De BuyerMINERAL B Pro Carbon Steel Country Fry Pan with Helper Handle - 12.5” Diameter, 9” Cooking Surface - Ideal for Sauteing, Simmering, Frying - PFAS, PFOA, PFOS Free - Made in France

Exceptional manufacturing quality and performance. Used appropriately, this carbon steel pan does a fabulous job of searing or oven roasting meats and fish; sautéing or roasting relatively dry vegetables like onions, peppers, green beans, and squashes; and cooking the best eggs and hash browns ever. Those who complain about "stickiness" after seasoning may be using it in ways that can remove the seasoning (see below).If you want to get away from toxic non-stick coatings but want a pan that can acquire equivalent non-stick properties with natural seasoning, carbon steel is the ticket, and this pan is the Rolls Royce of carbon steel. It is built like a tank. It weighs more than my 10" cast iron. Unlike other De Buyer Mineral B pans, the Professional line features a non-coated stainless steel handle and helper handle, which means that it is oven safe. The helper handle is handy for removing a hot pan from the oven and for pouring cook content out of the pan, but if you are looking for can maneuver easily with one hand, I would suggest looking for something lighter.You must serious enough about cooking to be willing to learn about and apply techniques for applying and maintaining good seasoning. These pans are not suitable for long simmering, especially of acidic foods like tomatoes, or any but brief deglazing with wine or vinegar, which will remove the seasoning and render the pan "sticky" again. There are many good videos on YouTube that will help you to to learn to season, clean, maintain, and love carbon steel pans. The surface of a well seasoned pan bears little resemblance to the satiny silver of a new pan, but is beautiful in its own right, as you can see in the photo.

Love these carbon steel pans. The Professional Series have stainless handles providing the ability to season in the oven at high temperatures for prolonged periods. I have a couple of the standard De buyer Pans that have an epoxy coating on the handles and they can only be placed in a 400 degree oven for ten minutes. I have a glass cook top and had a difficult time seasoning the standard pans on the stove top. The professional series were a breeze to season in the oven and once seasoned (7 coats), they are nonstick, sometimes making it difficult to even flip an egg it's so slippery. The professional series also is a little thicker metal on the base of the pan compared to the standard ones. Be aware these are heavy pans, not much different than cast iron. If you can handle the weight don't hesitate, throw out the teflon and never look back.

Relatively easy to clean, very heavy steel,my wife likes the rubber handle on the older pan that we are replacing, I was able to slip it off the old cheaper (teflon) pan and slip it onto this one, so now it even grips great (for her). that is not to say that there was anything wrong with the handle to begin with, my wife just prefers 'grippy' handles. However she does have to remove the added (non standard) grip when using it in the oven. Truly a great frying pan, if seasoned correctly it passes the sliding egg test.

This is an excellent pan. It was very easy to season, making it non-stick (so far, nothing has adhered to the pan). Heat distribution is excellent, probably due to it's 3 mm thickness. That thickness does have a drawback: weight. If you are considering this pan thinking that it will be lighter than a cast iron pan, look elsewhere. it is heavier than my equivalent sized cast iron skillet.

An excellent all around frying pan. Might be too heavy for some people but it has helper hand. Being heavy the problem is washing it.. But unless there is something stuck/burnt on the bottom, best practice would be to wipe it to rinse it under cold water, rub it dry , wipe a thin layer of oil inside and out, wipe it dry again and hang it on the wall. It will outlast your kid's kids and then some. Before next use, rinse it under warm water, wipe it a bit dry, heat it on the stove until dry and use it for your favorite recipe. But the learning curve is a bit steep.

It’s a magical pan. Extremely versatile. Get one!

Only gave an overall 4 star because I expected and wanted the pictured frypan with 2 handles because of the weight. The pan I received only had 1. Suggest the seller remove the 2-handled photo if that is not what a customer will receive. We decided to keep the pan because we really wanted to start using it. So far, we are pleased with the quality and the functionality of the pan.

Great pan. I bought a lesser brand first and it warped during seasoning. Bought De Buyer pan. Seasoned easily. Cooks evenly and non stick. Cleans as advertised. I’m very happy with its performance. Worth every penny.