Caring for Precious Copperware Is Easier Than You Think

A selection of Coppermill Kitchen’s vintage assortment

Photo by Ty Mecham

There’s something intrinsically alluring about a kitchen full of copper cookware—the pots and pans hanging just-so above the island, the intricate molds placed like art on the wall, a gleaming tea kettle whistling on the stove. It hints at a kitchen helmed by a cook who knows what they’re doing and who values quality equipment, as well as a kitchen helmed by someone with an eye for beauty. Copper cookware has been a mainstay of kitchens grand and humble for countless generations, and its appeal endures. And while today there are new spins on copper cookware, like special coatings and heat-conducting cores, purists are looking back to eras past for classic pieces that have stood the test of time and still have years of simmering, baking, and molding left in them.

Beth Sweeney of Coppermill Kitchen has made it her life’s work to find these stunning pieces and return them to their original glory. “From the moment my husband proposed, I rushed straight out to register for Mauviel copperwares!” she recalls. “I was a copper girl back then and I still am. The only difference is, as I’ve aged, I have found I love how copper ages as well, and hence begun my love affair with vintage copperwares.”

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A selection of Coppermill Kitchen's vintage assortment Photo by Ty Mecham

There’s something intrinsically alluring about a kitchen full of copper cookware—the pots and pans hanging just-so above the island, the intricate molds placed like art on the wall, a gleaming tea kettle whistling on the stove. It hints at a kitchen helmed by a cook who knows what they’re doing and who values quality equipment, as well as a kitchen helmed by someone with an eye for beauty. Copper cookware has been a mainstay of kitchens grand and humble for countless generations, and its appeal endures. And while today there are new spins on copper cookware, like special coatings and heat-conducting cores, purists are looking back to eras past for classic pieces that have stood the test of time and still have years of simmering, baking, and molding left in them.

Beth Sweeney of Coppermill Kitchen has made it her life’s work to find these stunning pieces and return them to their original glory. “From the moment my husband proposed, I rushed straight out to register for Mauviel copperwares!” she recalls. “I was a copper girl back then and I still am. The only difference is, as I've aged, I have found I love how copper ages as well, and hence begun my love affair with vintage copperwares.”

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