Ruth's grandfather made wooden patterns for Black Country foundries. The shape of a pan, its handle and its helper handle, was in the family long before there was a pan to pour.
In 2019 Ruth drew one pan and had a pattern made from it. The first casting came out of a sand mould in Tipton, a mile from the workshop. It was heavy, it was rough and it cooked better than anything in her kitchen.
Halden still makes that one pan in three sizes, the lids that fit it and the few things it needs. We have not added a second shape because one good pan does most of the work.
