Our cast iron pans see a lot of use. Everything from cooking a grilled cheese to reverse searing a great steak.
One cast iron item we do not yet have is a waffle iron. However, now that we have found Appalachian Cast Iron we can correct that.
A fascination with antique waffle irons led to the creation of Appalachian Cast Iron.
For the past 30 years I have been fascinated by antique waffle irons and have collected many. After cooking with my very first one, I immediately reached into my cabinet, pulled out my electric waffle iron, and dropped it into the trash bin. It was only a few years old and already had damage to the non-stick coating and I knew the plastic legs weren’t going to last either. However, now I had a real, permanent, cast iron waffle maker, a 160 year old North, Hamilton and Chase. There was no turning back.
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