All-purpose cast-iron Braiser that uses Oxford-patented fins to heat 44% faster and cook more evenly.
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Introducing the FIREUP Everyday Braiser. The first real innovation in cast iron cookware for nearly a century.
What’s different?
Standard cookware only heats from the bottom, leading to inefficient heating and uneven cooking. Our fin design guides heat across the bottom and up the sides of the cookware, heating up to 44% faster and cooking more evenly.
This eliminates hotspots and enhances cooking performance for breads, stews, meats etc. Patented in 8+ countries, the technology was developed at the University of Oxford by a rocket scientist.
Why Braiser?
The Everyday Braiser is a functional statement piece. It’s the one that lives on your stove, shows off a little color, and then quietly does the hardest cooking in your kitchen.
This dual-handle pan combines wide, shallow walls with our patented fin technology to deliver the perfect balance between searing, braising, roasting, and oven-to-table serving.
The Pan You’ll Use Every Night
Some pans get tucked away at the back of the cupboard. This isn’t one of them.
The Everyday Braiser Pan is designed for the cooking you actually do. Sunday morning eggs. Tuesday night chicken. Rice that finishes in the oven. Curry that goes from hob to table. It’s not just a braising pan. It’s your new default.
Our Story
Tom is an engineer, product designer and serial entrepreneur who usually works on rocket engines and jet propulsion. He’s also a Professor of Engineering Science at Oxford University. Raghav is a young entrepreneur from a third-generation family business in cookware manufacturing.
When Tom and Raghav met, they discovered a shared passion for innovation and cooking. This is the story of how FIREUP came to be. Now, after multiple successful Kickstarter launches, we bring you the Everyday Braiser.
Iconic Design
Signature Fin Technology
Inspired by rocket heat exchange systems, the base features thirty carefully designed fin structures to enhance heat efficiency and save gas each time you cook.
Dual Handles
You’re going to need both hands.
Ergonomically designed handles make moving the braiser from the stove to the oven to the table super easy. We added a small radius to the handle edges for a better grip and greater safety. They were then tested with routine kitchen tasks such as cooking, cleaning, storing and serving. That’s when we arrived at the most comfortable set of handles, designed for everyday use.
Stackable
Cook. Serve. Stack.
Your braiser stacks perfectly into your Dutch oven, saving you valuable shelf space. With a universal lid for both pans, stacking makes storage a lot easier. We also designed a pair of food-safe pan separators to protect your pans from touching each other. All cookware sets include this pair of pan separators.
Lasts a Lifetime
We believe in getting fewer, finer things. Invest in cookware that lasts.
Like all FIREUP cookware, the Braiser is made with premium multi-layer enamel: tough, chip-resistant, and built to last for generations. With zero-maintenance seasoning, easy cleaning, and timeless design, this will be the piece you pass down to your children.
Dimensions and Colors
The Braiser features a large cooking surface to allow free movement for your cooking tools and gives you room for batch cooking.
All rewards are available in our two signature colors: Caviar Black and Oxford Blue. Backers will be able to choose their preferred color in the post-campaign survey.
We’ve two stretch goals for braiser and braiser with lid rewards only. At $100,000/ £ 75,000, the Olive Green color will unlock. At $200,000/ £ 150,000, the Rosso Red will unlock. When the stretch goals are unlocked, backers will be able to choose the unlocked colors for the braiser rewards in the post-campaign survey.
Incredible Cooking
The Everyday Braiser is our fastest, most versatile pan yet. One pan that can do it all.
Its shallow, wide design allows for perfect searing, while the domed lid traps steam and flavor for tender braises, roasts, and slow cooking. It lives up to its name too: pork butt, short ribs, vegetables, anything you want to cook low and slow with even heat all day.
One pan, five jobs.
Sauté. Braise. Roast. Sear. Serve.
The Braiser shape is optimized for versatility: wide enough for searing, shallow enough for gratins, and deep enough to braise family-sized meals. Paella, biryani, baked pasta, a Sunday braise. It’ll also shallow fry, sauté, and bake bread.
