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The De Buyer 8.75-inch Blue Steel Crepe Pan worked like a charm. It's unassuming in appearance, but a real workhorse. The pan needs to be seasoned before use but, then, one quick shot of cooking spray should be enough to make at least 12 crepes, if not more, without sticking. It was for me. The low-rise edge made flipping crepes a breeze. My only real complaints are its tendency to rust if not treated properly, and the handle gets hot.


Compare this product with a Review of All-Clad Stainless Steel Nonstick Crepe Pan. Also see the Review of King Arthur Flour Classic Crepe Mix.


Pros

• After seasoning, the pan needs little additional fat to make 12 crepes, if not more, without sticking.
  
  
• The De Buyer Blue Steel pan is lightweight and has a hole in the handle for hanging.
  
  
• The edge of the pan is low, making flipping crepes easy.
  
  
• The pan also can be used to saute ingredients, for omelets, or to brown filled and rolled crepes/blintzes.
  
  
• It is a good value (about $25.95).

Cons

• The pan can rust easily if not treated properly.
  
  
• The handle gets quite hot.
  
  
• The pan cannot be cleaned in the dishwasher.
  Description:
  
  De Buyer Blue Steel 8.75-inch Crepe Pan
  
  • The 8.75-inch surface area produces 8-inch crepes.
    
    
  • The 2mm thick bottom and uncoated heat-treated surface is annealed, creating a harder and less reactive surface, and adding a blue color to the steel.
    
    
  • Features a welded handle and low-skirted edge, allowing crepes to be easily flipped or turned.
  
  Equipment Review - De Buyer Blue Steel 8.75-inch Crepe Pan
  
  Eastern Europeans love thin pancakes, especially filled and rolled, what are known as blintzes. In Poland, blintzes are known as nalesniki, in Hungary, palacsinta. In Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, they're called palachinke or palacinke. In Romania, they're known as clatite, in Ukraine, they're called nalysnyky, in Russia, they're blinchiki, in Lithuania, naliesnikai, in the Czech Republic, palacinky, and in Belarus, they're blinchyki.
  
  Most Eastern European cooks will tell you they just use a small skillet to make these thin pancakes, but that involves, usually, lifting with a spatula to turn them. I like to flip my pancakes and this pan from De Buyer does a wonderful job. I also like the fact that, after seasoning, it only takes one quick shot of cooking spray to cook 12 crepes, if not more, without sticking.
  
  The downsides are the pan can rust easily if not handled properly, and the handle gets quite hot. But that can easily be fixed with a Teflon or silicone pot handle cover.