Combekk De Librije Dutch Oven

Developed with Jonnie Boer — the best chef in the Netherlands and named for his restaurant, which is located in an old prison — this dutch oven is made from 100% recycled iron from old prison bars and doors. The Dutch invented the cast iron manufacturing technique, and Combekk is the only brand that continues to cast in the Netherlands. This dutch oven is made using enameled cast iron that retains and creates consistent heat, with no hot spots, making it an ideal option for braising or cooking long-simmering soups, stews, or chili. Limited to 500 pieces, each De Librije dutch oven is finished with a bronze knob that is individually numbered.

Knife & Blade Oil

If you own a carbon steel knife, you know that they're beautiful, efficient tools that can make everyday cutting chores enjoyable. The knives are also known to develop a rich patina if cared for properly. This blade oil helps you keep your carbon steel blades in tip-top shape, consisting of ingredients that were carefully selected for their unique properties and blended to maximize their effect. For use on carbon steel cutting edges, shake the oil well and apply sparingly to steel with a clean cloth.

5 fl oz.

Blackline Boards

Although highly functional, the Blackline Boards are almost too beautiful to use. The display-worthy cutting boards are handmade from white oak at Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co.'s Kingston, New York studio. Their monochromatic hue is the result of a natural reactive process. The technique develops the wood's natural tannic acid yielding a durable, food-safe dye free of any pigments. If you choose to use it for your prep work, the finish will wear over time creating a one-of-a-kind patina.

Sizes:

Small Board: 8" x 16"
Large Board: 8" x 20"

Match Striker Dish

It's rare that something so practical is also a display piece and conversation starter. This dish checks each box, made by hand in Virginia with an unglazed upper rim that has a texture perfect for striking your run-of-the-mill "strike anywhere" match. Since you might not have strike anywhere matches just lying around, a box is included with every order to get you lighting up right away. It's made on a potter's wheel with black speckled clay before being trimmed and bisque fired. Place it near your fireplace, humidor, your favorite candle, or anywhere you might need a light. Due to the handmade nature of the dish, each one is unique and will vary slightly.

Width: 2.5" / Height: 1.5"

Veark CK01 Chef's Knife

Created in Solingen, Germany, using a single piece of stainless steel, this chef's knife is ready to be the most important tool in your kitchen. Taking visual cues from the world of traditional metal tools, Veark makes each knife using a drop forging process that leaves the CK01 with a unique pattern on the handle, so no two are alike — while the ergonomic open handle design allows you to hold the knife right at the balance point for an ideal grip. It also has an impressive 58 Rockwell hardness — allowing it to be sharper than most of its competitors, so it's equipped to handle just about any kitchen task you throw its way.

Blade Length: 7.9" / Overall Length: 12.6" / Weight: 7 oz.

Ceramic Paring Knife

Hand made from a single piece of ceramic, this paring knife is set to be a mainstay in your modern kitchen. Available in black or white, the knife is very sharp and won't transfer scents or flavors from one item to the other as you prepare onions, garlic, or fruits and is resistant to rust, acids, and oils.

Length: 7.9"

Finex Limited Edition Gunmetal Grill Pan

As useful on the stove top as it is over a campfire, this grill pan provides perfect cast iron grilling results every time. The pan can be used over any heat source and has true BBQ-width grill ribs for the best cross-hatch grill marks you'll find. And this gunmetal accent grill pan raises the stakes even more, adding a modern dark finish to the Portland-based brand's traditional brass and stainless steel Speed Cool handle. Nearly indestructible, the grill pan arrives pre-seasoned with organic flaxseed oil.

10" Grill Pan / Size: 18.25" x 11.8" x 3" / Cooking Surface: 9.75" / Weight: 8

Cooking Methods: Gas, Induction, Electric, Oven, Grill, Fire

Finex Limited Edition Gunmetal Skillet

The time-honored tradition of cooking with cast iron continues with these limited edition skillets. To create this special edition, Finex added a modern dark gunmetal finish to their traditional brass and stainless steel Speed Cool handle. Each one is dark enough to add a formal touch and polished to shine and stand out whether they're called into action or awaiting an upcoming course. And just like all Finex skillets, it's polished ultra-smooth for searing and frying, while its deep walls and construction make it perfect for baking. The pre-seasoned skillet also features an octagon shape for multiple spouts and cleaner pours.

