I didn't know for years there WAS any cast ironware other than Lodge, but I guess that comes from growing up in Tennessee. I was intrigued to see, looking at their website, that they also sell carbon steel; I had been contemplating a Darto, but now I think I'll go with a Lodge. For a Tennessean, no trip to Chattanooga is complete without a stop by the Lodge foundry in South Pittsburg. I've bought a fair number of skillets and casseroles there!
ETA, I'm curious how anyone who knows would say Lodge stacks up against some of the higher-end cast iron products.