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Equipment Review: Best Carbon-Steel Skillets (Can This One Pan Do It All?) & Our Testing Winner

America's Test Kitchen · 2M views · 2015-08-10 · 5:52

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Overview

America's Test Kitchen tests eight carbon-steel skillets to find the best one, asking whether a single pan can replace stainless, cast iron and nonstick. It names a winner and covers how the pans perform.

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HN people link it as a solid explainer and review of carbon steel pans, and for seasoning guidance.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2015–2023

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What people said

jointpdf · 2023-04 · Recommendation

Carbon steel is much better than cast iron! It takes some time to build up a nonstick coating (seasoning), but once you do fried eggs will glide around like they’re on ice. I have a Mauviel that I love, but the Matfer Bourgeat is better for eggs because it doesn’t have the steel rivets on the inside of the pan. Both are made in France and cost like $70. This is a solid explainer on carbon steel pans: [VIDEO]

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iamacyborg · 2021-01 · Recommendation

I'm a simple man, I see a post linking to a J. Kenji Lopez-Alt article, I upvote. Another good method is outlined in this America's Test Kitchen video [VIDEO] If you have a friend who runs a Chinese restaurant, you could always try this, too [LINK] I do this regularly and always clean my pan with soap after use.

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KozmoNau7 · 2019-09 · Recommendation

I've tried the flaxseed method, and while the seasoning looked good, it was very fragile. The best method I've found over more than a decade of cooking on cast iron and carbon steel is this one, recommended by Matfer-Bourgeat (who make the best pans IMO) and America's Test Kitchen (at 2:00): [VIDEO]

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