Solidteknics

AUS-ION wrought iron pans Solidteknics calls itself the only production cookware still made in Australia, and it makes its pans in Sydney. The AUS-ION range is formed from a single sheet of Australian wrought iron, with no rivets, joins or welds, so there is no handle to work loose and nothing to fail at the seam. You get the searing and oven-to-table use of cast iron at about half the weight, which makes a big skillet much easier to lift one-handed, and the company backs it with what it calls a multi-century warranty. The trade-off is bare iron care: the non-stick surface comes from seasoning built up with oil, though the Quenched versions arrive already seasoned.