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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 11-inch Stainless Steel Fry Pan
The Matfer Bourgeat Tradition 11-inch fry pan has a stainless steel body, which is resistant to corrosion, and it is induction ready. The 11-inch size browns four chicken thighs or a pound of mushrooms without crowding.Its sandwich base spreads heat evenly enough to sear across the full pan, and the sloped sides make it easy to slide an omelette or a fillet out onto the plate.For an uncoated pan that seasons instead, compare the Matfer black carbon steel fry pan. Learn MoreRegular Price: $261.00
Special Price $235.00
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Matfer Bourgeat Tradition 12 1/2-inch Stainless Steel Fry Pan
At 12 1/2 inches, the Tradition is a pan for high-volume cooking: a full skillet of sautéed greens, several steaks at once or a family batch of fried rice.The heavy-duty body and thick base keep the pan flat on the burner when it is full and hot. A pan of this size and weight is easiest to handle on a large burner.For an uncoated pan that seasons instead, compare the Matfer black carbon steel fry pan. Learn MoreRegular Price: $317.00
Special Price $289.50
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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 19-quart Stock Pot
The 19-quart Excellence pot is built on the wide 32 cm base, so it heats and reduces faster than a tall pot of similar capacity. It suits gallons of stock, a batch of chili for a festival or a seafood boil for a family reunion.The handles are welded and watertight for a secure lift when full, and the rim is reinforced for a clean pour. The 32 cm Excellence lid fits it, as well as the 13 1/2-quart sauce pot.
Choosing the Largest PotAt 19 quarts on a wide 32 cm base, this pot reduces faster than a tall pot of the same volume, which makes it suited to large-batch sauces as well as stock. It needs a large burner or a matching induction zone to heat evenly. If you need height more than width, the 18-quart stock pot is the taller, narrower choice for long-simmered stocks. Learn More$288.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 1-quart Sauce Pan
A 1-quart pan is the right size for a cup of beurre blanc, melted butter, a single portion of oatmeal or a hollandaise held over low heat. Small sauces scorch quickly in thin pans, and the aluminum core in the Excellence base spreads the heat so the edges do not run hotter than the center.The handle is welded and watertight, so no water collects inside it in the dishwasher. Matfer cookware is bought by home cooks as well as professionals. The matching lid is the 5 1/2-inch Excellence lid; the rest of the line is in the Excellence collection.
Where a 1-Quart Pan Earns Its PlaceSmall pans are easy to overlook until a recipe calls for melting two tablespoons of butter or warming a cup of milk for hot chocolate. In a larger pan, that little liquid spreads thin and scorches at the edges before the center is warm. The 14 cm base keeps a small volume deep enough to stir and to judge by eye, and it is the pan for poaching a single egg, infusing cream with vanilla or toasting spices in oil before they go into a curry. Learn More$109.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 1 3/4-quart Sauce Pan
The Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 1 3/4-quart sauce pan has a reinforced no-drip edge, a stainless steel body and a welded handle, and it is induction ready. It is a size for reducing a pan sauce, warming a portion of soup or cooking a cup of rice or grains.The base is an aluminum core enclosed in stainless steel, which keeps a small volume of liquid at an even simmer. See the 16 cm Excellence lid for a lid and the Excellence collection for the full range.
Sizing Your Sauce PansA cook who makes pan sauces will reach for this size after the sauté pan comes off the heat: it holds the stock and wine while they reduce by half, and its 6 1/4-inch base is narrow enough to swirl in cold butter at the end. It also cooks a cup of quinoa or steel-cut oats for two. If you are building a set one piece at a time, this and the 2 3/8-quart pan cover most stovetop work for a small household. Learn More$123.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 2 3/8-quart Sauce Pan
Two and a half quarts is the everyday sauce pan size: enough for a pot of rice, a batch of polenta or blanched green beans for four. The Excellence version has straight sides and a heavy sandwich base that holds a steady simmer without hot spots.The welded, watertight handle stays cool on the stovetop. For a smaller pan, see the 1 3/4-quart; for a larger one, the 4-quart. The matching lid is the 18 cm Excellence lid.
What Fits in 2 3/8 QuartsThis capacity holds a pound of potatoes for mashing, a pot of rice for four or a double batch of custard for ice cream. The straight sides keep evaporation steady, which is what a recipe assumes when it gives a simmering time. Because the base is a full sandwich of stainless steel and aluminum, a thick pastry cream can be stirred over medium heat without the bottom catching, and the pan can go from a gas burner to an induction hob without any change in how it cooks. Learn More$130.00 -
Matfer Bourgeat Excellence 4-quart Sauce Pan
The 4-quart pan is the largest Excellence sauce pan, sized for a pot of soup for four, a batch of mashed potatoes or a pound of pasta for a small family. It is a good single sauce pan for a kitchen that has room for only one.The 20 cm base is wide enough for reducing stock quickly, and the aluminum core keeps the bottom from scorching when the pan is full. The matching lid is the 20 cm Excellence lid, and a 7 7/8-inch sauté pan fits the same diameter.
One Pan for Many JobsFour quarts is the size that boils a pound of pasta for a small family, blanches green beans for a dinner party or holds a batch of soup. With the Excellence 20 cm lid, it also steams vegetables. Its 20 cm diameter is shared with the 7 7/8-inch sauté pan, so one lid covers both, which keeps a small kitchen’s cupboard simpler. Learn More$128.00
