Small pan cast iron

For grilling, cast iron is perfect. Even on a hot grill, the material retains its shape, and since it's such an excellent heat retainer, it doesn't even need much size or weight to make the most of the glowing heat. This pan is the best proof. You can use it to fry exactly one circular fried egg as a burger topping, to melt cheese and cook vegetarian food, or to bring a little dessert to the table for the end of the grill menu. Blinis and crêpes are easy to make - and if you own a kettle grill, even sweet casseroles and cakes. Just think of summer cherry clafoutis! Although pre-baked with cooking oil and therefore ready to grill, we recommend that you first grease the pan a little more generously in all this to preserve and strengthen the natural protective layer.

That’s no news for the three generations’ family business Victoria in Medellín, Colombia. It was more than 100 years ago that grandfather Raúl learned all the skills of iron casting and was able to set up his own workshop soon afterwards. Initially, he produced, for the most part, smaller handicraft items from casting moulds and offered them for sale. A while along the road, Raúls love of cooking and good food gave him the idea of producing a cast-iron grain mill. In retrospect, this was the beginning of an international success story. Eventually, the Victoria iron foundry sells cookware in 32 countries around the world today. Before leaving the now fully automated production, each piece is burned in the old fashioned way: with linseed oil – burnished, as the iron expert says. Burnished iron features a protective layer and is ready for immediate use. So you can start using your cast-iron pan right away. Just preheat the pan for a few minutes and use a little more fat than you usually do for the first few times; that will sufficiently preserve the burnished layer and prevent that anything sticks to the pan. Please use highly acidic foods only with care, and do not use your cast-iron pan for food storage. You can refresh the protective layer at home at any time and burnish your pan with a small amount of linseed oil.

Care instructions: You should not put cast iron in the dishwasher. To clean it, simply wipe the surface thoroughly. You can easily remove an occasionally occurring rust stain by applying a small amount of cooking oil with kitchen tissue.  Please note that cast iron may leave marks on glass-ceramic surfaces.