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Examples of Cast Iron Kitchenware (Besides Frying Pans)

To a person with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To Scandinavian foundry Skeppshult, everything in the kitchen–not just frying pans–looks like something they can make out of their cast iron.

For instance, look at this spice mill with a walnut handle.

There is a lot of iron in this thing; it’s probably so heavy you could use it as a self-defense weapon.

Salt & pepper shakers:

Salt cellar and pepper grinder:

Mortar and pestle:

Meat tenderizer:

Nutcracker, and it’s all cast iron except the leather cord–the body is actually cast iron colored to look like walnut. I confess that I have no idea how you’re meant to use this:

They also make, of course, at least a dozen varieties of cast iron pans. You can check out their selection here.

Fun fact: Skeppshult has been in business since 1906, and while they use old-school casting methods, all of the electricity they use in production comes from wind power and hydropower.