Carbon Steel

I would like to know what are your thoughts and choices for induction cooktops, mostly stainless steel. And I'm trying to get it all under one post so as not to hijack other ones, if possible. Th...

Am considering this pan as a wok substitute for my induction cooktop. I’m aware it’s not a traditional wok, too much flat bottom etc., but might like to see how it performs as one. My traditional f...

I've been having a hard time finding a carbon steel wok, but I got one at a discount store the other day. It's the Joyce Chen flat bottomed one. (Yes I know it's not authentic or very good, but i...

Part 1: https://www.chowhound.com/post/performing-cookware-induction-1086816 Since the other post has over 300 comments, I thought it would be best to continue on a new one. Tonight I purchas...

Hey everyone - I'm moving in a few weeks and wanted to get some ideas for how to store my collection of copper and carbon steel pans. Also thought it'd be fun to gather pictures of peoples' collec...

by WSP_Lee 3 months ago

Instructions 1) Please rank the following list in order of best searing pan to worst searing pan 2) Please explain why you picked the top one (if you want to explain the rest, that's great too) ...

by ombra 3 years ago

Hi guys — I recently bought a vintage Acier Garanti knife from France that I've been trying to restore and am having a hard time removing the blacks marks that seem etched into the blade. I soaked ...

I am considering a 2 handle frying pan/skillet I can use both on a gas cooktop and in my oven/ broiler. Have been thinking about this on and off for a while and what has inspired me to take action ...

Hey! So I have a great wok that I took a good while to season (first the usual heating, smearing oil, cleaning the oil off, re-adding etc. ). I then built up some good coating through a few year...

by SamCurt 5 months ago

Before I start the discussion, I'd like to clarify one thing: throughout this post the word "titanium" refers to more or less pure (95%+ purity) titanium that looks and acts like a metal. I'm not t...

Hi everybody. I bought a De Buyer Carbon Steel skillet a few months back and seasoned it up nicely (or so I thought...) with about 10 coats of flax seed oil. The result looked like a well seasoned ...

Just received two new De Buyer Carbone Plus pans and went to work to get them seasoned. I scrubbed them with a nylon scrubby and soap, coated them with grapeseed oil and put them in a very hot oven...

My carbon steel pan seasoning keeps coming off like cheap paint. I've tried the method at the Vollrath video at this link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xoIO8YOpyN4 The first picture of a 7....

Okay I have tried to season and reseason an carbon steel Pan. Think I didn't get all old wax off when new. However I don't know how to remove the old seasoning, so the pan is pristine when i begi...

by TomBenson 9 months ago

So... I was in a hurry Friday a.m. and did not stop to wash and dry my 20cm Mauviel M'steel pan that I use for fried eggs. My wife was cleaning up the kitchen around noon and since she knows that t...

I love my Carbon Steel Wok & my 12 5/8" Matfer pan. But the 9.5" surface on the 12" pan is just too small for our family of 4. I need to go bigger. Anyone have recommendations for their large ca...

Hello, I have recently seasoned my CS pan using the stove top method with multiple layers, i did quite alot of them until the bottom of the pan became completly black, without any blotchy/sticky pa...

Context: have an electric ceramic stove top. Looking to buy a Carbon Steel (CS) wok, specifically the model linked below. I've gone down the rabbit hole of researching how to properly season a CS w...

I've postponed this post for a very long time in hopes that I would find the answer on the web. Much to my dismay, I must now seek this community's experience and advice. I have been considerin...

Hi Everyone, Yesterday I ordered this JB Prince 9.5" black steel pan, and I was wondering if anyone knows how it compares to the De Buyer line of carbon steel pans. http://www.jbprince.com/bl...