Milk Street 3-Piece 10.5-Inch Small Hammered Carbon Steel Wok
The typical wok is lousy for home cooking. With a round bottom that doesn’t heat on a flat American burner, poorly conductive steel and low-quality construction, most woks don’t perform well enough to be worth the storage space.
That is why we introduced the Milk Street Hammered Wok. The broad 13-inch diameter wok is designed for big batches, ideally for four or more main-course servings. But what about smaller batches, side dishes and sauces, or when cooking for one or two? Then smaller is better.
Meet Milk Street’s tried-and-true wok design in a new compact version. Its 10.5-inch circumference provides just enough real estate for smaller jobs in an easy-to-store package. It’s perfect for cooking smaller batches or cooking for just one or two.
With high-quality carbon steel construction, an oversized handle for better control, a special dimpled surface for nonstick cooking and a tight-fitting tempered glass lid, it will last a lifetime, and it’s guaranteed to improve your day-to-day cooking.
Welcome the new Milk Street Small Wok!
Milk Street Everything Pan
We consider a big, broken-in cast-iron skillet the most useful pan in any kitchen. It holds heat like no other cookware, develops a nonstick surface to rival the best coating and is virtually indestructible. But getting that well-seasoned surface? That takes time and effort to build up. Plus, the shape of a skillet has its limitations: Steep walls can result in food getting stuck in the corners or uneven cooking.
So we modernized the classic cast-iron skillet using a hybridized shape that combines the best of a skillet and a saucier in one. Like a skillet, the shorter, sloped sides of the Everything Pan provide maximum surface area for cooking—it has as much internal space as many 12-inch pans, even with its smaller 11-inch diameter. But like a saucier, we added rounded edges to aid with whisking and stirring for more even cooking. The curved edges where the bottom meets the side are rounded to help turn food and ensure nothing sticks in the corners.
From searing a steak or whisking up gravy to baking a skillet pan pizza or shallow-frying fritters, the Everything Pan will take you from breakfast through dinner and can go from the stove straight to the table, thanks to its gorgeous two-handled design and an exclusive, custom-fit magnetic wood trivet. The pan’s walls are low enough so that you can easily flip eggs and pancakes but tall enough to boil pasta or simmer soups and stews.
After casting, the Everything Pan is tumbled smooth—a final polishing step that most modern cast iron producers skip—which makes all the difference between the sleek, satin finish of a well-seasoned vintage pan and the rough, pebbled surface of most new pans. It’s then treated with a durable, all-natural vegetable oil seasoning, making it slippery-smooth right out of the box.
Milk Street 3-Piece 13-Inch Hammered Carbon Steel Wok
The typical wok is lousy for home cooking. With a round bottom that doesn’t heat on a flat American burner, poorly conductive steel and low-quality construction, most woks don’t perform well enough to be worth the storage space. That’s why we designed the Milk Street Hammered Wok specifically for American home cooks. After dozens of hours testing 10 woks of varying shapes, sizes and materials, we understand the features that make a great wok. Our redesigned 13-inch wok has high-quality construction, oversized handles for better control, a special dimpled surface for nonstick cooking and a tight-fitting tempered glass lid. It will last a lifetime, and it’s guaranteed to improve your day-to-day cooking.
Iwachu Cast-Iron Grill Pan
This grill pan from Iwachu is made to order from Nambu iron, a traditional Japanese cast ironware known for heat retention and durability that dates back over 400 years. The perfect companion for meat, chicken, fish, veggies, sandwiches and more, the pan is designed with a corrugated wave pattern on the bottom that leaves your burgers and grilled cheese with beautiful grill marks. Its compact, not-too-heavy size is just right for an at-home grilling experience, not too bulky like big cast iron griddles, and easy to use at any time, unlike a full-sized grill. And its natural cast iron construction makes it practically nonstick. Plus, the thoughtfully designed handle stays cool longer on the stove, so you can skip the potholder and still keep your hands safe when handling.
Milk Street Közmatik
When a recipe calls for charring vegetables, what do you do? Well, you can fire up the grill but that is a lot of work for just one eggplant or two bell peppers. In Turkey, however, they have a better solution called the Közmatik, a metal disk that fits perfectly over the burner of a gas stove. Evenly spaced holes allow heat to circulate around the vegetables, so you are truly roasting, rather than searing as you would on a skillet. The holes are close enough to hold even small veggies, like slender spring onions, and the disk is large enough to keep several bulbous eggplants from rolling off. It’s also less messy than charring directly on the burner: The Közmatik catches nearly all of the bits of charred vegetable skin and juices that would leak onto the surface of the stove. And, once cooled, it can be thrown in the dishwasher for easy cleanup.
