I’ve followed this company for years since they make impressive products. I know Bourdain was a fan. Bought a cast iron skillet from them like a decade ago. Ordered their Dutch oven through their Kickstarter campaign, and man, was that a process. They provided updates throughout, including when complications occurred - like the enamel company going out of business, their decision to attempt the process in-house, and all the complexities of navigating through the pandemic. Needless to say, it took a while to finally get the Dutch oven, but I’ve never questioned their level of dedication or craftsmanship. Great product!
I'm really impressed by the mold making and level of finish these have, they look great! I wish people could understand how much actual time and effort goes into getting something like this out the door.
I love the idea of them reprocessing the scrap iron to turn into the pans. I hope they continue to flourish and can continue to keep up their high quality.
I once inherited two, 12' skillets that were over half a century old from a senior citizen off craigslist for just $15 and promised her that they were now in good hands. Best purchase yet.
I can totally dig a family company where the founders are putting in the work instead of kicking the labor out of the way just for the video. Out of my price range but maybe I’ll luckily score at a thrift store some day. The skillet and Dutch oven are very practical and what I’d consider art work. Very well done!
A ton of individual labor. Very detailed in their craft. As someone who works in manufacturing, I can appreciate this. They are giving something of themselves in each piece. Beautiful and functional and able to be passed down from generation to generation. If you love cooking and more importantly, cooking with cast iron, a very reasonable price.
I was a appretice pipefitter in Dayton in the late 60s, we had several jobs at G.H. and R foundry. I loved watching them making cast iron moulds then pour it, I learned a lot just watching the guys work.
I use cast iron a lot, and got very technical into it. This is by far the most care, labor, and quality in any cast iron manufacturing process I've seen; truly handmade! One correction for the video (07:49): flaxseed oil has a very low (not high) smoke point.
I found a set of Borough Forge pans at a Goodwill. Some idiot let them get a very light bit of rust and thought they were ruined. I cleaned them up, reseasoned then and now they grace my daughter's kitchen as a treasured gift from her Dad. Thank you for this video. RESPECT for you and your staff.
I am thrilled to see a company such as this, providing handmade products made lovingly until perfect! I would buy a couple of these, they'd last a lifetime! A big thank you to the industrious couple in the video. May you be blessed with much prosperity. Stay Safe.
Thank God for these highly skilled and dedicated craftsman. God bless your work, business and family. May God always protect you all from dangers in your work.
You could take that 400$ a pan is worth and make your own little foundry and make 50 of these things with a little skill and knowledge of the industry.
Although it concerns me they state that flaxseed oil has a very high smoke point. Unrefined flaxseed oil is indeed the best thing to season with, party because of its very LOW smoke point of 225° F.
@@ThePFranny that smoke point is also specifially while still in a concentrated oil state, which is great for getting that deep intial seasoning. Once you do something like season a pan with it and it polymerizes, then smoke point rises considerably. This is what she is probably focusing on, since many oils people use to season cast iron have lesser smoke points as they dont polymerize to the same degree, and the seasoning isnt as durable in comparison.
With the wish I could afford attitude you'll never ever be able to afford anything go back to the story the little train that could and start saying I can afford it watch what happens
I have been working in the foundry industry for 25 years. It was so cool to see things I see every day, but only in smaller scale. When I started working in a foundry, I didn't know what it was. It has not only become my career, but also my passion.
This is such beautiful work, thank god there are company’s like this out here that provide pots/pans that aren’t coated with Teflon (poison) and built to last forever. Much respect
What else did you expect from business owners?? It's like praising a restaurant owner for knowing cooking and accounting and interior decor and taxes etc. It's supposed to be the owners job.
@@marty9404 You're a moron but I guess I'll try explain to you what is glaringly obvious. These are just a couple. A hard-working smart but normal family couple. They clearly aren't born into a family industrial manafacturers. This is a new thing for them. The man is a genius because he has designed the machines and the production floor layout to a point where the flow of production is as good as some huge factories I know. He also custom built and fabricated the machines. If you had any idea how complex that is you wouldn't have been so dumb as to compare it to a restaurant owner who cooks. Now I know his wife is as much a genius and will hace done just as much of these things but it seemed like the man did the machine design from the video. Also, they could have had help from external contractors or fabricators but still. For two people to get a factory such as this to produce products such as these is incredible.
@@wuddadid stupid retort. This guy is doing what people have been doing since ummm Iron age.. He didn't design anything nor invent anything... They aren't doing anything that isn't being done all over the planet..
well they lied a little bit because they didn't. what they done was bought in tooling already made up.. do you think they made the furnace ? of course not. didn't make the motors or compressors they use or any of the tooling. these people are millionaires pretending to be normal people starting out small and growing. their prices tells you they are only aiming at the rich.. can get a new cast iron pan made in asia for under £30 and made every bit as good and often better, and they realy are hand made by little one man bands. not huge factory warehouse.. go check out all the cast iron cookware in IKEA for example.. bloody good stuff and cheap..
