Buying good copper is an expensive business both for the items and the shipping costs, so making a good informed choice is a must! Continue reading Normandy Kitchen Copper– the Home of Quality French Kitchen Copper – Cooking and Caring for Copper
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The benefits of tin are that is better at heat distribution and tin is relatively non stick. Stainless steel doesnt colour unless it’s overheated where as tin will darken over time – it is almost like seasoning a pan as it becomes more non-stick as it gets older. Continue reading Stainless Steel or Tin lined Pans Copper Pans, which is better?
I am often asked what is the best thickness of copper to cook with 1mm, 2mm, 3mm or more?
The truth is that there is no easy answer.
Continue reading Copper thickness in Copper Pots and Pans, does it matter?
A good copper preserving pan is the one that does what you want it to do, many pans are great for one persons needs but totally unsuitable or lacking for another’s needs. Continue reading French Copper Jam Pans, Confiture Pans, what to look for in an ideal preserving pan or watch your weights!!
We at Normandy Kitchen check all our roll tops for completeness and any damage, our exacting standards mean you never get a bad pan, or a broken ring! Continue reading Rolltop Copper Pans. What to look out for and what to avoid
Keep a look out for good flat bottoms if you are buying antique or certainly pre used pans, especially those that have been retinned, make sure your bases have been renovated too. Continue reading What to look for in a renovated copper pan, or flat bottoms who needs ’em?
Souvenir Ware from Pau post 1930’s. It reads “URBIS PALLUDUM ET GENTIS” translated from the latin means Safeguard of the city and the Nation Ancient decorative copper comes in many shapes and sizes, many different decorations, including dates and coats of arms. What to look for in ancient decorative copper. 1. The patina – generally rich and with signs of wear and age. True antique … Continue reading Souvenir or True Antique? What to look for in Ancient Copper, not everything is what it seems to be.
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