Ikenaga Kotsukurume Grill Pan

A small cast iron grill pan from Ikenaga Iron Works in Japan, built for compact grilling — one or two people, a camp table, or a burner on the bench.

Cast iron conducts fast and holds heat, so meat and vegetables cook evenly and the surface sears rather than steams. The grooved face drains excess fat away from the food as it cooks, which cuts the smoke and leaves the meat crisp outside and juicy through the middle.

Why Choose It?

• Cast iron: even conduction, strong heat retention, and it will outlive you.
• Grooved surface: fat drains off rather than pooling, so there is less smoke.
• Compact: sized for one or two, for home, camping or a single burner.
• Works on anything: portable gas burner, open flame, small stove.
• Made in Japan: Ikenaga Iron Works, from Japan's traditional ironworking region.

What To Cook On It:

• Japanese and Korean grilling: thin-sliced beef, pork belly, chicken.
• Table-top grilling: at home, on a portable burner.
• Camping: it is cast iron and it does not mind the outdoors.
• Teppanyaki: searing and pan grilling generally.

Care:
Season it before first use and re-season occasionally. Avoid detergent where you can, dry it completely over heat, and oil it lightly before storing. Put cast iron away damp and it rusts.

Small, heavy, and it will still be here in thirty years. Order now.