De Buyer Mineral B French Collection 5670P vs Scanpan HaptIQ 8"

De Buyer has a good reputation for the quality of cookware and the Mineral B line came highly recommended by members of an online foodie website, so I decided to give De Buyer a try. The rim of the pan is 3 mm, measuring from the outside rim edge to the inside edge of the rim. I did not use calipers to measure, just a standard plastic ruler marked in mm and cm. ( Yes, some people will use calipers to measure the depth of cookware

If you're willing to pay for premium craftsmanship and durability, there is no better choice than the Scanpan HaptIQ 8" frying pan. Scanpan takes design and construction seriously. This pan is built to stand up to heavy use and metal utensils from the 5-layer recycled aluminum and stainless steel body to the professional-grade Stratanium+ nonadhesive coating to the mirror polish exterior. The pan is also oven-safe up to 500º F while offering superior heat distribution when on the range

I am not a trained chef but do enjoy cooking. The bottom of this pan is not flat which causes all the cooking fat/oil to run to the edges away from the food. Maybe that is by design and preferred by some folks but it is a flaw IMHO.

I have put this pan through rigors I have never tried on previous pans - straight to dishwasher, used with metal utensils, deep fried battered cutlets. It has excelled every time and my recipes come out perfectly. Even basic routine cooking - breakfast scrambled eggs - are a pleasure. I’m always amazed at how little butter I need to use

What they say to do is scrub the pan with very hot water, get all that protective beeswax off. There then put a millimeter of oil in the pan and bring...

We elected the outside high gloss, which makes cleaning much easier. It is a little heavier than our old one , which is nice because it spreads the heat more uniformly (we have propane gas burners). The handle has a bit more curvature than our old one which makes it easier to handle. Clean up is super easy; I think it could be just rinsed and be clean, but I go over it with a sponge

It was just as easy to season as the carbon steel wok, and it very quickly became just as non stick as Teflon pans. Yes, it's heavy, but not as heavy as a cast iron pan of the same size, and the very thick steel in De Buyer pans means that they won't warp, which almost all my Teflon pans have done, bulging a bit in the middle (I have a gas stove). The Eiffel tower handle is a very nice touch. It doesn't get get hot and provides a good grip - and looks much better than the traditional handles on De Buyer pans

Although this Fry Pan is very expensive it looks great and works great. Truly non-stick. I use it primarily for eggs and omelets. Not sure whether or not it's my imagination but my eggs actually taste better with this compared to my old cheap fry pan

I would recommend another brand that has NOTHING on the handle to avoid hot temp and having your dish towels still like glue to the handle when you go to retrieve it

A perfect non-stick pan, as long as you know to NEVER USE a non-stick spray on it! Non-stick sprays will eat off the coating of almost all non-stick pans. You CAN use real oils! I just put water in after cooking, and wipe it out to help season the pan, just like cast iron pans. I bought two sizes after getting the first one!

This pan is sturdy and delivers as described. I purchased it as a gift for my college-age daughter who is in an apartment and she uses it mostly for fried eggs. She loves the no-stick quality and durability of the pan (no issues with seasoning it---follow the enclosed instructions) and plans to take it right through life with her. The handle is lovely

Near zero friction. Well worth the cost. Hopefully it will hold up to regular use, but I suspect it will.