Everyone relax, this guy is a true craftsman and does not need a readout to tell him when the temperature is correct. Trial and error, day in and day out as he said in the video. Its really not any different than heating a knife and knowing what color it should be to quench properly.
Great video! I'm looking forward to getting mine soon. 2 dutch ovens for $390 (including shipping) on the Kickstarter campaign. Granted it has taken longer than planned but they are doing something nobody else in the US is doing. I'm glad to support their business.
So happy to see a beautiful enduring product coming out of the U.S...New York has made great cookware for more than a century...Good health and success to you craftspeople...It's becoming a lost art...
No one should EVER be scared off by the cost of a quality cast iron cooking piece. I have cast iron pieces that I quite literally have had for decades (30 years + and counting, and I don't see that not going for another 30). Compared to most other mass-produced pans, these can last an entire lifetime of the user.
A better way to say this is, a cast iron should last you a lifetime, so if a piece you like and or want costs a lot of money. Know that you could have that forever with proper treatment so it wouldn’t be a big deal to spend a little extra for exactly what you want.
Such respect for the craftmanship you guys put into this cookware. Seriously, bravo. The epitome of "do it yourself". Congratulations guys. Will be a customer for that grill pan come December 2020 👍👍👍
@Osel Somar they are also reliable and can be used in a lot of situation when cooking. also, the handle is pretty nice because you don't have to deal with the heat when cooking on the stovetop but can also still put the pan in the oven when needed. also if your food ever starts sticking all you have to do is season it. it doesn't bend, and has some good weight to it so it wont be easy to knock off the stove or something.
@Osel Somar also you have to take into account that this is made in America, not China so of course the price is gonna be steep but at least you get something quality.
@Osel Somar as has clearly been stated, these aren't overpriced. Maybe in your opinion. But the craftsmanship these artists put into making this cookware is well worth the price, especially to those that will appreciate it. You are clearly not in this market and/or simply don't know or don't have an understanding of cast iron cookware. It's certainly not for everyone 👍
Amazing and interesting. Very surprised at all the work and customization that goes into a single piece. A lot of work for mass production. Really appreciate what you do... hopefully it can continue for generations...
I'm just like you, I have All-Clad, Crueset, I have old cast iron, but I fell in love with the handmade carbon steel frying pans, from a company like these, Blu Skillet Ironware, I assure you that too You are going to fall in love and you will say like me, I want and need one more.
I discovered cooking on iron about 10 years ago. It really was a revelation. I have a cast iron skillet, a square griddle pan and a big flat griddle plate. I use the skillet literally every day. Never wash with soap. Just scrub in hot water while the pan is still fairly hot then dry immediately. I do occasional light oil with a paper towel and olive oil but find the hot water washing method leaves just enough oil on the pan to keep it well seasoned and rust free if I use them every day. The big flat plate I don't use often so I do oil that after every use. Sadly, I have a neurological condition that has weakened my wrists and grip to such an extent I wont be able to use them much longer so am going to donate them to my young adult student sons who are good cooks - but only steel! It would be nice to think they would use my iron pans for many decades as they will never wear out.
These two are geniuses. Their passion and hard work - to deliver the best enamel cast iron products is just fantastic. To integrate pattern making, casting of metal and enameling under one roof - is a huge achievement. Congratulation to them and I wish them all the luck and good fortune.
Passion, precision, family, what a fantastic business and achievement. Keep, keep going, you are making history...plus, I love cooking and would be so very happy to use what you produce, this is alchemy!
buy at your own risk. waiting over 6 months with two promised dates and still nothing. took them over a month to respond to an email. not even a phone number..
I'm super impressed. Usually these shows are like used car salesman. This guy is all about the technology and making the best product possible. When you consider that these will easily last 100 years the price is a bargain.
Saw Tony Bourdain’s visit them while they were up in Syracuse, which led me to purchased one of their dutch ovens. Really amazing product, also cool to know they moved closer to my home, Ithaca N.Y.
I've driven past their shop at least 100 times and didn't even know it was there. Now that I know high quality, hand made cast iron is produced locally, I'm definitely buying some.
She mentioned the art background and described her "predilection" ... a word many have a particular fondness for, actually. I came for the metal craftsmanship and got a bonus vocabulary refresher. How cool is that? 😎
Very interesting. This explains why good skillets are so expensive, and why cheap skillets are so shitty. You gotta appreciate craftsmanship when you see this! I do.
