Witness the fascinating manufacturing process behind cast iron covers, essential components widely used in infrastructure ...

The difference between wrought and cast iron is straightforward: Cast iron has been melted, poured into a mold and allowed to cool. Wrought iron has been heated and worked with tools. (FYI ...

The short answer is yes! Preparing meals in cast iron pots, pans, Dutch ovens, and cornbread molds can boost the iron content in what you’re eating. This is a simple strategy to up the iron in ...

"But at the turn of the 20th century, cast iron would sit in molds for upwards of 48 hours before then being tumbled for 24 hours." As a result, vintage cast iron was incredibly smooth. Besides ...

A cast-iron pan is made by pouring molten metal into a mold, while a spun-steel wok is shaped out of thin sheet metal. First, let's take a look at that classic, old black iron skillet that has ...

which is recycled to make new molds. Lodge credits pre-seasoning, which it perfected in 2002, with the rapid growth of its business. Sales took off once cast-iron pans could be sold black and ...

That durability is thanks to the materials in cast iron: molten iron and steel that are cast in sand molds (the sand molds are why contemporary cast iron has a pebbly appearance on the surface).

After the iron cools and solidifies, the sand mold is broken into pieces with a hammer and the cookware is removed. Any extraneous pieces are cut off. Suzuki, 59, who has worked in the Oigen cast ...