Southern Cast Iron

CAST IRON ROAD TRIP

If you’ve been itching to add a new pan to your cast iron collection or simply to find a project to distract you from the sweltering summer heat, it’s time to embark on a Southern cast iron road trip. We hit Interstate 59 to explore the towns of southern Mississippi and found that, oftentimes, it’s the off-the-beaten-path wonders that turn out to be the true treasure troves.

Home to antiques shops and flea markets by the dozen, small Southern towns are fertile grounds for cast iron finds. These pans are what many of our parents and grandparents cooked in, and

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