@@mikejones3560 if you can manage to get rid of the terrible, rough surface, and give it a proper seasoning. I hate my lodge pans because of that god-awful texture they use
Earnest VanDuyne I know this is not something that everybody can do, but smoothing the surface of a cast iron skillet with and angle grinder is a pretty easy and straightforward process that will take around 30 minutes. To me it doesn’t make sense, financially speaking, to spend 10 times more money just to have someone else do that for you
mike jones but why though? I mean, if you don’t have an angle grinder and you don’t want to spend 80 bucks on a decent one, sand paper and elbow grease is a fair approach. But if you already have one you should definitely use it, it will make the job so much easier
Good to see people MAKING something in the USA !! And cast iron is the best for cooking . I’ve been using it for 50 years and I had to go around to old farms and ask to look in there barn “junk” rooms to find old cast iron skillets ,Dutch ovens and such. Then I’d sand blast them and preseason them so I think most of mine are going on 80-100 years old . But I do have some new stuff too.I hope they are able to keep this business going.
OK, I subscribed. Fascinating. I've had a cast iron skillets that are 101 and 60 years old. They have outlasted 3 aluminum cookware sets. I am sure they be around long after I am dead, possibly used by alien archeologists.
Incredible-looking products! Very impressive operation. Hope they continue to succeed, as the US needs more companies just like this. I know which brand of cast iron cookware I'll be buying when in the market again.
love my skillet from these guys that I've had for about 3 years, but the handle needs a serious redesign. check out Heart & Spade Forge. I have a set of their skillets & they are far superior & much more comfortable to handle.
I love the process and the aesthetic but they’re being a little idealistic about the function. Cast Iron isn’t going to “hold” the temperature after turning the heat off or adding food. It maintains the temperature very well but they made it seem magic. It’s also 10x as expensive but I can’t imagine it works even 2x better than a Lodge or vintage skillet. Again, love the design and the small business aspect but just want to be realistic.
I think that anyone could take a Lodge skillet, grind down the inside of it to a fine/mirror finish, and recondition it for a fraction of the expense of this product. I wish them all the best in the world, but they HAVE to lower their retails in order to gain market share. Guys, if it takes eating off-brand Cheerios and Ramen Noodles for a year or three to succeed, then that is what you need to do... They need to check out the early days of Apple & Amazon to understand 'paying your dues'. These folks seem like they want to make millions from the jump... I see that they remain sold out on many of their items. I attribute that to ignorance among elitists, or a desire to wave a banner smugly talking about how 'woke' they are regarding every inconsequential facet of their lives. A cast iron skillet at ten times the price is just not logical. That doesn't mean it isn't a fad, just that it is not logical. These folks are probably swimming in revenue, but that doesn't change the truth...
Folks, y'all are creating memoriesand heritages ! I've come across cast iron over a hundred years' old and with some effort its as good as new ! I love cooking on and in my cast iron and a major regret is I'm no longer mobile enough - or have opportunity to - enjoy passing on cast iron cookery skills !
Get a cheap lodge pan, use a sanding disc or flap wheel sanding disc on a 4” angle grinder and smooth it. Lots of info out there to then season it. There ya go: $400 pan for less than $40.
@@donb1183all the high end pans and old ones people like are smooth. Lodge can’t do that for their price. The lodge seasoning isn’t that great and you can’t scrape it clean with a spatula
@@sledawgpilot if you let your lodge pans somewhat rust, then reseason, and then use metal utensils, it naturally smooths out over time. I have 25 year cast iron that are used normally, and they will become smoother
@@donb1183 smoothness really contributes to eggs not sticking. I got a carbon steel debuyer pan (smooth) and even without seasoning eggs wouldn't stick.
Quality lasts. I have a Dutch Oven that my Great Grandfather made in a foundry during WWI. It is still feeding the 5th generation of my family. I use a lot of cast iron pans. I’ll get one of these some day soon.
I seem to think that this is one of the most amazing pans I've seen in a long time I love dutch ovens and I also love cast-iron the fact that they do everything by hand is amazing to me I'm not so sure I would buy the Dutch oven just for the sheer fact it doesn't look like it would be a good oven being standing on the other part of the Dutch oven the handle looks a little iffy to me so does the lid to it I don't know I'd have to try it out but God bless this is a wonderful product that would actually love to try it but who knows they're handmade for the very hard to get God bless anybody that gets one God bless from my family to yours thank you so much for sharing this video with us
Why do you feel like that? Most media programming is insipid, stupid, silly and uninteresting. This is interesting. Or do you prefer watching the Kardashians? 😬 Weird....
Please update us in a few months! I currently have an old Griswold and the newer Field cast iron skillet, but a handmade one sounds nice. I wonder if this would be better than a Butter Pat.
I’ve followed this company for years since they make impressive products. I know Bourdain was a fan. Bought a cast iron skillet from them like a decade ago. Ordered their Dutch oven through their Kickstarter campaign, and man, was that a process. They provided updates throughout, including when complications occurred - like the enamel company going out of business, their decision to attempt the process in-house, and all the complexities of navigating through the pandemic. Needless to say, it took a while to finally get the Dutch oven, but I’ve never questioned their level of dedication or craftsmanship. Great product!
Proudly 'Made in the USA'.
Great to see such attention to detail and passion.
