Ditched all non-stick and have exclusively stainless steel cookware now. Interested in carbon steel. Are premium brands worth it or is it all the same? Any brand recs?
Ditched all non-stick and have exclusively stainless steel cookware now. Interested in carbon steel. Are premium brands worth it or is it all the same? Any brand recs?
I got the 25cm and the 27cm from Darto International last year and absolutely love them. I did a lot of research before picking which brand to buy and ended up going with Darto because of the thicker steel and unibody design (no rivets or different handle material).
They are heavier than non stick but I’m not using any kind of tossing technique so it’s not really an issue.
My only (kind of) regret is that my two sizes aren’t different enough. I like the 27 but I sometimes which I had gone with the 25 and 30 instead.
No rivets. No regrets. Sold.
I will warn you that the wax coating they use for shipping is pretty tough to get off. I recommend super hot water and steel wool or a metal scrubbie.
But it doesn’t take much to build a seasoning on them. I just cooked oily foods the first couple times and try to do a light oiling after drying them. It holds pretty well and even when I’ve stripped them accidentally, it comes back within 1-2 uses. Hope you enjoy!
Noice!