Uncoated stainless pans and pots from Cristel, with every part named. Food sits on 18/10 stainless steel. The aluminum that spreads the heat is sealed inside, and the handles are solid stainless on stainless rivets. All made in France.
Made in France
For soups, grains and braises
From $179.99
Made in France
For searing, then finishing in a pan sauce
From $209.99
Made in France
For everyday searing and sautéing
From $159.99
Made in France
For oatmeal, sauces and small batches of grains
From $139.99
Made in France
For rice, sauces and a pot of soup to reheat
From $159.99
Made in France
For covering the 1826 saucepans and frying pans
From $35.99
Made in France
For everyday searing and sautéing, in two sizes
$269.99
Made in France
For searing, browning and a pan sauce after
From $189.99
Made in France
For braises, shallow frying and one-pan dinners
From $319.99
Two builds, one maker
Both are made in France by Cristel, with 18/10 stainless where your food sits and no coating. The difference is where the aluminum goes.
1826
Disc base
Pick it for soup, stock, grains and braises, where the liquid carries the heat. It costs less.
Castel'Pro
Fully clad, 5 layers
Pick it for searing, sautéing and pan sauces, where food sits against the sides too.
From Cristel's published product pages.
Questions
No. The maker lists no coating on either line. Your food cooks on bare 18/10 stainless steel, brushed on our 1826 pieces and polished on Castel'Pro. The aluminum that spreads the heat stays inside, sealed in the base on 1826 and between the steel layers on Castel'Pro, so food only touches the stainless.
In France, every piece. The pans and pots come from Cristel's own factory in Fesches-le-Châtel. The 1826 glass lid is made in France by another company, as stated by the maker. We don't list anything made in China.
The difference is where the aluminum goes. On our 1826 line it sits in a three-layer disc under the base, and the walls are single-layer stainless. Castel'Pro runs five layers, three of them aluminum, through the base and up the walls. For soup, rice and braises, 1826 does the job for less. For searing and pan sauces, Castel'Pro is built for it. More in our guide to the two lines.
Yes, both lines. The maker lists induction, gas, electric, ceramic and halogen cooktops for every pan and pot we carry. On 1826, the outer stainless of the base does the induction work. On Castel'Pro, it's the 18/0 stainless on the outside.
Both. The pans and pots go in the oven up to 550 F, and the 1826 glass lids up to 400 F. Castel'Pro can go under the broiler too. The 1826 pages don't mention the broiler, so we'd keep those pieces out from under it. Everything here can go in the dishwasher. Towel it dry afterward, or your tap water leaves white spots.
It can, the first few times. Heat the empty pan, then flick in a few drops of water. When they bead up and skate around instead of fizzing away, turn the heat down a notch, add a thin film of oil and put the food in. Leave it until it lets go. Our guide to cooking on stainless without sticking has the rest, eggs included.
Cristel USA ships each order from Atlanta, Georgia, usually within 3 business days, then 2 to 6 business days in transit, with tracking. Standard shipping is free over $150. Under $150, you see the cost at checkout before you pay. Unused pieces can come back within 30 days of delivery, with no restocking fee. If you changed your mind, you pay the return shipping. If it arrived damaged, defective or wrong, we do. See Shipping and Returns.
Cristel USA gives its stainless cookware a limited lifetime guarantee against manufacturing defects, and the 1826 glass lid a 10-year limited warranty. The cookware guarantee doesn't cover normal wear. If something goes wrong, email hello@clearlymadegoods.com with your order number and we'll take the claim to Cristel. We reply within one business day.