Lodge cast iron Manufacturing

[PhillyWoman11]

Nice video! See how I use my Lodge Cast Iron.

[SaintLiam78]

if i have a choice i but american made

[alank64]

Cool video, sound was a little messed up at that start, hope you guys make a new one soon showing all of the product line and more of how it's made. Thanks.

[Missmadammozart]

got a skillet, and a griddle about a year ago, i LOVE THEM if you have a chef in the family pick one up for a gift. i use my skillet for cakes, cassoroles, stews an prep. never once had a cake or baked good stick in it. my griddle is so perfect, i use it for everything, eggs, prep, pizza and as a baking pan, plus the best part i can cook breakfast, eat it, go along w/ my day, i almost never have to clean my pans. i even catch my mom using them every so often lol

[prairiepatch]

Very interesting video. Poor audio was disturbing. But I discovered that if you listen to it using ear buds and take the left one out it works very well.

[prairiepatch]

@prairiepatch Except for the part where he is in the lab, you need the left one at that point.

[Erdie5]

Nice to see a bit of the Lodge facility. I can't figure out why so many people invest in teflon pans, and companies pour so much money into developing new, lousy coatings that don't last. Superior heat retention, non-stick, and completely versatile. I'll stick with what works. And works and works.

[JustinoFundido]

what's up with the audio?

[therazz07]

Love LODGE but bad audio

[brettmoret]

It sounds as though they use an awful lot of sand. The finer the sand the more expensive the sand? The finer the sand the smoother the pan?

Please share your thoughts.

I know that my 3 year old Lodge has a fairly rough surface compared to my vintage. Like night and day.

Thanks for the vid!

[benjamiy831]

I'm a proud owner of a Lodge cast iron skillet. 5 years and it's beautifully seasoned.

[bypassthesnake]

Great idea, but the terrible audio quality renders it unwatchable.

[rschwader]

I paid a little extra for Lodge because it was made in the USA. Then sat and stared at the made in China Stamp on the enamel grill pan.

[k0namiman]

good video, but audio quality is horrible.

[hudson501]

Lodge makes some terrific small 6.5" skillets, but no accompanying lid/cover as they do for their larger skillets. Why is this the case? Nobody seems to know!

[jasongiddensviper478]

I love my Lodge cast iron. Its the only thing I use in my kitchen, and this may sound crazy but the food tast so much better!

[randallrun]

davidcononie, I couldn't agree with you more! And I think I know the answer...it's pretty easy... It's because many people will type things they would never say directly. Pretty cowardly, really... Rick..

[TheTraevance]

My personal experience says you should try KINETICDIECASTING . com ! The best aluminum die casting parts!

[DrThunder88]

I've got to say, Lodge makes great products, especially compared to crappy, Chinese imports. Fit and finish are of much higher quality. Sadly, Lodge has gotten hard to find. Ironically, import-central WalMart is one of the few vendors around here.

[ZombiedustXXX]

I call my 12" Lodge cast iron skillet "The King of the Kitchen".

I found the matching cast iron lid at a Bass Pro Shops retail store. The lids cost a bit more than that the skillet, but "The King" needed a crown! The self-basting spikes in the lid, seen @ 2:15, really do work!

I call my Le Creuset (France) dutch oven, the "Queen of the Kitchen". The enamel finish is nice, when going from cooktop to fridge, and back to the stove. It is a "B" grade factory second.

[ZombiedustXXX]

I forgot to mention, the lid of the Lodge fits the skillet with absolute perfection. It has a very close, moisture retaining fit.

[marlowe5555]

Oh yes... how rude to correct other people's grammar. Instead, allow me to correct your spelling: 'grammer' is actually spelled 'grammar'.  But... like you said... you are educated....

[marlowe5555]

I see... well I just hope that you can spell your prescriptions correctly... or else you might bring some real harm to a patient... oh... but wait... you are not actually a doctor are you... probably more of a 'holistic' doctor? Or perhaps a naturopath? I hear that you don't need to be able to spell in order to practise that 'medicine'. But hey... no harm... and God Bless you too! Cheers.

[EatTheWeeds]

I was a journalist for some 30 years. It was SOP to correct people grammar for several reasons. The prime reason was the person interviewed usualy did not want to appear ill-educated in print. Another reason is clarity so the reader would not be confused by what was said. Non-standard language can get in the way of understanding. It was always a perpetutal temptation to not correct quotes and let people see just how poorly some people communicated.

[chyrd]

@davidcononie yes you do

[busymartian]

I'm glad Lodge is there keeping the tradition of making standard cast iron cookware. I have a lot of their pieces and they work very well.

