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The Experience Frying Pan is a straightforward carbon steel frying pan from Fujita Kinzoku, made in Japan and designed for everyday cooking. At 26cm, it’s a useful all-round size for frying, searing and sautéing, with carbon steel providing the quick response and high-temperature performance that makes this style of pan such a pleasure to cook with.
Unlike a conventional non-stick pan, there is no synthetic non-stick coating to eventually wear away. Instead, the seasoned carbon steel surface develops through cooking and regular use, becoming increasingly familiar and personal to the way you cook.
The pan is treated with Fujita Kinzoku’s proprietary Original Hard Temper finish, a factory-seasoning process designed to replace the traditional initial heating and oil-seasoning normally required with carbon steel cookware.
This means the pan arrives already seasoned and ready to start cooking with. The treatment helps improve resistance to sticking and rust from the very first use, while the surface will continue to develop naturally as the pan is cooked with and cared for over time.
Variations in surface colour and occasional light speckles are a natural characteristic of the Hard Temper process rather than imperfections. Acidic or alkaline ingredients may also cause the seasoning layer to change or fade with use; this is normal for seasoned carbon steel and does not indicate a defect.
As with all carbon steel cookware, the surface of your Fujita Kinzoku pan will continue to develop as you cook with it. Through regular use, the pan will gradually build up its own natural non-stick layer, becoming better seasoned over time.
We recommend re-seasoning your pan whenever required, following our Carbon Steel Pans – Seasoning & Care Guide. Changes in colour are completely normal, and acidic ingredients can temporarily strip some of the seasoning. If this happens, the surface can simply be re-seasoned and built back up again.
Carbon steel should always be dried thoroughly after washing and should never be put in the dishwasher.
These pans are suitable for gas, electric and induction hobs. When cooking on induction, we recommend keeping to medium temperatures initially and building the heat gradually. Induction can heat carbon steel extremely quickly, and sudden changes in temperature can cause a pan to warp or buckle.
For full instructions on using, seasoning and looking after your pan, see our Carbon Steel Pans – Seasoning & Care Guide.
Fujita Kinzoku is a family-run metalworking company based in Yao, Osaka, producing cookware and household goods since 1951. Now in its fourth generation, the company combines decades of metalworking experience with modern manufacturing, carrying out much of its production within its own small factory.
Best known for its iron cookware, Fujita Kinzoku focuses on practical, well-designed tools made for everyday use. Their approach brings together traditional manufacturing skills, thoughtful design and a willingness to rethink familiar kitchen equipment — creating cookware that is simple, functional and made to be used for years.
Whilst on a trip to Japan in winter 2026, we had the opportunity to visit the Fujita Kinzoku factory and see first-hand how their cookware is made. The operation really impressed us — spotlessly clean, beautifully organised and still using some of the same machinery that has been at the heart of their production for decades. It was a real treat to see these wonderful pans being made and to better understand the people, processes and craftsmanship behind them.
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