Enamelware sits at a strange intersection of the industrial and the handmade. At a glance, our signature mug looks like a mass-produced kitchen staple. Up close — once you know what to look for — every piece is unmistakably the work of a small team in a single workshop.
From blank steel to finished piece
Each mug begins life as a pressed steel blank. The blanks are pickled to remove any mill scale, then dipped twice in a liquid enamel slurry. Between dips, they're hung on a rack to dry for at least four hours — rush it, and you get hairline cracks that show up only after firing.
- Pressed steel blanks sourced from a Midlands fabricator
- Two-coat dipping (base + topcoat) to resist chipping
- Fired at 820°C for 180 seconds, then air-cooled
- Inspected for pinholes, glossed rims, and weight parity
Why we fire at 820°C
Most factory enamelware is fired hotter and faster to move product. At 820°C the coat fuses a touch more gently — it takes longer per piece, but the resulting surface is harder and the colour sits a little deeper.
The difference isn't visible from across the room. It's visible on the lip of the mug, in your hand, every morning for ten years.
We've had customers send us photos of our mugs still going strong after a decade of daily use. That's the point of enamel — it should outlast the kitchen you bought it for.