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Home › Reviews › Cookware American-made cookware is one of the deepest made-in-USA categories — from lifetime pressure canners to heirloom cast iron. We review the leading American-made cookware, verify where each piece is manufactured, and score it all on the same model. Explore the reviews below. The short answer For canning, the All American … Read more

American-Made Cast Iron Skillets

Cast iron is the heart of American cookware — durable, affordable, and still made here at a level the rest of the kitchen can only envy. We have reviewed the leading American-made skillets, verified where each is manufactured, and scored them all on the same model so you can compare them fairly. Start with our … Read more

Lodge vs Field Company: Which Cast Iron Skillet?

The Lodge and the Field No. 8 sit at opposite ends of American cast iron: one is a $25 workhorse cast in Tennessee since 1896, the other a $165 boutique pan built to feel like a vintage heirloom. Both are genuinely made in the USA and both will last a lifetime — so the choice … Read more

The Hammer That Can’t Lose Its Head

Estwing has forged the head and handle of its claw hammer from one piece of steel in Rockford, Illinois since 1923 — so the joint that fails on every other hammer simply is not there.

Grill Marks Without the Grill

More than 31,000 owners rate Lodge’s L8SGP3 square grill pan 4.5 stars. Cast and seasoned in South Pittsburg, Tennessee since 1896 — we sort the real complaints (smoke, cleaning the ridges) from the quirks and stand behind the Made-in-USA claim.

All American 921 Pressure Cooker / Canner Review

The All American 921 pressure canner, cast in Manitowoc, Wisconsin since 1930 – gasket-free, lifetime-warrantied, and the American pressure-canning standard. Our independent, verified review and score.