Garcima Pata Negra 15-Inch Paella Pan
Milo by Kana Ultimate Skillet
As a complement to its original Dutch oven, Milo from Kana also designed a 10-inch skillet using its enameled cast iron, which requires no seasoning before first use and will put a thick crust on steaks and release eggs with ease. The long handle of this skillet has a flat top and a rounded bottom for better gripping, while a smaller secondary handle provides extra support, making it easy to pour out sauces or rendered fat—especially with the two spouts on either side.
Milk Street Cast Iron Grill Plate with Detachable Handle
Here at Milk Street, we’re big proponents of cooking with cast iron to get a good sear on food—which is why we designed our Cast Iron Sizzling Plate. The thin yet sturdy construction heats up quickly—over any burner or grill—and holds its heat well. The cast iron surface, when taken care of, prevents foodstuffs from sticking, so you can get an excellent sear on scallops, fish, jumbo shrimp, chicken, pork, steak, vegetables and more. With its sturdy birch wood base and detachable handle, the griddle can also easily be brought to the table and used as much as a hot plate as a cooking pan. Heat it in the oven and fill it with appetizers like warm, spiced nuts or baked feta drizzled with fruity olive oil, herbs and pepper flakes. Or use it to serve sizzling fajitas or stir-fried noodles. Plus, the ingenious handle removes easily for serving and storage.
Milk Street Cast Iron Stovetop Korean BBQ
Inspired by the communal style of grilling thinly sliced meats, our Cast-Iron Stovetop Korean Barbecue brings the experience of Korean barbecue to your table. Simply place thinly sliced meat on the ridged, domed center—the juices will slide down into a reservoir, where vegetables pick up that flavor as they cook. The cast-iron construction means the grill heats evenly and retains that heat well even after it’s removed from the source. It fits well over any type of burner or cooktop, including portable stoves, so you can use it just about anywhere. And besides grilling sliced meats, it’s also great for thin fish filets, sliced vegetables, flatbreads, tortillas and more—perfect for entertaining groups. Plus, two side handles make for easy maneuvering.
Victoria Cast-Iron Mini Saucepan
This mini saucepan from Victoria, made from high-quality cast iron, is designed for your smallest jobs. Cast iron is prized for its ability to heat up evenly and retain heat—this saucepan is finished with a textured surface that clings to seasoning better than artificially smoothed pans. The pan is seasoned with a coat of Kosher-certified, non-GMO flaxseed oil, made with zero synthetic chemicals. Like all cast iron, this saucepan will grow more nonstick with use and time.
The base of the pan and handle are balanced to avoid tip-overs. It works on most heating surfaces—including induction, ceramic, grills, ovens, gas stoves, under the broiler and even in a campfire—and is our pick for heating up small servings of soups or sauces, melting butter, prepping marinades, making desserts, heating basting sauces and making dips like queso or fondue. Made in Colombia by a family-owned company.
Victoria Cast-Iron Mini Skillet
Clocking in at just 1.2 pounds, this mini skillet from Victoria, made from high-quality cast iron, is designed for your smallest jobs. Cast iron is prized for its ability to heat up evenly and retain heat. The pan is seasoned with a coat of Kosher-certified, non-GMO flaxseed oil, made with zero synthetic chemicals. Like all cast iron, this saucepan will grow more nonstick with use and time.
Use this skillet for serving, cooking, baking, grilling and oven-to-table recipes, as it works on most heating surfaces—including induction, ceramic, grills, ovens, gas stoves, under the broiler and even in a campfire. We like it for making eggs and baking cheeses, like feta and Brie, but it’s also excellent for broiling small items. (Arguably, our favorite use is for single-serve skillet cookies and mini desserts.) Made in Colombia by a family-owned company.
de Buyer Choc Intense Round Frypans
Field Company Lightweight Cast-Iron Skillets
Field's cast-iron skillets work just as well as other brands but are so much more lightweight—the 10-inch model weighs just 4 pounds, at least 20% less than other models. The inside of the pans are also well burnished so they're smooth, not rough, for low-stick cooking, especially if you've seasoned your skillet properly. The Field skillets come pre-seasoned and are available in a range of sizes to suit the needs of any home cook. Choose between the No. 4, a compact 6-inch pan that's perfect for morning eggs and personal grilled cheese; the medium-sized 10-inch No. 8 or 12-inch No. 10; or the No. 12, a generous 14-inch skillet that is our favorite for big batches and campfire cooking. You can purchase the custom Field Company cast iron lids here.
