Round Door Retinning

Round Door Retinning Discover the finest traditional copper cookware retinning based just outside Sacramento, using time-honored methods practiced for generations.

Featured on VintageFrenchCopper.com’s national retinning directory. Meet-ups available at Rancho Gordo

09/01/2026

We finally have it! 3mm+ thick American copper that competes with the best European pans. An incredible work of art from John at Ace Kitchen & Co. I’ll be tinning it soon—stay tuned. John Medlin John Medlin

08/25/2026

Thank you for following me along this journey. I still can’t believe I have more than 1000 followers 😂.

08/24/2026

I’m not sure what is more significant to me: the beauty of tin-lined copper’s appearance, or the unparalleled cooking performance. The latter gives me a sense of wonder at the elemental thermal characteristics that contribute to the cooking precision (especially compared to other cooking vessels), and the prior denotes a feeling of excitement toward rustic cooking of homegrown foods and sustainable living.

Tin-lined copper cookware brightens a home and brings perfectly harmony to the seeming dichotomy between function and beauty.

08/20/2026

If you’re in the Bay Area and have old copper cookware that’s been sitting unused because it’s worn, damaged, or needs a new lining, bring it by this Saturday. I’ll take a look at your pieces, let you know what can be restored, and give you a quote on the spot. With fresh tin and a proper restoration, I can bring your copper back to a beautiful, food-safe, usable condition.

08/15/2026

In part one we showed what the original lining looked like. It probably hadn’t been tinned in 30 years or more! Here we see the process of applying a new tin lining. It always feels wonderful putting new life in these pans. They are almost too beautiful to cook in, but that is the whole point! Use them and don’t be afraid to get them dirty.

08/15/2026

Part one of a two part series going over the restoration of this Windsor pan that is in bad shape. It might look terrible but it’s most likely the original lining from decades ago. A little TLC and it will be like new.
Stay tuned for tomorrow morning’s part 2!

08/12/2026

There’s a strange idea that a perfectly smooth tin lining must be a better tin lining. It isn’t.

Some of the best tin linings you’ll ever see have waves, wipe marks, and little irregularities left behind from the process of working molten tin across copper by hand.

That’s what handmade and quality looks like.

I’ll take a thick, hand-wiped lining with the signature of the craftsman over a perfectly smooth, paper-thin electroplated surface every time. It can last decades.

Character is a feature, not a flaw.

08/11/2026

I couldn’t escape the heat last week, so I had to wait it out. Thank goodness I don’t have neighbors near by… the buffing wheel isn’t the quietest machine. Thank you Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff staff, and especially Steve and Rachel for the many Saturdays you’ve let me come!

08/07/2026

Some pieces deserve more than a place in a cabinet—they deserve another lifetime of use.

There’s something special about antique French copper. The craftsmanship, the history, the weight, and the way it comes back to life after restoration never gets old.

If you could own just one piece of vintage copper, what would it be?

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