SUMMIT · 鉄なべ流 — The Iron Way

A message from the president

A meal made by hand carries something a machine never can.

The warmth of the person who made it. For generations in Tsubame — the heart of Japan's metalworking craft — we have pressed and finished iron pans for exactly that: the everyday table, shared with the people you love.

Iron holds heat. It sears, it breathes, it grows better with every meal. A pan you season today becomes a pan your family knows by name.

Cooking made with heart carries warmth.
We want to cherish the food that passes on the maker’s warmth.

We have a dream.

It is that people all over the world will use the iron pans we make to cook delicious food — for their families, for those around them, and for themselves — and that it will make them smile.

For many years, here in Tsubame, Japan, we have continued to make iron pans with care and devotion, guided by our belief in enriching food culture through iron pans.

We hope you will pick up an iron pan we made, cook something delicious, smile, and share in our dream with us.

Kenichi Minejima
President, Summit Kogyo Co., Ltd.

The Collection

Four families of iron, for every fire.

Real Summit pans, real dimensions. Studio photography in the line-up below; online ordering — coming soon.

鉄なべ流｜Signature

Iron Frying Pans

Our signature pan. Spin-formed from a single sheet to a thin 1.6 mm base — light, quick to heat, and able to reach a full 30 cm. A surface that only improves with use.

Base1.6 mm · spin-formed

Range16 – 30 cm

HandleWood · IH compatible

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炒める｜Stir-fry

Beijing Woks

For high heat and fast hands. The hammered (槌目) finish grips oil and releases food clean.

Hammered 27270 × 470 × 125 mm · 720 g

Hammered 30300 × 500 × 120 mm · 820 g

Range20–33 cm

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窒化鉄｜Nitride

The Nitride Series

Traditional iron, made effortless. Lighter, rust-resistant, naturally non-stick — with nothing to peel.

Base1.2 mm · embossed

Range22 – 33 cm

FinishThe iron itself

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プロ仕様｜Professional

The Pro Series

Stubbornly iron — handle and all. The all-iron tools professional kitchens reach for, built to work year after year.

Fry pan 262.3 mm base · 1,150 g

Fry pan 302.3 mm base · 1,500 g

HandleForged iron

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Line-up

From frying pans to pots, tamagoyaki pans and griddles.

A small selection from more than 400 items. Ask us for item numbers and sizes.

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Sizes & weights — main items

○ = induction (IH) compatible.

Deep-Fry Pan Series9 items

Item	Size (mm)	Weight (g)	Thickness (mm)	IH
20cm Iron Deep-Fryer (with Lid)	236 × 219 × 150	1,320	1.6	○
18cm Iron Deep-Fryer (with Lid)	220 × 195 × 135	1,170	1.6
20cm Iron Deep-Fryer (N)	238 × 220 × 125	1,180	1.6	○
22cm Iron Deep-Fryer	301 × 238 × 142	1,430	1.6	○
16cm Multifunctional Iron Deep-Fryer (Tray with Mesh)	170 × 228 × 86	940	1.2
20cm Multifunctional Iron Deep-Fryer (Tray with Mesh)	220 × 285 × 115	1,630	1.2
20cm Iron Fryer Pan	210 × 250 × 97	1,390	3.2	○
24cm Iron Fryer Pan	295 × 250 × 105	1,810	3.2	○
Crispy! 20cm Full Fry Deep-Fryer (Yellow)	238 × 220 × 125	1,250	1.6	○