Naturally Non-Stick
The enamel is a natural glass surface, and it’s remarkably stick-resistant; 99% of what you cook releases without a fight. And there’s no coating to scratch, flake, or wear out. A non-stick pan is on a countdown from the day you buy it.
Over time, the dark enamel interior ages gracefully to develop a natural patina that will behave like a non-stick surface with great food release properties.
Cleaning
There’s no seasoning required, period. The seasoning ritual scares a lot of people off cast iron, and with the glass enamel you simply skip it. No maintenance ritual.
Simply take the pan out of the box and start cooking right away. It is easy to clean by hand and is dishwasher safe. We recommend cleaning it with water and a soft brush or sponge. With proper care, your pan should last a lifetime.
Cast Iron
We forged our fin design in the most durable, time-tested material there is: cast iron. It is known for superior heat retention, so your food stays hot even after being served.
Universal Lid
One lid fits all.
The 10-inch Braiser lids fit the FIREUP Dutch oven and FIREUP Skillet, saving both space and cost. Each lid comes with an oven-safe gold-finish stainless steel knob, for easy handling.
All-Hob Compatible
Made from premium cast iron with enamel coating, it works on all stovetops (including induction) and is oven safe up to 260°C/500°F. On the stovetop, sear, sauté, or shallow fry. In the oven, braise, roast, or bake. On the table, serve with style: food stays hot as you eat.
Internet’s Favorite Cookware
We’ve had the privilege to be trusted by home chefs across thousands of kitchens globally. Our classic Dutch oven is loved by both sourdough bakers and barbecue enthusiasts, while the skillet works from breakfast through dinner.
Chef-Approved, Award-Winning Cookware
Designed by Scientists. Tested by Chefs.
Lewis, head chef at Tom Cruise’s favorite London restaurant, Fonda, cooking with the all-new FIREUP Braiser.
Often called the Oscars of Cookware, FIREUP won the Global Innovation gia Award in Chicago, from amongst a host of nominated legacy cookware companies.
The Telegraph rated FIREUP Cookware 10/10 in independent tests vis-à-vis established cookware brands.
On Christmas Eve, The Telegraph published an article in the print edition, racking up viral readership globally.
Design and Manufacture
We spent months designing, testing, cooking with our pans, and then iterating to see what we could improve. We stress-tested every angle, from cooking and cleaning, to safety, packaging and even storage. The Everyday Braiser isn’t just another product. It’s a thoughtfully designed pan built to live on your stove for decades, not years.
Over the past five years, we’ve fine-tuned each manufacturing process to become faster, better, and more efficient to make the best quality pans possible. Our pans are coated with multi-layer Belgian enamel that is used by premium cast iron brands only. Each pan passes through 15 pairs of hands, before it reaches your kitchen!
Lab-Tested Toxin-Free Cookware
Our pans have undergone rigorous third-party testing by Intertek UK. They meet USFDA standards and international cookware standards. Tests that our pans have passed include advanced aging, handle strength, coating adhesion test, boil dry test, thermal hazards, stain resistance, dishwasher exposure and heat resistance, among others.
Sustainable Cookware
FIREUP Everyday Braiser is an excellent example of sustainable cookware. Not only does its fin design provide significant lifelong gas savings, but it also eliminates the need for buying a new pan every few years. Its recyclable iron material, lifetime durability, zero-plastic packaging, and superior cooking efficiency all combine to make cooking in the Braiser good for the planet.
Why Back Us?
Our early adopters and backers have supported us through multiple fully funded campaigns. What started as a university startup is now a trusted global cookware brand. With your support, we want to bring the Braiser to life. Your pledge helps us manufacture the first production batch, expand our color range, and continue making innovation in cast iron a reality.
Backers will also get Kickstarter-only pricing and exclusive early access colors that won’t be available elsewhere.
