But those bygone brands (Wagner shuttered in 1952 and Griswold closed up shop in 1957, right around the time Teflon was popularized), along with most antique cast-iron cookware, have grown ...

By the mid- to late 1800s, three leading American manufacturers of cast iron cookware had emerged: Griswold Manufacturing (from Erie, PA,) Wagner Manufacturing (from Sidney, OH,) and Lodge ...

There are so many reasons to use cast iron. It's versatile for both cooking and baking and will last a lifetime. I am still ...