Suzuki, 59, who has worked in the Oigen cast iron foundry for 40 years, then follows the same process to make a mold for a smaller piece of cookware, such as a lid. Making one pot and a lid takes ...

New cookware will need to be seasoned before it will exhibit its slick non-stick properties, and old cast iron that is rusty can be restored. The process is easy, don’t be intimidated!

Such pots were very complex to make. Being able to produce one meant it was possible to make almost any iron component Casting by pouring molten metal into a hollow mould is the quickest way of ...

Enameled cookware may look appealing, but there's nothing quite as pure and healthy to cook with as cook old fashioned cast iron - here's what converted me.

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.) ...

Keeping your cast iron pans well-seasoned takes some effort, but not as much as you think. In fact, there are even two ...

Any extraneous pieces are cut off. Suzuki, 59, who has worked in the Oigen cast iron foundry for 40 years, then follows the same process to make a mold for a smaller piece of cookware, such as a lid.

OSHU, Japan--Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old foundry where ...