Edible Upcountry

They Don't Make It Like They Used To

• Photo by Brian Kelley

  Numbers stamped onto pans often refer to the corresponding numbered eye of a wood-burning stove. Lodge is the brand most associate with cast iron, and the company is the only American brand in operation since the 1800s.

• Photo by Brian Kelley

  Cast iron Dutch ovens with lids may cost (and weigh!) a bit more than regular cast iron skillets.

• Photo by Brian Kelley

• Photo by Brian Kelley

  Cast iron is often passed down from generation to generation (if you are so lucky).

• Photo by Brian Kelley

  You’ve heard the addage, ‘do not put all your eggs in one basket’? What about all your cast iron in one wheelbarrow? Do not let a little rust scare you away from purchasing a vintage cast iron pan.

• Photo by Brian Kelley

  It can be removed and the pan reseasoned to be perfectly functional.