24cm Crepe Pan – This review is for the 24cm Crepe Pan.

This is a beautiful kitchen item. It harks back to the days of old, when non-stick cookware was the pipe-dream of the most sozzled chef. It is a good, honest toiler that gives amazing results -- if you know how to use it!

This pan is fantastically priced. A fraction of the price of Triple-A non-stick brands.

Do not expect a non-stick pan. Even when properly seasoned, this is not a non-stick pan. You can minimise sticking through good care and proper use, but do not expect the non-stickiness of a non-stick pan.

However, do expect superb results. There are feats of greatness that can not be achieved with non-stick that can be achieved with these older, traditional style pans. Searing meat is one example where a non-stick pan just doesn't -- couldn't -- get it right.

This pan takes a little bit of effort to season and maintain. If you have the patience, you will reap the rewards. There are dozens of forums and youtube videos that explain the intricacies of cast-iron and carbon steel cooking.

It heats up quickly and evenly. It maintains its rage once items are added to the pan. It can take a high heat on the hob, it can withstand an oven, and, possibly, the center of the sun.

I have made crepes in my pan, they were perfect. There was no sticking, the batter cooked evenly and perfectly. I was very pleased. I also made Crepes Suzette, a masterpiece in this wonderful pan.

I have cooked bacon and eggs, and neither stuck to the pan. The eggs had a superb seal due to the cooking surface, something that, as I have mentioned before, can not be mimicked by non-stick cookware.

The best dish I have made in this pan is Tarte Tatin. Making the caramel is a cinch, cooking the apples is a breeze, adding the pastry and putting it in the oven is a delight. Everything is done in this one pan.

I find myself struggling internally now, trying to figure out ways of justifying the purchase of more De Buyer frypans, ways of hiding the purchases from my wife, and ways to store the newly acquired pans. This, is torture.

If you love cooking, and cooking well, if you aren't afraid of TLCing a pan in exchange for phenomenal cooking performance, if you want a pan that will last many long years, then this is the pan for you. Superb performance, inexpensive A little extra work to maintain/season.