Cookware with staying power
One good pan. A lifetime of meals.
Cast iron skillets and Dutch ovens chosen for Kiwi kitchens—from first sizzle to Sunday slow cook.
Shop by craving
What are you making this weekend?
Browse everything →Dutch & French ovens
For braises, casseroles and your best-ever sourdough.
from $139Skillets & pans
Pre-seasoned iron that sears like nothing else can.
from $18.95The winter table
Fondue, paella and boards — for feeding a crowd slowly.
from $24.95
Care & accessories
Boards, trivets and mitts — keep your iron for life.
from $8.95No wrong door
Three ways into cast iron
Every piece earns its place. Start anywhere — it all outlasts the trends.
Pyrocast
Seasoned cast iron
Bare, pre-seasoned iron that browns and sears beautifully. The honest workhorse — buy one at 25, still using it at 55.
$18.95+ skillets, grills & roasters
Shop Pyrocast →Pyrochef
Enamelled french ovens
All the colour and convenience of enamelled cast iron — no seasoning, straight to the table — without the boutique price.
$139+ french ovens & casseroles
Shop Pyrochef →Chasseur
Made in France since 1924
Cast in Champagne-Ardenne, enamelled by hand. The same French tradition as the famous name — around half the price.
$459+ round & oval ovens, skillets
Shop Chasseur →The honest comparison
Chasseur vs Le Creuset — same French iron, half the price.
Both cast in France. Both enamelled, oven-safe, built for generations. We put them side by side — weight, enamel, lids, warranty and price — so you can decide with your eyes open.
Read the comparisonKeep it forever
Look after it, and it's a family heirloom
All guides →How to clean a cast iron skillet (without ruining it)
No, you don't need to bin it after one rusty patch. Five minutes, sorted.
Read the guide → Care guideSeasoning cast iron: the once-a-season ritual
What seasoning actually is, and the oven method that works every time.
Read the guide → Buying guideWhat size dutch oven do you actually need?
2L to 8.8L, decoded by household size — and the size we'd pick first.
Read the guide →Why we exist
A small NZ shop for the slowest kind of cooking
The Cast Iron Shop started with a simple annoyance: in a country made for winter braises, buying good cast iron meant choosing between a $700 pot and a supermarket pan that warps by August.
So we stock one thing, properly. French-made Chasseur, honest Pyrocast skillets, and the fondues, paella pans and boards that turn a cold Sunday into the best meal of the week.
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