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COPPERWARE - GENERAL INFO  t Copper pans have been used in the kitchen for centuries as copper conducts the heat better than any other metal: they heat up more quickly and evenly (top + bottom) - which results in shorter cooking times and tastier food. Copper is slightly acidic and reacts with certain foods and is therefore lined with another metal: TIN or STAINLESS STEEL. Both linings have advantages and disadvantages. TIN LINED COPPERWARE:  : tin gives a better heat conduction than stainless steel , so food heats up really quickly  : tin is more delicate than stainless steel - you can only use wooden or silicone utensils (no metal)STAINLESS STEEL LINED COPPERWARE: : stainless steel is much less delicate – you can use metal utensils: stainless steel is a slower heat conductor than tin – so these copper pans heat up slower than tin lined copper pansBAUMALU COPPERWARE -TIN LINED- BAUMALU produces 1 mm and 2 mm thick copperware in HAMMERED and SMOOTH copper. We sell their 2 mm thick copperware range, both in HAMMERED copper (click HERE) and SMOOTH copper (click HERE). We also are the only company to let you CREATE YOUR OWN COPPER COOKWARE SET! (click HERE). You might wonder: is there a big difference between 1 mm and 2 mm thick copperware ? The answer is simple: yes, the difference is seriously significant. The 1 mm copper pans feel very light, will easily dent and are not ideal for cooking (although you can cook with them). Most of the 1 mm copperware is sold to decorate a country kitchen: a nice display of 5 different sized pans above the AGA or Rayburn. The 2 mm copperware feels much heavier, is much more robust and its 2 mm copper layer conducts the heat extremely well and fast. This 2 mm copperware is the most used copper cookware - as well by the enthousiastic home cook as by many famous (and less famous) chefs. We only sell the professional 2 mm thick Baumalu copperware (with an extra 0.5 mm TIN lining), both in HAMMERED and SMOOTH copper. HAMMERED copper is beaten with a hammer: it leaves small dents all over the surface and results in a high quality product: - the tiny dents reinforce the copper - daily wear and tear (scratches) are less visible The BAUMALU copperware has CAST IRON HANDLES : - hand made : handles can differ in shape and length - which give the pans more “authenticity” - hand riveted to the pan with 2 or 3 rivets This copperware can be used on the following types of cookers/ hobs: electric - gas - Aga/Rayburn - ceramic and in the oven. For induction cookers: only suitable when used with a special adaptation disk (available in our shop: click HERE) The BAUMALU cookware is still TINNED BY HAND according to traditional techniques! (brush marks and/or small irregularities are still visible) Several stages in the manufacturing process are still done manually according to the old traditions (tinning – riveting – hammering) and therefore irregularities can occur on the tinned /copper surface, the placing of the handles or the fitting of the lids. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN PURCHASING THESE COPPER PANS! 
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