What is Reddit's opinion of Matfer Bourgeat Black Carbon Steel Fry Pan (11)?

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Watch the black friday sales at Macy's and JCPENNY's. Look for Stainless Steel brands from Faberware, Cuisnart. Or tephlon from Calphalon.

I also recommend a Carbon Steele Frying pan.

You can find these on sale around the holidays. I have this.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KENOOU/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Matfer Bourgeat Steel pan. I bought it after seeing some other pan thread. The seasoning directions are clear and easy (oil, potato peels, salt, stir until crispy). It looked really bad for a while but the peels eventually crisped up and started sliding around.
I made fried potatoes immediately after cleaning, and fried eggs right after that (they even had lacy edges). The pan totally passed its initial challenge and now I use it like it's nonstick. Yes, even for scrambled eggs.

Anyway, thirty-six bucks on amazon was a good gamble for me. I'll probably never buy another nonstick pan now that I have this thing.

It basically has the same care needs as cast iron but it's as simple as wiping the pan out with a paper towel and a scrub under hot water. I just make it part of taking food out of the pan and throw it back on the burner after I dry it. Doesn't take long to dry completely. It holds heat like you would expect a chunk of steel to hold heat. By the way, it's heavy as hell; heavier than my similarly-sized cast iron pan. The handle is long and it's steel.

A lot of BIFL items are that way because of warranties. This is BIFL because it's a tool that will last forever if you take minimal care of it.

You could also get a carbon steel skillet with no rivets. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KENOOU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have this and its amazing.

I recently was in your position and I landed on Matfer black steel. I've been happy with it. At this point I don't remember all of the factors that led me to pick Matfer, but I think it seemed to be very similar in quality to de Buyer but Matfer was a bit cheaper, rivetless, and recommended by Cooks Illustrated.