On this episode of ‘Handmade,’ John Truex and Liz Seru, co-owners of metal casting workshop Borough Furnace in Owego, New York, show us how cast iron pans are made by hand, from designing, casting, sanding, seasoning and beyond. You can see more of the shop’s work here: http://boroughfurnace.com/.
Credits:
Producers: Carla Francescutti, Pelin Keskin
Director: Carla Francescutti
Camera: Carla Francescutti, Murilo Ferreira
Editor: Carla Francescutti
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Development Producer: McGraw Wolfman
Coordinating Producer: Stefania Orrù
Audience Engagement: Daniel Geneen, Terri Ciccone
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Awesome video, factory, products and narrative 😊
His voice is grating.
Exquisite! Next time I treat myself with a new pan, I will definitely look to you guys.
The one thing that has changed since this video was made is that Lodge started producing a series of USA made enameled products, also. You can still buy their more budget line that are enameled in China, or pony up for the ones made in the US. The price difference is pretty large, but it depends on how much you care about where it's made. I personally own a few Staub pieces, so I'm no stranger to saving up for a quality piece, but I wouldn't mind one day adding a US made enameled Lodge to my cooking rack.
Same price as le creuset
This is neat in it's own way. But I just watched a blacksmith hammer a frying pan out of a sheet of 1/4 inch looking steel. and made the handle out of the same metal along with a gorgeous piece of wood. Somehow the cast iron pan just doesn't look as awesome.
Well I just bought 12 inches 8 QT 7.5 liters Lodge dutch oven
To the Borough Furnace: Have you ever made a 2 quart cast iron cauldron with a lid. Not talking about a Dutch oven.
Thay used barke disks 😮
Wow their prices are very fair considering the manual effort you see here. Problem is you can also get away with a cheap cast iron frying pan at least, just be sure to re season it yourself.