The Ballarini Professionale 3000 series is a great little 2-pan selection of carbon steel. Carbon is a little trickier to get a good season on because it doesn't have the porosity or surface finish of regular modern cast iron, but you can season it The exact same way as cast iron in the oven with a film of vegetable shortening on it.
The Cuisinart MCP-12n cookware set has also been a fantastic budget set of tri-ply stainless/aluminum pans for me. Been using them for years and have zero regrets.
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Reply to BIFL request: cookware that's not cast iron? by AutomaticMistake
The Ballarini Professionale 3000 series is a great little 2-pan selection of carbon steel. Carbon is a little trickier to get a good season on because it doesn't have the porosity or surface finish of regular modern cast iron, but you can season it The exact same way as cast iron in the oven with a film of vegetable shortening on it.
The Cuisinart MCP-12n cookware set has also been a fantastic budget set of tri-ply stainless/aluminum pans for me. Been using them for years and have zero regrets.