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In Neighborly Park Circle, a shop focused on local producers and designers, I admired the Smithey iron skillets and J. Stark bags, but with just $4 remaining, I left empty-handed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

She scrubs all manner of kitchenware: trays, pans, cooking sheets, plates, skillets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

Cooking competitions have become as ubiquitous on television as nonstick skillets in home kitchens.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

The dish’s ubiquitous serving style, in cast-iron skillets, also stems from this time period, when iron was used for trains and utensils.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

It was one of those heavy, cast-iron skillets that my mom had gotten from her mom who’d gotten it from her mom.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson