Gloria P wrote:
>
> Chemiker wrote:
> > On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:12:01 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> The lid to my cast iron pot developed a huge crack
> >> in it a few days ago, and only has a few more uses left.
> >> It's only 28-29 years old. Shouldn't cast iron last
> >> longer than that?
> >
> > The Bleedin' LID? No way. Casting defect.
> >
> > Alex, who is using stuff from the 1920's.
> >
> > Never had a piece of CI crack. Only ceramic stuff.
>
> Last summer I was in a surplus/camping store and looked at their
> no-name cast iron. Quite a few pieces had cracks, both lids and pots.
> Looking closer, I discovered--made in China.

Mine was made in the U.S.A., by American Brass & Iron.