Cornbread

2017 National Cornbread Festival

April is here, and we're busy preparing for one of our favorite events: The National Cornbread Festival!

Pro Tips: Cornbread Panzanella

Check out a few tips from Chef Kris to help bring this bread-based salad to your next picnic—and level up your cooking skills.

Cornbread Festival 20th Anniversary

Every year, at the end of April, our tiny hometown hosts the National Cornbread Festival, a weekend of fun, fellowship, and food! This year, we are proud to celebrate its 20th Anniversary!

2019 National Cornbread Cook-off Contestants

Every year at the National Cornbread Festival, Lodge hosts the National Cornbread Cook-off. Who will make the best cornbread this year? 

5 Tips for Making the Best Darn Skillet Cornbread

We’ve gathered the best advice from our tasting and testing to help you bring Skillet Cornbread Mixes to life in your own kitchen.

2017 National Cornbread Cook-off Finalists

Each year we ask the nation's best home cooks to submit recipes for the National Cornbread Cook-off.

Enter Your Recipe in The 2019 Cornbread Cook-off!

The 2019 Lodge Cast Iron National Cornbread Cook-off is now accepting recipe contest entries! Win $5,000 cash and other great prizes by submitting an original recipe for a cornbread entree. Details below!

How to Bake Lodge Cornbread in Any Cast Iron Pan

We created our Skillet Cornbread Mixes specifically for our most popular 10.25 inch size, but they work great in cast iron pans of all kinds.

Pizza Recipe Wins The 2019 Lodge National Cornbread Cook-off

There was a familiar face among the ten finalists competing in the Lodge^® National Cornbread Cook-off on Saturday, April 27.

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Best Recipes for New Cast Iron Cookware

One of the easiest ways to care for your cast iron is simply to use it! When you first take home your cookware, there are certain foods you can cook and bake to strengthen the base layer of seasoning.

Shake Things Up With Homemade Dressing

We're sharing some of our favorite ways to add big flavor to salads of all kinds (even the ones with lettuce), plus a few tips that will have you ditching the dressing aisle.

Tips for Baking in a Cast Iron Cake Pan

Baking in a cast iron fluted cake pan is similar to baking in other cake pans, however there are a few key differences.

Tips for Making Bread in Cast Iron

If you've ever wanted to try your hand at making bread in cast iron, you're in luck!