Riess

Riess is an enamelware manufacturer from Ybbsitz in Lower Austria’s Mostviertel region. Since 1922, it has made enamel cookware there, on a site where iron has been processed since 1550.

Where Riess comes from

• 1550: a pan forge was founded on the Ybbsitz site
• Family-owned since 1690
• In 1922, brothers Julian, Leopold and Josef Riess began enamelling cookware
• Today Riess Kelomat GmbH, run by the ninth and tenth generations according to Riess

What enamel is

• Glass on steel, permanently fused in a kiln at 850 °C
• According to Riess, enamel is made from quartz, clay, feldspar, soda and potash
• Steel sheets from Voestalpine in Linz, cold deep-drawn in Ybbsitz
• Two to four enamel layers: ground coat and cover coat
• Up to 40 stages per piece

Ranges

• Classic: classic Riess shapes
• Nouvelle: including Nouvelle Aura with AromaPlus lid
• Aromapots: made entirely from steel and enamel, without attached plastic parts
• Serve+Store: bake, serve and store in one dish, awarded the Red Dot Award 2022

Cooking and care

Riess enamel has a magnetisable core and works on gas, electric, ceramic and induction hobs. You do not need to use the boost function. The cookware is dishwasher-safe; for a lasting shine, Riess recommends hand washing.