Caste Iron cookwear is made near here in East Tennessee. It is now pre-seasoned for the customer, so it is done right. Greatest cookwear available, if you have strong hands and wrists.
I love cast iron and happy to support the American manufacturer, Lodge. It is a must-have for those prone to anemia, as it does add iron to the food cooked in it. I despise teflon.
Never cared much for teflon pans. Got a couple, but don’t use them much. I prefer cast iron or stainless steel.
I’ve had a set of Wearever stainless steel cookware for over 40 years - inherited from my mother. Great stuff.
My old Scout troop had several cast iron dutch ovens - cooked fantastic meals and deserts in those. Had to teach the kids how to properly clean them and reseason when needed - (they hated doing kp, LOL). They got really good at cooking chili, pot roast, apple pie, cornbread, etc.
Food always tastes better when cooked over an open fire on campouts than anything cooked at home or from a restaurant.
I went on the tour of the Lodge factory last year. They shut down for the week of the Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburgh, TN. Good stuff!
Oh, and I have a pile of good Lodge C.I. stuff. I need to thaw some venison and make another venison ragout in my big Dutch oven.