I'm really impressed by the mold making and level of finish these have, they look great! I wish people could understand how much actual time and effort goes into getting something like this out the door.
So nice to see owners take so much pride into their product. That seems rare today.
I love the idea of them reprocessing the scrap iron to turn into the pans. I hope they continue to flourish and can continue to keep up their high quality.
I agree I think it's great! I think this is pretty common with cast iron makers though. I see lots of scrap iron in Lodges production line
@@fishkluch Yes, turning scrap metal into usable products is what foundries do.
I agree, I think it's so awesome that they are giving the scraps a new life, especially since a well-maintained cast iron pan lasts basically forever
I've been designing cast iron components for 20 years and I really enjoyed watching your process. They look great
The sand they use has polymer ?
I once inherited two, 12' skillets that were over half a century old from a senior citizen off craigslist for just $15 and promised her that they were now in good hands. Best purchase yet.
you can't inherit something by buying it lol
@@beet111 Hey shuttup. I bought a free pan off craigslist once.
@@beet111 he means he got adopted for 15 dollars, sorry for the confusion
You suck dude lol jk good find
12 foot skillet? That's got to be heavy
I can totally dig a family company where the founders are putting in the work instead of kicking the labor out of the way just for the video. Out of my price range but maybe I’ll luckily score at a thrift store some day. The skillet and Dutch oven are very practical and what I’d consider art work. Very well done!
considering what companies like le creucet charge.... id way rather put my money here
A ton of individual labor. Very detailed in their craft. As someone who works in manufacturing, I can appreciate this. They are giving something of themselves in each piece. Beautiful and functional and able to be passed down from generation to generation. If you love cooking and more importantly, cooking with cast iron, a very reasonable price.
Beautiful products. It’s nice to see craftsmanship still lives in America.
I had two family cast iron pans - one from 1917 and one from 1947 - that had been unused for years. So I seasoned them and they work great.
They will get better the more you use them!
I restore Cast Iron. I have a 1915 - 1920 Wagner #10 Skillet and a 1905 - 1906 Griswold Kettle.
@@bingosunnoon9341 Whether or not she knows what seasoning means, someone must have seasoned the pan otherwise it would be unusable. What color is it?
@@bingosunnoon9341 Because it would be covered with brown rust, which would contaminate the food. What color is it?
@@bingosunnoon9341 It's probably steel then.
"We try to make things we can be proud of" ... Looks like you have far exceeded you expectations. Bravo
Their shop has come a long way from when Anthony Bourdain interviewed them. Good to see they're thriving.
Thanks for the tip. I'm due a good dose of Anthony Bourdain right about now 😉
I miss that guy.
Yeah they killed him for trying to expose
@@stn7172 What are you saying?! I loved Anthony Bourdain. RIP.
@@stn7172 Conspiracist spotted
Watched the video twice. Great to see people who love what they do and focused on quality. Thanx.
I was a appretice pipefitter in Dayton in the late 60s, we had several jobs at G.H. and R foundry. I loved watching them making cast iron moulds then pour it, I learned a lot just watching the guys work.
I use cast iron a lot, and got very technical into it. This is by far the most care, labor, and quality in any cast iron manufacturing process I've seen; truly handmade! One correction for the video (07:49): flaxseed oil has a very low (not high) smoke point.
Yeah, that is what I thought. I season mine with coconut oil for saturated fats with a high smoke point.
I used to use Flaxseed oil but found that it flaked badly after a while. I stopped using it and use grapeseed oil now.
This couple is an excellent example of American hard work, ingenuity, attention to detail, craftsmanship, and self sufficiency. Cheers to them both!
I wish that there were more people like this in America so proud and happy for them Keep up the great work 👍
I found a set of Borough Forge pans at a Goodwill. Some idiot let them get a very light bit of rust and thought they were ruined. I cleaned them up, reseasoned then and now they grace my daughter's kitchen as a treasured gift from her Dad.
Thank you for this video. RESPECT for you and your staff.
I am thrilled to see a company such as this, providing handmade products made lovingly until perfect! I would buy a couple of these, they'd last a lifetime! A big thank you to the industrious couple in the video. May you be blessed with much prosperity. Stay Safe.
This is the type of content I needed. Cast iron pans makes the best food
I find them a little bit chewy, but I appreciate the workmanship.
@@AlanHope2013 ok
In my humble opinion, a good quality stainless steel or copper steel pan is the best if you’re pro at using it
@@brrrrr7057 ok
@@SK-pw9id ok
Dutch oven $240 and skillet $300 if you were wondering :)
Wow, Pricey !
Priced less than most Le Creuset. Something that will last a lifetime and be passed down to future generations.
Thats not that bad. I expected much more
Not bad, still can't afford it haha
what
This guy is soooooo interesting. Love the way he talks. He's so knowledgable.
Wow. A lot of love goes into the final product. We can only hope your children are able and interested in your business. It is quite a legacy!
