Old Dutch Copper Beating Bowls and Whisk, Set of 3 : Reviews, Cheap, Discount Kitchenware, Kitchen Old Dutch Copper Beating Bowls and Whisk, Set of 3

Average Rating: 4.22 out of 5 stars

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- Nice surprise.
I ordered these for display only. I was surprised to read about having to remove the coating before use, but what the heck I was using them to hang on my kitchen wall anyway. I am very pleased with this product that cost me so little!!!

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- Description of Bowls
Why doesn't the advertisement for the copper bowls show the size in pints, quarts, or quart and half instead of giving just size in inches. It appears your selling them for decoration purposes only.

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- To use for food you must remove the lacquer
IF USED FOR COOKING YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO REMOVED THE LACQUER:
Based on the literature on this web site, when I bought these bowls, I thought unless you cooked with them (namely heated them up with food in them), you could leave the lacquer on. However, once I bought the bowls, the directions said if used with food, the lacquer should be removed using a lacquer remover.

REMOVING THE LACQUER IS COSTLY, TIME CONSUMING AND MESSY:
That being said and looking at the laminate removers out there, most are made of methylene chloride a deadly poison. I opted for a more expensive safer citrus lacquer remover. Also you need to polish them (on the outside, to compensate for the loss of the lacquer) This lacquer remover, brush, gloves and scrubber almost tripled the cost of these bowls. I'm still not sure the lacquer had to be removed to use for mixing other food items, but I didn't want to risk lacquer coming off in my food, if this coating was not be left on there.

WHEN THE LACQUER IS OFF THE BOWLS TARNISH:
Once you take the lacquer off the bowls have exposed copper for providing extra lift to your eggs. However, when they are exposed to air they tarnish.

IF YOU ARE USING FOR OTHER THAN TO INCREASE VOLUME IN EGGS, MAYBE NOT THE BEST BUY:
I originally bought these bowls to mix up eggs for scrambled eggs and for other items as pancakes. I like the little ring that made them easy to hold onto. This is why they were purchased, not to fluff eggs. Also, these bowls have round bottoms and will easily roll off the countertop if unbalanced. This is better for decoration and fluffing eggs than day to day use.

A GOOD BUY IF FOR DECORATION ONLY:
Given that including the need to remove the lacquer and the continuous polishing required after, is most useful for fluffing eggs only, I would opt for these pans at this price for decoration only.