our roots

The phrase “it feels like home” perfectly encapsulates the sense of trust, reliability and consistency that flows through everything we create. At BERNDES, we explore emerging trends and innovations and work every day on understanding the kitchen needs and desires of every chef – be it amateur or professional. This allows us to deliver cookware of the highest standard and usability.

ALMOST 100 years of berndes - living a tradition

True tradition can’t be manufactured; it develops organically over many years and embodies the spirit of what has gone before. When we talk about tradition at BERNDES, we reflect on almost 100 years. Heinrich Berndes laid the foundation for the production of high-quality kitchen equipment all the way back in 1921 and revolutionised the market as the inventor of non-stick coating.

His innovative spirit, his wealth of ideas, his feeling for the time and his ability to constantly develop and adapt continues to live on and guide our direction. Each and every day, these qualities serve as an incentive and a yardstick for our work, ensuring constant progress all in the name of BERNDES.

quality is no coincidence

Quality is no coincidence – quality is made. It may seem a simple concept, yet it is complex to achieve. In the case of our cookware, determining factors include physical principles such as the expansion of materials when heat increases, chemical knowledge when applying and annealing seals, and safety criteria when handling cookware. European and national standards also define many aspects of food safety.

The basic properties of the cookware can be improved, and adherence to standards can be more strictly executed, if you know your products thoroughly and test them regularly. As a result, a significant part of the workmanship takes place in the laboratory. The mechanical Tiger Claw, a testing machine that uses three ballpoint pen refills to scratch the surface of a hot, moving pan for three hours, is just one element in a well-engineered series of tests that are crucial for the development of durable products. 

This is how we ensure our high standards for non-stick coatings, meet the requirements of the relevant standards, and optimize our products. You can be sure of this: before you or your customers test our cookware on your own stove, we will have rigorously tested it under all imaginable conditions.

innovative tradition

What began in 1921 has continued to evolve over nearly a century, with many celebrated milestones throughout the journey. New manufacturing processes, materials, forms, techniques and designs have been developed with the benefit of accumulated experience and knowledge. With the expertise we have acquired over the years of our history, we are constantly forging new ideas for the future.

We look forward to the milestones that are yet to come.