12" Skillet / Size: 19.5" x 12.5" x 4" / Cooking Surface: 9.75" / Weight: 8.5 lbs.
10" Skillet / Size: 18.25" x 11.8" x 3" / Cooking Surface: 8.75" / Weight: 6 lbs.

Cooking Methods: Gas, Induction, Electric, Oven, Grill, Fire

Banshu Hamono Tsume Shears

For more than 400 years, the Banshu region of Japan has been the home of some of the most skilled artisan blacksmiths on earth. That tradition continues today through products like these Tsume Shears, forged by hand from a single piece of Japanese steel using the same techniques that have been passed down for generations. Ideal for cutting fabric, thread, or canvas, the shears are also useful in the kitchen and garden. Each pair is presented in a wooden gift box and wrapped in a red and black cloth.

Length: 4.7"

Ulu Knife

Dating back to 2500 BC, the Ulu style knife has surprisingly stayed under-the-radar through the years, despite its effortless versatility in the kitchen. This more modern interpretation of the Ulu Knife has been manufactured by Lamson in Massachusetts since 1837 and has remained virtually unchanged since it went in to production. Unlike a traditional kitchen knife that requires the user to constantly pick the blade up off the cutting surface, the Ulu Knife utilizes a natural rocking motion based on the shape of the blade. Slicing vegetables, meat, and even pizza is made effortless by the rocking motion of the blade, allowing for quicker and less taxing meal prep. A walnut handle is riveted on to the hardened and tempered high-carbon 420HC stainless steel blade, and each Lamson Ulu Knife is backed by a lifetime warranty.

Made in the USA

Morihata Kishu Binchotan Charcoal

Made for over 300 years in the Kishu province of Wakayama in Japan, Binchotan is the purest and most effective type of activated charcoal. The sticks are 100% Ubame Oak, and when added to a pitcher of water the microscopic cavities left in the wood removes toxins and impurities while improving the water's taste. Each branch arrives exactly as they were after being removed from the ancient kilns they were made and are completely natural and easy to dispose of in your garden once they begin to lose their potency.

Weight: .25 lbs. / Length: 4-6" / Diameter: 1/2" - 1"

Hinoki S1 Gyuto Chefs Knife

Hand-forged by third-generation Master Bladesmiths in Sakai, Osaka, this knife is made using pure carbon White Steel #1 — as close as you can come to the tamahagane steel of ancient Japanese swords. That steel is turned to black in a highly secretive, hand-forging process that provides outstanding sharpness and edge retention. Its hand-carved charred hardwood handle anchors the well-balanced design, with a double-beveled chin to enhance fluidity for both right- and left-handed chefs and a precision front tip meant for scoring meats and vegetables.

Length: 12.0" / Blade Length: 7.17" / Height: 1.93" / Weight: 5.6 oz.

As seen in Uncrate Issue 04.

Huskee Coffee Cups

Takeaway coffee cups are everywhere due to convenience, but it's led to a nasty carbon footprint. Huskee is changing that trend with these handsome, sustainable coffee cups. Using discarded coffee bean husks, they've created eight and tweleve ounce vessels that are durable, reusable, and even keep your coffee hot longer than a paper cup. Arriving as a set of 4, each cup comes with a travel lid.

Capacity: 8oz. or 12 oz. / Set of 4 with lids

Boker Steak Knives

Designed by Lucas Burnley, these Boker Steak Knives are based on the iconic Kwaiken folder. Their Swedish Sandvik blades make quick work of even the toughest cuts, while black handles made from glass fiber reinforced plastic G10 composite offer grip and outstanding durability. The set includes two knives and arrives in a gift case.

