These are “Drop lid” made of Sawara, which are useful when making simmered dishes.

The standing tree looks similar to Hinoki(Japanese Cypress), but as a wood it is softer, easier to handle, lighter, and more water-resistant than Hinoki.

Sawara absorbs moisture moderately and has a weaker aroma than Hinoki.
It is also well matched with food, and is familiar as a material for “Ohitsu(cooked rice container)” and “Sushi tub”.

The Drop lid made of that Sawara is excellent for retaining the heat of the cooking food and heating it evenly with its weight.

There are 8 sizes available, from a minimum diameter of 13cm (5.12″) to a maximum of 26cm (10.24″).
Please check the size of your pots and choose the size that is just right for you.

Here, sweet potatoes cooked with lemon, watch the video.

Put the sweet potatoes in a pot, add enough water to cover, heat, bring to a boil, drop lid,
and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
Finish by adding lemon juice at the end and spreading it all over.

It also prevents the cooking liquid from evaporating all at once
and avoiding the food from cooking crumbles in the pot.

Please purchase a Drop lid that is one size smaller than the diameter of the pot you wish to use it with.
This example shows a 21cm (8.27″) pot with a Drop lid 18cm (7.09″).

*A Drop lid of 20cm (7.87″) can just barely be inserted, but the wood may expand and become stuck,
so a slightly smaller size is used.

On a separate page, we also offer a “Drop lid with holes”.
Click here to see the other page.

To avoid absorbing the smell of fish or other foodstuffs,
moisten the entire lid with water before use.

You can use it not only as a Drop lid, but also as a lid for a pot of the same diameter.

Please choose the size you prefer.

*Click here for “Drop lid with holes 6 sizes”