Maker Profile · Jun 18, 2026
Twelve generations of cast iron in Seki
We spent four days with the Aoki family, makers of our heritage skillet line. Here is what we learned about steel, patience, and Japanese fire.
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Technique · Jun 11, 2026
On seasoning, slowly
A re-examination of what 'well-seasoned' really means, and why your grandmother's pan looked the way it did.
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Notebook · May 30, 2026
Twelve dinners, one pot
The case for one beautiful Dutch oven, twelve weeknight meals, and not buying anything else this year.
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Travel · May 22, 2026
A morning at the knife festival in Sakai
Notes from a 600-year-old market, photographed on a Tuesday in March.
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