HexClad: the hybrid pan that marries stainless steel and ceramic

A stainless steel cooking surface, a ceramic non-stick coating and a patent to bring them together: HexClad has built its whole house on this pan, which it calls “hybrid”. The coating is called TerraBond™ and it is PFAS-free. Around this centrepiece, the brand has added bakeware, damascus steel knives, pepper mills and aprons. The story goes back to 2015.

How it started in 2015

The HexClad story begins with an observation made in 2015. The founder and his co-founder turned it into a cookware project and developed it together. The result was a patented hybrid technology, which is still the brand’s signature today.

Professional cooking is part of the story. Michelin-starred chefs try out the products and develop recipes with the brand. This link with restaurant kitchens shapes both the utensils and the way HexClad presents them.

The pan then became the starting point for a wider range. It now covers cooking, baking, cutting, seasoning and what the cook wears. Each new product family stays rooted in everyday cooking.

From the pan to the mill

The core of the catalogue remains hybrid cookware: pans and pots that combine stainless steel and non-stick. One of the recent additions is the 13-inch Hybrid Griddle Pan, an oven-safe griddle.

Baking is a second family. It includes a steel pizza tray, about which the brand makes a specific claim, covered further below.

The knives have a place of their own. The Espresso-finish damascus steel series has eight models: a boning knife, a cleaver, a nakiri, a paring knife, a utility knife, a bread knife, a santoku and a chef’s knife. That is enough to cut vegetables, meat and bread with a single line of blades.

For seasoning, there is the HexMill, a pepper mill. The range also includes utensils, mixing bowls and an apron line called HexWear. It is all aimed at people who cook often and want tools that keep up, from preparation to serving.

What the hybrid changes at the hob

The cooking surface is stainless steel. The non-stick coating is a PFAS-free ceramic, TerraBond™. The pans have a thick base.

In everyday use, two points matter. The pans are dishwasher-safe. They also take metal utensils, so you can keep using your usual spatula or fork to turn or stir.

As for the knives, the blade is made of 67 layers of Japanese damascus steel. The design draws on two traditions: Japanese knife-making techniques and German engineering principles. The damascus steel leaves its characteristic pattern on the blade.

The HexMill grinder has a burr mechanism and 10 grind settings. You choose how fine the pepper is to suit the dish, from a fine pinch on an egg to a coarser crack on meat.

HexWear aprons are made from recycled bottles. They have five pockets, enough to keep what you need within reach while you prepare food.

What HexClad claims

HexClad presents its range as “the only true hybrid cookware”. This is the claim that underpins its whole message, and it is the brand’s own.

According to the brand, its pans offer searing power unmatched by any other pan. It also calls them “nearly indestructible”. Both claims concern the central product of the range, the one that gave rise to everything else.

HexClad also states that its utensils meet the standard demanded by Michelin-starred chefs. The claim builds on the collaboration with starred chefs mentioned above.

Baking has its own claims. According to the brand, its bakeware is designed not to stick or warp. Finally, it states that its steel pizza tray gives a crispier crust without preheating.

A busy autumn for new releases

Summer and autumn 2026 brought plenty of new releases. On 23 July 2026, HexClad put its Espresso-finish damascus steel knife series online, with eight models ranging from the boning knife to the chef’s knife.

On 10 September 2026, the HexMill got a limited edition in four colours: Fig, Sienna, Cypress and Indigo. The mill keeps its burr and its grind settings; only the colour changes from one edition to the next.

On 2 October 2026, two new products arrived on the same day. The first is the 13-inch Hybrid Griddle Pan, which is oven-safe. The second is a set, the Premier Culinary Collection, which brings together pots and pans, a set of damascus steel knives, a HexMill grinder and mixing bowls.

This set sums up the brand’s path fairly well: starting from a hybrid pan, it now brings cooking, cutting and seasoning together in a single collection.