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Cataplana em cobre martelado feita à mão por Nuno Palma, da Da Palma, em Loulé, no Algarve
Algarve02.11.2026

Hammered copper: what it is, how it is made, how to clean it and why the cataplana is copper

Hammered copper is sheet copper shaped by hand, blow by blow. How it is made, why it is the metal of the cataplana and how to clean it without damaging it.

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