Product Information

• Brand: Miyabi Urushi Kogei
• Model: 4-Kin / 8-Kin / 10-Kin / 12-Kin
• Material: Natural wood (Magnolia obovata)
• Product type: Pastry Molds
• Country of origin: Japan
• 4-Kin/1-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 379x288x30 mm, Item weight (approx): 750 g, Shipping weight (approx): 750 g
• 4-Kin/1.5-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 379x288x45 mm, Item weight (approx): 1000 g, Shipping weight (approx): 1000 g
• 4-Kin/2.2-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 379x288x67 mm, Item weight (approx): 1600 g, Shipping weight (approx): 1600 g
• 8-Kin/1-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x379x30 mm, Item weight (approx): 900 g, Shipping weight (approx): 1700 g
• 8-Kin/1.5-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x379x45 mm, Item weight (approx): 1300 g, Shipping weight (approx): 2100 g
• 8-Kin/2.2-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x379x67 mm, Item weight (approx): 1800 g, Shipping weight (approx): 2600 g
• 10-Kin/1-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x470x30 mm, Item weight (approx): 900 g, Shipping weight (approx): 1700 g
• 10-Kin/1.5-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x470x45 mm, Item weight (approx): 1500 g, Shipping weight (approx): 2300 g
• 10-Kin/2.2-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x470x67 mm, Item weight (approx): 2100 g, Shipping weight (approx): 2900 g
• 12-Kin/1-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x561x30 mm, Item weight (approx): 2000 g, Shipping weight (approx): 2800 g
• 12-Kin/1.5-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x561x45 mm, Item weight (approx): 2300 g, Shipping weight (approx): 3100 g
• 12-Kin/2.2-Sun: Inside dimensions (approx): 561x561x67 mm, Item weight (approx): 2900 g, Shipping weight (approx): 3700 g

Key Features

• Professional bakery equipment.
• The wooden structure to bake cakes slowly is ideal for baking Japanese sponge cake Castella (Kasutera).
• The traditional Japanese unit of mass Kin () is 600 grams. Onecastella sponge cakeused to be soldas per 1-Kin (600 g).For example, 4-Kin isoriginally to make 4 castella cakes to be sold.
• The traditional Japanese unit of length Sun () is 133 m (30.303 mm).
• Custom-sized frames are also available on a make-to-order basis. Please feel free to contact us for a quote and provide us with your preferred inside and outside dimensions.

Use & Care

• Please be aware that the height of one castella frame is very short, so that you will need 2 or 3 frames for baking.Choose frames for your preferred height.
• It is usually used 2 or 3 frames to bake a castella cake. Add a frame on the base frame in the middle of baking to prevent the growing cake from touching the baking steel cover.
• Use with some paper or baking paper as a tray.

Background

From the cypress-rich forests of Kiso, Nagano, MIYABI URUSHI KOGEI Co., Ltd. crafts exceptional kitchen tools. Their master artisans carefully select premium local wood to create elegant, functional pieces that blend centuries-old Japanese craftsmanship with modern lifestyle needs. Each product embodies the perfect harmony of tradition and contemporary design.