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 using my grandmother's Griswold iron skillet from the 1940s. It has had ...