MOZAMBIQUE

MADE IN JAPAN

DESIGNED IN SWEDEN

Why an Octagonal Sauté Pan, Not a Round One?

STEKA — An Octagonal Aluminum Sauté Pan

The STEKA project began by reconsidering one of cookware’s most familiar conventions: the round pan. Most frying pans are circular not only because of how they are used for cooking, but also because the shape lends itself to efficient manufacturing and mass production.

STEKA’s distinctive octagonal form was designed with a simple intention: to create a pan that you would want to leave visible in the kitchen, even when it is not in use. Because it is an everyday object, STEKA considers not only how the pan performs during cooking, but also how it lives in the room when it is no longer on the heat.

You may wonder whether an octagonal pan would be more difficult to handle. Through repeated testing and refinement, STEKA has been developed to feel as natural and easy to use as a conventional round pan.

STEKA PAN

DESIGN

Designed from the ground up by ADDI in Sweden, in close collaboration with Japanese cookwear brand Mozambique.

Not adapted from an existing model,   
not a reinterpretation.

Every line, proportion, and surface was developed to balance two philosophies: 
Scandinavian restraint and Japanese dedication to craft.
  
A form that feels deliberate.   
Because it is.

FUNCTION

Designed to Be Repaired, Not Discarded

The cast-aluminum handle is secured with a stainless steel screw rather than rivets, making it easy to remove for compact storage or oven use. If the handle is ever damaged, it can be repaired or replaced without discarding the pan, so the failure of a single component does not determine the lifespan of the entire product.

Because the cooking surface is uncoated, there is no applied coating to peel or wear away. With appropriate care, the sauté pan is designed to remain in use for many years.

EXPECT MORE

STEKA’s distinction lies in more than its appearance. No compromise has been made in its fundamental role as cookware.

The 5 mm cast-aluminum body provides substantial thermal mass, offering heat-retention characteristics approaching those of cast iron while remaining lighter to handle.

Aluminum’s high thermal conductivity allows the pan to heat up quickly and distribute heat evenly across the cooking surface. This reduces preheating time, brings liquids to a simmer more quickly and supports stable, consistent cooking.

Trout with crisp-skinned, just-cooked flesh, finished with a brown butter sauce brightened by fuki-no-tō (Japanese butterbur bud).

EXPLORE RECIPES

A Chef Who Reflects the Spirit of the Fuji Foothills.

Thick-gauge aluminum cookware has long been used in professional kitchens. Its high thermal conductivity and substantial heat retention allow ingredients to cook quickly, evenly and consistently. The added thickness also improves durability, enabling the cookware to withstand the demanding conditions of a professional kitchen over many years.

Sear, simmer, steam and fry—all with a single STEKA pan. To demonstrate its full potential, nôtori owner-chef Kohei Horiuchi developed a series of recipes specifically for STEKA.

Discover a professional approach to making the most of both the ingredients and the cookware.

Read the interview

MEDIA

STEKAは調理していない時も、意味のある道具になるように設計されています。調理後にそのままサーブしてもテーブルの上で美しく佇み、壁にかけたときに最も美しくなるように設計されています。

棚にしまう時は、ハンドルを外してコンパクトになります。
耐久性の高い調理器具は多くありますが、所有したいと思わせるように設計されているものは多くありません。

調理性能が高いだけではなく、人生に寄り添う調理器具です。

MORE PRODUCTS

STEKA LID

$100.00

STEKA SLEEVE

$23.00

Ten pans a day.
A pace set by quality, not volume.

STEKA’s octagonal form is not only a design choice. It is a manufacturing challenge.

Unlike round cookware, the octagonal form requires additional precision in both casting and finishing. More edges. More processes. More judgement at every stage.

The pan is shaped through gravity die casting, CNC machining, hand finishing and specialist polishing. Although it is cast aluminium, the tolerances are kept as tight as possible. The lid and handle were prototyped repeatedly until the fit was right.

Each pan is made in a Japanese aluminium casting factory with over a century of experience. The process depends not only on machinery, but on long experience, intuition and delicate skill. Every piece is made with time, care and the involvement of skilled craftsmen.

At the current production capacity, output is limited to 10 pans per day.