Stainless Steel
Multi-ply stainless is copper’s answer to the induction hob, the dishwasher and the acid in a tomato.
Choose stainless if you cook on induction, if the pans go in a dishwasher, or if you want cookware that asks nothing of you.
A single sheet of stainless steel is a poor conductor — it makes hot spots exactly where the burner sits. Mauviel’s answer is to bond five layers into one body: 18/10 stainless on the cooking surface, three successive layers of aluminium through the middle, and a ferritic stainless skin on the outside that an induction coil can grip. The aluminium does the conducting; the stainless does the surviving.
The layers run up the sides, not just across the base. That is the difference between a multi-ply pan and a cheap one with a disc welded underneath: heat climbs the walls of the pan, so a rondeau full of stock warms evenly instead of scorching in a ring. Mauviel’s own figure for M’Cook is one litre of water to a rolling boil in three minutes.
Three collections share that 2.6 mm five-ply body and differ only in how they look and what they are held by. M’Cook is hammered and mirror-polished with cast stainless handles. M’Cook B is the same pan with cast bronze. M’Elite is plainly polished with a non-drip pouring edge.
Where to start
- 1M’Cook SaucepanFrom R3,400. The most-used pan in the range and the easiest one to justify. Price range: R3 400.00 through R9 490.00 Inc VAT
- 2M’Cook Frying PanTakes a sear, goes in the oven, survives being forgotten in the sink. Price range: R4 230.00 through R5 840.00 Inc VAT
- 3M’Cook Set of 3 Saucepans, 16–20 cmR13,540 for the three sizes you will actually reach for.R13 540.00 Inc VAT
Every piece on this page is made by Mauviel1830 in Villedieu-les-Poêles, Normandy, where the house has worked metal since 1830. The Culinary Equipment Co is the appointed distributor for South Africa.
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M’Cook M’Cook 16-20 cm Set of 3 Saucepans R13 540.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook B M’Cook B 16-20 cm Set of 3 Saucepans R14 250.00 Inc VAT -
M’Elite M’Elite 16-20 cm Set of 3 Saucepans R16 260.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Saucepan 6 sizes · 12 cm, 14 cm, 16 cm, 18 cm… Price range: R3 590.00 through R7 800.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Saucepan 7 sizes · 12 cm, 14 cm, 16 cm, 18 cm… Price range: R3 400.00 through R9 490.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Saucepan 12 cm R2 890.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Saucepan Bain-Marie 2 sizes · 12 cm, 14 cm Price range: R2 610.00 through R3 110.00 Inc VAT -
M’Elite M’Elite Saucepan 6 sizes · 12 cm, 14 cm, 16 cm, 18 cm… Price range: R1 670.00 through R5 930.00 Inc VAT -
M’Elite M’Elite Saucepan with Lid 9 cm R2 640.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Sauté Pan 3 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R4 470.00 through R8 630.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Splayed Sauté Pan 20 cm R5 120.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook M’Cook Non-Stick Sauté Pan 3 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R5 290.00 through R9 280.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Sauté Pan 4 sizes · 16 cm, 20 cm, 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R3 610.00 through R8 440.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Splayed Sauté Pan 2 sizes · 16 cm, 20 cm Price range: R3 990.00 through R4 850.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Elite M’Elite Sauté Pan 24 cm R7 010.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Minis M’Minis Stainless Steel Sauté Pan 2 sizes · 7 cm, 9 cm Price range: R1 100.00 through R1 170.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Chef Pan 3 sizes · 16 cm, 20 cm, 24 cm Price range: R4 230.00 through R5 790.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Chef Pan 4 sizes · 16 cm, 20 cm, 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R4 020.00 through R8 630.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Elite M’Elite Chef Pan 3 sizes · 16 cm, 20 cm, 24 cm Price range: R4 830.00 through R6 620.00 Inc VAT -
M’Elite M’Elite Chef Pan with Lid 3 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R6 790.00 through R9 040.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Frying Pan 4 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 28 cm, 30 cm Price range: R4 450.00 through R6 150.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Non-Stick Frying Pan 5 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 26 cm, 28 cm… Price range: R4 850.00 through R6 670.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Frying Pan 5 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 26 cm, 28 cm… Price range: R4 230.00 through R5 840.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Non-Stick Frying Pan 5 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 26 cm, 28 cm… Price range: R4 620.00 through R6 340.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Elite M’Elite Frying Pan 5 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 26 cm, 28 cm… Price range: R5 090.00 through R7 010.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Elite M’Elite Non-Stick Frying Pan 5 sizes · 20 cm, 24 cm, 26 cm, 28 cm… Price range: R5 520.00 through R7 630.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook M’Cook Crepe Pan 30 cm R4 570.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Rondeau with Lid 2 sizes · 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R8 630.00 through R10 690.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Rondeau with Glass Lid 2 sizes · 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R7 940.00 through R10 090.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook M’Cook Rondeau with Lid 2 sizes · 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R8 200.00 through R10 160.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Elite M’Elite Rondeau with Lid 2 sizes · 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R10 160.00 through R12 530.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Round Pan 28 cm R6 150.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook M’Cook Round Pan 5 sizes · 12 cm, 16 cm, 20 cm, 24 cm… Price range: R2 180.00 through R5 840.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Elite M’Elite Round Pan 2 sizes · 16 cm, 20 cm Price range: R3 470.00 through R5 520.00 Inc VAT -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Cocotte with Lid 4 sizes · 16 cm, 20 cm, 24 cm, 28 cm Price range: R6 030.00 through R11 690.00 Inc VAT Induction ready -
M’Cook B M’Cook B Cocotte with Lid 18 cm R6 820.00 Inc VAT
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M’Cook 16-20 cm Set of 3 Saucepans
R13 540.00 Inc VAT
M’Cook B 16-20 cm Set of 3 Saucepans
R14 250.00 Inc VATM’Elite 16-20 cm Set of 3 Saucepans
R16 260.00 Inc VAT
M’Cook B Saucepan
Price range: R3 590.00 through R7 800.00 Inc VAT
M’Cook Saucepan
Price range: R3 400.00 through R9 490.00 Inc VAT
M’Cook Saucepan 12 cm
R2 890.00 Inc VAT
M’Cook Saucepan Bain-Marie
Price range: R2 610.00 through R3 110.00 Inc VAT
M’Elite Saucepan
Price range: R1 670.00 through R5 930.00 Inc VAT
M’Elite Saucepan with Lid 9 cm
R2 640.00 Inc VAT
M’Cook B Sauté Pan
Price range: R4 470.00 through R8 630.00 Inc VAT
M’Cook B Splayed Sauté Pan 20 cm
R5 120.00 Inc VAT
M’Cook Non-Stick Sauté Pan
Price range: R5 290.00 through R9 280.00 Inc VAT
La Manufacture
Villedieu-les-Poêles, since 1830
The town has worked copper since the twelfth century. Mauviel opened there in 1830 and has not moved since. Sheet copper arrives flat in four thicknesses and leaves as a pan: rolled, cut, spun over a wooden chuck, planished by hand where the shape asks for it, then tinned or lined with stainless steel.
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