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For more than 120 years, Lodge has created some of the best cast iron cookware in America. Their heavy duty skillets can truly last a lifetime, which makes them the ideal gift for home chefs of all ages as well as recent grads just establishing kitchens of on their own. Available at Target; $18.49. 

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