We Went to the Staub Factory in France to Learn How the Cookware Gets Made — Maker Tour

A few weeks ago, I got to go to France to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Staub factory. (I swear this is not a humblebrag!) I was there to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the cocotte and the launch of the new Staub cookbook.

I love seeing how stuff gets made — especially stuff that I actually use on an almost-daily basis. And I'm hoping you guys do, too, because I took a bunch of pictures and detailed notes to share the process with you.

Related: 5 Surprising Things I Learned at the Staub Factory in France

Not surprisingly, there are a ton of complicated and specific steps that happen, with a series of quality-control checks along the way. Here's a super-abbreviated map of all the steps.

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