"Nartker" > wrote:
>I am looking for an on-line source of French, blue steel saute pans, with
>cast
> handles. PCD used to sell them, but do not seem to have them listed.

Blue steel, black steel, carbon steel... what's the difference? You might
want to look at the de Buyer site for some description of their different
lines. They're at www.debuyer.fr.

In the past I've gotten some locally from La Cuisine in Alexandria, VA (they
also have online and mail order). They're at www.lacuisineus.com.

And I know Bridge Kitchenware carries them. They're at
www.bridgekitchenware.com.

The pans come in different weights with different handles. The de Buyer site
is a good place to see what the difference are. I have some of the lighter
weight with steel handles and some of the real heavy weight stuff with the
cast iron handles. The later I got at La Cuisine.