Most non-stick pans work brilliantly for about a year, then the coating starts to degrade. You're told not to use metal utensils. You wonder what you've been eating. Netherton Foundry cookware works on a completely different principle — and it gets better with every use.
Spun iron is made by spinning a disc of pure iron on a lathe and forming it over a mould — a traditional manufacturing technique from the ironmasters of Shropshire's industrial heritage. The result is a pan that is around half the weight of an equivalent cast iron pan, while sharing all the same heat-retention, even cooking and near-indestructible durability that makes iron cookware so beloved. And unlike Teflon-coated pans, it is completely PFAS-free — no synthetic chemical coatings, ever.
Each pan is seasoned at the foundry with organic flaxseed oil from Sussex, creating a natural, food-safe non-stick surface that deepens and improves as you cook with it. Use metal utensils freely. Put it in a screaming hot oven. Cook acidic sauces or sugary caramels. The surface handles everything, and rewards every session with a richer patina.
The range we carry at Farmfetch includes their award-winning Chef's Pan — The Guardian's Best Frying Pan of 2025, tested against twelve competitors including Le Creuset — as well as traditional frying pans, the iconic prospector pan (perfect for oven-to-table cooking), copper saucepans, and bakeware. Every piece is made at the Netherton Foundry workshop in south Shropshire, using iron, oak and copper sourced principally from Shropshire and neighbouring counties.
One care note: always heat your Netherton pan gradually, especially on induction or ceramic hobs. Never plunge a hot pan into cold water. Keep it dry after washing — a quick blast on the hob
does it. That's all the maintenance these pans need. They genuinely last for generations.
