Seventy-odd years ago, Barbara Elward jotted a recipe for bean-hole beans in her journal, noting adjustments for whichever cast-iron pot her husband, John, might bury in the ground atop a glowing bed ...

These cookware items aren’t just family heirlooms in the making—they could also be part of your future nest egg. Now, a century later, Le Creuset is more popular than ever. Many home chefs view the ...