I bought a set of white enamelled cast iron Nomar pans in 1983, with money from a legacy. They are all still in daily use and doing the job perfectly.. In the UK they were on sale alongside the more commonly known Le Crueuset but were in no way inferior to that product. I believe they were/are French also. Sadly, Nomar seemed to have vanished in recent years but I'm now hopeful I can find what I've wanted for many years, which is a replacement for the wonderful Nomar frying pan which got left behind in a house move many years since.

On 2018-09-17 1:19 AM, wrote:
> I bought a set of white enamelled cast iron Nomar pans in 1983, with money from a legacy. They are all still in daily use and doing the job perfectly. In the UK they were on sale alongside the more commonly known Le Crueuset but were in no way inferior to that product. I believe they were/are French also. Sadly, Nomar seemed to have vanished in recent years but I'm now hopeful I can find what I've wanted for many years, which is a replacement for the wonderful Nomar frying pan which got left behind in a house move many years since.
>
Be VERY careful when looking at Le Creuset knock-offs. In about 1960 it
was discovered that LC were using cadmium and other poisonous elements
in those nice bright red and blue glazes. Overnight, LC stopped using them.

I would not trust those cheap Chinese knock-offs to be free of those
nasties!