Home chefs looking to upgrade their pots, pans, and kitchenware collections have no shortage of options when it comes to cheap cookware, much of which is cranked out by cheap labor overseas. For those who care about buying domestic, however, some of the finest dinnerware in the world is manufactured right here in the U.S.A.
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Brooklyn Copper Cookware
Though the cookware is made in four states, Brooklyn Copper Cookware is based in its namesake New York City borough — and the company is cashing in on a resurgence in interest in all-copper cooking. Each one of the saucepans, sauté pans, casseroles, stockers, and covers is handmade with premium metal.
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Belkraft International
Made in Clarksville, Tennessee, cookware from Belkraft International is not sold in stores and can be ordered only directly from the factory. This model keeps prices low on the uniquely made cookware, which is crafted in an exclusive seven-layer process. Its products, which have a reputation for superior heat distribution, come with a 50-year warranty.
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American Kitchen Cookware
American Kitchen Cookware has been in West Bend, Wisconsin, for decades. The company’s lineup includes nonstick, stainless steel, and cast aluminum offerings, all made by hand. Everything the company sells comes with a lifetime warranty for material defects and craftsmanship under normal use.
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Wolf Gourmet
Manufactured in Wisconsin and Arizona, Wolf Gourmet produces not just high-quality cookware and kitchen tools but also countertop kitchen appliances. Its cookware line is made from multi-clad stainless steel and is known for having ergonomic handles.
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Viking
Not all Viking products are made in America, but its line of five-ply cookware is, even if the costs only start at $200. (There’s a bit of the more affordable three-ply line still around too.) The lineup includes mirror finish and nonstick sauté pans and fry pans of different sizes and shapes.
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USA Pan
Based in Pittsburgh for four generations, USA Pan is the largest commercial bakeware manufacturer in the world. Its stoneware line is made from clay sourced from Tennessee, and it offers full lines of cookware and bakeware, the latter of which is made in Kansas.
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Nordic Ware
Family-owned and made in Minnesota since 1946, Nordic Ware is famous for its legendary Bundt pan — there are now more than 70 million of them in households across the globe. The company started by manufacturing things such as Ebelskiver pans, Krumkake irons, Rosette irons, and Platte Panne pans, which are unique to the cooking and culture of the ethnic Scandanavian people who settled the region generations ago. Today the company produces hundreds of more familiar cookware items, virtually all in Minneapolis.
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Lodge Cast Iron
A staple in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, for more than a century, Lodge Cast Iron is one of America’s oldest continuously operating cookware manufacturers. Now in its fifth generation of family ownership, Lodge was founded in 1896 and continues to make heirloom-quality iron cookware of all sorts.
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Calphalon
Calphalon offers a huge variety of ceramic, nonstick, and stainless steel cookware, including the Calphalon Unison line, which features one slide nonstick side and one sear nonstick side. The company also makes cutlery, bakeware, and appliances in its Perrysburg, Ohio, facility.
Field Company
Field Company deals only in cast iron, but its claim to fame is a line of skillets that are lighter and smoother than virtually any other cast iron cookware out there. Each one of its products is made from hand-poured iron in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
