Was Buying This Pan A Mistake?

Is this carbon steel pan more trouble than it’s worth?

0:00 Why I bought this pan
0:55 Zucchini fritter test
2:41 Steak test
4:50 Whole roasted chicken test
8:02 Leftover steak fried rice test
9:51 Amatriciana test
12:47 The verdict

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[gregmuon]

It's interesting you mention that a stainless version would be more useful. I bought a very similar Demeyere pan/saucier in stainless, partly because it was on sale, but mostly because I needed a saucepan in that size. Turns out it is useful for so many things. I definitely use it and like it more than I was expecting.

[jamesbat]

15 minutes talking about a pan and I watched every second of it lol, this is why this show is awesome

[DmitrijPaskevic]

I'm a proud owner of their large 28cm Pan and while maintaining the seasoning is a PIA, I love the pan to bits. But... Tomato-based sauces are a no go. I learned it the hard way.

[natalie_kendel]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this channel. The celebration of introverts, the honesty - all of it!

[tangojuliet]

I have w deBuyer pans and after seeing your video, I too, was taken by the "thought" of this beauty and all the goodies I might make. I have so many Cruzet pans and cocottes, grill pans, enameled cast irons, etc. My little egg pan from deBuyer is a true gem...so tonight I finally pulled the plug and ordered this from was sorry not to have found the 12.5 but after hearing your comments on how heavy your pan was, (I'm 81 with far less muscle now) and live alone so why do I need to bake a 12# chicken...so I bought the 11"....and just know it will be you for your buy all kinds of stuff on impulses and dreams. Happy Happy

[streep]

When I finally got sick of Teflon I bought a carbon steel pan. I was a little worried that it would be a mistake to get that instead of a cast iron pan, but I went ahead because I wanted something that I could toss and that would be impossible on cast iron.
I LOVE that pan. I love that I can one hand it, and I love that whenever I do fuck up the seasoning it’s just a re-season away from being restored. It was used for Korean bbq recently which royally messed up the seasoning but I was back to cooking eggs in it the day after, just had to do one re-season first on the stove and it was good as new.

I think once I cave and buy a stainless steel skillet I’m set. Wok, carbon steel pan, and stainless steel skillet. Don’t need anything more.

[redensign]

I absolutely love the shape of it and in the beginning of the video I wanted one. but by the end I had the same conclusion you did - 'this, but stainless steel'.

[timhautzinger]

I have one of these pans. I use it exclusively as a wok. I have an induction stove and round bottom woks can't work on it. I tried a stainless wok and found that with it's thicker sides the heat climbed way up the sides. Where as the carbon steel pan the heat stays mostly at the bottom. Perfect for stir frying.

[tangojuliet]

I saw your video a week ago and this pan has been haunting my dreams ever since. Like you, I would get something that would make me happy rather than practical and boring. My deBuyer arrives in a couple of days and I can't wait to season it and try it out. I have recently purchased deBuyer omelette pan and a skillet and they are beautiful. I have a Made In wok in carbon steel, it is thinner and has a bit of a warp now from my flat top electric stove. Time for a rubber mallet. It does make a great stir fry. Thanks for the inspiration.

[TheRationalPi]

I have all of this cooking equipment that's really designed to cook for a crowd (beautiful roasting pan, very sharp slicing knife, heavy duty food processor, etc) but I am almost always cooking for 1-2 people. When I do cook for a crowd, it's almost always in someone else's kitchen and I don't have access to all of these nice tools that I own.

[PanopticMotion]

The 12.5" inch variant is even better. It works like a small wok too. Amazing!

[Larrye]

De Buyer has their 11" fry pan and this country pan for $217 with free shipping. Their 11" fry pan is almost as heavy as cast iron. What surprised me most is that the edges are sharp.

[louisw]

I went down the same journey and got a 3 qt 24 cm Falk saucier. My outcome was favorable though, and I use it for almost all of my cooking. Falk also make a 28 cm saucier which is more comparable in size to your debuyer. It's thick copper, and so it's extremely responsive (but $$$); it's bonded with stainless steel instead of tin so it can withstand high heat.

[SliceydiceyCookingNicey]

I was given a small, pull powerd mini rotary chopper for christmas, and i dismissed it until i actually used it one day. I am now on my third one, because i use it easily 4-5 times a week. it is a super fast and easy way to chop garlic and so many other things, to speed up prep work for a meal. I have used it to make mayonnaise, aioli, sauces its so super handy that it is a must have in my kitchen.

[donaldasayers]

I have a de Buyer frying pan/skillet. It has taken ages to season and the seasoning seems to come off much easier than with a cast iron pan. We've had it a year of so and now it's just fine. Still use my cast iron one though if I don't need to toss it about.

[shinyforester]

I was so sure that you were going to say.. “was it.. WORTH IT?”

[commonsensicalkurt]

I season my cast iron skillet like its a wok. Oil in before cooking, heat it up and coat. Out with oil before cooking. Apply another thin layer of oil and cook. I make acidic dishes in it all the time and it works like a charm. A bit wasteful, but vegetable oil is cheap.

Also i bought this exact pan in a non stick and the thing is one of the best purchases i ever made for my kitchen.

[bruellwitz]

I have the same pan, just one size smaller and paired it with a relatively cheap stainless steel pan of similar size and shape for cooking saucier and more acidic dishes. Perfect combination.

[paramourcat]

I never thought I would need an immersion blender, maybe didn't even know what it was until I had one. But it's so dang useful for soups and sauces and all kinds of things

[sntxrrr]

I got the non-pro version of that pan and love it for preparing meat. But like you quickly realized its too heavy for frying noodles or rice so I bought a thin-walled carbon steel wok and that one is very light, has a better shape and specially the wok spatula is a joy to use. Nevertheless I still use the de Buyer regularly and love it.