Stir-Fry Pan Series22 items

Item	Size (mm)	Weight (g)	Thickness (mm)	IH
27cm Iron Induction Wok Discontinued	272 × 425 × 135	970	1.6	○
30cm Iron Induction Wok Discontinued	300 × 455 × 167	1,110	1.6	○
20cm Iron Induction Wok	215 × 338 × 115	580	1.6	○
22cm Iron Induction Wok	235 × 360 × 115	660	1.6	○
24cm Iron Induction Wok	253 × 377 × 120	730	1.6	○
27cm Diamond-Cut Iron Wok	270 × 470 × 125	770	1.2
30cm Diamond-Cut Iron Wok	300 × 500 × 125	880	1.2
33cm Diamond-Cut Iron Wok	330 × 533 × 125	1,020	1.2
23cm Spill-Resistant Iron Wok	230 × 430 × 105	660	1.0
26cm Spill-Resistant Iron Wok	260 × 467 × 122	810	1.0
29cm Spill-Resistant Iron Wok	290 × 495 × 122	950	1.0
24cm Embossed Iron Wok	240 × 430 × 145	810	1.2
26cm Embossed Iron Wok	260 × 460 × 151	880	1.2
28cm Embossed Iron Wok	280 × 480 × 115	950	1.2
30cm Embossed Iron Wok	300 × 505 × 130	970	1.2
33cm Embossed Iron Wok	330 × 540 × 130	1,200	1.2
20cm Tsuchime Iron Wok	200 × 360 × 135	480	1.2
22cm Tsuchime Iron Wok	220 × 370 × 140	530	1.2
24cm Tsuchime Iron Wok	240 × 437 × 145	610	1.2
27cm Tsuchime Iron Wok	270 × 470 × 125	720	1.2
30cm Tsuchime Iron Wok	300 × 500 × 120	820	1.2
33cm Tsuchime Iron Wok	330 × 533 × 125	950	1.2

Frypan Series23 items

Item	Size (mm)	Weight (g)	Thickness (mm)	IH
Iron Egg Pan	160 × 390 × 105	930	2.3	○
Tetsunabe-ryu Iron Egg Pan	129 × 392 × 86	580	1.6
Morning Frypan	200 × 382 × 70	590	1.6
20cm Iron Frypan with a lid	210 × 395 × 85	900	1.2
20cm Embossed Iron Frypan	200 × 404 × 95	520	1.2
22cm Embossed Iron Frypan	220 × 414 × 97	629	1.2
24cm Embossed Iron Frypan	240 × 425 × 105	720	1.2
26cm Embossed Iron Frypan	260 × 430 × 110	824	1.2
28cm Embossed Iron Frypan	280 × 435 × 113	958	1.2
26cm Deep Tsuchime Iron Frypan	260 × 460 × 132	840	1.6
28cm Deep Tsuchime Iron Frypan	280 × 470 × 134	930	1.6
20cm Iron Frypan	200 × 405 × 86	800	2.3
22cm Iron Frypan	220 × 410 × 87	920	2.3	○
24cm Iron Frypan	240 × 415 × 89	1,010	2.3
26cm Iron Frypan	260 × 420 × 92	1,220	2.3
28cm Iron Frypan	280 × 425 × 95	1,384	2.3
16cm Tetsunabe-ryu Iron Frypan	160 × 325 × 61	420	1.6
18cm Tetsunabe-ryu Iron Frypan	180 × 340 × 62	510	1.6
20cm Tetsunabe-ryu Iron Frypan	200 × 380 × 66	630	1.6
22cm Tetsunabe-ryu Iron Frypan	220 × 390 × 71	750	1.6
24cm Tetsunabe-ryu Iron Frypan	240 × 425 × 86	820	1.6
26cm Tetsunabe-ryu Iron Frypan	260 × 470 × 100	880	1.6	○
28cm Tetsunabe-ryu Iron Frypan	280 × 490 × 115	950	1.6

Mini Iron Pan Series6 items

Item	Size (mm)	Weight (g)	Thickness (mm)	IH
Rolls in an instant! Long Mini Iron Egg Pan	104 × 374 × 70	450	1.6	○
Mini Iron Egg Pan (N)	104 × 319 × 63	370	1.6	○
16cm Mini Iron Deep-Fryer	231 × 173 × 97	700	1.6	○
16cm One-Handed Mini Iron Deep-Fryer (with Lid)	174 × 328 × 120	820	1.6	○
16cm Bento Deep-Fryer	171 × 231 × 93	540	1.2
16cm Multipurpose Mini Pan (with Lid)	245 × 165 × 67	470	1.2

