Customer Reviews

Mauviel M'Heritage M150B 6537.40 16-Inch Paella Pan with Bronze Handles

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I ordered this pan from a certain high-end cooking store, and they backordered it and then did not ship when promised, so I had plenty of time to anticipate the arrival of the pan and get excited to use it.

Unfortunately, once I finally did receive it and used it, I was sorely disappointed. Based on the high price tag and the reputation of that high end store, I was thinking I would be getting a pan that was a joy to use. Not so. First I found when cooking with this pan that it did not heat anywhere near as evenly as I expected. Directly over the burners, food cooked too quickly, while on the sides food barely cooked, which forced me to regularly rotate the pan - something difficult to do with a pan whose handles get very hot. The pan is touted as being thick 2.0mm copper, but I have other pans from other manufacturers that are 25% thicker than that, and this pan evidently needs to be thicker.

I was further disappointed when it came time to clean the pan - this is one of those tricky pans that looks spotless when you are washing it, but when dried shows residual spots. Nothing is more frustrating than washing a pan over and over because it looks clean when wet but isn't when dry - especially with a pan this size. Again, I have other copper cookware with satin instead of shiny finish that is much easier to clean, and no, I do not purchase special cleansers for daily use.

While I do still have the pan and on occasion use it, each time I do I am reminded how disappointed I am with the performance in comparison to the price. In fact, I am writing this review while using the pan and being reminded...

I would not recommend spending the money on this pan unless you are spending it to have a very pretty, large pan to hang on the wall and not use.

Copper is expensive. This pan, along with all of the Mauviel M'Heritage is solid copper, therefore it is expensive. Keep in mind this pan is 16" and you won't be able to properly execute a paella on your home cooktop. You may want to consider an LP Paella burner or other outdoor large cooking surface to do justice to this amazing pan. The mirror finish they put on this is absolutely incredible, I couldn't wait to bury in embers as soon as I opened the box.