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Matfer Bourgeat Excellence Cookware
The Matfer Bourgeat Excellence Series represents the pinnacle of French-made professional-grade stainless steel cookware. Designed for superior durability and exceptional performance, this collection is built to meet the exacting standards of professional chefs and elevate your home kitchen.
What you can expect:
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Even Cooking: These pans are made with a stainless steel body and an aluminum "sandwich" base. This helps the heat spread evenly across the bottom and up the sides, so your food cooks consistently.
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Works on all Stovetops, Including Induction: Matfer Bourgeat Excellence cookware is compatible with all heat sources, including induction cooktops, offering you complete cooking flexibility.
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Durable Design: Crafted in France, this cookware features robust stainless steel construction that is built to last. The reinforced, drip-free rims add to its strength and allow for easy, mess-free pouring. Lifetime warrantied against defects.
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Hygienic & Easy to Clean: Stainless steel handles are designed to stay cool to the touch and are air and watertight, preventing moisture absorption and bacteria buildup.The cookware is NSF certified, which means it meets international food safety and hygiene standards. Plus, it's safe to wash in the dishwasher (although we always recommend hand washing).
If you're looking for cookware that's designed for serious use and built to last, look no further than the Matfer Bourgeat Excellence line. Enjoy a lifetime of joyful cooking with cookware that is designed to provide unparalleled performance.
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Matfer Bourgeat Tradition 9 1/2-inch Stainless Steel Fry Pan
The Tradition 9 1/2-inch pan is a stainless steel fry pan with a thick sandwich base, for cooks who want to sear and build a pan sauce rather than rely on a coating. It suits two chicken breasts, a pair of pork chops or scallops for two.Stainless does not react with wine, citrus or tomato, so the fond left after searing can be deglazed into a sauce in the same pan.Matfer cookware is bought by home cooks as well as professionals. For an uncoated pan that seasons instead, compare the Matfer black carbon steel fry pan. Learn More$201.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Tradition 9 1/2-inch Flared Sauté Pan
A flared sauté pan, or sauteuse, has sloped sides that let food slide and turn when the pan is tossed, and a wide mouth that speeds reduction. The Tradition 9 1/2-inch version is made for fast sauté work and for sauces finished in the pan.The stainless body is non-reactive, so you can go from searing scallops to a white wine pan sauce in the same vessel. For a straight-sided pan that holds more liquid, see the Excellence 9 1/2-inch sauté pan. Learn More$242.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 7 1/2-quart Stock Pot
A 7 1/2-quart stock pot is the size for a chicken stock from one carcass, a pot of pasta for six or a batch of soup. It is the smallest Excellence stock pot and a practical size for a home kitchen.The robust, watertight welded handles give a secure, balanced grip from stovetop to table. The matching lid is the 24 cm Excellence lid. For larger batches, see the 11 1/2-quart stock pot.
A Practical First Stock PotFor a home kitchen, a 7 1/2-quart pot is large enough for the carcass of a roast chicken with vegetables and water to cover, yet small enough to store in a standard cabinet and to lift to the sink when full. It also boils corn on the cob, cooks a pound of pasta with plenty of water, and holds a pot of chili for a family dinner. Learn More$179.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 9 1/2-inch (24 cm) Lid
This lid fits all Matfer Bourgeat Excellence pots and pans with item numbers ending in 24. In the pieces we carry, that is the sauté pan, 9 1/2 inches, sauce pot, 5 3/4 quarts, stock pot, 7 1/2 quarts, stock pot, 11 1/2 quarts, steamer insert.It is made of the same heavy 18/10 stainless steel as the cookware, with a welded loop handle, and it is dishwasher safe. A lid matters most for braising and for bringing water to a boil quickly; it also keeps a simmering stock from reducing too fast. Learn More$72.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 5 3/4-quart Sauce Pot
Matfer calls this pot a casserole: a two-handled pot of medium height, sized at 5 3/4 quarts for soups, stews, chili and braised beans for a family.The aluminum sandwich base keeps thick stews from catching on the bottom, and the welded handles leave no rivets inside the pot. The matching lid is the 24 cm Excellence lid, and the Excellence steamer insert fits it for steaming vegetables or dumplings.
A Pot for Everyday Soup and StewFive and three-quarter quarts holds soup or chili for four to six, with room left at the top to stir without spilling. The pot’s width means vegetables can be sweated in a single layer before the liquid goes in, which gives a deeper flavor than piling them into a narrow pot. Add the Excellence steamer insert and it becomes a steamer for dumplings, tamales or vegetables. Learn More$200.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 11 1/2-quart Stock Pot
This is a tall, narrow stock pot: 11 1/2 quarts on a 24 cm base. The height keeps a long simmer from reducing too quickly, which is what a clear stock or a pot of beans needs, and the narrow footprint fits a smaller burner.The sandwich bottom spreads heat across the base for a steady simmer. The heavy-duty, watertight handles are welded to the body for a secure grip on a full pot. It takes the 24 cm Excellence lid.
Why Height Matters for StockA tall pot loses less liquid to evaporation over a long simmer, so a veal or chicken stock can cook for hours without needing to be topped up, and the narrow surface makes skimming fat and foam easier. The same height suits steaming a lobster or two, cooking a large batch of beans and boiling pasta for a family. Learn More$238.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 9 1/2-inch Sauté Pan
This 9 1/2-inch, 2 3/4-quart sauté pan is a versatile single size for a home kitchen: big enough to brown four chicken thighs and then braise them in the same pan, and small enough to toss vegetables.The aluminum sandwich base browns evenly across the pan, and the high sides keep liquid in when you deglaze. The matching lid is the 24 cm Excellence lid, and the Excellence steamer insert fits in the same 24 cm pots for steaming.
Searing, Then SimmeringA sauté pan earns its keep when a dish starts on high heat and finishes in liquid: chicken thighs browned and then braised with wine and olives, pork chops seared and finished with cream, or meatballs browned and then simmered in tomato sauce. The straight sides hold the liquid that a sloped skillet would spill, and the lid keeps the braise moist. At 2 3/4 quarts, it holds four portions in a single layer. Learn More$178.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 9 1/2-inch (24 cm) Steamer Insert
This steamer insert fits the 24 cm pieces of the Matfer Bourgeat Excellence line, including the 5 3/4-quart sauce pot, the 7 1/2-quart stock pot and the 11 1/2-quart stock pot. Set it in a pot with an inch or two of simmering water and cover it with the 24 cm Excellence lid.Steam keeps vegetables bright and fish moist, and the perforated base lets condensation drain back into the pot. The insert is also useful for dumplings and for reheating rice without drying it out. Learn More$245.00