Thick Series6 items

Item	Size (mm)	Weight (g)	Thickness (mm)
Thick Teppanyaki PlateII	360 × 284 × 35	2,780	4.5
Thick Rectangular Teppanyaki Plate	328 × 230 × 33	2,310	3.2
Thick Iron Egg Pan	160 × 362 × 110	1,250	3.2
20cm Thick Iron Tempura Pan (with Guard)	290 × 220 × 88	1,570	3.2
22cm Thick Iron Tempura Pan (with Guard)	305 × 240 × 110	1,965	3.2
24cm Thick Iron Tempura Pan (with Guard)	320 × 240 × 115	2,295	3.2

Pro Design Series29 items

Item	Size (mm)	Weight (g)	Thickness (mm)
27cm Iron Wok	270 × 415 × 115	850	1.2
30cm Iron Wok	300 × 445 × 133	1,010	1.2
33cm Iron Wok	330 × 480 × 154	1,200	1.2
36cm Iron Wok	360 × 515 × 185	1,450	1.2
39cm Iron Wok	390 × 545 × 195	1,690	1.2
27cm Flat-bottom Iron Wok	270 × 415 × 115	850	1.2
30cm Flat-bottom Iron Wok	300 × 445 × 133	1,010	1.2
33cm Flat-bottom Iron Wok	330 × 480 × 154	1,200	1.2
27cm Wooden Handle Iron Wok	270 × 470 × 140	920	1.2
30cm Wooden Handle Iron Wok	300 × 500 × 170	1,070	1.2
33cm Wooden Handle Iron Wok	330 × 530 × 200	1,220	1.2
27cm Chinese Iron Wok	270 × 315 × 100	810	1.2
30cm Chinese Iron Wok	300 × 350 × 110	1,010	1.2
33cm Chinese Iron Wok	330 × 385 × 125	1,130	1.2
36cm Chinese Iron Wok	360 × 410 × 140	1,430	1.2
39cm Chinese Iron Wok	390 × 440 × 145	1,550	1.2
42cm Chinese Iron Wok	420 × 475 × 150	1,810	1.2
45cm Chinese Iron Wok	450 × 515 × 165	2,110	1.2
27cm Wooden Handle Iron Frypan	270 × 470 × 150	890	1.2
30cm Wooden Handle Iron Frypan	300 × 500 × 150	1,070	1.2
33cm Wooden Handle Iron Frypan	330 × 530 × 150	1,240	1.2
16cm Iron Frypan	160 × 315 × 112	430	2.3
18cm Iron Frypan	180 × 350 × 120	570	2.3
20cm Iron Frypan	200 × 385 × 145	690	2.3
22cm Iron Frypan	220 × 425 × 160	830	2.3
24cm Iron Frypan	240 × 460 × 160	970	2.3
26cm Iron Frypan	260 × 496 × 180	1,150	2.3
28cm Iron Frypan	280 × 550 × 185	1,340	2.3
30cm Iron Frypan	300 × 585 × 195	1,500	2.3

The Nitride Series7 items

Item	Size (mm)	Weight (g)	Thickness (mm)
22cm Nitrided Tsuchime Iron Wok	220 × 370 × 140	530	1.2
26cm Nitrided Embossed Iron Frypan	260 × 465 × 100	800	1.2
28cm Nitrided Embossed Iron Frypan	280 × 480 × 115	930	1.2
30cm Nitrided Embossed Iron Wok	300 × 505 × 130	970	1.2
33cm Nitrided Embossed Iron Wok (Assisted Handle)	330 × 570 × 130	1,310	1.2
30cm Nitrided Flat Bottom Iron Wok	300 × 505 × 110	1,060	1.2
33cm Nitrided Flat Bottom Iron Wok	330 × 540 × 120	1,270	1.2

The Nitride Method

The strength of iron, made effortless.

Our nitride-treated iron brings the soul of traditional iron to the modern kitchen — without the fuss. The same pan, four lasting advantages. The colours you see are the tempered steel itself.

Thin, yet strong

A lighter pan that still takes a lifetime of heat.

A natural non-stick

Food releases cleanly — no synthetic coating, ever.

Resists rust

Far easier to care for than untreated iron.

Never peels

The finish is the iron itself — there is nothing to flake away.

Why Iron

Iron is a pan you raise.

