Let me repeat that: watch the amount of heat
you give it, at least until you become accustomed to its even, fast acting
conductivity.
For your first copper pan, we strongly recommend a sauce pan. There's
nothing like it for performance, it's easy to use, and with a little care it
will last many lifetimes.
Because it is a soft metal, a heavy gauge is more desirable for utilitarian
reasons, as is hammering, which makes it stronger and able to withstand many
more years of use.
Linings
Its primary disadvantage being that it is reactive to acidic foods, it is
usually lined with another metal, the most common and practical of which is
tin, that, unlike stainless steel or nickel, is readily refurbishable.
Stainless and nickel linings in French copper are very durable, by
comparison to tin linings, and also very expensive. In general, we recommend
tin for all copper pans. However, because tin melts at about 450°F we often
recommend stainless for frying (and maybe sauté) pans, which receive more
direct heat that is not dispersed by liquids (unlike sauce pans, stock pots,
etc.), thus preventing the damage that accidental overheating might cause.
 Our tin lined pans are lined by hand, and will display some brush strokes as
a result. Lining by hand insures thicker coats of tin, that will last much,
much, much longer than pans that are electroplated.
Unlined copper works best for egg whites, which it helps to make thicker and
peak longer. Zabaglione is one of the recipes most commonly made in an
unlined copper pan.
Unlined copper is also widely used in the candy industry. Confectionery
prepared in unlined copper doesn't react with copper, and takes advantage of
the quick, high heat that the confectioner needs.
We re-tin copper pans. Click
here for more info.
Caring for Copper
If you use wooden or other "soft" non-scratching utensils, and watch the
heat under your tin lined copper, the lining will last for years and years
before it needs refurbishing.
It's not absolutely necessary that you keep the copper bright and shiny;
just keep it clean. Though commercial copper cleaners work best, you can
also use a paste you can make with a little flour, salt
and water.
Health & Copper
You'll find copper listed on vitamin bottles for its benefits to our
health. We have not found enough research to indicate how much copper you
would have to absorb for it to be damaging to your health, but we do know
that a lot of it will leach into acidic foods, causing an unpleasant taste
and usually a change in coloration. That's should be good enough to
discourage anyone from cooking acidic foods in copper that is not coated;
the stainless, nickel and tin linings will keep the food looking and tasting
the way it should.
Tin, coating the inside of many copper pans, is not reactive and we couldn't
find studies that indicated it poses any health threats. Look under
Stainless Steel, in our Cookware
tutorial, for additional health information that relates to its primary
composition of iron, chromium and nickel.
Retinning
Here's a simple method for determining if your copper pan has lost its
lining. Lightly rub a bit of cleanser on a spot in the lining with a wet
paper or cloth towel. If you see silver, your pan is ok. If you see copper
showing through, then you might want to consider retinning.
How much shows through can help you determine whether or not to pursue
retinning. If it's just scratches, and you generally don't use the pan
filled with highly acidic foods, then you can wait. If you do cook highly
acidic foods regularly (like making sauce with plum tomatoes) and more
copper than just scratches is obvious, we recommend retinning. If you notice
discoloration of food as you cook, then we also recommend retinning.
Lining on lids generally doesn't do much, as the lid doesn't come in contact
with food. Still, if a lot of copper is showing, we recommend retinning.
We re-tin copper pans. Click here for more info.
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Copper Cookware Sets
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Mauviel M'heritage® Copper Cookware
With Iron Handles
7-Pc Set
$1,614.99
#86502
Ships separately.
Allow 1-2 weeks.
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2.5mm thick,
Polished exterior,
Stainless steel lined interior,
Cast iron handles,
Set includes:
1.2 qt 5.5" sauce pan with lid,
2.7 qt 7" sauce pan with lid,
3.2 qt 9.5" saute pan with lid,
10.2" fry pan,
Copperbrill cleaner,
Set model no. 6502.1
Made in France |
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Mauviel M'heritage® Copper Cookware
With Iron Handles
5-Pc Set
Special $884.99
(Reg $1,230)
#86501
Ships separately.
Allow 1-2 weeks.
