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Netherton Foundry

Netherton Foundry, Iron Foundry
South Shropshire, UK
Nestled in the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Netherton Foundry is a family owned business in South Shropshire that has been producing durable, beautiful spun iron cookware for a decade and a half. 

Spun iron cookware is created on a lathe, with solid sheet iron being shaped by hand as it spins, to create each pan’s finished shape. Thought to be a technique dating back to the Middle Ages, Netherton’s three lathes are almost a century old, having been originally manufactured not far away in Birmingham.
Each piece of Netherton Foundry’s cookware is pre-seasoned, meaning it is ready for use as soon as you get it home. Prior to this process the pans are shot blasted to create a slightly rough surface, which gives the seasoning a better purchase and results in a longer lasting finish. An even layer of organic flax oil, sourced from East Sussex, is then applied before heating in special ovens at temperatures up to 300ºC creates the hard wearing, naturally non-stick black finish that characterises these pans.
In regular use the layer of seasoning gradually builds, resulting in the surface becoming increasingly non-stick over time. To prolong the life of your Netherton cookware, you can re-season your pans whenever necessary. Some iron pan aficionados swear by using only water to clean your pan, but we like to use a bit of Marseille White soap in combination with a stiff vegetable fibre brush to give a thorough clean that won’t strip off the pan’s all-important layer of seasoning.

Further Information

Care & Usage

Netherton recommends using only hot or boiling water to clean your pan (you can boil water in the pan to remove stubborn dirt). Use a stiff bristled dish scrub or pan brush to clean the pan. We like to use Savon de Marseille white soap to clean this kind of cookware when necessary. Once clean, ensure the pan is dried immediately, either by returning the pan to the heat to dry, or by carefully drying with a kitchen towel. Store in a dry place and oil occasionally if required.

Seasoning your pan

Netherton Foundry’s cookware is all supplied ready seasoned with flax oil, so it can be used straight away. Like all seasoned pans, the seasoning can degrade in heavy use, or if acidic foods are cooked in the pan, in which case the pan can be easily re-seasoned, by covering the clean pan with a very thin layer of flax oil and heating to smoking point.

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