Bakeware, cookware and/or grillware item, method of coating a bakeware, cookware and/or grillware item, carrier for a coating device, and coating device

A bakeware, cookware and/or grillware item comprising a base (B), a heating side (14) arranged at a first side of the base (B), and a cooking side (12) arranged at a second side of the base (B), with the cooking side (12) being oppositely disposed to the heating side (14),

• wherein at least the cooking side (12) comprises a layer structure (LS) comprising at least one functional layer (FL), with the functional layer (FL) having a thickness selected in the range of 0.1 to 5 μm, and
• wherein the functional layer (FL) comprises a composition of CrXN1-X, where 0.5<X≤0.95, the functional layer (FL) has a hardness selected in the range of 10 to 30 GPa, and the functional layer (FL) comprises a nanocrystalline structure.

A bakeware, cookware and/or grillware item comprising a base (B), a heating side (14) arranged at a first side of the base (B), and a cooking side (12) arranged at a second side of the base (B), with the cooking side (12) being oppositely disposed to the heating side (14),

• wherein at least the cooking side (12) comprises a layer structure (LS) comprising at least one functional layer (FL), with the functional layer (FL) having a thickness selected in the range of 0.1 to 5 μm, and
• wherein the functional layer (FL) comprises a composition of CrXN1-X, where 0.7<X≤0.95, the functional layer (FL) has a hardness selected in the range of 10 to 30 GPa, and the functional layer (FL) comprises a nanocrystalline structure.