It all began with an idea.
Soy is a collective of highly skilled craftsmen, coming from coppersmithing, silversmithing, and goldsmithing backgrounds, who have been dedicated to giving the best product in the world since our founding in 2010.
Soy’s technique involves a carefully curated amalgamate from the ancestral techniques of Hindustan, Iran and the Ottoman Empire. As a matter of fact, our production facility could have existed as-is more than 4000 years ago, as all our production force in shaping the copper and silver is from pure human energy.
Our raw material – copper and silver - is sourced directly from the state refineries and both our copper and silver are 999‰ (per mil -or carats-) - the purest available on earth.
Our tooling is mostly handmade in-house to perfectly fit our own line of work.
The thicknesses we use for our different wares and series are ideally calculated for their respective sizes, volumes and amount of energy they intake and are among the thickest in the world.
As an example, the typical thicknesses we use in copper and silver are:
1.5mm for the majority of the coffeeware and barware,
2.0mm for most of the regional and specialty cookware
2.5 / 3.0mm for our professional super-duty cookware.
We can however craft anything from any thickness in custom settings and for our Soy Industrial Solutions® branch.
Our handles are also made in-house from Soyactite®, a patented alloy of bronze that we crafted and honed back in 2011 to be one of, if not the most refractory alloy of bronze out there.
The also patented “trident” shape of the panhandles confers additional refraction, making Soy among other copper cookware manufacturers whose handles stay cooler for longer.
Our riveting is performed by hand, conferring to the rivets a perfect and controlled expansion inside the rivet holes, that will guarantee a no-leak product.
All our larger products are stamped with a serial number that ensures originality and helps you take advantage of our Heritage Warranty.
WHY COPPER AND SILVER?
Silver is by far the most conductive metal on Earth. Copper is a close second! This is because silver and copper only have one valence electron, which is free to move around with little resistance. As a result, both copper and silver are fantastic electric and thermal conductors.
What this means for cookware is that any heat making contact with your Soy products will not only heat where it hits but the heat will travel all over the cookware including the walls and the lid to radiate the heat inside just like an oven would do.
The practical implication of this is, if the copper and silver are thick enough, no hotspots can ever form on copper and silver cookware items, even on top of the highest BTU’s of industrial stoves, meaning the pan or pot will be naturally non-stick.
It also means that your cookware does not have to be round anymore as the thermal distribution is ideal, your cookware can come in any shape and still cook perfectly, like our signature fish kettles who are almost rectangular.
Due to perfect heat distribution, you will not have to constantly stir since all parts will be cooked equally. This is a stark contrast to steel pans or pots, which, if not stirred heavily, will burn parts of the ingredients, whilst leaving the rest uncooked.
This perfectly even heat distribution granted by copper and silver will change the way you cook for the better! Your rice will never burn or stick; your sauces and stews will never remain without consistency; your egg whites will rise in a matter of seconds; melting chocolate or making Turkish delight at home will be a piece of cake and the flavour of your dairy desserts will be praised by everyone.
Copper and silver also excel in heat retention, so that you can keep, without any fear of burning, your braising and soups on low fire for hours, or even days.
THE SCIENCY PART
Silver and Copper are both extremely strong biocides and will kill up to 99.99% of the bacteria, protozoa and fungi as well as mites and other smaller insectoids, including their eggs and/or larvae on contact.
On the other hand, both copper and silver are required by the human body as ions, making it extremely healthy to eat and drink from silver and copper vessels.
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More than 98% of the copper and silver used today comes from recycling existing copper and silver.
As long as the purity of the metal is there, any Soy product you purchase is the fruit of sustainably recycled materials. The same cannot be said about steel or aluminium, adding yet another reason to use equipment made from copper and silver.
The superior conductivity properties of copper and silver ensure (by greatly minimizing energy loss) the usage of our limited energy resources in a much more efficient way. In other words, with these two noble materials, you can even cook your eggs using nothing more than a candle fire as a heat source and thus do your part in building a more sustainable future for our planet.
Visual, Durability and Commodity:
As copper and silver are among the rare materials of our universe, your products will always have an absolute value. On top of this, since our products are entirely handmade, they are not only eternally lasting (see our heritage warranty) but will, with time acquire an incredible antique value on top of their absolute commodity value.
Finally, as copper and silver are associated in the entire World with high gastronomy, it will give any kitchen it serves a richer and smarter image.
THE SOY HERITAGE WARRANTY
All Soy products are subject to their signature "Heritage Warranty", from the lining to the material.
The warranty extends to not only the original purchaser/owner, but also to their future generations.
All the user has to do is register the serial number stamped on the bottom of the product with the manufacturer here.
Soy also offers complimentary once-a-year maintenance checks on every product purchased.
Please consult any sales representative for further information.