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The Perfect Carbon Steel Pan

Created by Qookware

The most versatile pan ever | Naturally nonstick | Perfect searing | Lighter than cast iron | Lasts a lifetime

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Shipping Update
11 days ago – Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 02:44:15 AM

Hi everyone,
Happy New Year from all of us at Qookware! We hope your year has started off in the best possible way, filled with joy, excitement, and perhaps a little time in the kitchen. ❤️

Exciting News: Shipping Has Finally Begun!

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working tirelessly to get everything ready for you. January has been all about finalizing shipping terms and rates with DHL and FedEx. Moving to a new warehouse in Denmark brought some unexpected challenges, and we needed to sort out a few logistics before we could start printing labels and prepping your packages.

We also ran a small test shipment to the U.S. and select EU countries to ensure our fulfillment process was smooth—and it was! Customs clearance and deliveries went off without a hitch. What a relief and a big win for us! 🎉

This week, we’ve prepared all the carbon steel pans and are now packaging them with care and precision. At long last, your orders are almost on their way to you.

Shipping Terms

We want to reassure you that the shipping fee you’ve already paid covers all costs related to delivery—including customs clearance. This is important to us because we want to ensure your experience is as hassle-free as possible.

If there are any issues with the delivery of your package, no matter how big or small, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. We’re here for you every step of the way.

Thank you for your incredible patience and support throughout this journey. We’re so grateful to have you as part of the Qookware family.

Wishing you all the very best,

Team Qookware ❤️

Packaging and Shipping Update 🚢 | Final Address Check 📣 |
about 1 month ago – Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 06:45:04 AM

Hi Qook-members!

We owe you an apology. It has been an incredibly busy and challenging time for our little Scandinavian company here in Denmark. As many of you know, we’ve been running our Danish webshop through the whirlwind of Black Friday and the Christmas season, working tirelessly to keep up with the demand.

At the same time (and yes, we admit the timing could not have been worse), we’ve been focused on finalizing and shipping the Perfect Carbon Steel Pans to our amazing Kickstarter backers.

This has been a deeply frustrating process for us, and we know it’s been equally frustrating for you. First, we faced delays in manufacturing due to rigorous quality control processes. Then, shipping was significantly delayed because of the peak season rush, with Black Friday and Christmas causing logistical challenges worldwide.

We should have anticipated these complications and communicated more clearly with you throughout. For that, we are genuinely sorry. It has been difficult to keep providing updates when external factors continuously push timelines further, and we didn’t want to make more promises we couldn’t keep.

That said, we finally have some good news: we can now share our final shipping update, including when you can expect your product to be shipped and received. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and unwavering support during this journey. We couldn’t have done this without you. ❤️

Final Shipping Update

The Perfect Carbon Steel Pans will arrive at our warehouse on the 30 of December - This means that we will first be able to pick and pack your products in the first week of January.

Depending on the country you live in I expect that all in Europe should get your products in week 2 and people living outside Europe in week 2 or 3 of January.

Last chance to Update your shipping address

If you haven't noticed we have locked your orders which means that you as a backer cannot change your address anymore.

However, we are still able to change it manually. So this is the final call. Write to us at [email protected] if you want to change your delivery address. The last day for writing to get your address changed will be on the 30 of December.

I will make another update when the Perfect Carbon Steel Pans arrive at our warehouse!

For now, we want to wish all of our amazing backers a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

All the best from Team Qookware

Important Shipment Update 🚢 | Final Call for Address Change 📣 | Last chance to upgrade
3 months ago – Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 06:31:34 AM

Hi Qook-members!

Sorry for the late update - we’ve been all hands on deck getting the carbon steel pans wrapped up in production and shipped from our manufacturer.

But I’ve got great news! 🎉 I can finally confirm that the pans will be shipping out to our amazing backers in mid-December, just in time for Christmas – thank good! 🎄

Address Locking Next Week – Wednesday, November 20th! 📣

We’re almost ready to lock in your shipping addresses! If you have any last-minute changes, please make sure to update by November 20th. Just shoot us an email at [email protected], and we will get it sorted for you.

Ready set go! 🍳

We’re beyond excited about how the pans turned out! Even with a few small tweaks (which I shared in the last update), the final result is a pan that we truly believe will be the best carbon steel pan out there! 🍳

Cooking and maintenance guides cumming up!

We’re also working on some easy, step-by-step guides for cooking with and caring for your new carbon steel pan. While it’s super simple, we want you all to have the basics down to get the most out of your pan – stay tuned!

Last Chance to Upgrade or Add to Your Order!

If you haven’t yet, there’s still time to upgrade your pledge or grab some extra products. Our Rose Damascus Knife Series has been a huge hit, and if you add any items now, everything will ship together in December! We're offering some very good discount on our Kickstarter Preorder store 👇

Visit our preorder store here!

Visit our preorder store now

Thank you all so much for your support! We couldn’t have made this happen without you. Because of you, we’re bringing the perfect carbon steel pan to life!

All the best from Team Qookware!

Production Update 🏭 | Universal Lid News 📣 | Shipping Estimate 🚚
5 months ago – Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 05:37:48 AM

Hi Qook-Members!