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2.5mm thick,
Polished exterior,
Stainless steel lined interior,
Cast iron handles,
Set includes:
1.9 qt 6.4" sauce pan with lid,
3.2 qt 9.5" saute pan with lid,
10.2" fry pan,
Set model no. 6501.00
Made in France |
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Copper Sauce Pans
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0.8 Qt
Copper
Sauce Pan
With Bronze Handle
by Mauviel
$134.99
#22771
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4-3/4" diameter,
2-1/2" high,
Bronze handle,
1mm thick polished copper,
Stainless lined,
Cuprinox
Made in France |
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.75 Qt
Copper Sauce Pan
by Mauviel
$134.99
#5663
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4-7/8" wide,
2-7/8" high,
5" handle,
Iron handles,
2.5mm thick hammered copper,
Tin lined,
Covers available separately
Made in France |
1.25 Qt
Copper Sauce Pan
by Mauviel
$164.99
#5664
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5-3/4" wide,
3-1/2" high,
6" handle,
Iron handles,
2.5mm thick hammered copper,
Tin lined,
Covers available separately
Made in France |
1.75 Qt
Copper Sauce Pan
by Mauviel
$184.99
#5665
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6-1/4" wide,
3-11/16" high,
6-1/2" handle,
Iron handles,
2.5mm thick hammered copper,
Tin lined,
Covers available separately
Made in France |
2.5 Qt
Copper Sauce Pan
by Mauviel
$224.99
#97812
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7-3/16" wide,
5-5/16" high,
6-7/8" handle,
Iron handles,
2.5mm thick hammered copper,
Tin lined,
Covers available separately
Made in France |
3.75 Qt
Copper Sauce Pan
by Mauviel
$264.99
#13758
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8" wide,
4-7/16" high,
7-1/2" handle,
Iron handles,
2.5mm thick hammered copper,
Tin lined,
Covers available separately
Made in France |
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6.5"
Hammered Copper Sauce Pan With
Iron Handle
by Baumalu
$89.99
(Sugg Retail $110.99)
#5925
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6.5" diameter,
3.2" deep,
1.6mm thick solid hammered copper,
6.5" long cast iron handle,
Tin lined interior,
Made in France |
8"
Hammered Copper Sauce Pan With
Iron Handle
by Baumalu
$99.99
(Sugg Retail $124.99)
#5927
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8" diameter,
4" deep,
1.6mm thick solid hammered copper,
8" long cast iron handle,
Tin lined interior,
Made in France |
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1.5 Qt
Copper Evasee
Fait Tout
by Mauviel
$204.99
#5667
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8-1/16" wide at top,
6-1/4" wide at bottom,
3-1/4" high,
7" handle,
Iron handles,
2.5mm thick polished copper,
Tin lined
Made in France |
2.5 Qt
Copper Evasee Fait Tout
by Mauviel
$284.99
#5668
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9-11/16" wide at top,
7-1/2" wide at bottom,
3-5/8" high,
8-7/8" handle,
Iron handles,
2.5mm thick polished copper,
Tin lined
Made in France |
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Sauté Pans
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3.5 Qt
Copper
Saute Pan
by Mauviel
$309.99
#22549
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9-5/8" wide,
2-13/16" high,
7-1/2" handle,
Stainless steel lined,
Bronze handle,
2mm thick polished copper
Made in France |
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3.1 Qt
Copper Saute Pan
by Mauviel
$269.99
#5671
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9.6" wide,
Stainless steel lined,
Iron handle,
2mm thick copper
Made in France
Model 2145.24 |
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10"
Copper Saute Pan With Lid
by Baumalu
$199.99
(Sugg Retail $249.99)
#5867
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10" diameter,
3" deep,
1.6mm thick solid copper,
10" long cast iron handle,
Tin lined interior,
Made in France |
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5 Qt
Copper Saute
Pan
by Mauviel
$439.99
#23704
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11-1/4" wide,
3" high,
11-1/2" handle,
3mm thick copper,
Iron handle,
Tin lined
Made in France |
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Fry Pans with Stainless Steel Lining
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8.5"
Copper
Fry Pan
by Mauviel
$214.99
#22551
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Bronze handle,
2mm thick polished copper,
Stainless Steel lined
Made in France |
10.5"
Copper Fry Pan
by Mauviel
$274.99
#22550
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10-5/8" wide
1-9/16" high,
8-7/8" handle,
Bronze handle,
2mm thick polished copper,
Stainless Steel lined
Made in France |
12.25"
Copper Fry Pan
by Mauviel
$334.99
#22553
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12-5/16" wide,
1-3/4" high,
9-3/4" handle,
Bronze handle,
2mm thick polished copper,
Stainless Steel lined
Made in France |
