Shopping at The Lodge Factory Store

[@user-vv1qf1jk4z]

Thank you for this lovely tour! I was raised with my family using cast iron and plan to continue to use it over any other kinds of cookware, it's a classic for a reason.

[@peterstevens6555]

Thanks for the tour, maybe one day I might get there from Auckland, New Zealand ...

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for your feedback, Peter Stevens, and I do hope you get to tour the factory someday! I hope to tour Auckland someday too. I always thought I would love a vacation there.

[@peterstevens6555]

@@frugalwilliemae When you do, bring me over some Lodge Pots & Pans and I'll give my car to tour the whole of NZ ...!!!

[@songbirdfarm]

Love my lodge skillets and my dutch ovens. I hope to visit their store some day. Thank you for sharing this video Dear!

[@1j007zm]

Loved your video, I also love Lodge, I collect and restore cast iron, and it all started when I went to Walmart and purchased an 8 inch skillet for $9.98, Thank you for the video, had fun watching it.

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for your feedback and encouragement. I am happy you enjoyed the video.

[@feliciad.hutchins4507]

I was able go to the store for the first time. We had piece that were more than 50 years old. You are Southern I can tell by that name. My mother was a Willie Mae. Mae and Bellsare no one to mess with. 😊😊😊

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for your comment Felicia. You are lucky to have that 50 year old piece. Just so you know, I am called Frugal Willie Mae because my channel was created to honor my mother who name was Willie Mae

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for your comment Felicia. You are lucky to have that 50 year old piece. Just so you know, I am called Frugal Willie Mae because my channel was created to honor my mother who name was Willie Mae

[@frugalwilliemae]

Mama was a very smart southern lady and was frugal in every way since she grew up during the depression. The Frugal Willie Mae name is identified with me and I am honored!

[@argerinejordan4703]

Love Lodge cast iron and I collect and cook with them! I need to take a trip up there😊😊😎

[@frugalwilliemae]

I just saw your comment so thank you. I believe you will enjoy visiting the store.

[@brightantwerp]

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing.

[@frugalwilliemae]

RB, Thank you for watching. I am happy you enjoyed the video.

[@cybeeb]

Looks like a nice ride and wonderful store! I can't wait to visit!

[@frugalwilliemae]

Jennifer, it was a great place to shop if you like cast iron cookware and everything for a kitchen or cooking outdoors that is non electric.

[@johnagen3688]

Thank you so much for such a fun video! !! Love lodge!! Have a good one!

[@frugalwilliemae]

I am happy you enjoyed my video. Thank you for your support. I hope you have a great day.

[@h.nicolejorgensen2077]

Great video. I hope you got some fun things. Thanks for sharing your trip. 👍😃👋

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for your feedback. Yes I did and it was a great day. you are welcome. I’m happy you enjoyed the video.

[@alj521]

very informative, narration by an angel.. Cheers!

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for your comments,Al Jorge.

[@jamesadams4508]

This video is so incredible and it looks like you had a great time 🤩 thank you Ms Frugal Willie Mae for sharing your trip. The Lodge factory store looks like an awesome place to visit. Personally speaking I love cooking with cast iron. It cooks things differently. One of my favorite things to cook in cast iron is homemade chili.

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you. I am happy you enjoyed the video. Ooh -chili is tasty when it is cooked in cast iron. I may do an outdoor cooking video making chili.

[@jamesadams4508]

That would be so awesome to see Ms Frugal Willie Mae 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤩 I hope you will do a video and please include your recipe. I love homemade chili and would love to try your chili 😃

[@frugalwilliemae]

Will do that soon.

[@bingster-223]

I would look through all the 2nds and find the ones with the best cooking surface or least amount of damage and buy so much I couldn't fit it all in the car. I get a couple of 1st run quality too. Nice video you almost looked overwhelmed when you walked into the showroom I know I would be like woo look at that.

[@frugalwilliemae]

I was so excited about all the products they displayed. I want to go back there because it was so much to see. It was very hard to keep control of purchases but I had to stick to my budget and I have to find a place to put all of the cast iron cookware.

[@noreendixon1733]

I enjoyed this very much.

[@frugalwilliemae]

Noreen I am happy you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your feedback.

[@guitaristforolympus]

Chattanoogan here! Just made the trip to Lodge yesterday! A great sale!

[@frugalwilliemae]

Yayyyy I bet it was an enjoyable trip. I may have to do Christmas shopping at Lodge factory. Thank you for your feedback.

[@guitaristforolympus]

@@frugalwilliemae You're most welcome! It was fun! The weather was not so fun. Took two hours to get back to Chattanooga! But the pizza pan, new 10 inch skillet, and accessories were worth the trip!

[@scottbernard8824]

Must. Make. Pilgrimage... thanks for sharing!

[@frugalwilliemae]

It will be time we’ll spent. You are welcome. Thank you for your encouragement.

[@syedaseema2813]

These second ones are sold on Amazon for a price much much higher than the first ones. One skillet costs 4k to 5k Indian rupees. That is around 69dollars to 79 dollars. OMG

[@frugalwilliemae]

Good information. Thank you for your feedback, syeda Seema. You are right OMG. On Facebook Marketplace you can get used ones for $7 to $20 depending on size for skillets and pans.