I hope you all had a wonderful summer. For the first time since we launched Qookware, we made it a priority to take some time off with our families and recharge this summer.

As a result, it’s been a while since our last update, and we apologize for the silence.

But now, we have some exciting news to share with you 👇

In this Update:

🏭 Production Update
📣 Universal Lid News
🚚 Shipping Estimate

Production Update | We're on Track!

This summer, we received exciting news from our manufacturer: we’re right on track with mass production - YAY! 🎉 We’re currently working on designing a beautiful box for each pan to ensure it arrives safely to all our amazing backers.

Some minor design changes

We’ve made two small design adjustments to ensure we deliver the best carbon steel pan as promised! Here’s what’s changed 👇

  • 12 inch (30 cm) pan has been adjusted to an 11 Inch (28cm) pan.
  • The “new” 11-inch (28 cm) pan now features an increased thickness of 2.5mm.

During mass production, we encountered some challenges with the original 12-inch (30 cm) design. The large cooking surface, combined with the 1.5mm thickness, caused slight warping when exposed to high heat, resulting in a minor lift at the bottom of the pan.

To guarantee the best possible cooking experience, we decided to slightly reduce the size and increase the thickness of the pan. Rest assured, our design still offers one of the largest cooking surface ratios on the market, so you won’t lose any valuable cooking space!

The pans stack perfectly together and here you see the thickness difference between the 10 inch and 11 inch pans.

No adjustment has been made to the 10 inch (25cm) pan.

Universal Lid News | Still some issues..

We’ve tested numerous universal lid designs, but we’ve encountered several issues with both design and functionality. It’s been frustrating, especially since we promised a lid that fits perfectly with our pans.

However, we finally have a design we’re happy with that fits the pans well! We’re now focused on improving the knob/handle, and we’re optimistic that our backers will be able to purchase the lid soon.

We’ll share Pictures below—please let us know your thoughts so we can create the best lid possible 👇

Sorry about the Greasy fingers on the glass..

Shipping Estimates | Possible delay

As I mentioned earlier, mass production is progressing as planned. However, overseas shipping might take a bit longer than we initially expected when we planned the Kickstarter. This could result in shipments from our warehouse in Denmark being delayed until December.

That said, we’re still hopeful we can begin shipping in November as promised. We’ll keep you updated as soon as we have more information.

All the best from Team Qookware - and once again, a huge thank you for your support!

BackerKit Survey Update 🎉 | Universal Lid News 📣
7 months ago – Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 05:20:33 AM

Hi QookMembers!

We are well underway, the production of the Carbon Steel Pans will soon start. We have been waiting for the production molds to be finished for mass production.
So we are on track according to the estimated shipping date of your products in November - We're so excited about that!

In this Update:

🎉 BackerKit Survey Update
📣 Universal Lid News

BackerKit - Woo-Hoo! 82% Completed 🥳

BackerKit Survey has been out for some weeks now and 82% of our backers have filled out and completed their surveys - Awesome!

BackerKit Survey closes on July 10, 2024 🗓️

As previously mentioned, the surveys will close on July 10, 2024. This deadline is crucial for us to meet our production schedules and to provide an accurate estimate of the items we need to produce. We have a significant amount to manufacture and ship!

Please ensure your orders are finalized by this date. What does this mean? Confirm your Kickstarter pledge, or upgrade and add as many add-ons as you wish and finally add your shipping address.

Remember, if you do not complete the survey sent by Backerkit, we will be unable to send you your products. If you've been postponing, please complete it now!

You can still change your delivery address after the survey closes - So don't worry about that.

Most loved Add-on products ❤️

So far our most loved Add-on products chosen are shown in the below picture - We are so excited and thankful that so many of you have chosen to buy our other cooking product.

Thank you so much! 🙏

If you haven't purchased any of our add-on products but completed the survey you still have time to grab some awesome cooking products at our limited discounts - Click hereto add products to your order - We will ship all your products at the same time in November

Help! I can't find the survey ...😟

Keep calm, and don't panic! We have your back:

  • Double-check the email you signed in to Kickstarter
  • If you authenticate through Facebook, check your Facebook login email.
  • Add BackerKit email to your address book and make sure you have not marked the email as spam.
  • Search inbox, spam folder, or archive for emails with the following subject lines: Response Needed -- Get your reward for The Perfect Carbon Steel Pan or Reminder -- Response needed to deliver your reward for The Perfect Carbon Steel Pan. 
  • If you still cannot find the survey, ask for another one here.
  • If nothing works for you, please write directly to me at [email protected]

News about the Universal Lid 📣 

Many of you have noticed the Universal Lid was not available in the BackerKit Survey as an add-on product... 

Quality and fitting problems with the Universal Lid

Unfortunately, we encountered some quality problems and fitting problems with the Universal Lid, which we are doing our best to fix!

We really hope that we will be able to fix these issues before we ship the products in November and all our backers will get the opportunity to grab it at a unique discounted price.

Stay tuned for more information about the Universal Lid 🙏

All the best,
Mike From Qookware