Matfer Bourgeat

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Matfer Bourgeat

11 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 31, 2025

  I never want to buy cookware again

  Here is what I have: All clad sauté pan (the larger one not sure of size) - amazing. The single most used pan in my kitchen other than my carbon steel skillet. Matfer Bourgeat 11 3/4” carbon steel frying pan - my other most used pan, I like that it doesn’t have rivets, instead the handle is welded. Super easy cleanup, you don’t know what you’re missing until your sponge can do a whole wipe around the inside in one motion. Demeyere Saucier 3.5qt - just got this one and can’t say much about it. It’s extremely well built, also welded handle with no rivets. Research the differences in a saucier and sauce pot. The saucier wins most of the time because of the rounded bottom sides. Dutch ovens - very useful, I would skip doing a cheap one like I did. I got the tramontina set from Costco and the enamel is chipping around the edges. Save for the Le Creuset. Check out prudent reviews on YouTube. This guy has reviewed like every pan. Also check out America’s Test Kitchen on YouTube. They review the best cookware as well.

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• #2Dec 3, 2025

  Healthy but easy-to-use/maintain Pans to replace non-stick (for my cooking style) ?

  They're functionally identical. I have Matfer-Borgeat pans because I was once expected to slam out 600 egg orders every Mother's Day. (Mother's Day is the WORST holiday for chefs.) They asked what I needed to get the job done. I told them 12 Matfer-Borgeats. Six on the stove. Six off, being cleaned. And I kept the pans. I've used the Ikea pans. They are just as good. And like one third the price.

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• #3Oct 3, 2025

  What is the best kitchen gadget under $100 that you own?

  And this spatula https://www.amazon.com/Matfer-Bourgeat-Exoglass%C2%AE-Slotted-Spatula/dp/B0FRQ722XW

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• #4Sep 4, 2025

  What frying pans are we buying? Tired of nonstick pans that only last 6 months.

  Carbon steel. Get a decent name brand like de Buyer or Matfer Bourgeat. Once you get them seasoned not much sticks to them. And yeah, my wife brought home a set of ceramic nonstick from Costco one day. Super light weight and nothing was sticking... But after cooking a few meals on them they started sticking bad no matter how much butter you used. Junk.

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• #5Aug 3, 2025

  What’s the pan everyone needs that’s BIFL?

  Nonstick coatings are never BIFL. But a good carbon steel pan (like Matfer) or a good cast iron can become surprisingly nonstick and they will last generations.

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• #6Jul 6, 2025

  What BIFL items would you add to your wedding registry?

  Robot Coupe food processor, BlendTec blender (NOT Vitamix), All-American pressure cooker Field Company, Finex, Smithey, or Lancaster cast iron -- and no other brands. The brand doesn't matter. The fact it's machined glass-smooth matters. Matfer Bourgeat carbon steel pans. (Inexpensive, good, and for-life.)

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• #7Jun 3, 2025

  What’s one thing you bought once and it’s still going strong years later?

  Overall, I think stainless steel pots and pans are the best and most versatile. Zwilling (made in Germany) are very good. For skillets, I've found that you don't need SS, Carbon Steel and Cast iron but it's nice to have options. I've realized that the difference between high-end and mid-tier is negligible here. My reco: - Lodge for Cast iron (anything else is a waste of money). - Tramontina (mid/low-tier) and All-Clad (upper-tier) for SS. The difference between tramontina and D3 for clad pans is not noticeable. Copper core is a bit better, but not enough to make a big difference. Choose Tramontina or All Clad D3. Anything else is a waste of money. - As for carbon steel, I have only tested Ikea, DeBuyer, and Matfer. Among all, DeBuyer is the best (IMO). Together with Matfer these are my BIFL. Don't even bother to look at IKEA, they are flimsy and not worthy. I like the commercial series of Kitchen aid. The Stand mixer and Blender are perfect. I also own a Vitamix blender. All of them are BIFL. Do you have a specific utensil that you are looking for?

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• #8May 1, 2025

  What’s something you should BIFL that most people cheap out on?

  At this point we have gotten rid of everything which had PFAS( non-stick coatings) on them. I usually cook with carbon steel pans and stainless steel pots. I bought ones from Matfer but there are other good brands out there too. You do need to perform some upkeep on the carbon steel pans to maintain the “seasoning” that lets them be mostly nonstick via a layer of polymerized oil on the surface of the metal. Having an enameled cast iron pot is also a great idea as they are pretty versatile. I use and would recommend having a big Le Creuset Dutch oven.

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• #9Feb 3, 2025

  What brand / type of pots & pans are worth investing in as a young adult?

  I really love Mafter Bourgeat carbon steel. Lighter than cast iron, and in my opinion easier to season than cast iron. It is generally more expensive than Lodge but less expensive than cast iron such as Staub or Le Crueset. Although for braising/baking/high acid sauces I do love my enameled cast iron. I actually have some stainless steel Rachel Ray stock pots from 2008 that have gone the distance. For a stock pot I actually got a smaller random one at Home Goods for boiling noodles since we have the 6qt Le Creuset as well as my instant pot liner for larger options. Which reminds me, if small cooking appliances are on your list, look for brands like Instant Pot that have models can do double duty since the pot liner can be used on the stove. When I first got my house (at 21!) I specifically got a Crock Pot brand slow cooker that had a heavy ceramic liner that could be also used in the oven for roasting. Just be aware that they have to be specific models with these brands. Not every IP or Crock liner can be used this way

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• #10Feb 2, 2025

  What brand / type of pots & pans are worth investing in as a young adult?

  Hestan nanobond, or demeyer Atlantis for stainless Stargazer for plain cast iron. Lodge for cheaper. Staub or le creuset for enamel cast iron Blanc creatives for carbon steel. Matfer for cheaper. Faulk for copper. Really only worth it if you have gas. Generally would get a mix of fry pans in the different materials to see what you like.

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• #11Jan 2, 2025

  Stainless steel cookware recommendations?

  if you are trying to replace nonstick Teflon, SS is not the answer. SS is great, and i regularly use my All-Clad pieces... but your best bet for durable / nontoxic nonstick cookware is a carbon steel skillet. pick up a Matfer skillet for $30-50 depending on the size you need and patiently season it. (Americas Test Kitchen has great how-tos) you will need to re-learn how to use a skillet, as it's critical to get the skillet up to temp before adding ingredients and most important \*do not touch the ingredients\* until they have released from the pan. with meats, this means they have started to brown. with eggs this means the bottom 1/4" or so has cooked and is naturally releasing from the pan. tl/dr - you can't just stir and stir like you do with Teflon. you need to wait for the proteins to release from the pan. add. wait. stir. wait. stir. etc now if you are wanting a pot or sauce pan, SS is great. but so is any enameled cast iron, which i prefer for its more even transfer of heat. CI is also much cheaper than quality SS. if you want better advice, include what you are commonly cooking / what cookware you are trying to replace. also, the search function for this sub will answer 99% of your questions.

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