Kiritsuke Knife, 24 cm with Pakkawood Handle

A regular nonstick pan is aluminium with a chemical coating sprayed over it, and that coating is the part that wears out. Okura uses a solid titanium cooking surface, so there is no layer to scratch, peel or degrade. The pan you use in year ten is the same pan you unboxed.

Yes. There is no PFAS, PFOA or PTFE anywhere in the pan, because there is no coating at all. Nothing can leach into your food from a surface that was never sprayed on.

You can. Metal spatulas, tongs and whisks are all fine. This is the practical difference a solid surface makes: there is nothing on top to cut through.

Gas, induction, electric, ceramic, the oven and an open fire. The bonded base works on every hob type, and the pan has no handle part or coating that keeps it out of the oven.

Fully. A dishwasher is what destroys a coated pan over time; titanium does not care. Hand washing is quicker for a single pan, but it is not required.

Every Okura pan carries a 25-year warranty against defects in material and workmanship. If something goes wrong that should not have, contact us with your order number and we replace the pan.

Heavier than a thin nonstick pan and lighter than cast iron. The weight comes from the bonded base, which is also what keeps the heat even from the centre to the edge.

No seasoning, no ritual. Heat the pan first, add a little fat, then add the food. That is the whole technique, and it is the same one that works on a stainless pan.