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RayF

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Jan 3, 2019

Wondering if there are other things I can cook in it?

Jan 3, 2019

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billc

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Jan 4, 2019

RayFNothing acidic, unless the recipe has a non-trivial amount of sugar. There is NO risk (zero, NADA) of copper toxicity if there is sufficient sugar to buffer the reactivity of the copper. You can cook virtually any kind of candy in copper, though! Fudge, hard/soft candies, caramel, butterscotch, etc. The heat transfer capability of copper is *phenomenally* higher than stainless steel and much higher than aluminum, plain steel, or cast iron, so reductions (e.g., jams and jellies) or foods that require Maillard reactions (e.g., caramel) cook faster and better in copper. In addition to superior heat transfer, the shape of a jam pan (also known as a maslin pan) provides much more surface area for evaporation. The Matfer jam pan comes in two sizes. The smaller one is convenient for small batches, but is thinner (1.2 mm) than the large (2.5 mm). The MD price for the larger is excellent. The closest equivalent in the US is Mauviel’s large jam pan, which is slightly thinner than the Matfer, has slightly less capacity, and costs appx. $350. (The Mauviel is hammered, which is very pretty.)

Jan 4, 2019