Vermicular | Design | Japanese Cast Iron Cookware

Japanese thoughtfulness meets modern innovation.

The Musui’s accuracy begins at casting.

At 2700°F, our proprietary mix of vermicular graphite iron and 13 other metals are melted and poured into sand molds. After the molds are cooled and the pots released, the body and lid of the Musui are meticulously hand-machined until they fit at a .01 mm accuracy. This precision seal empowers 'waterless' cooking—from which the Musui takes its name.

The final step in manufacturing, the Musui is evenly coated three times with enamel. This step has two important attributes that are unique to Vermicular—it helps distribute heat and cook ingredients from their core, while our proprietary glass coating helps improve durability so the Musui can be passed down for generations to come. With the safety of our employees and users as our utmost concern, we never use any toxic materials like cadmium to coat our cookware.

Heat Conduction - The Musui distributes and retains heat remarkably well, allowing ingredients to sear beautifully while the bottom ring-shaped ribs ensure ingredients are not overcooked.

Radiant Heat - An evenly heated Musui creates radiant heat, which the enamel coating uses to penetrate deep into ingredients—cooking them from the inside so their exterior beauty remains intact.

Steam Convection - Steam convection occurs within the Musui when hot and cool molecules create a current that circulates heat. The Musui’s signature precision seal utilizes this to cook the food gently and evenly.

Exclusive to Vermicular, our Triple Thermal Heating empowers the natural flavor profile of ingredients to thrive and be amplified through a trifecta of innovative heating methods. It transforms a meal from something your palate expects into a dish you’ll eagerly anticipate cooking again.

The Musui’s lid is imbued with more purpose than impeccable sealing. It is designed to be lighter at the front so when pressure builds within the pot, the lid gently floats to vent steam instead of boiling over.

Wait, there’s more. The Musui’s lid also helps self-baste ingredients in their own delectable juices. When steam rises and condenses during cooking, the lid’s double rings and soft spikes allow it to gently and evenly precipitate down, enveloping the dish in flavor. The ring-shaped ribs on the bottom of the Musui serve an important, dual purpose. They create an ideal distance between ingredients and stove, ensuring ingredients are not overheated. Plus, they guarantee that heat is evenly distributed, assuring each part of the ingredient is cooked, flawlessly.

Safe and secure handling is paramount to the Musui’s design. Double handles on each side of the pot allow you to hold the lid with both hands. It’s also designed ergonomically correct, allowing it to be cookware that is never cumbersome in the kitchen—making it easy to maneuver for everyday use.

Enamel Coating
Enamel Coating

The final step in manufacturing, the Musui is evenly coated three times with enamel. This step has two important attributes that are unique to Vermicular—it helps distribute heat and cook ingredients from their core, while our proprietary glass coating helps improve durability so the Musui can be passed down for generations to come. With the safety of our employees and users as our utmost concern, we never use any toxic materials like cadmium to coat our cookware.

Triple Thermal Heating
Triple Thermal Heating
Triple Thermal Heating
Triple Thermal Heating
Triple Thermal Heating

Heat Conduction - The Musui distributes and retains heat remarkably well, allowing ingredients to sear beautifully while the bottom ring-shaped ribs ensure ingredients are not overcooked.

Radiant Heat - An evenly heated Musui creates radiant heat, which the enamel coating uses to penetrate deep into ingredients—cooking them from the inside so their exterior beauty remains intact.

Steam Convection - Steam convection occurs within the Musui when hot and cool molecules create a current that circulates heat. The Musui’s signature precision seal utilizes this to cook the food gently and evenly.

Exclusive to Vermicular, our Triple Thermal Heating empowers the natural flavor profile of ingredients to thrive and be amplified through a trifecta of innovative heating methods. It transforms a meal from something your palate expects into a dish you’ll eagerly anticipate cooking again.

Floating Lid
Floating Lid

The Musui’s lid is imbued with more purpose than impeccable sealing. It is designed to be lighter at the front so when pressure builds within the pot, the lid gently floats to vent steam instead of boiling over.

Self-Basting Rings
Self-Basting Rings

Wait, there’s more. The Musui’s lid also helps self-baste ingredients in their own delectable juices. When steam rises and condenses during cooking, the lid’s double rings and soft spikes allow it to gently and evenly precipitate down, enveloping the dish in flavor. The ring-shaped ribs on the bottom of the Musui serve an important, dual purpose. They create an ideal distance between ingredients and stove, ensuring ingredients are not overheated. Plus, they guarantee that heat is evenly distributed, assuring each part of the ingredient is cooked, flawlessly.