Thank God for these highly skilled and dedicated craftsman. God bless your work, business and family. May God always protect you all from dangers in your work.
"You Get What You Pay For" I salute your hard work, and great success. May God bless you and your family.
You could take that 400$ a pan is worth and make your own little foundry and make 50 of these things with a little skill and knowledge of the industry.
I am completely enameled by their creative process.
😂😂🔥
Underrated!!😂😂🔥🔥💯
@@nonamepainter that wooshing sound you heard as you took the time to write your reply was the sound of my pun flying over your head.
@@nonamepainter you're a horrible human being, aren't you?
@@nonamepainter Hahahaha 😂
I'm impressed they pre-season them the right way. Just wish I could afford their products as this is a small business I can get behind.
Although it concerns me they state that flaxseed oil has a very high smoke point. Unrefined flaxseed oil is indeed the best thing to season with, party because of its very LOW smoke point of 225° F.
@@ThePFranny that smoke point is also specifially while still in a concentrated oil state, which is great for getting that deep intial seasoning. Once you do something like season a pan with it and it polymerizes, then smoke point rises considerably. This is what she is probably focusing on, since many oils people use to season cast iron have lesser smoke points as they dont polymerize to the same degree, and the seasoning isnt as durable in comparison.
Seriously. Of all the cast iron I've ever owned (a lot), theirs is the absolute best factory seasoning.
It's the graphite in the cast iron that makes them non-stick and impossible to weld.
With the wish I could afford attitude you'll never ever be able to afford anything go back to the story the little train that could and start saying I can afford it watch what happens
I have been working in the foundry industry for 25 years. It was so cool to see things I see every day, but only in smaller scale. When I started working in a foundry, I didn't know what it was. It has not only become my career, but also my passion.
This is such beautiful work, thank god there are company’s like this out here that provide pots/pans that aren’t coated with Teflon (poison) and built to last forever. Much respect
I am blown away that they made that whole production line themselves
What else did you expect from business owners?? It's like praising a restaurant owner for knowing cooking and accounting and interior decor and taxes etc. It's supposed to be the owners job.
@@marty9404 You're a moron but I guess I'll try explain to you what is glaringly obvious. These are just a couple. A hard-working smart but normal family couple. They clearly aren't born into a family industrial manafacturers. This is a new thing for them. The man is a genius because he has designed the machines and the production floor layout to a point where the flow of production is as good as some huge factories I know. He also custom built and fabricated the machines. If you had any idea how complex that is you wouldn't have been so dumb as to compare it to a restaurant owner who cooks. Now I know his wife is as much a genius and will hace done just as much of these things but it seemed like the man did the machine design from the video. Also, they could have had help from external contractors or fabricators but still. For two people to get a factory such as this to produce products such as these is incredible.
@@wuddadid stupid retort.
This guy is doing what people have been doing since ummm Iron age..
He didn't design anything nor invent anything...
They aren't doing anything that isn't being done all over the planet..
@@donlove3741 You are literally too stupid to insult.
well they lied a little bit because they didn't. what they done was bought in tooling already made up.. do you think they made the furnace ? of course not. didn't make the motors or compressors they use or any of the tooling. these people are millionaires pretending to be normal people starting out small and growing. their prices tells you they are only aiming at the rich.. can get a new cast iron pan made in asia for under £30 and made every bit as good and often better, and they realy are hand made by little one man bands. not huge factory warehouse.. go check out all the cast iron cookware in IKEA for example.. bloody good stuff and cheap..
No way you can pay your bills with this enormes handmanship.
The production costs are too high.
Greetings from Germany
Love it when the owners know in and out of the manufacturing process.
Everyone relax, this guy is a true craftsman and does not need a readout to tell him when the temperature is correct. Trial and error, day in and day out as he said in the video. Its really not any different than heating a knife and knowing what color it should be to quench properly.
These are two very smart people. To pretty much make their entire manufacturing process from scratch. Extremely impressive.
How Do I Get Touch With The Husband and wife That Make The Cast Iron Skillet That's On Utube
That Dutch oven lid is beautiful, and very smart!
I've never had a video get deleted while I was watching it 😂😂 glad the reupload was quick!
Idk, I'm guessing they wanted to change the video. I started watching it and it was messing up, so I went to their page and it wasn't even there lmao
Same!
Great video! I'm looking forward to getting mine soon. 2 dutch ovens for $390 (including shipping) on the Kickstarter campaign. Granted it has taken longer than planned but they are doing something nobody else in the US is doing. I'm glad to support their business.
I'd say that is a fair price.
So happy to see a beautiful enduring product coming out of the U.S...New York has made great cookware for more than a century...Good health and success to you craftspeople...It's becoming a lost art...
I'm VERY impressed. The amount of care and effort that you put into your craft is incredible. Thank you for this education.
It’s great to see how far they have succeeded in the last few years!
Terrific!