Blade Length: 3.6" / Overall Length: 8.3" / Blade Thickness: 0.10" / Weight: 3.4 oz.

As seen in Uncrate Issue 04.

Menu Tea Kettle & Cast Heater

Menu has given tea making a minimalist makeover, offering serious tea drinkers a more authentic experience. The set is designed by Norm Architects and includes their sleek, heat-resistant glass kettle sharing the same silhouette as traditional Oriental cast iron teapots. A stainless steel egg holds the leaves at the center of the pot allowing for a perfect brew while creating soothing visuals from behind the translucent facade.

It sits on a powder-coated steel frame that echoes the elements from vintage cast iron gas stoves with a clean, contemporary voice. The conventional heat source has been replaced with a tea light holder that'll keep your brew warm until you're ready to drink it.

Sold as a set: 25oz. Tea Kettle & Cast Heater Included.

Skalpel Steak Knives

Doctors use scalpels for their precision. You can use these Skalpel Steak Knives for the same reason, or just because they look amazing. Each knife is individually handmade from a solid chunk of Sheffield Stainless Steel by master knife maker Stuart Mitchell. The short, razor-sharp blade recalls the surgical tool, while grooves in the handle allow for a solid grip while you cut through your food. Individually numbered, they arrive in sets of two.

Hasami Porcelain Mug

Porcelain production in Hasami, Nagasaki dates back at least 400 years, with mass production allowing for goods to spread through not just Japan, but Europe as well. The Hasami Porcelain Mug pays homage to this proud tradition. It has a simple, utilitarian design that allows its unique texture — a product of its porcelain and clay material bill — to shine through, with a common diameter lets it stack with other Hasami products. An ideal complement to a reflective cup of coffee or morning tea.

Diameter: 3.35" / Height: 4.17" / Capacity: 13 oz.

Blackline Rolling Pin

Even if you never intend on making a pie, this minimalist rolling pin is a display-worthy item for any kitchen shelfscape. It's sculpted form is hand-carved from sustainably harvested domestic hardwoods using techniques that create little waste. An oxidized process gives the tool its dark hue, a finish that is food safe and will naturally patina over time. Crafted from white oak, each piece is handmade in the United States.

Length: 23" / Diameter: 4.5"

HMM Project Mugr

To call the HMM Project Mugr a coffee cup is a grave disservice. While it is used to drink your morning brew out of, a sculpted work of art is much more fitting. It is, after all, handmade by Taiwanese and Chinese artisans out of ceramic. A matte glaze gives it the look of cast iron and is complemented by a handle made from warm walnut wood. Pair it with the HMM Project Patio and turn your daily pour over process into a museum-quality experience. Patio sold separately.

Diameter: 3.4" / Height: 3.9" / Capacity: 12oz

Kanso Hiku Coffee Grinder

Its display-worthy design is reminiscent of a high-end camera, yet the Kanso Hiku Coffee Grinder is even more notable for what's inside. An industry-first seven fluted, 41mm conical burr and patent-pending shaft stabilization system deliver unmatched grind particle size distribution. Its black anodized aluminum enclosure has grooves at the top for better grip, an etched grind size scale with a knurled adjustment ring, and a machined handle with a walnut knob.

Height: 7.5" / Diameter: 2.5" / Weight: 1 lb. 14 oz.

Aarke Sparkling Water Maker

Display-worthy design has finally come to those looking for at-home access to fresh-made sparkling water. The Aarke Sparkling Water Maker is a simple, elegant drink-making tool. Twist on a bottle, pull the lever, and it will carbonate your water while also releasing the pressure in the bottle — just hold it until you hear the buzzer, unscrew your bottle, and enjoy. Its slim stainless steel enclosure incorporates three independent safety valves and is compatible with most 425g CO2 canisters, including those from Sodastream. Available in stainless, brass, or powder-coated matte black, it arrives with a PET water bottle.

Height: 16.3" / Width: 6.0" / Depth: 10.2" / Weight: 3.2 lbs / Capacity: 1 Liter