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Fry Pans with Tin Lining
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12" x 8"
Copper
Oval Fry Pan
by Mauviel
$234.99
#5899
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11-7/8" long,
7-7/8" wide,
1-5/8" high,
6-3/8" handle,
Bronze handle,
1.5mm thick polished copper,
Stainless steel lined
Made in France |
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Sauce Pots
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6.5 Qt
Copper Sauce Pot
by Mauviel
$519.99
#5895
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9-1/2" wide,
5-1/4" deep,
2" side handles,
Fitted lid and bronze handles,
3mm thick hammered copper pot,
Tin lined
Made in France |
11 Qt
Copper Sauce Pot
by Mauviel
$669.99
#8638
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11-1/4" wide,
6-1/2" high,
2-1/4" side handles,
Fitted lid and bronze handles,
3mm thick hammered copper pot,
Tin lined
Made in France |
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9.6"
Copper Stew Pot With
Lid
by Baumalu
$199.99
(Sugg Retail $269.99)
#5870
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10" outside diameter,
4.25" deep,
1.6mm thick solid copper,
Cast iron loop handles,
Tin lined interior,
Made in France |
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Specialty Pans
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Pommes Anna Pan
by Mauviel
$484.99
#20756
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Base is 8" wide,
2-15/16" deep,
2.5mm thick polished copper
Top is 8-5/8" wide,
1-3/8" deep,
2mm thick polished copper;
1-1/4" bronze handles on both,
Tin lined
Made in France |
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Pommes Vapeur
Pan
by Mauviel
$414.99
#20758
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6-1/2" wide at top,
8-1/4" deep,
1" side bronze handles,
1.5mm thick polished copper,
Fitted lid,
4" wide steam rack,
Tin lined
Made in France |
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Bain Marie with Porcelain Insert
by Mauviel
$324.99
#15107
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5.25" wide,
1 qt capacity,
Polished copper,
Porcelain insert,
Made in France
Model 2703.12 |
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Zabaglione Pan
by
Mauviel
$149.99
#5896
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1-1/2 qt capacity
6-3/8" wide bowl,
4-3/4" deep,
1mm thick polished copper,
Bronze handle,
Unlined
Made in France |
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0.75 Qt
Sugar Melter
by Mauviel
$109.99
#20760
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4-7/8" wide,
2-3/4" deep,
4-7/8" handle,
2mm thick polished copper,
Unlined
Made in France |
2 Qt
Sugar Melter
by Mauviel
$149.99
#23703
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2mm thick polished copper,
Unlined
Made in France |
2.5 Qt
Sugar Melter
by Mauviel
$184.99
#23707
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7-1/8" wide,
3-1/2" deep,
6-1/2" handle,
2mm thick polished copper,
Unlined
Made in France |
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11 Qt
Preserving Pan
by Mauviel
$279.99
#22107
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14" top inside diameter,
15" top outside diameter,
11-1/2" bottom inside diameter,
4-3/4" deep,
Unlined,
Bronze handles
Made in France |
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Lids
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28 cm Lid
by Mauviel
$204.99
#5681
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Heavy gauge copper,
Iron handle,
Stainless lining
Made in France |
24 cm (10") Lid
with Stainless Lining & Iron Handle
by Mauviel
$149.99
#5672
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10-1/4" outside diameter,
Fits 9-1/4" to 10" inside measure,
Polished copper,
Stainless lining,
Iron handle
Made in France |
24 cm Lid
by Mauviel
$111.99
#5670
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24 cm
Bronze handle
Model 2165.24 |
24 cm Lid
by Mauviel
$149.99
#22541
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Fits pans 9-1/4 to 9-3/4" inside diameter,
Heavy gauge copper,
Bronze handle,
Stainless lining
Made in France |
20 cm Lid
by Mauviel
$99.99
#5669
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Heavy gauge copper,
Iron handle,
Stainless lining
Made in France |
18 cm Lid
by Mauviel
$89.99
#5666
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18 cm
Iron handle
Model 6508.18 |
16 cm Lid
by Mauviel
$74.99
#5674
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Fits pans 6-1/8 to 6-1/2" inside diameter,
Heavy gauge copper,
Iron handle,
Stainless lining
Made in France |
14 cm Lid
by Mauviel
$69.99
#5659
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14 cm
Iron handle
Model 6508.14 |
12 cm Lid
by Mauviel
$64.99
#5662
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Heavy gauge copper,
Iron handle,
Stainless lining
Made in France |
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