Hand-hammered carbon steel cookware, made gorgeous in Virginia.

[Cooks like cast iron, looks like a masterpiece.]( | [View in browser]( [Food52](  [Blanc Creatives]( [Blue Steel]( Out of a tiny workshop in Charlottesville, Virginia, Blanc Creatives is hand forging these carbon steel beauties—loved by chefs all over the US for their up-for-anything durability. And the deep, striking patina the pans take on means they get even more nonstick with time. [Shop Now](  What's Cooking [Blanc Creatives]( [The Carbon Steel Feel Carbon steel cooks like a cast iron but is lighter (a.k.a. easier to handle).]( [Blanc Creatives]( [Long Live Nonstick The dark patina the pans develop over time isn't just good looking: it creates an ultra nonstick surface.]( [Blanc Creatives]( [Get Outta the Kitchen Don't keep these on the back burner, they're show-stopping table pieces, too.]( [Blanc Creatives]( [Handmade in the Heart of VA Each piece is made entirely by hand over six hours, from forging to the hammered finish.]( [Shop Now](  A Trip to Blanc Creatives [A Virginia Workshop Making Blue Carbon Steel Cookware]( Follow us down a narrow dirt road in Charlottesville, Virginia, meet the team at Blanc Creatives, and watch them at work. [Read More](   [Shop New Finds (They Might Surprise You!)](  [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [Snapchat]( [Forward this email]( to a friend. [Click here to unsubscribe or manage your preferences.]( © July 22, 2017 Food52. All Rights Reserved. 122 West 26th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10001