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Lodge Pre-SeasonedCast-Iron Skillet

Pre-seasoned skillet is ready-to-use right out of the box

The black patina given to the cookware by the factory seasoningprocess is, in fact, vegetable oil that has been baked into a pieceof cookware that has emerged from an individual sand mold. Thiscoating of oil is a functional application and not a cosmeticapplication. The cookware is hanging as it rides through theelectrostatic sprayer and commercial conveyor ovens at very hightemperatures. This allows the oil to penetrate deeply into thepores of the iron which creates an easy release finish. As a resultof this process, you may see a blister or bubble of oil at thesouthern-most point or at the end of the handle of the cookwarepiece. If visible, it will rub or flake off with your finger,leaving a brown spot. Donu2019t worry, itu2019s not rust but a seasonedspot that is brown, indicative of the varnish stage of seasoning.As a matter of fact, this is the color of home seasoned iron untilit has been used several times. The brown spot will turn black withuse.

 

Product Highlights Multi-Functional Cookware The right tool for searing, sauteing, simmering, braising, baking, roasting, and frying. Made of Cast-Iron Cast-Iron is a form of cookware developed over a millennia ago remains as popular today as when it was used to prepare meals hundreds of years ago. Cast Iron is one of only two metals compatible with induction stovetops. Unparalleled in heat retention and even heating. Can Be Used With A Variety of Heat Sources At home in the oven, on the stove, on the grill or over the campfire. Skillet may be used on various heat sources including gas, electric, induction and ceramic-glass top stoves and ovens. When using on glass stove tops, be careful not to slide the cookware around as it's possible to scratch the surface. Seasoned cast iron can also be used on the grill or outdoor fire and coals for camp cooking. Begin heating cookware on low and slowly bring heat up to medium or medium/high. Always remove cookware from the stovetop after cooking. Product Highlights

Multi-Functional Cookware

The right tool for searing,sauteing, simmering, braising, baking, roasting, andfrying.

Made of Cast-Iron

Cast-Iron is a form of cookwaredeveloped over a millennia ago remains as popular today as when itwas used to prepare meals hundreds of years ago. Cast Iron is oneof only two metals compatible with induction stovetops.Unparalleled in heat retention and even heating.

Can Be Used With A Variety of HeatSources

At home in the oven, on the stove,on the grill or over the campfire. Skillet may be used on variousheat sources including gas, electric, induction and ceramic-glasstop stoves and ovens. When using on glass stove tops, be carefulnot to slide the cookware around as it's possible to scratch thesurface. Seasoned cast iron can also be used on the grill oroutdoor fire and coals for camp cooking. Begin heating cookware onlow and slowly bring heat up to medium or medium/high. Alwaysremove cookware from the stovetop after cooking.

Eco-Responsibility

Lodge is a zero hazardous wastestream foundry. Lodge designed a vegetable oil recycler for theseasoning process to reduce waste and unusable oil is recycled andused as biodiesel generator. Lodge uses recycled and biodegradablepacking materials. Reuse of foundry sand used in the castingprocess is recycled and unusable sand, works to purify the water ofthe local streams and planting trees to improve air quality andbeautification.

The Clean Water and Air Acts of1970 led American companies to install new equipment to meet thepollution control laws. Not only did the updates meet therequirements of the Clean Air and Water legislation, by 1976 ourautomated processes produced as many molds in an hour as one manu2019sdaily productivity 30 years earlier.

With the switch from antiquatedelectric furnaces to more efficient induction furnaces, 1991 provedto be a pivotal juncture in the green standards of LodgeManufacturing Company. The use of magnetic energy to produce heatchanged our status from a Large Quantity Generator of HazardousWaste to a Small Quantity Generator, and we received the 1994Tennessee Governoru2019s Award for Excellence in Hazardous WasteReduction.

 