de Buyer Choc Intense Rounded Sauté Pans
Historic French company's Choc Intense line of nonstick pans use the latest generation of nonstick coating—designed to have a 50% longer lifetime than other models—so they release food easily and are a breeze to clean with a soft sponge. This deeper-bowled Rounded Sauté Pan also features robust forged aluminum walls and an induction-friendly stainless steel bottom for even heat distribution. It's especially useful for recipes that require gentle, steady heat to avoid scorching and benefit from the easy cleanup of nonstick, like making a custard or slowly cooking a sugary syrup. We also love it for cooking soft-scrambled eggs over low heat, as the high sides and smaller base keeps eggs together so they cook slower and more steadily. The attractive matte black pans are weighty but not cumbersome, with sturdy triple-riveted stainless steel handles. De Buyer even includes a cloth bag with each pan to protect the nonstick surfaces during storage, so you can stack Choc Intense cookware without worrying about scratching the material.
The Baking Steel Mini Griddle
An even, consistent heat is the key to better cooking and more consistent baking. The Baking Steel Mini Griddle helps achieve both. It’s a pre-seasoned sheet of carbon steel on one side and a stovetop griddle on the other. When using it on its baking steel side, it sits on your oven rack to speed baking times, promote even browning and produce perfectly crisp bottoms. But flip it over, and the griddle side offers the same excellent heat conduction, just on the stove or induction plate. The Baking Steel has thermal conductivity 18 times greater than a ceramic baking stone, meaning it absorbs and regulates heat better, mitigating temperature fluctuations. That means it produces brick oven-caliber bubbling and charring on pizzas, thick, crispy crust on loaves of bread and a faster bake time when cooking quiche. And compared to a normal aluminum griddle, the mini griddle will get hot faster and stay hot for as long as you need it—great for making breakfast, perfectly cooked burgers, steaks, veggies and more. It's the best of both worlds in one mini device.
Vermicular Skillet and Lid
Our kitchen team was, quite frankly, stunned by the Vermicular 10-inch skillet. It is at least 50% thinner than other cast-iron skillets, making this 2.4 pound one the lightest we’ve tried. Durably designed, it features a heat-resistant enameled surface and a wooden handle that stays cool to the touch. The pan cooks more like stainless steel than cast iron thanks to its thinness, which makes it heat up more quickly, but it offers the nonstick and cleaning advantages of enameled cast iron. It’s the perfect skillet for searing or stir-frying. The skillet also comes with a glass lid that’s designed to be stood upright to avoid touching a dirty counter. Use to sauté veggies, fry an egg, sear a steak or make the perfect crispy grilled cheese.
Vermicular 10.2 inch Oven Safe Skillet with Lid
Our kitchen team was, quite frankly, stunned by the Vermicular 10-inch skillet. Weighing in at 2.4 pounds, it is at least 50% thinner than other cast-iron skillets, making it the lightest skillet we’ve tried. Durably designed and nonreactive, it features a heat-resistant enameled surface and an oven-safe aluminum handle. The pan cooks more like stainless steel than cast iron thanks to its thinness, which makes it heat more quickly, but it offers the nonstick and cleaning advantages of enameled cast iron. And it still retains heat well and evenly like cast iron. It’s the perfect skillet for searing or stir-frying. The skillet also comes with a stainless steel lid with an attached cast-iron handle that’s designed to be stood upright to avoid touching a dirty counter. Use to sauté veggies, fry an egg, sear a steak or make the perfect crispy grilled cheese.
Field Company Lightweight Griddle no. 9
Field's cast-iron griddle is the perfect pan for breakfast or quick high-heat cooking. The low sides let you easily get your spatula under pancakes and fried eggs, and it's perfect for searing steak. We love Field's cast iron because it works just as well as other brands but is much lighter and easier to maneuver—the 10.5 inch No. 9 model weighs just 4 pounds, at least 20% less than other models. Like all Field cast iron, the griddle comes pre-seasoned, well burnished so it's smooth, not rough, for natural nonstick cooking, especially if you've seasoned your skillet properly. The Griddle No. 9 is a single-burner tool designed to fit any stovetop (including electric and induction). Cast iron gets—and stays—hotter than most pans.