Iwachu 22cm Sukiyaki Pot

Nanbu Tekki ironware pot produced in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan. 

The traditional clay molding process of Nanbu ironware gives a very particular fine bumpy texture with a certain kind of smoothness that results in a particularly nice non-stick surface. It holds a seasoning really well and things just slide around on it. 

This is cast iron so when it gets hot it holds it heat, and the heat is really even. Great to cook in - if you haven't done it you've got to try. The Japanese cast iron is the perfect thickness to get even heat that stays there.

You can cook anything with this pan really - a paella or a rice dish or a stew or bacon, steak, whatever. The handle is out of the way so on a fire it works well.