New pan - DeBuyer Mineral B Pro 12.5"

[yakima]

It appears that ecowper is the primary prolific proselytizer. AKA P3.

[Michael_in_TX]

ecowper Vinegar and tomatoes…I need to remember this trick. Amazing it works so relatively quickly!

[JCBBQ]

Guys! Spinaker has a whole (maybe several) thread about refinishing cast iron. It’s incredible. And, I believe, meathead saw that and asked him to be a moderator. His knowledge is…VAST. Maybe he’ll link it. Actually, I’ll bet it’s stickied.

[ecowper]

Michael_in_TX yep, it works fast. I stripped a piece of CS accidentally when I added lemon juice into the butter I was melting in the pan LOL

[RichieB]

Ok, my last cook post in this thread, yea right. Chicken thigh and potatoes. I neglected to mention, I Sous vide the thigh at 160 for 3 hours. Ice bath 30 minutes and sat out seasoned with Cowboy Crust. Tatars similar to yesterday. In pan about 10 minutes flipping every 2 minutes or so. I'm very happy with the moist perfectly cooked and great taste. Easy cleanup.

[RichieB]

Reality has set in. I'm taking a break. I pulled out a beef back rib from a recent cook. That and some starch for a side. Christmas day our traditional Chinese take in which will lead to leftovers for a day or 2. New Years, oh yea.

[ecowper]

that looks great!

[ecowper]

With a bunch more cooking on the De Buyer 12.5” and the Made In 12” … this is what they look like now …. Yeah, darker than cast iron, and smoother

[Richard Chrz]

Good carbon steel pans are an absolute joy to operate or rather cook with. Thank you for helping trigger an expansion in my cookware.

[ecowper]

Richard Chrz you have had a huge impact on my smoking and grilling … glad I could return the favor …. And just wait until your new gear really gets broken in :-)

[Purc]

+1 on Richard's comments

[Stonebriarfarm]

I have two DeBuyer pans, a crepe pan and the one you bought, I love them both and have had them 20-years. I also use restaurant cheapies for small tasks, a 7” and a 9”. I paid $7 and $9 CAD at Costco Business Centre. They aren’t the same quality of course but do the job very well.

[yakima]

It is my daughter's fault. She introduced me to Facebook Marketplace.
Then the lunatics here went wild re carbon steel.
So I ordered a 3 Nail skillet 2 days ago.
Then, today, I see on FB, local de Buyer skillets. I already have a 12.5 standard model (a brute), costing $4.00.
She had that one, the 11 inch, and a 12.5 deep skillet (4 aches deep).
Turns out they had bought them 5-6 years ago, and she prefers her nonstick gear.
So I took the 11 and the deep skillet for $120US.
They are barely used, will benefit from more seasoning .
Economically, these 3 that I now have amortize out at $80/per.

Is there an AR Intervention Team?

[ecowper]

OMG dude, that's an amazing deal .... Intervention team? I'm gonna keep on enabling you

[RichieB]

We don't intervene. We enable MCS. It's the AR creed.

[ecowper]

RichieB exactly brother, exactly

[yakima]

The skillet saga continues. Will pick up the 3rd pan today (12.5 inch std skillet). $50.
Will throw out a bunch of stuff at cabin.

[yakima]

This may warrant a picture.

[ecowper]

Yes please

[yakima]

New pans + existing one.

[ecowper]

That’s looking good!

[barelfly]

Great collection!

[yakima]

The way this breaks down, money wise, is $4, +50 +50 +70 = 174. Works out to $43.50/pan. Kind of fancy, but not embarrassingly so in my view.

[yakima]

Seasoned the new to me pans yesterday. The de Buyer site has lots of info, and a fair bit of history. Do not look at their copper pans!

[ecowper]

For sure stay away from looking at their copper pans