No one should EVER be scared off by the cost of a quality cast iron cooking piece. I have cast iron pieces that I quite literally have had for decades (30 years + and counting, and I don't see that not going for another 30). Compared to most other mass-produced pans, these can last an entire lifetime of the user.
Almost all my cast iron is family hand me downs. Some of it is so old it doesn't have any markings
you can get a great cast iron piece for $20 at a camping store and 2 hours of work with a flap disk
What u say is true.
A better way to say this is, a cast iron should last you a lifetime, so if a piece you like and or want costs a lot of money. Know that you could have that forever with proper treatment so it wouldn’t be a big deal to spend a little extra for exactly what you want.
@@blzt3206 haha. I did that with a new set if lodge cast iron skillets
Such respect for the craftmanship you guys put into this cookware. Seriously, bravo. The epitome of "do it yourself". Congratulations guys. Will be a customer for that grill pan come December 2020 👍👍👍
@Osel Somar Clearly, you're not their target consumer.
@Osel Somar its for people who want pans/pots that arent cheap and will last a long time.
@Osel Somar they are also reliable and can be used in a lot of situation when cooking. also, the handle is pretty nice because you don't have to deal with the heat when cooking on the stovetop but can also still put the pan in the oven when needed. also if your food ever starts sticking all you have to do is season it. it doesn't bend, and has some good weight to it so it wont be easy to knock off the stove or something.
@Osel Somar also you have to take into account that this is made in America, not China so of course the price is gonna be steep but at least you get something quality.
@Osel Somar as has clearly been stated, these aren't overpriced. Maybe in your opinion. But the craftsmanship these artists put into making this cookware is well worth the price, especially to those that will appreciate it. You are clearly not in this market and/or simply don't know or don't have an understanding of cast iron cookware. It's certainly not for everyone 👍
Amazing and interesting. Very surprised at all the work and customization that goes into a single piece. A lot of work for mass production. Really appreciate what you do... hopefully it can continue for generations...
What a great product, thoughtfully made with pride and love. This is the best attribute of American innovation...sadly lacking in most products today.
As an ex machine manufacturer I'm hugely impressed with the quality of the iron castings, truly remarkable.
Okay. I love my le Crueset, and my all clads, but now I NEED some of these.
I'm just like you, I have All-Clad, Crueset, I have old cast iron, but I fell in love with the handmade carbon steel frying pans, from a company like these, Blu Skillet Ironware, I assure you that too You are going to fall in love and you will say like me, I want and need one more.
@@aliciaguerra-salazar5854 I, too, have got'ta have a pan made here
I appreciate the down to earth craftsmanship. I’ll have to add a piece.
I can't afford them now but.... I'm going to save for a bit. I've GOT to have that Dutch Oven..! 😉♨️
I used to use only All Clad, until i tried cast iron. As they say, once you go black...
I love these products. And their workshop look like it's their hobby and passion. Very calm and satisfied with their work.
I discovered cooking on iron about 10 years ago. It really was a revelation. I have a cast iron skillet, a square griddle pan and a big flat griddle plate. I use the skillet literally every day. Never wash with soap. Just scrub in hot water while the pan is still fairly hot then dry immediately. I do occasional light oil with a paper towel and olive oil but find the hot water washing method leaves just enough oil on the pan to keep it well seasoned and rust free if I use them every day. The big flat plate I don't use often so I do oil that after every use.
Sadly, I have a neurological condition that has weakened my wrists and grip to such an extent I wont be able to use them much longer so am going to donate them to my young adult student sons who are good cooks - but only steel! It would be nice to think they would use my iron pans for many decades as they will never wear out.
This guy does a great John Malkovic impression
Can’t unhear it now
I was just going to say that
Hahaha I was thinking what is this guy talking about then oooooohhhh I see
How do i get this as a job
I hate you
3:28 they could use a pyrometer (infrared thermometer) to measure temperature yea?
For a self promotion this is beautifully made. You clearly know yourselves and I wish you well.
These two are geniuses. Their passion and hard work - to deliver the best enamel cast iron products is just fantastic. To integrate pattern making, casting of metal and enameling under one roof - is a huge achievement. Congratulation to them and I wish them all the luck and good fortune.
Passion, precision, family, what a fantastic business and achievement. Keep, keep going, you are making history...plus, I love cooking and would be so very happy to use what you produce, this is alchemy!
This isn't just cookware, this is art!
When he said they remove the enamel from the lip edge of the lid and the pot I was sold. 😍
buy at your own risk. waiting over 6 months with two promised dates and still nothing. took them over a month to respond to an email. not even a phone number..
This guy needs to be a narrator on the Calm app.
the vocal fry is annoying to me
Sound more like apple guy designer fancy slow voice
I'm super impressed. Usually these shows are like used car salesman. This guy is all about the technology and making the best product possible. When you consider that these will easily last 100 years the price is a bargain.
it makes me really happy to see the bright red of it when they opened the kiln
"no good way to measure the temperature" as a metallurgist, this hurts my feelings...
