JAPANESE SAUCEPAN "YUKIHIRA" - HAMMERED STAINLESS STEEL - 16 CM - YOSHIKAWA
A Yukihira saucepan is instantly recognizable by its silhouette: a wooden handle, two pouring spouts, and a hammered surface, the tsuchime, whose small facets resemble snow.
In Japan, it is the everyday saucepan. The one for morning dashi, miso soup, soft-boiled eggs, and evening ramen.
It is made of bare stainless steel, with no coating. The markings inside allow you to measure without a measuring cup. It heats up quickly, can be handled with one hand, and pours cleanly to the left or right.
Lid sold separately. Made in Tsubame-Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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Technical specifications
- Diameter: 16 cm / Height: 8.2 cm
- Capacity: 1.3 L
- Weight: approximately 405 g
- Material: 18-0 stainless steel (nickel-free), uncoated, hammered surface
- Handle: natural wood, screwed on and replaceable
- Compatibility: all heat sources, including induction
- Made in: Tsubame-Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Yoshikawa, the metal of Tsubame-Sanjō since 1946
Tsubame-Sanjō, in Niigata Prefecture, is Japan's major hub for metalworking. It was there in 1946 that Yoshikawa Kinzoku, a metal wholesaler, began making spoons and forks from scraps from a local stainless steel mill.
Now based in Yahiko, Yoshikawa designs its utensils and has them made by workshops in Tsubame-Sanjō. They are simple, robust objects, designed to last for years.