I’ve been looking for one of those oven to table saute pans or shallow casserole dishes at a reasonably affordable price. I couldn’t believe just how many there are but virtually all made in China. Even Tefal that is a French company have them made in China.
When I looked for a British made pan there was only one that really stood out, Samual Groves a Birmingham company that have been making cookware since 1800 and frozen to death but they want about £160!
Same as when I went into B&Q looking at the tools. Even though they were giving different brand names that if you didn’t know better - or looked closer - would have you believe they were coming from somewhere like Sweden or Germany, every single one of them were actually made in China. In fact there was not a single item I could find that was not made in China.
Even Le Crueset whilst the cast iron pans are made in northern France all their accessories yes including porcelain and ceramics are…yes you’ve guessed it, made in China.
Nothing against the Chinese, in fact they have been very clever in what they have done and I have had to resort to buying Chinese manufactured stuff like the Ingenio Pans from Tefal recently. But what a shame we have relinquished most of our manufacturing like this.
It is sad when only a few of us can actually afford to buy British.
