I think that Wootaburger has salami on it. all around an odd duck for a sandwhich but surprisingly good at challenging me to make it… prolly with a lime green grill pan.
For those buying cast iron for the first time, I found this video very helpful
America’s Test Kitchen - How to Properly Season and Care for Cast Iron Cookware
Lodge should be everyone’s go-to cast iron company. Most of their products are made in the USA. This is important because with the nature of all cast iron cookery, trace amounts of iron get into your food. THIS is fine, but one needs to TRUST the manufacturer to test and care about the makeup of the metal they use.
Here is the problem, Lodge’s enameled things are made in China. OK if they are 100% enameled, but this pan isnt. Boo. YMMV, but I would prefer my cast iron to be made in the USA.
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Lodge should be everyone’s go-to cast iron company. Most of their products are made in the USA. This is important because with the nature of all cast iron cookery, trace amounts of iron get into your food. THIS is fine, but one needs to TRUST the manufacturer to test and care about the makeup of the metal they use.
Here is the problem, Lodge’s enameled things are made in China. OK if they are 100% enameled, but this pan isnt. Boo. YMMV, but I would prefer my cast iron to be made in the USA.
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Lodges take on the China thing.
No opinion. Just a link. But we’ve been using one of these for a while and are not yet dea
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Lodges take on the China thing.
No opinion. Just a link. But we’ve been using one of these for a while and are not yet dea
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From this link:
"Why is Lodge Enamel Made in China?
Enameled cast iron cookware has exploded in popularity since the advent of celebrity cooking shows. As the maker of the world’s best cast iron, Lodge customers turned to us for an affordable and dependable alternative to expensive European brands.
After exhausting efforts to find any plant who would enamel bright colors in the United States, Lodge had to search overseas for a partner that could meet our quality standards. We happened to find those partners in China, and have worked directly and constantly with them. We work with U.S. owned third-party inspection teams to ensure that quality is up to Lodge standards, and that all partner companies comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations.
We are proud of our Enamel products and stand behind them like we do our traditional Cast Iron. The profits from our Enamel sales still go to support over 250 families at our American company. As an American manufacturer for over 100 years, Lodge takes pride in making over 80% of our products in the U.S. and providing jobs for our community."
While I love cast iron and have many Lodge pieces in my collectioin (of over 30 CI pieces) … “80 percent” is a “D+” at my kids’ school and not an acceptable grade.
I do love the color of these pans … very nice … just wish they were produced at home.
Your kids school is weird. That’s a B where I come from.
Purchased the enameled pizza stone in a previous Woot. Works very well to crisp the bottom of the pizza crust and easy to use with it’s (nearly) non-stick surface. It’s my new go-to pizza cooker.
How heavy are the round and square cast iron skillets? Specs only gives dimensions. Thanks!
does any body have any thoughts on the Rösle 96704 Santoku Knife?
This makes me feel better about the China made pieces.
From the Lodge Website’s Use & Care section: “There is no exposed cast iron on your enameled cookware. The black cooking surfaces, pot rims and lid rims are matte porcelain.”
That means two good things for me: No iron leaching into my food (I have abnormally high iron counts) and the “suspect” iron is sealed away anyway.
I’m in!
Edit: Just kidding… sold out. 
A couple of months ago, at a rustic spot in the redwoods, I made a potato/onion/cheese frittata in a big iron skillet on top of an old camp stove. It was an experiment that was delicious – brown and crunchy on the bottom, soft and gooey on the inside.
Iron skillets rock.
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All the “Lodge” cast iron is sold out. Woot??
All this batch of “Lodge” Cast Iron is imported. Lodge??
(This one is an editorial, not a comment.) Woot! is an American company. So is Lodge. Why all the China love? How 'bout putting some 'Mericans to work?? Lodge? Woot!?
steve
Doesn’t apply here. This stuff is enameled, (and won’t see the inside of MY kitchen.)
steve
I purchased the Henckel’s 8" knife and the blade cracked close to the handle after only one month of light use.
They said I could send it to them and they would replace it, but I’d have to pay for shipping.
The Fissler pressure cooker appears to be an excellent buy.
Amazon has this German product at $200 for the same size/model.
I checked the next largest size model and it gets raving reviews from users. Apparently, it was the top rated brand on a recent Cooks Illustrated article.
This from a user: Presto Pressure Cooker
I also bought the Presto Stainless Steel 6 quart Pressure Cooker, but the Fissler Vitaquick is LIGHT YEARS ahead of traditional pressure cooking.
BUY the Fissler, it’s well worth the added cost for the ROLLS ROYCE of Pressure Cookers, the Fissler Vitaquick!
Read my review and recipes at chezbettayDOTcom.