What de Buyer is known for
French cookware maker founded 1830 as a metalworks in Le Val-d'Ajol, Vosges; family-owned since 1867, recognized as a 'Living Heritage Company,' known for its carbon-steel Mineral B pans.
de Buyer traces to 1830, when a metallurgy works was established at the Faymont locality in Le Val-d'Ajol, in the Vosges department of northeastern France, initially producing sheet metal and hand-forged wrought-iron utensils from locally mined iron ore. The de Buyer family acquired the site in 1867 and industrialized production through the following century. The company remains headquartered in Le Val-d'Ajol and has been awarded France's 'Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant' designation. Its current catalogue runs to roughly 3,000 products across carbon steel, stainless steel, copper and non-stick aluminum cookware, plus mandolines, silicone molds and pastry tools.
Best for — The Mineral B carbon steel pan from a Vosges maker since 1830
Where next
- Bialetti — Italy
- Mario Luca Giusti — Florence
- Au Bain Marie — Paris
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