Made In Cookware - Seasoned 12" Blue Carbon Steel Frying Pan - (Like Cast Iron, but Better) - Professional Cookware - Crafted in Sweden - Induction Compatible

🐴💩 warping my a*s this pan is one of the best pans ive ever bought. i think people arent following the directions. its not light its heavy as my cast iron. its heavy duty. maybe they sent me the wrong one but this pan is great.>>>>>>> ok its october 2 months since i got it. ive used this for all my cooking and its held up great. the color has changed it has patina great. i have cleaned it in the sink and have no problems reseasoning it. i heat it up like stainless steel. i throw it in the oven as well. ive even reheated spaghetti with tomatoe sauce and have had no problems. just reoil it after using and cleaning. gonna buy a smaller one next.

Very pleased; I will re-season the surface, but that is to be expected. I have cooked with it every day for about a week now, and I am 100% pleased.

Please review the Number 1 rating and photos posted on Amazon for this pan. If you use it, your pan will look similar. I love the shape and design of the pan but it stops there. I also bought the special seasoning wax and sponge. First used (instructions state seasoning not required) cooking scrambled eggs (using butter and nylon spatula) and they stuck - not just a little, the whole bottom of the pan. I soaked the warm pan to lift the egg, used the special sponge with dishwashing liquid and discovered the coating discolored and chipped. It looks like the photos posted under the number one rating comments. I reseasoned the pan as directed it (apply wax to clean pan and bake in oven) but it did not repair the coating. Don’t buy this pan - it’s too high maintenance and food still sticks.

I haven't used my seasoned 12" blue carbon steel frying pan yet. But this is my initial impression. The build quality is impressive, perfect weight not too heavy. I plan on doing an additional seasoning, then I will start cooking. I will then submit a second review. I have been using my 12" carbon steel pan for about a week now, no complaints. If you use the pans correctly, you should have no issues with sticking or any of the other complaints posted. I have been in the restaurant business for the past 30 years, I would of loved to have such good equipment to work with.

Did not realize you could not wash it in the sink with other items. Instructions say not to use soap unless you plan to reseason it. You are to wipe it out after use and use oil with course salt as a scrub if needed to remove stuck on debris. I was careful the first 2 times I used it to not cook anything that might stick, and used oil. Third time bits of chicken did stick and I used the oil/salt but cannot get the pan 100% clean. Did not realize it was going to be that much of an effort to clean. It does heat evenly, handle is comfortable, fairly heavy as expected. Excellent quality. Pricey but I expect to use it for years.

Take the time to season it well for the best results. Heat distribution is even and browns meat perfectly. Not the best for a beginner cook, however a great product when you understand carbon steel. You can not soak this pan, just rinse and wipe dry. You can still do a a deglaze with wine after meat has reached desired temp. Serve and clean straight away.

After a rocky start I have grown to love this pan. I seasoned it according to directions, and tested it out with scrambled eggs. Not successful, they stuck like crazy and I had to really scrub to get the pan clean. I have a gas range and it’s very easy to turn the heat up too high. I seasoned again and tried other recipes. What I’ve learned: It works best when you use medium low heat on a gas range. I’ve had the most success when I use a LOT of oil — e.g. sautéing chicken with a mix of butter and olive oil. When you use adequate oil and keep the heat low the pan literally wipes clean with a paper towel. Food browns quickly and evenly and takes less time than in my ceramic cookware. I’ve also done stir fry type dishes in the pan, smaller portions. It works better than my wok. If you want a real treat fry eggs in duck fat :) Seriously, I like this pan so much I’m actively looking for recipes to use it with. If you are looking for low maintenance cookware to use for quick meals this may not be a good fit. But if you want a good tool that makes your cooking better I highly recommend this pan. I’ll be buying other sizes in the near future.

I started reading about this brand of pans back in 2020, when I suddenly had lots of time, as did we all. I wanted non-stick, solid and nothing with the 'forever chemicals' that most non-sticks have. Ceramic coatings seemed to fragile and stainless would stick more. I was willing to tough it out with seasoning these Blue Carbon Steel pans and making them our long term pans. I think these pans might have worked if an unseasoned version had been available. The packaging was excellent. 5 stars for packaging. The pans seemed perfect, until I touched the inside surface. It was rough and reminded me instantly of an emery board. The enclosed instructions said they could be used right out of the box, but that additional seasoning would be beneficial. I followed the directions on the insert and cleaned, preheated on stove, oiled with high temp oil and baked for 1 hr @ 450. I assumed the imperfections would diminish. Didn't happen. After seasoning I tried frying an egg with butter and it could not have stuck more. Horrible. I researched their site and watched the video of their product person demonstrating how to season. This showed a cooktop method of seasoning, but required SCRUBBING the inside to remove prior seasoning first. Suggested was 10+ min of scrubbing. The demonstrator used a sponge with scrub side. I did the same thing for 20 min and the factory season barely budged. Still rough, but a bit smoother. I was exhausted and this was only the 8" frypan. I tried another egg fried in butter. It was a bit better, but still sticking. ***** 5 stars to Amazon process for the refund. I left a note in the box when shipping back so that if someone else was sent these that the history would be visible. Because of the good reviews, I can only assume that this was a defective batch of seasoned pans. I wish the unseasoned version had been available. Instructions say that the factory seasoning was a combination of shea butter and coconut oil. My personal skin shea butter has bits of material in it and maybe that is what went wrong at the factory. Won't know. If you order and the pans arrive rough inside, from my experience I would predict that there is no fix and it is part of the same bad batch.