[murphyld66]

I bought a Lodge grill pan a few months ago at Walmart and I love it. If you live in an apartment and you want to cook a good steak I highly recommend getting one of the cast iron grill pans with the raised ridges. For a 1 1/2" thick steak I cook each side for 7-8 minutes with the electric stove set at 4 and then I turn the heat down to 2 and cook each side for an additional 10 minutes. After I turn the heat down I rotate the steak 90 degrees for a good grill pattern and even cooking.

[Muscovee]

Have you tried finishing the steak off in the oven? Another great thing about cast iron is it can go from the stove top right into the oven. Check out Alton Brown's video on cooking a steak in cast iron.

[chickcoop]

I haven't had very good luck with Lodge products. I needed an 8" cast iron skillet. When I took it home, I noticed that it looked a little rough, I seasoned it at least 6 times. The surface is still so rough I can sand soft wood with it. I have an old Wagnerware that is as slick as Teflon. New cast ironware is made with scrap iron. The old stuff was made from iron ore. Sorry. I wish it weren't true.

[biolectron]

@chickcoop you are so wrong the only new cast iron made from scrap would be made in China garbage such as Wagner is doing now days.But i agree the older cast iron pieces were smoother

[radioactivesludge23]

i love cast iron cook ware the best not made in japan or china like most of the junk cook ware i have used lodge cook ware is great for in door or out door cooking you can put it strait on the camp fire and not have to worry about it messing it up like crap made in japan or china made in the USA

[tahardwick]

I was just wondering if you had something against punctuation.

[radioactivesludge23]

what are you a fucking school teacher?

[Muscovee]

If he was, your comment would have red ink all over it, and you would be sent to the principle's office for that language!

[Craycort]

Only 200 people work at lodge, and that includes retail, advertisement and office staff! So there are probably only a few still working in production.

[distracteddispatches]

Bad audio, otherwise interesting.

[47f0]

Garbage audio, but great cookware. I won't buy Lodge's chinese enamelware, but I've got an American-made Lodge dutch oven, reversible two-burner griddle, a couple of skillets, and I wouldn't trade any of them for all the tea (or teflon) in China. Their American products are probably the best kitchen value you can get - they only get better with time, and your grandkids will fight over them. Just wish I could buy American enameled iron - oh well.

[roger5845]

Made in America Cast Iron Cookwear! God Bless your Company. May I never live to see the day that you move to China! Thanks Lodge!!!

[utubepunk]

I agree- everyone should support the Made in the USA effort. However, as I understand it, Lodge's enameled cast iron comes from China. Boo. Hiss. :(

[47f0]

@utubepunk - "Lodge's enameled cast iron comes from China. Boo. Hiss."

You are so right on. I don't know what pin-headed bean-counter in Lodge's management decided to go to China, but I think Lodge needs to make an extra large dutch oven casting to put them in.

[sohndi]

American Company which makes their few product in China...

DeWalt, Black & Decker, samsonite and... and... ?

not that much!

[ThunderAppeal]

Pretty soon it might be GM, Ford and Chrysler.

Unfortunately.

[sohndi]

o! sorry for that!

I only buy Made in German, Swiss, Jap!

No china!

[ThunderAppeal]

I woulndt own a German, Swiss or Jap car if you gave it to me. Well actually I would take it and sell it off for scrap metal after I put a stick of dynamite in it. Heh.

[sohndi]

ha ha Ok!

[Stapler78]

Wanton destruction of things in this earth? Yep, you're a yank.

[ThunderAppeal]

What are you babbling on about you elitist idiot?

[seka1986]

Made in America, tested in Japan!

[edudrepus]

you would probably get more money for it if you didn't blow it up first. I would still buy the parts from you though.

[seka1986]

I prefer not to buy Made in China also but these days almost everything is made in China.

[seka1986]

I prefer American made.

[orioncheung]

@seka1986 I am chinese, and I feel the same thing too. I want to buy Made in USA.. but it is so rare. =\

[roger5845]

I think that as more people learn the benefits of cast iron that your company has a lot of growth ahead. I mean all it takes is for people to learn that they don't have to spend $20 for a steak dinner when their grandmas 200 year old cast iron skillet can cook a just as good of a steak then any steak house. Also I wanted to tell you that I recently bought your Pinzon Lodge Cast Iron Grill. Wow! What an Awesome heavy duty easy to use grill that will rival any $1000 gas grill. Thanks Lodge!!!

[glowpipe]

my self i work at Jøtul. the worlds largest cast iron oven producers. all in this video is familiar to me. except that place is realy small compared to our factory. my self i am a grinder. i grind the molded pieces before like the dude on this vid does. and i just have to say. that worker is slow :p

[seinjunkie]

I've always wanted to see how cast iron is actually cast. I had heard it was done in sand. I wish they showed the process taking place in this video, though. Sound had some erratic problems. Good content, though. Can't wait until the steel handle pan comes out!

[XDACY]

Yes, it is cast in sand. That's why cast iron parts typically have a rough surface to them.