No metallurgist here, but yeah this part made me cry a bit
Foundry engineer here. Yeah.... Like Pyrometers aren't a thing.
@@th31695 how's your job ? I'm studying mechanical engineer right now and I have no ideo what i'm gonna do after ...
@@Zinbou1 all I can say is, it’s hot ;)
@Dennis Young I mean with 300 dollar pans they can afford it.
Simply beautiful, well thought out cookware.
Go watch Anthony Bourdain‘s video where he visited this place with the Balvenie series he did.
I just did. Bourdain helped make one... imagine owing that skillet... it's like being blessed by a food deity.
Saw Tony Bourdain’s visit them while they were up in Syracuse, which led me to purchased one of their dutch ovens. Really amazing product, also cool to know they moved closer to my home, Ithaca N.Y.
Nice to see good product still been made. Also no program obsolescence on it. Is great to see.
I love cast iron cookware! it literally changed my approach to cooking, and now I actually enjoy cooking
7:50 flax seed oil has a low smoke point of 225 degrees farenheight.
Someday, I will buy your products. Thank you for the "art" with longevity in mind.
A real seasoned cookware I have ever seen. Keep it up.
I've driven past their shop at least 100 times and didn't even know it was there. Now that I know high quality, hand made cast iron is produced locally, I'm definitely buying some.
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My dude here giving me John Malkovich in space force vibes. The way he talks is uncanny.
yeah why he sounds like malkovich? what is that mouth??
When Someone Sounds Like This. You Know It's Going To Be Expensive
A broken disc brake becomes a frying pan. Great stuff.
Pretty cool huh! I wished we could re-purpose plastic in this manner!
Those frying pans have great stopping power
@@rooftopvoter3015 buahahahaha!!! They can stop on a dime! 🤣 🤣
Looked like there was an engine crank in there too.
@@rooftopvoter3015 yeah, they’ll stop me when my wife throws them at my head......
Buy these pans people. Much better than the Teflon crap people use now.
Teflon is a coating, not the pan itself, the company presented also sells teflon and some were even shown in this video.
teflon is fine although the production of it isnt great for the environment
I would love to, but I'm not well off & the pan shown in the thumbnail is $300.
@@IntelTV They showed enamel coating and oil seasoning in the video not Teflon coating.
@@IntelTV enamel isn't teflon. Enamel is all-natural. Teflon is synthetic.
Such a beautiful team making beautiful cookware. I respect the attention to detail and quality.
She mentioned the art background and described her "predilection" ... a word many have a particular fondness for, actually. I came for the metal craftsmanship and got a bonus vocabulary refresher. How cool is that? 😎
07:47 Flaxseed oil has a very *low* (not high) smoke point.
That's why it's good in creating that seasoned surface, which consists of the burned oil.
Is it just me or does 10:51 look absolutely beautiful
It was really cool looking
Pretty honkin' kewl...
Very interesting. This explains why good skillets are so expensive, and why cheap skillets are so shitty.
You gotta appreciate craftsmanship when you see this! I do.
Lodge brand cast iron pans $29.99 walmart
@@mikejones3560 if you can manage to get rid of the terrible, rough surface, and give it a proper seasoning. I hate my lodge pans because of that god-awful texture they use
Earnest VanDuyne I know this is not something that everybody can do, but smoothing the surface of a cast iron skillet with and angle grinder is a pretty easy and straightforward process that will take around 30 minutes. To me it doesn’t make sense, financially speaking, to spend 10 times more money just to have someone else do that for you
@@chilepeulla sandpaper and elbow grease homie
mike jones but why though? I mean, if you don’t have an angle grinder and you don’t want to spend 80 bucks on a decent one, sand paper and elbow grease is a fair approach. But if you already have one you should definitely use it, it will make the job so much easier
Good to see people MAKING something in the USA !! And cast iron is the best for cooking . I’ve been using it for 50 years and I had to go around to old farms and ask to look in there barn “junk” rooms to find old cast iron skillets ,Dutch ovens and such. Then I’d sand blast them and preseason them so I think most of mine are going on 80-100 years old . But I do have some new stuff too.I hope they are able to keep this business going.
Pure quality in this product.. something that will last a long time.. very rare these days
The kiln opening to the Ferrari Red hot pans,,it's like a graduation of sorts.
I checked their website, they are completely sold out for Christmas.
What is their website name?
@@golden2011
boroughfurnace.com/
@@Darthbelal Thank you so much!
Lodge cast iron is great too. I inherited my Nana’s set from 1950’s in 1992 and I still use it all the time
@@bitterbeauty6144 I like their hibachi, if you haven't got one, get one!
OK, I subscribed. Fascinating. I've had a cast iron skillets that are 101 and 60 years old. They have outlasted 3 aluminum cookware sets. I am sure they be around long after I am dead, possibly used by alien archeologists.
