Lodge Manufacturing, South Pittsburg, Tenn., won the Best of the Best Gold for its Signature Series 12-in. seasoned cast iron skillet with stainless steel handle during the Fifth Annual International Housewares Association's Design Award ceremonies in early February.
To avoid water entrapment behind attachment points, high temperature silicon seals and gaskets also were created. The Lodge Logo badge, under the primary handle, floats away from the skillet side to prevent water entrapment, enhancing cleaning accessibility.Held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, on Feb. 6, the awards banquet honored housewares designs in 13 different categories. The piece of Lodge cookware came out of the Cookware & Bakeware category to beat the 12 other winners and take home the overall award. The contest featured 320 separate consumer items."This is international recognition, as well as national," Lodge said. "Now I know what it's like to win an Oscar."The Signature Series skillet was selected as one of five finalists by a panel of retailers, practicing designers and consumer press journalists. The awards are presented by HomeWorld Business, with educational support from the International Housewares Association and sponsorship by George Little Management and DuPont's Teflon Housewares Group."The folks in the [metalcasting] plant worked with the design, ensured proper radius and researched expansion and contraction," said Henry Lodge, Lodge president. "It's the same old stow; you get the manufacturer involved from the get-go."
"This is international recognition, as well as national," Lodge said. "Now I know what it's like to win an Oscar."
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