Paellera

Paella is the famous rice dish cooked in a flat steel pan called a paellera. If you’re buying one, first determine how many people you’re generally going to cook for, as this will determine the size of the pan you will need to buy. Carbon steel paelleras need to be seasoned like a wok before use otherwise they will rust. Enamel paelleras have a rustic outdoorsy charm to them but will chip over time. Stainless steel pans are good but costly. Copper-lined pans from Portugal are sometimes available but need to be washed with acetone first to remove the special varnish.