Please allow 5-10 business days for production. Our cookware is handmade to order.
With a short hand-forged handle, gently sloping sidewalls and hammered texture, our small carbon steel Sonora pan is an extremely versatile utensil for any kitchen. Fantastic for omelets, vegetables, and single meat cuts.
Approximate dimensions:
15.5" total length from handle to opposite rim
8.75" from rim to rim
6.25" flat interior cooking surface
4" from table to top of handle
1.25" from table to lip of bowl
Handle length 7.25"
10 gauge steel (thickness of ~.0135in)
Approx. weight 3 lbs
Made here in our shop in Santa Barbara, California.
Each item we make is unique and comes with slight imperfections in shape, finish, and color. It's all part of the character of the pieces we sell, and will not affect performance.
What is carbon steel? Read this article. How do our pans perform? Read this Rancho Gordo blog post. How do we make them? Click here. See below for care instructions. Hand-wash only. Pan will change color over time. Works well on gas, electric and induction stoves, and over the open flame.
Love this. These pans will last someone a lifetime then, pass them down to your children. Absolute functional works of art!!!
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Scotland W. (Grapevine, TX)
Sonora small pan is a work of art!!
I have read consumer reports to good housekeeping testing to reading reviews on cookware safety. I enjoy cast iron big pans for oven cooking and I was looking for stovetop. My BIL had texted me about carbon steel pans. I looked and found Santa Barbara. In the US is very important to me to buy in the US products. It came in a nicely packed box and burlap sack. The handle is beautifully made. It feels amazing to cook food in it. It cleans really well. I follow their instructions on cleaning it and oiling it. It’s a beautiful piece of art that can make delicious and safe food to nourish our bodies. Keep up the hard work! It shows in your products. I am saving up to extend my collection .
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Ricardo
I collect cookware and this small pam is my favorite.
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Warren
I’ve alwsys wanted a carbon steel pan because of the superior cooking surface. Until now that desire was unrequited. But now with this gorgeois pan i can start making memories one dish at a time.
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Jaclyn J. (Charlotte, NC)
5 star pan!
This is one of the best carbon steel pans that I own. I'll be buying more of the larger ones soon!
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