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Cast iron cooking

Cast iron cooking is a great way to cook tasty food with energy savings and go from stove to oven to the table.  Tasty food just like how your grandma used to make. We have here a huge selection of cast iron cookware from pans to dutch ovens. Cast iron cookware conducts and retains heat uniformly and for a very long time. Hence the food cooks evenly and remains hot for a long time.

Cookware is a product that we use almost on a daily basis, without thinking much about it. However, with the proliferation of brands, base metals, interior coatings, exterior finishes, and claims made by various manufacturers, a consumer shopping for new cookware can easily become very confused in their shopping experience. Often sales people in retail stores are not conversant with the different properties of various metals and other materials used in cookware, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Cast iron cooking utensils have been with us for thousands of years, which traced back to ancient China.

In Europe during the Middle Ages, cast iron utensils were considered so valuable that they were listed along with gold, jewels, and other riches of royalty. An iron foundry, where utensils and other cast iron products were manufactured, was one of the first industries organized in North America.

Today's cast iron utensils have been improved greatly over those of even the recent past. They are made of iron alloys that give additional strength to the utensil. And today there are cast iron utensils with colorful porcelain enamel exterior and interior finishes.

Cast iron currently is used for utensils that include skillets, roasters and Dutch ovens, broilers, griddles, and some specialty items, such as muffin and corn bread pans. These utensils are excellent for browning, frying, stewing and baking foods.