The roots of C.C. Ironworks go deeper than our founding year. Long 2000 owner Bob Pacella was building smokers in his garage and cooking whole pigs' friends. The very first Pig Cooker. An old steel, modified on a pig farm, and rumor has it, it's still in use today. What started as weekend parties and backyard BBQs grew into a passion for designing better, bigger, and bolder cooking equipment In 2000, Bob turned that passion into a full-time business, C.C. Ironworks a commitment to quality, custom craftsmanship, and American-made steel.