Materials & safety

What our enamelware is

Every piece starts as a pressed blank of 1.2 mm carbon steel. It is dipped in liquid glaze — ground glass with mineral pigments — and fired twice in our kilns at around 800°C, so the glass fuses to the steel rather than sitting on top of it. The result is a hard, non-porous, food-contact surface that will not absorb flavours or stain.

Food contact & testing

• Our glazes are formulated without added lead or cadmium.
• Finished pieces are produced to be compliant with the food-contact requirements of EU Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and the US FDA food-contact regulations (21 CFR) for vitreous enamelware.
• Material datasheets and test documentation are available on request — email [email protected] and we will send them to you.

California Proposition 65 warning: some coloured enamels can expose you to lead or cadmium, chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Safe use

• Oven safe to 230°C and freezer safe. Not microwave safe — the steel core makes it unsuitable.
• Dishwasher safe, though hand-washing keeps the glaze glossy longest. Avoid metal utensils, steel wool and abrasive scourers.
• Enamel can chip if knocked hard. A chipped edge exposes the steel beneath, which may rust — stop using that piece for food and contact us under the breakage promise.
• Handles get hot on the stove and in the oven; use a mitt or tea towel.

Handmade variance

Every speckle, check and stripe is applied by hand, so no two pieces are identical. Colourways may vary slightly from the photographs and between production batches — this is a property of the making process, not a defect.