Double Handle Control
Double Handle Control

Safe and secure handling is paramount to the Musui’s design. Double handles on each side of the pot allow you to hold the lid with both hands. It’s also designed ergonomically correct, allowing it to be cookware that is never cumbersome in the kitchen—making it easy to maneuver for everyday use.

The Kamado collaborates with the Musui.

Inspired by the seminal stove of Japanese kitchens past, the Kamado collaborates with the Musui to ensure the full flavor profile of each ingredient is allowed to bloom. With its powerful and precise heating technology, it far exceeds the performance of traditional electrical and gas stove tops, emboldening cooks in a whole new way.

Our exclusive Three-Dimensional Kamado Heating is delivered through surrounding sidewall heaters and high-performance induction coils located at the base. This heating innovation provides an even heat distribution throughout and safeguards your dishes against inconsistent cooking, much like a modern day kamado stove.

With the Kamado’s four streamlined heat settings, you can achieve an array of masterfully crafted dishes. From steam-roasting to precision cooking without the hassle of vacuum sealing, you can cook impeccable rice, sear and roast a beautiful tenderloin, proof dough, make yogurt, or even craft your own miso.

The Kamado deliver masterful dishes through precise temperature control. With a simple touch, temperature can be adjusted and set in 1ºF increments between 90 to 200ºF. While the built-in sensor automatically monitors and optimizes temperature, alleviating you from having to stand watch—giving you ultimate peace of mind.

The foundation for Japanese cuisine, the Kamado’s auto-rice mode cooks every grain of rice to your personal definition of perfection. Choose between the type of rice and a preferred finish, then leave Kamado to craft the full umami—the highest level of delight and flavor for all cuisines.

The Kamado is simple to master and even easier to care for. Its LED touch panel easily communicates cooking modes, temperatures, and time left to cook. And, since the Kamado does not directly touch ingredients, a slightly dampened cloth is all it takes to keep it clean.

Every design detail in our cookware reflects one main goal: to simply and elegantly enhance your everyday. Our aesthetic reflects a clean design philosophy that strives to balance a wide variety of functions with a form rooted in the beauty of simplicity.

Three-Dimensional Heating
Three-Dimensional Heating

Our exclusive Three-Dimensional Kamado Heating is delivered through surrounding sidewall heaters and high-performance induction coils located at the base. This heating innovation provides an even heat distribution throughout and safeguards your dishes against inconsistent cooking, much like a modern day kamado stove.

Versatility
Versatility

With the Kamado’s four streamlined heat settings, you can achieve an array of masterfully crafted dishes. From steam-roasting to precision cooking without the hassle of vacuum sealing, you can cook impeccable rice, sear and roast a beautiful tenderloin, proof dough, make yogurt, or even craft your own miso.

Precise Temp Control
Precise Temp Control

The Kamado deliver masterful dishes through precise temperature control. With a simple touch, temperature can be adjusted and set in 1ºF increments between 90 to 200ºF. While the built-in sensor automatically monitors and optimizes temperature, alleviating you from having to stand watch—giving you ultimate peace of mind.

Rice Cooking
Rice Cooking

The foundation for Japanese cuisine, the Kamado’s auto-rice mode cooks every grain of rice to your personal definition of perfection. Choose between the type of rice and a preferred finish, then leave Kamado to craft the full umami—the highest level of delight and flavor for all cuisines.

Effortless Use
Effortless Use

The Kamado is simple to master and even easier to care for. Its LED touch panel easily communicates cooking modes, temperatures, and time left to cook. And, since the Kamado does not directly touch ingredients, a slightly dampened cloth is all it takes to keep it clean.

Design Details
Design Details

Every design detail in our cookware reflects one main goal: to simply and elegantly enhance your everyday. Our aesthetic reflects a clean design philosophy that strives to balance a wide variety of functions with a form rooted in the beauty of simplicity.

Crafted to complement your cooking.

Poised table protection

Poised table protection

Our Magnetic Trivet makes your dish presentation-ready while protecting your table from the exceptional heat retention of the Musui. The trivet is made of natural wood and is handcrafted in the same cast iron foundry as our cookware.

Easy handling

Easy handling

Designed specially for the Musui’s double handles, our Organic Cotton Pot Holders ensure your Musui can be transported safely from the kitchen to the table. Plus, they can easily be worn or taken off using a single hand.

Musui–Kamado