9A Pan

To appreciate the 9A Pan, you ought to know how the folks at Wicks Forge obsessed over every detail: the integrity of the forged steel surface; the long, ergonomic handle; and the curved sides informed by a professional chef,  an old calculus textbook, and (of all things) a skateboarding halfpipe. The making of the pan is no less impressive—it’s an inventive process involving a 75-year-old truck transmission, a 150-year-old lathe, and a handful of other old tools repurposed for modern forgery. But what does all this really mean? Potatoes cooked to perfection over an open flame, an even sear on that cut the butcher talked you into, and a pan that will care for you as long as you care for it. 

— By Wicks Forge, a modern blacksmith shop that draws on tradition 
— Refined cooking surface and a more comfortable handle compared to most iron pans cast in molds