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This copper round pan, which measures 8.8 inches in diameter, is used primarily for gratin recipes, stovetop casseroles, or desserts, such as potatoes au gratin or upside-down apple tart. The pan's sloped sides also make it easy to turn pancakes, tortillas, sautéed meats, or other foods. Copper is an unsurpassed cooking material valued for its quick heating properties. It warms rapidly when placed on the burner and cools nearly as quickly when removed, making it a favorite of chefs who need to cook foods at high temperatures. The pans in the Pour la Table cookware line are also designed to excel as serving dishes, with a graceful and eye-catching reddish-brown exterior that adds a touch of class to most dining rooms. Chefs can even use the pan to serve fruit, appetizers, or other cold dishes that don't require cooking over heat. To make transport easier, the pan features two bronze handles--one on each side--that extend stylishly beyond the pan's body.
In addition to the 2 mm copper material, Pour la Table cookware features a thin layer of stainless steel on the interior of each pan. The stainless surface protects the chef from the one drawback of copper--its highly reactive properties, which would otherwise impart a metallic taste while tarnishing easily. The stainless interior, on the other hand, resists sticking, doesn't react with acidic foods, and cleans easily with a sponge. Mauviel recommends hand washing the cookware, which carries a limited lifetime warranty.
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Mauviel, a French family business established in 1830 and located in the Normandy town of Villedieu-les-Poeles, is the foremost manufacturer of professional copper cookware in the world today. Highly regarded in the professional world, with over 170 years of experience, Mauviel offers several different lines of copper cookware to professional chefs and home cooks that appreciate the benefits of their high quality products. Professional cooks can attest that copper cookware is an essential part of every cookware collection as it is 2X more conductive than aluminum and 10X more conductive than stainless steel. This advantage makes copper the very best material for cooking, as it is unsurpassed in its ability to heat up evenly and rapidly and to cool down quickly, allowing for maximum control and great cooking results. CUPRINOX pour la table combines two efficient materials that are perfect for cooking and table presentation a 1.2-2 mm exterior of copper and a very thin stainless interior. The copper exterior makes up 90% of the sandwiched material and provides for excellent conductivity. The stainless steel lining is easy to clean and very durable. CUPRINOX pour la table has straight sides and has bronze handles that are attached to the bodies with sturdy stainless steel rivets. CUPRINOX pour la table is resistant to high temperatures and scouring pads on the interior and comes with a limited lifetime warranty for household use only. It is the lightest weight of all of the Mauviel copper cookware lines.