Lodge Family Quality for over 100 years
For more than a century, Lodge Cast Iron has been perfecting the process of making cast iron cookware. They formulated just the right metal chemistry, created exacting mold tolerances for castings, and developed the perfect wall construction for the best even heating found in cookware. But the process was never complete until countless batches of fried chicken and cripy-crusted cornbread burnished it to a treasured black patina. Only then was cast iron seasoned.
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Preseasoned Cast Iron Cooking
Now, the talented folks at Lodge Manufacturing have perfected the art of foundry seasoning. With 100% vegetable oil, an electrostatic spray system, and high temperature gas ovens, their cookware is blackened to a finish all before it leaves the factory in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. It may not be rocket science, but the seasoned cast iron has a far superior look and performance to first-time home seasoning. No hassle, no magic, no work - just a finish that you can use right out of the box.
Many great American chefs put Lodge Cast Iron cookware on the list of the ten most essential tools in their kitchen. Simply put - Lodge Cast Iron cooks best. Not even the most expensive stainless or aluminum cookware can rival the even heating, heat retention, versatility, value and durability of Lodge Cookware. The Dutch Ovens themselves are world-famous. What other cookware can fry, grill, roast, sear, simmer and stew to the expectation level of great chefs? The even heating of Lodge cast iron frying pans is necessary for golden, tender, perfectly pan-fried chicken. Slow simmering roasts, stew, and soups depend on the heat retention that cast iron offers. And crispy-crusted cornbread just doesn't happen without cast iron.
Our Best-Selling Lodge Items are Usually in Stock!
Carolina Rustica has made a commitment to Lodge Manufacturing by mainting substantial inventory levels of iron pots, pans, griddles, and Dutch Ovens. Some of our best-selling Lodge items are as follows, and these are almost always available in our Lodge Quick Ship section:
Lodge History
Along the banks of the Tennessee River, nestled against the Cumberland Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains, is the town of South Pittsburg, Tennessee. In 1896, during the first presedential term of William McKinley, Joseph Lodge opened his foundry and began making Lodge cast iron cookware. Nineteen U.S. presidents later, Lodge Manufacturing Company still produces the most extensive selection of cast iron cookware on the market. Joseph's great grandsons operate a highly advanced, state-of-the-art facility designed to produce the highest quality cookware anywhere. Their strength and committment to quality is cast into every product they make, from the smallest skillet to the largest dutch oven.
Every batch of iron used in Lodge Bakeware is tested for more than 20 elements to ensure that each piece of cookware poured is held to strict quality standards. Precision tools are carefully engineered then machined from solid steel to create patterns for our sand molds. No other cast iron cookware is manufactured under Lodge Manufacturing's strict production standards. The marriage of our metal, molds, and our finish, produces the very best cast iron cookware. The value is unsurpassed and the cooking performance is legendary.
Another great aspect of Lodge cooking is that you can put restaurant stripes on your grilled favorites like a pro with their ribbed bottom pans, like the Lodge Pro Logic Grill Pan. Nothing fries better than cast iron either...cast iron gets hotter, stays hotter and it will make the crispiest, most tender chicken ever. Lodge Dutch ovens set the standard for Dutch oven cooking. They are the real deal. Cast iron griddles, Serving pots and pizza pans and much more is available.
Lodge now offers an expanded line of cast iron cookware for America's kitchens - Dutch ovens, chicken fryers, country kettles, kits including Dutch oven recipes and more. When cooking moves to the great outdoors, Lodge cast iron goes too, with griddles, fish fryers, combo cookers and camp ovens. The Lodge family appreciates your patronage and hopes that if this is your first piece of Lodge cookware, it will be the first of many
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