100 years & still cooking. .. Lodge is the oldest family-owned cookware foundry in America. Since 1896, the Lodge family has been casting premium iron cookware at our Tennessee foundry. Starting with raw materials and finishing with our seasoning process, we continue to improve on the highest quality standards that go into every piece we make. As the sole American manufacturer of cast iron cookware, we are proud to carry on the legacy started by founder Joseph Lodge. Lodge doesn't just make cast iron; we make heirlooms that bring people together for generations. Two historic eventsu2014the introduction of foundry seasoned cast iron cookware and the recent expansion of our foundryu2014represent dynamic examples of Lodge Manufacturing Companyu2019s century-plus commitment to product innovation and investment in new equipment and technologies. Seasoned cast iron propelled Lodge from the position of a regional manufacturer to the national stage, with Good Housekeeping presenting a 'Good Buy' Award for the product enhancement. Our appearance on the national stage expanded throughout the first decade of the new century, with record sales leading Lodge to the largest expansion in our history. While we are proud of our recent history, there is a backstory. So travel with us to the small town of South Pittsburg, Tennessee at the end of the 19th Century. Nestled at the base of the Appalachian Mountainu2019s Cumberland Plateau and on the banks of the Tennessee River, the town was abuzz with new opportunities. In 1896 Joseph Lodge began a cast iron foundry, named in honor of his minister, Rev. Joseph Hayden Blacklock. Family owned, our origins were humble and our products varied, from stoves, to skillets and kitchen sinks. As each decade passed, Lodge developed a business model to continually update and improve equipment and foundry practices. Work was labor intensive, with all of our cookware poured and cleaned by hand. The 1950s saw the installation new molding machinery, mechanized sand delivery systems, the construction of a gas fired aluminum furnace to cast patterns for the production of sand mold impressions and a machine to clean castings. When the introduction of new cookware metals and coatings increased competition in the 1960s, Lodge countered with a Disamatic automatic molding machine. Two years later, Lodge added an electric furnace to operate the Disamatic molding and pouring system, outpacing the capacity of the coke-fired cupola, at lower cost. After in the introduction of seasoned cast iron cookware, Lodge broke ground for our foundry expansion. With completion of the first phase in the fall of 2014, the expansion includes a new melt system, an additional pouring/molding line and most importantlyu2014new American jobs! In more ways than he could have ever imagined, Joseph Lodge would not recognize the business he started over a century ago. Lodge continues to be family owned and we are the sole manufacturer of cast iron cookware in US, producing over 120 different foundry seasoned cast iron items for worldwide gourmet, outdoor and restaurant markets. More importantly, Lodge Manufacturing Company is universally accepted as the world leader in the cast iron cookware category. 100 years & still cooking...

Lodge is the oldest family-owned cookware foundry in America.Since 1896, the Lodge family has been casting premium iron cookwareat our Tennessee foundry. Starting with raw materials and finishingwith our seasoning process, we continue to improve on the highestquality standards that go into every piece we make. As the soleAmerican manufacturer of cast iron cookware, we are proud to carryon the legacy started by founder Joseph Lodge. Lodge doesn't justmake cast iron; we make heirlooms that bring people together forgenerations.

Two historic eventsu2014the introduction of foundry seasoned castiron cookware and the recent expansion of our foundryu2014representdynamic examples of Lodge Manufacturing Companyu2019s century-pluscommitment to product innovation and investment in new equipmentand technologies.

Seasoned cast iron propelled Lodge from the position of aregional manufacturer to the national stage, with Good Housekeepingpresenting a 'Good Buy' Award for the product enhancement. Ourappearance on the national stage expanded throughout the firstdecade of the new century, with record sales leading Lodge to thelargest expansion in our history.

While we are proud of our recent history, there is a backstory.So travel with us to the small town of South Pittsburg, Tennesseeat the end of the 19th Century. Nestled at the base of theAppalachian Mountainu2019s Cumberland Plateau and on the banks of theTennessee River, the town was abuzz with new opportunities.

In 1896 Joseph Lodge began a cast iron foundry, named in honorof his minister, Rev. Joseph Hayden Blacklock. Family owned, ourorigins were humble and our products varied, from stoves, toskillets and kitchen sinks.

As each decade passed, Lodge developed a business model tocontinually update and improve equipment and foundry practices.Work was labor intensive, with all of our cookware poured andcleaned by hand.

The 1950s saw the installation new molding machinery, mechanizedsand delivery systems, the construction of a gas fired aluminumfurnace to cast patterns for the production of sand moldimpressions and a machine to clean castings.

When the introduction of new cookware metals and coatingsincreased competition in the 1960s, Lodge countered with aDisamatic automatic molding machine. Two years later, Lodge addedan electric furnace to operate the Disamatic molding and pouringsystem, outpacing the capacity of the coke-fired cupola, at lowercost.

After in the introduction of seasoned cast iron cookware, Lodgebroke ground for our foundry expansion. With completion of thefirst phase in the fall of 2014, the expansion includes a new meltsystem, an additional pouring/molding line and most importantlyu2014newAmerican jobs!

In more ways than he could have ever imagined, Joseph Lodgewould not recognize the business he started over a century ago.Lodge continues to be family owned and we are the sole manufacturerof cast iron cookware in US, producing over 120 different foundryseasoned cast iron items for worldwide gourmet, outdoor andrestaurant markets.

More importantly, Lodge Manufacturing Company is universallyaccepted as the world leader in the cast iron cookwarecategory.

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