Post Picks: Best brand for vintage and restored cast iron cookware: Smithey Smithey. When in doubt, go with the tried and true. Smithey is known for cookware that lasts, and they will help yours ...

Smithey’s genesis is in Morton’s affinity for vintage cast-iron cookware, which he had spent his free time finding and restoring while working in banking and real estate investment.

Antique and vintage cast-iron cookware were hand-poured into sand molds and hand-polished to a smooth finish. These labor-intensive pans were cast from thinner molds, which makes them lighter than ...

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.) ...

One of the most surprising valuables around your home may be cast-iron cookware. Worth from $15 to $1,500, this is stuff you rarely want to sell at a yard sale.

These stove foundries were Maine’s largest makers of cast-iron cookware. Noyes & Nutter Manufacturing Company, Bangor (1836–1936) Portland Company Foundry, Portland (1846–1982) Wood, Bishop & Co., ...

For example, where a cast iron Le Creuset shallow casserole dish would cost between £95-£275 (depending on size), Aldi’s version would set you back £24.99.

Restoring cast-iron cookware strips the rust while saving the memories. At a South Carolina manufacturer, vintage skillets arrive worse for wear — and return to their owners with a gleam.