Delicate craftsmen...delicate products...for delicate cooking! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Incredible-looking products! Very impressive operation. Hope they continue to succeed, as the US needs more companies just like this. I know which brand of cast iron cookware I'll be buying when in the market again.
Basic skillets are US made, however the Dutch Oven is made in China.
With that said, I love my US made Lodge brand, skillet!
love my skillet from these guys that I've had for about 3 years, but the handle needs a serious redesign. check out Heart & Spade Forge. I have a set of their skillets & they are far superior & much more comfortable to handle.
Wtf?
how does the steel compare to cast iron? Besides the handle---------
I love the process and the aesthetic but they’re being a little idealistic about the function. Cast Iron isn’t going to “hold” the temperature after turning the heat off or adding food. It maintains the temperature very well but they made it seem magic. It’s also 10x as expensive but I can’t imagine it works even 2x better than a Lodge or vintage skillet. Again, love the design and the small business aspect but just want to be realistic.
I think that anyone could take a Lodge skillet, grind down the inside of it to a fine/mirror finish, and recondition it for a fraction of the expense of this product. I wish them all the best in the world, but they HAVE to lower their retails in order to gain market share. Guys, if it takes eating off-brand Cheerios and Ramen Noodles for a year or three to succeed, then that is what you need to do... They need to check out the early days of Apple & Amazon to understand 'paying your dues'. These folks seem like they want to make millions from the jump... I see that they remain sold out on many of their items. I attribute that to ignorance among elitists, or a desire to wave a banner smugly talking about how 'woke' they are regarding every inconsequential facet of their lives. A cast iron skillet at ten times the price is just not logical. That doesn't mean it isn't a fad, just that it is not logical. These folks are probably swimming in revenue, but that doesn't change the truth...
@@donaldcole1803 they don't sell the pan. they sell the story. that's what some people, elitists as you said, are willing to pay for.
Folks, y'all are creating memoriesand heritages ! I've come across cast iron over a hundred years' old and with some effort its as good as new ! I love cooking on and in my cast iron and a major regret is I'm no longer mobile enough - or have opportunity to - enjoy passing on cast iron cookery skills !
I love the process you are doing and the durability of them will last for years. Great work to both of you.
Get a cheap lodge pan, use a sanding disc or flap wheel sanding disc on a 4” angle grinder and smooth it. Lots of info out there to then season it. There ya go: $400 pan for less than $40.
There is no need to do this. The pebbly texture of new Lodge is designed to allow for factory seasoning. Smoothness does not equate to nonstick.
@@donb1183all the high end pans and old ones people like are smooth. Lodge can’t do that for their price. The lodge seasoning isn’t that great and you can’t scrape it clean with a spatula
@@sledawgpilot if you let your lodge pans somewhat rust, then reseason, and then use metal utensils, it naturally smooths out over time. I have 25 year cast iron that are used normally, and they will become smoother
@@donb1183 smoothness really contributes to eggs not sticking. I got a carbon steel debuyer pan (smooth) and even without seasoning eggs wouldn't stick.
Quality lasts. I have a Dutch Oven that my Great Grandfather made in a foundry during WWI. It is still feeding the 5th generation of my family. I use a lot of cast iron pans. I’ll get one of these some day soon.
Made it about 10 minutes before I questioned why I was watching this.
was just thinking how i could keep watching videos like this
Made 8 before hitting comments
Me too, I dunno how I got here from football highlights
Watching goats attacking random people and watching a guy melting padlocks into ingots brought me here....long live the tube !!
I seem to think that this is one of the most amazing pans I've seen in a long time I love dutch ovens and I also love cast-iron the fact that they do everything by hand is amazing to me I'm not so sure I would buy the Dutch oven just for the sheer fact it doesn't look like it would be a good oven being standing on the other part of the Dutch oven the handle looks a little iffy to me so does the lid to it I don't know I'd have to try it out but God bless this is a wonderful product that would actually love to try it but who knows they're handmade for the very hard to get God bless anybody that gets one God bless from my family to yours thank you so much for sharing this video with us
Second time I've watched this.... Still impressed with their workmanship
you know you're getting old when you're watching how your pots and pans get made
Why do you feel like that? Most media programming is insipid, stupid, silly and uninteresting. This is interesting. Or do you prefer watching the Kardashians? 😬 Weird....
Amazing stuff! I just buy my pots and pans from the goodwill store 🤣
Oh so thus was the deleted video. I am glad its back though! Very interesting
Gorgeous...amazing to see the whole process made in the US!
WOW ! I want one. This is industrial art, that is functional and intended for daily use.
I just brought one 10.5" Frying Skillet
Let us know how you like it, the handle design while unique sticking up seems suspect on function
Please update us in a few months! I currently have an old Griswold and the newer Field cast iron skillet, but a handmade one sounds nice. I wonder if this would be better than a Butter Pat.