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Cookware is changing.

Today’s best pans are no longer judged only by how easily food releases—they must also provide responsive heat control, dependable durability and materials suited to the way modern New Zealanders cook. At Michael Joyce Ltd, we carefully select cookware from respected international brands including Swiss Diamond, WMF and Spring. Our latest collection brings together advanced ceramic, hybrid, multilayer and vitrified mineral surfaces, allowing customers to choose the right cookware rather than treating every pan as the same.

Swiss Diamond CXD: Advanced Ceramic Non-Stick

The new Swiss Diamond CXD collection represents an important step forward in ceramic non-stick cookware.

Made in Switzerland, CXD combines a plasma-hardened foundation with a diamond-infused ceramic top layer. This dual-layer construction is designed to provide dependable food release while supporting the strength and performance of the cooking surface.

CXD cookware is made without PFAS, PTFE, PFOA, lead or cadmium. Its recycled cast-aluminium body distributes heat efficiently and evenly across the pan.

The result is premium cookware designed for eggs, seafood, vegetables and other foods requiring controlled heat and easy release—with little added oil needed.

WMF Ultimate Profi Resist: Hard Ceramic Meets Stainless Steel

The WMF Ultimate Profi Resist collection combines the strength and responsiveness of multilayer stainless-steel cookware with a robust, hard-mineral ceramic coating.

Its defining innovation is the raised WMF Protection Grid®. This stainless-steel honeycomb structure helps protect the ceramic surface while allowing food to make contact with stainless steel for excellent browning and searing.

The multilayer body contains an aluminium core for fast, even heating throughout the pan. An exceptionally flat base improves the distribution of heat and oil, helping create beautifully browned meat while retaining moisture and tenderness.

Ultimate Profi Resist is designed for use with metal utensils and can move from the cooktop into an oven up to 250°C.

This is an ideal choice for cooks wanting:

• The convenience of ceramic non-stick
• Excellent browning and searing
• The durability of premium stainless steel
• Added protection against everyday surface wear
• Compatibility with induction and other common cooktops
• Cooktop-to-oven versatility

Spring Brigade Ultimate: Professional Multilayer Performance

Developed from Spring’s experience supplying demanding professional kitchens, the Spring Brigade Ultimate Pan takes a different approach to easy-release cooking.

Its premium five-layer construction carries heat rapidly from the base through the walls of the pan. This provides fast, even temperature distribution while reducing hot spots and giving the cook precise control.

Rather than behaving like a conventional coated non-stick pan, Brigade Ultimate develops a natural non-stick effect through the performance of its cooking surface and carefully controlled heat.

Brigade Ultimate is particularly well suited to:

• Browning and searing meat
• Sautéing vegetables
• Cooking with controlled, even heat
• Moving between cooktop and oven
• Professional and ambitious home kitchens
• Serving directly from pan to table

WMF Fusiontec: Vitrified Mineral Strength

WMF Fusiontec is not a conventional non-stick coating. It is an advanced cooking material created by fusing mineral layers to a ferromagnetic steel core under extremely high temperatures.

This process creates a beautifully smooth, vitrified surface with a glass-like ceramic character. The surface is exceptionally hard, non-porous, resistant to cutting and scratching, and easy to clean. It does not absorb flavours or odours, making Fusiontec one of the cleanest and most hygienic cookware surfaces in the Michael Joyce Ltd collection.

The steel core heats quickly, while the mineral surface stores and distributes heat evenly. This makes Fusiontec suitable for everything from simmering sauces and cooking grains to braising, roasting and searing.

Why Choose Fusiontec?

• Vitrified mineral surface fused permanently to a steel core
• Smooth and non-porous cooking surface
• Does not absorb food flavours or odours
• Resistant to cutting, scratching and abrasion
• Fast heating with excellent heat retention
• Suitable for all common cooktops, including induction
• Easy to clean and dishwasher safe
• Made in Germany
• Designed for long-term use
• Backed by WMF’s 30-year guarantee on the inner and outer Fusiontec surface for domestic use, subject to the manufacturer’s conditions

Fusiontec provides an outstanding choice for customers wanting a durable alternative to traditionally coated cookware. It is not promoted as non-stick, so correct heat control and the use of suitable cooking oil remain important.

Different Technologies for Different Cooks

“Non-stick” describes a cooking benefit, not one single material. Each collection approaches performance differently:

• Swiss Diamond CXD uses a diamond-infused, dual-layer ceramic non-stick surface.
• WMF Ultimate Profi Resist combines hard ceramic coating with a protective stainless-steel honeycomb grid.
• Spring Brigade Ultimate uses professional five-layer construction and a natural non-stick effect.
• WMF Fusiontec combines a steel core with an exceptionally hard, non-porous vitrified mineral surface.

No single pan is perfect for every cooking method. A carefully chosen combination will usually deliver better results and a longer working life.

Choosing the Right Cookware

Choose Swiss Diamond CXD for delicate foods, low-oil cooking and a PFAS-free ceramic surface.

Choose WMF Ultimate Profi Resist when you want ceramic food release, excellent searing and the added protection of a stainless-steel grid.

Choose Spring Brigade Ultimate for responsive professional-style cooking, natural easy-release performance and exceptional heat distribution.

Choose WMF Fusiontec for a hard, non-porous and highly durable cooking surface suitable for everyday cooking, searing, simmering and oven use.

Caring for Premium Cookware

Even the most advanced cooking surface benefits from considerate care:

• Cook mainly over low-to-medium heat.
• Avoid heating an empty pan for extended periods.
• Use only the utensils recommended for the specific range.
• Allow cookware to cool before washing.
• Use a soft cloth or non-abrasive sponge.
• Avoid sudden temperature changes.
• Follow the care instructions supplied with each product.

Correct use protects the cooking surface, maintains performance and helps keep quality cookware in the kitchen for longer.

Choose Better. Cook Better. Keep It Longer.

For three generations, Michael Joyce Ltd has helped New Zealanders choose well-made kitchenware from respected international manufacturers.

We believe sustainability begins with selecting the right product, caring for it properly and keeping it in use. Our cookware collection has been chosen to offer meaningful innovation—not simply another short-lived pan destined for landfill.

Discover the latest Swiss Diamond CXD, WMF Ultimate Profi Resist, Spring Brigade Ultimate and WMF Fusiontec cookware, compare the technologies and find the surface that best suits the way you cook.