Be sure to save the sticker glued onto the pan as that contains the manufacturer's instructions for seasoning.

Over the past two centuries, the Group has become a industry leader in professional kitchens and laboratories around the world. The 28 frypan has an internal cooking surface of about 23,5cm, a couple cm more than the flat iron on the left. I found it difficult to decide on a size, it's French made, but sold in inches - across the top (widest point). No hard to remove anti rust coating anymore, seems Matfer used to come with some of the hardest to remove coatings. However, they have some extra benefits in their favor, namely the fact that they’re far lighter in weight so they’re more responsive to heat and easier to handle, and the smoother surface is easier to season and keep nonstick.Experience exceptional performance with every cooking task by preparing meals with the Matfer Bourgeat Black Carbon Steel Frying Pan! Then I used it to cook chicken breasts and noticed some of the seasoning was looking lighter where it had come into contact with the chicken. I’ve tried the oven method, the gas range method, and I’ve tried the potato skin, salt, and oil method.

Now on the large burner, the coldest area for pans of this size is in the middle of the pan, inside the inner “donut”.After a second seasoning, the entire base of the pan got a black hue that instantly made the pan look well-loved and full of character. I fried some eggs, which wanted to stick a lot more than last time but not too badly, and seared some steak, which turned out with a great crust. I poured a generous amount of Barkeeper's Friend (magic stuff) and worked it up into a paste and let it sit on the pan (did one side then the other) for about 3 minutes. Instead we recommend to season the pan by applying a very thin layer of oil and letting it burn to the pan. Handling and keeping them on the diffusers is a bit awkward though, but I keep doing it pretty often for the evenness benefit, especially if I am pan frying fish for example on the 28 cm.