The Most Satisfying French Craft You’ve Never Seen — Copper Retinning at L’Atelier du Cuivre

Welcome to the first episode of THE COPPER KITCHEN 🇫🇷

We had the extraordinary privilege of filming inside L’Atelier du Cuivre in Villedieu-les-Poêles, the historic “capital of copper” in Normandy, one of the last places in France where the ancient art of copper pot retinning is still practiced by hand.
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In this episode, master craftsman Francis walks us through the complete retinning process, the heating, the stripping, the molten tin, the finishing, a savoir-faire passed down through generations and almost impossible to find anywhere else in the world.

If you’ve ever cooked with copper, collected vintage French copper pots, or simply love the intersection of craft, history, and cuisine, this series is for you.

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Written, directed, filmed, and edited by Selena Anasthase