Lodge Cast Iron hopes to double that number of visitors with the opening of a new museum. The 10,000 square-foot museum is a high-tech playground for fans of Lodge's low-tech cast-iron pots and pans.

Similar to the antique piece, which dates back to the mid-1900s, it has a cast iron base that keeps it anchored to the ground and collects water. Tolvanen describes the minimal Hoop umbrella stand ...

Cast iron is made by pouring the molten metal into individual sand molds. Once the cookware is cast, it needs to be "seasoned." Because iron corrodes so easily, a fat — oil, lard or grease ...

Ryan King and Sarah Faragher, with a few of John Elward’s pots, skillets, and kettles. Antique cast-iron pots are lighter and have smoother surfaces than contemporary pots, which are thicker and ...

A quick search online will show that there are many antique cast irons for sale at all sorts of prices. But, in order to get the most out of your cast iron you need to take care of it.

In 2012, Thiesen founded a site called The Pan Handler, which sells her refurbished cast-iron discoveries for upward of $1,000 or more. (Trophy pieces of cookware can go for more than $20,000.) ...