OSHU, Japan--Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old foundry where ...

(And it's available in a rainbow of colors.) "Le Creuset makes superior enameled cast iron; it's the only coated cookware I like to have at home. This skillet is my go-to for gifting," says DeSimone.