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Forged cookware · Est. 2019

Iron thatoutlivesyou.

Sand-cast skillets, hand-hammered carbon steel, and fire tools drawn out by hand. Machined smooth, seasoned in grapeseed oil, and warranted for life — because a pan should be the last one you ever buy.

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The range

Five benches.
One material philosophy.

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The Starter
Bench

A new pan needs three things: the pan, something to season it with, and something to clean it that won't strip what you just built. This is that, in one go — and it clears free shipping on its own.

$159.00 Ships free
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Our forge

Made in fire.

Most modern cast iron leaves the mould rough and stays that way — the pebbled surface you feel under your thumb is a finishing step that got skipped. We machine every cook surface flat, then season it in grapeseed oil until it's slick. That is the difference between a pan that fights you for a year and one that works on day one.

Carbon steel gets the same treatment from the other direction: spun from French sheet, handles hot-forged and riveted rather than spot-welded, so there is no seam to fail.

1,150°CPour temperature for every grey-iron piece
3×Seasoning passes before a pan is boxed
0Enamel, PTFE or ceramic coatings used
LifetimeWarranty against cracking, warping or casting defects
Macro detail of a seasoned cast iron handle showing the raised STRADA mark
Care

The seasoning
is the finish.

There's no coating to wear through here. What makes iron non-stick is a layer of polymerised oil that you build, and it gets better every time you cook. Hot water, a chainmail scrubber, dry it on the burner, wipe a film of wax on while it's warm. That's the whole ritual.

Strip it back to bare metal by accident? Season it again. That's the point of buying iron — there is no failure state you can't walk back.

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Before you ask

Straight answers

What does shipping cost?
Flat $9.95 anywhere in the contiguous United States, free on orders over $95. Orders placed before 2pm ET ship the same business day; everything else goes out the next one. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days. Alaska, Hawaii and PO boxes are quoted at checkout. Full detail on our shipping page.
Can I return a pan I've already cooked on?
Yes. You have 60 days, and a seasoned pan is still returnable — we'd rather you actually used it before deciding. Return shipping is on us for anything faulty and $12 deducted from your refund otherwise. Refunds land 5–7 business days after the pan reaches us. See returns.
What does the lifetime warranty actually cover?
Cracking, warping and casting defects, for as long as you own the piece — that's a manufacturing failure and it's ours. It does not cover rust from storing a wet pan, a handle you've heated to failure over open flame, or ordinary wear on wood and leather. We'll usually just tell you how to fix it, because most "ruined" iron isn't. Full terms on our warranty page.
Does this work on induction?
Everything in Cast & Carbon and Stovetop is ferrous and works on induction, gas, electric and in the oven with no temperature ceiling. The Live Fire pieces are built for open flame and coals. The only thing to watch: cast iron holds heat so well that induction's fast response is wasted on it — start lower than you think.
Do the pans arrive ready to cook?
Yes. Every iron piece gets three seasoning passes before it's boxed, so you can cook on it out of the carton. That layer is a starting point, not a finished one — it darkens and improves over the first dozen cooks.
How do you handle my card details?
Card details are entered into a field hosted by our PCI-compliant payment provider and are transmitted directly to them. STRADA never receives, processes or stores your full card number — our systems only ever see the last four digits, the card brand and the expiry. See privacy and terms.
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