OSHU, Japan--Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old foundry where ...

Vintage cast-iron skillets are smoother, lighter and highly collectible Among collectors, conversations about cast iron have ...

Such pots were very complex to ... By using coke, iron of a good quality could be easily produced in large quantities, enabling cast iron goods to be made in large numbers. This was the beginning ...