Iron isn’t the easy choice — it’s the one that lasts. Cared for, a Summit pan cooks better every year. And because there’s no coating to flake away, it stays with you the longer you use it.

01 · Heat

Heat that performs

Iron holds and radiates heat. It sears a steak, fires a wok, and keeps frying oil at a steady temperature — things a thin nonstick pan simply can’t.

02 · Durability

A lifetime of use

Tough and scratch-resistant. Looked after properly, a single iron pan serves a kitchen for decades — and only improves with age.

03 · Nutrition

Iron in your food

Cook in bare iron and your food takes on dietary iron. An independent Japanese laboratory measured a significant rise when stir-frying in an uncoated Summit pan.

Honest about iron: it rewards a little care. Keep it dry, give it an occasional wipe of oil, and it won’t rust. It is heavier than nonstick — and there is no synthetic coating to scratch or flake into your food. Just iron, the way people have cooked for centuries. Iron-content test by an independent Japanese laboratory (Kenoh Research Institute), 2018.

Quality & Safety

Made to be trusted, every day.

Every Summit pan is made in Tsubame-Sanjo, Japan, from iron and nothing else. No fluororesin (PTFE) coating, no paint on the cooking surface — so there is nothing to peel, flake, or wear off into your food. Most of our materials come from workshops in this region, and every piece is finished, checked, and packed by hand before it leaves the factory.

Packing each pan by hand at the Summit factory — Checked and packed by hand, one pan at a time.

From a steel blank to the shipping box.

Heritage

One roof. Every step. Since 1919.

Founded in 1919 in Tsubame — a metalworking town since the Edo period — Summit began in tableware and, over the decades, became a dedicated ironware specialist. Every pan is worked in-house: pressing, welding, finishing, from the raw steel blank to the final shipment. Today the workshop turns out some 3,000 pans a day across more than 400 items, in sizes from 16 to 60 cm, with finishes that meet Japanese food-safety standards. An aim that hasn’t changed since we began: to enrich the table — in Japan and around the world — through honest iron.

1919

Founded

3,000

Pans made each day

400+

Items in the range

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is it safe to cook on?

Yes. Our finishes meet Japanese food-safety standards, and the nitride series and bare iron carry no synthetic coating at all — nothing to flake into your food.

Will it rust?

Bare iron can rust if it's left wet, but it's easily prevented — dry it and wipe with a little oil — and easily reversed if it happens. Our nitride-treated series is specially hardened to resist rust.

How do I care for it?

Season it once — Wash, dry over heat, then warm a thin film of oil into the surface. This builds a natural, non-stick patina — no chemicals required.
Wash & dry warm — Rinse with hot water and a brush, go easy on detergent, then dry over a low flame and wipe with a touch of oil. Done in a minute.
Rust is reversible — Left it wet? Scrub the spot, rinse, dry and re-oil. Rust is never the end of an iron pan — just a sign it needs a wipe.

What sizes do you make?

From 16 cm to 60 cm, across frying pans, Beijing woks, deep-fryers, tamagoyaki pans and more — over 400 items in the range.

Can you make custom or private-label products?

Yes. With a deep library of dies and in-house forming, we make shapes and sizes beyond our catalogue, including private-label and OEM. Tell us what you need — see Trade below.

Is it induction (IH) compatible?

Many models work on both gas and induction. We can confirm compatibility for any item you're considering.

Do you ship internationally?

We work with overseas distributors and wholesale partners. Get in touch with your market and what you're looking for, and we'll take it from there.

The Iron WayTsubame, since 1919.

A meal made by hand carries something a machine never can.

Four families of iron, for every fire.

Iron Frying Pans

Beijing Woks

The Nitride Series

The Pro Series

From frying pans to pots, tamagoyaki pans and griddles.

The strength of iron, made effortless.

Thin, yet strong

A natural non-stick

Resists rust

Never peels

Made to be used, not minded.

Iron is a pan you raise.

Heat that performs

A lifetime of use

Iron in your food

Made to be trusted, every day.

From a steel blank to the shipping box.

One roof. Every step. Since 1919.

Questions, answered.

Japan's iron, on tables everywhere.