It all started with a broken pan.

Here we were, along the edge of the Chesapeake Bay, and there it sat, on the ground before us. “A black pan,” as our grandmother, Estee, used to nonchalantly call it—a 10-inch, unmarked hunk of cast iron that held little if any value. (Except, of course, that it was hers.) We watched it fall down the steps into the Maryland mud, and out of thin air, it now carried a long thin line across its surface, nearly splitting it in two.

Here at Butter Pat, we love a good story.

The kind that stick in our craw, that leave us leaning back in our chairs,or slapping our knees. That we listen to intently over cocktails, or tell with gusto around the campfire and dinner table. More often than not, they’re the long, rambling, roundabout ones that make us slow down and stay awhile. The “huh, who knews,” the “get the hell out of heres,” the “well, I’ll be damneds…”

We are proud to announce the launch of our new Polished Cast Iron Cookware™, the smoothest cast iron has been in over 100 years. 

Here we will document our process and everything we have learned along our journey to create a new tradition. Check back soon for updates.

Sincerely, 
Dennis Powell