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Camp Oven & Outdoor Cooking >> Camp Ovens & Related Equipment >> domestic producer? https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1198135972 Message started by camp_cookie on Dec 20th, 2007 at 5:32pm |
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Title: domestic producer? Post by camp_cookie on Dec 20th, 2007 at 5:32pm
I have read numerous threads about having ovens shipped to Australia from the United States. Is there no domestic producer of cast iron cookware in Australia?
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Title: Re: domestic producer? Post by poddy dodger on Dec 20th, 2007 at 7:52pm
C C Only a couple of small foundry's remain and they basically sell direct and only cast ovens on direct order. Furphys sold their molds to China a few years so all new Furphys come from there.
Genuine old "Made in Australia" ovens are hard to get and getting rarer and more expensive. pd |
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Title: Re: domestic producer? Post by mikel on Dec 21st, 2007 at 2:36pm
CC.
As PD says, the local CO manufacture is pretty much a goner. I looked at the Chinese Furphy ovens yesterday in Tamworth. Very much bottom end Chinese quality, rough castings and sloppy fitting lids. The 10" at $99 was a very overpriced oven. In my (humble) opinion, only paying for the name on the lid. The cheap Chinese ones cook just as well. The last time I bought one I picked through them to match a well fitting lid to the base. Does a job for me. (not that I really need anymore!) :-/ mikel |
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Title: Re: domestic producer? Post by camp_cookie on Dec 21st, 2007 at 3:05pm
Fortunately, I live a 30 minute drive from one of Lodge's three factory outlets.
It's sad that so many countries are so willingly allowing production to move to China. |
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