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Just wondering. I bought a bunch of Matfer Bourgeat pans a couple of months ago and they all have warped so that the middle is higher than the edges (as you're looking down at the cooking surface). I've never had them on extremely high heat, nothing that ever made peanut oil burn, etc. I've compared them to a couple of pans I haven't gotten around to using yet, and yes, they have definately warped. I also wonder if this is going to continue or if they just reach their "spot" after a few cooking sessions.
As far as I can tell, the only pans heavier than these are the expensive De Buyer carbon plus pans. I don't know if the heavier guage stops them from warping or not. Of course it's not a problem when there is a good layer of oil in the pan for various fried foods, etc., but when you're cooking something with a very thin layer of oil, the middle ends up with no oil, over heats, sticks, all depending on what's going on. Just irritating.
Is this just the nature of the beast, just a part of a cook's job to work around? Do the carbon plus pans do the same thing (probably)? FWIW, I love cooking with these pans. I don't know what it is about the way they cook certain things, but I can tell and my family certainly can, too. Better crust on pancakes, better potatoes, cooking eggs, just fantastic. Hate the warping thing, though. Especially irritating when cooking eggs - something I do almost every morning...
As far as I can tell, the only pans heavier than these are the expensive De Buyer carbon plus pans. I don't know if the heavier guage stops them from warping or not. Of course it's not a problem when there is a good layer of oil in the pan for various fried foods, etc., but when you're cooking something with a very thin layer of oil, the middle ends up with no oil, over heats, sticks, all depending on what's going on. Just irritating.
Is this just the nature of the beast, just a part of a cook's job to work around? Do the carbon plus pans do the same thing (probably)? FWIW, I love cooking with these pans. I don't know what it is about the way they cook certain things, but I can tell and my family certainly can, too. Better crust on pancakes, better potatoes, cooking eggs, just fantastic. Hate the warping thing, though. Especially irritating when cooking eggs - something I do almost every morning...