Our Story
126 Years of Iconic
American Cookware
From a Bronx workshop in 1900 to kitchens across America — the story of how one family brand became a cooking institution.
"Our mission has never changed: to put professional-quality cookware into every American kitchen — without the professional price tag."
Farberware Brand Mission
What We Stand For
The Farberware Promise
Built to Last
Every Farberware piece is engineered to resist warping, scratching, and tarnishing — delivering consistent performance for years without replacement.
Precision Heat
Our aluminum-core and fully-clad stainless steel constructions distribute heat evenly across the entire cooking surface, eliminating hot spots that ruin meals.
Generations of Trust
Farberware has been passed down through American families for over a century. Many of our customers grew up cooking with the same pots their grandparents owned.
Backed by Meyer
As part of the Meyer Corporation family, Farberware benefits from world-class R&D, rigorous quality testing, and the manufacturing scale of one of the global cookware leaders.
Passed Down for Generations
The Reliability Promise
Cookware That Becomes a Family Heirloom
There is something rare about a brand that transcends generations. Farberware is one of them. Walk into homes across America and you will find Farberware pots still in daily use — purchased decades ago, still performing flawlessly. That longevity is not an accident.
The brand was built on a belief that a pot or pan should outlast trends, outlast fashions, and outlast the kitchen it was bought for. Heavy-gauge stainless steel. Riveted handles engineered to never loosen. Lids designed for a lifetime of use. These are not marketing claims — they are choices baked into every product Farberware has made for over a century.
Today, customers who grew up watching their mothers cook in Farberware pans are buying the same brand for their own children. That cycle of trust — earned over 125 years — is the most honest measure of a cookware company's worth.
History
126 Years in the Making
From a small New York workshop to one of the most trusted cookware brands in American history — every decade brought new innovations, new kitchens, and new families.
Born in the Bronx
S.W. Farber founded the Farber Brothers Kugel Company in New York City, crafting copper and brass decorative pieces in a small workshop in the Bronx. From day one, the philosophy was simple: make things that last.
The Iconic Bell-Shaped Lid
Farberware engineers introduced the now-iconic bell-shaped lid — a design innovation that self-bastes food during cooking by channeling steam back onto the ingredients. This single invention became the brand's most recognizable design signature.
Into the American Kitchen
As post-war America embraced modern home cooking, Farberware expanded into full stainless steel cookware sets. The brand became a fixture in millions of American households, trusted by a generation of home cooks building families and traditions.
The Coffee Robot
Farberware launched its legendary automatic percolator — later nicknamed the 'Coffee Robot' — which became one of the best-selling kitchen appliances in American history. The percolator's reliability made Farberware a household name far beyond just pots and pans.
Nonstick Innovation
Farberware embraced the nonstick revolution, expanding its lineup with easy-release coated pans and introducing induction-compatible bases ahead of many competitors. The brand consistently balanced modern performance with its trademark durability.
The Meyer Corporation Era
Farberware was acquired by Meyer Corporation — one of the world's largest cookware manufacturers, behind brands like Anolon, Circulon, and Rachael Ray. This partnership brought world-class manufacturing resources while preserving the heritage and identity of the Farberware name.
Over 125 Years of Trusted Cooking
Farberware remains one of the most recognized cookware brands in the United States. With a range spanning stainless steel, ceramic nonstick, bakeware, and kitchen tools, the brand continues its founding promise: professional-quality performance at prices every family can afford.
Signature Design
The Bell-Shaped Lid: A 100-Year Innovation
Few design details in cookware history are as recognizable — or as functional — as Farberware's bell-shaped lid. Introduced in the early 1900s, this curved dome was not merely aesthetic. The shape channels steam condensation back down onto food during cooking, creating a natural self-basting effect that keeps roasts moist, vegetables tender, and soups richly flavored without extra effort from the cook.
The lids are cast in heavy stainless steel with tight-fitting rims that form a near-perfect seal. This design choice improves energy efficiency — less heat escapes, meaning shorter cooking times and better flavor retention. Over a century later, the same lid design appears across Farberware's Classic and Millennium lines, unchanged because it has never needed to be.
It is the kind of quiet, functional genius that defines Farberware's engineering philosophy: no gimmicks, no unnecessary complexity — just thoughtful design that solves a real cooking problem and lasts for generations.
Quality Assurance
Backed by One of the World's Largest Cookware Manufacturers
Since 2002, Farberware has been part of the Meyer Corporation — one of the largest cookware manufacturers in the world, responsible for producing over 150 million pieces of cookware annually across a portfolio of premium brands including Anolon, Circulon, Rachael Ray Cookware, and Farberware.
Meyer's global manufacturing network brings world-class R&D capabilities, rigorous multi-stage quality testing protocols, and access to the latest material science innovations — all applied to Farberware's product development. Every pan that leaves a Meyer facility undergoes testing for heat distribution uniformity, handle strength, coating adhesion, and warp resistance under extreme temperature cycling.
For consumers, this means a straightforward value proposition: the heritage and trustworthiness of a 125-year American brand, now backed by the engineering resources and quality standards of a global manufacturing leader. You get the best of both worlds — proven reliability and modern performance.
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