[@johngibbs9934]

Lodge is a great brand!

[@frugalwilliemae]

This cake was very good. I hope you try it.

[@fionauk4509]

My mam would have been in her element in that store. We used to laugh at how many pans and measuring spoons she had. X Your moonpie looks like our wagon wheels

[@frugalwilliemae]

I would have loved to know your mam. I was so excited about everything I saw in the shop that I forgot that I was on camera. My camera man had to keep me on track. The wagon wheels and moon pies may taste similar. I bought one of the mini moon pies for $1 US and it was perfect size for a diabetic person.

[@fionauk4509]

@@frugalwilliemae she would have spent all day with you looking at iron pans especially being cheaper ones ! She loved her war books cooking as if she were on rations. She never did get Internet but i'm sure she'd have liked your videos x

[@frugalwilliemae]

Fiona, we would have had a great time and I am sure we would have laughed a lot. I hope you still have her war cookbooks- you may need them in the future. Thank you for the compliment.

[@fionauk4509]

@@frugalwilliemae I'm sure you would have. No I didn't get left anything, infact I was banned from going in her house again as I was never wanted by dad so me and my daughter never recieved what my mam wanted us to have as he was the executor. Not to worry though, I was her favourite! X

[@frugalwilliemae]

I’m very sorry about that, Fiona. No one can take away your wonderful memories. Just knowing you were her favorite is priceless.

[@justmyopinion9883]

Thank you for sharing your video. I love Lodge cast iron cookware; it cooks my food better than anything else I've used. I could spend an entire afternoon at that store!

[@frugalwilliemae]

I’m happy you enjoyed my video. Me too and I hope to take another trip to the Lodge store in 2022. I will get there early so I can stay longer.

[@johnagen3688]

Me too!

[@argerinejordan4703]

Same here. Be like a kid in a candy store 😂

[@frugalwilliemae]

Me too, Argentine. I was was so excited to tour that Lodge Factory that I almost forgot I was making a video. I want to go again. Thank you for watching and commenting. Next time I will get there earlier.

[@whocares0692]

Thank you for the tour. What can I do for you to season my cast iron pan. Unfortunately it's not a "Lodge" because it was given to me. I just can't seem to season it properly.

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you, Frank, for your feedback. Cast iron doesn’t do good if you wash a lot with soap and water. I usually use hot water and a stainless steel scrubber that doesn’t have detergent in it to clean mine. For years I just rubbed Vegetable shortening on the inside and bottom of the pan after washing then I wiped the pan with a paper towel. You want your cast iron to look black if it is gray color. The build up of oils or shortening in your cast iron pans will keep it somewhat nonstick. Only if I cook fish or other odorous food do I ever use soap, then I make sure to thoroughly dry my pan before applying shortening or cooking spray or oil. I hope that helps.

[@frugalwilliemae]

Do not put shortening on outside of pan!!

[@LisaNix2]

Where are you in Tennessee? I’m in M’Boro and always stop here on our way to Chatt’Town☺️

[@frugalwilliemae]

Lisa, I live in Columbia. I lived in M’boro a long time ago. The Lodge Factory Store is a great place to shop. Thank you for watching and giving feedback

[@vickyables8343]

My kitchen is full of Lodge cast iron that my son Richie got at the Lodge store in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area

[@frugalwilliemae]

Wow You are well blessed. Thank you for the thumbs up.

[@vickyables8343]

@@frugalwilliemae yes ma'am

[@samgibson684]

Modern Lodge cast iron is sub par compared to my Wagner, Griswold and wapak pans from a hundred + years ago

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Unfortunately they are hard to find. Thank you for watching.

[@juan3393]

Moon pie Sheldon from the Big Bang theory that’s his nickname

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for your feedback, Juan. Thank you for watching.

[@bobmorrison8687]

Lovely lodge store.. We don't have any cast iron stores here in South Australia. there are too many dum arses that can't cook and rely on take away or take out...😊😊😊

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for commenting on my Lodge video. I pray you have a wonderful day.

[@frugalwilliemae]

Takeaway or restaurant food is not as healthy as cooking at home. It is much more expensive.

[@Timeforchangenow]

Canadain prices are double or triple those prices.

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you for your for your feedback, Time for Change. Wow, that is higher. Our prices are getting crazy here on most items.

[@justiceisgone2216]

Preseasoned like concrete and sand not smooth at all, Lodge used to be great but I had to purchase a Field due to the smoothness inside the skillet nothing will stick like the lodge does with it's rough insides.

[@frugalwilliemae]

I am sorry your Lodge cookware was not smooth. The new skillets I saw at the factory store looked smooth but I know at one time they were rough inside. They probably had complaints about those so went back to the original design. I am happy you found another brand that worked for you. Thank you for your feedback.

[@justiceisgone2216]

Nah, they're still rough seen em again in Walmart a couple days ago. I call them sticky pans. lol

[@frugalwilliemae]

Thank you Justice is gone for your feedback.

[@johngibbs9934]

Lodge is a great brand!

[@frugalwilliemae]

I agree. Thank you for your encouragement and support.

[@johnagen3688]

I agree 100 percent!!!