While it might be easy to imagine that the majority of products we buy these days are produced in Asia, that's not strictly true.

Although US manufacturing might not be the quite the beast it once was, more than 13 million Americans are still employed in the sector – and a surprisingly high number of well-known products are produced in the country.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover 30 products that you had no clue were made in the good ole' USA.

The world-famous hot sauce may sound like it hails from Mexico but it's American through and through. 

Named after the Tabasco chilli pepper, which itself was christened after the Mexican State, the classic condiment has been produced by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, Louisiana, since 1868.

Introduced in 1915 by Corning Inc., Pyrex is still produced in the US over a century later.

The business later became part of Corelle Brands, a spin-off of Corning Inc., and by the time the firm's Pennsylvania factory celebrated its 100-year anniversary, it was producing 50 million pieces of the miraculous heat-resistant cookwear a year.

In 2019, Corelle Brands merged with Instant Brands, which is perhaps best known for its hugely popular Instant Pot appliance.

Yet another iconic American company based in Pennsylvania is Zippo, which has been producing its famed brass lighters in the state for 90 years.

The firm manufactured its 500-millionth lighter in 2012 and its factory can produce as many as 70,000 lighters per day.

The Weber company dates way back to 1893 but the kettle-style grill that the firm is renowned for wasn't actually launched until 1952, when inventor George Stephen created a dedicated barbecue division.

Many Weber grills are assembled in the US from components that are sourced elsewhere in the world.

Though most toys are manufactured in China nowadays, Little Tikes, which was founded in 1969, has resisted the urge to outsource production overseas and instead continues to make many of its fun plastic products in Ohio.

That said, the company does source smaller and electrical components from abroad. 

Likewise, not only is Step 2 one of the largest American toy makers, it's also one of the world's largest rotational molders of plastics.

The company's toddler and preschool toys are made in two Ohio factories, which also take on contract manufacturing for other plastic goods.

Crayola has manufactured its signature crayons, which date back to 1903, in Easton, Pennsylvania, for decades.

The venerable brand, which has 99% recognition in American households, has been a subsidiary of greeting card firm Hallmark since 1984.

Don't let the name throw you. Häagen-Dazs is 100% American, with no connection whatsoever to Scandinavia.

The ice cream company's founder, New Yorker Reuben Mattus, came up with the moniker to pay homage to Denmark's protection of its Jewish population during the Second World War.

Now owned by General Mills, the company makes its ice cream in Oakland, California, and has factories all over the world.

One of America's leading brands of sparkling water, LaCroix doesn't hail from Paris or Quebec as its elegant name might suggest.

Rather, the Wisconsin-born water brand was introduced in 1981 to compete with Perrier (hence the French-sounding name) and is produced across the US.

Likewise, Klarbrunn sparkling water isn't exotic either, despite the name.

The product, which has been bottled and canned in Wisconsin since 1987, is named after the "klar brunns" (clear wells) that were discovered by European settlers in the state back in the 1800s.

Non-audiophiles might assume that Klipsch is a German speaker brand – but they'd be wrong.

Founded in 1946 by the late Paul Wilbur Klipsch, an American of German ancestry, the US audio technology company assembles many of its speakers in Hope, Arkansas.

Though you might think she is French given her Gallic-sounding name, handbag designer Clare Vivier actually grew up in St Paul, Minnesota.

Her eponymous company, which she launched in 2008, is based in Los Angeles and produces all its wares in the city.

Established in 1921 by travelling salesman William Grover Barnard, Vitamix is still owned by his descendants.

The company continues to assemble its range of turbo blenders in northeast Ohio, with some parts sourced globally.

The vast majority of Apple products are made in Asia, but not a lot people know that the Mac Pro desktop computers sold in the US market are actually assembled in America.

Apple moved domestic production to Texas in 2013, while computers for the international market are made abroad.

The Sub-Zero Freezer Company was established in Wisconsin in 1945 by Westye F. Bakke, and remains in the control of the Bakke family to this day.

The firm, which invented the free-standing freezer and was the first to introduce built-in refrigerators, produces its entire product range from America, with factory locations including Wisconsin, Arizona, and Kentucky.

The Sub-Zero Freezer Company also makes appliances under the Wolf name since the Bakke family snapped up the Californian appliance brand in 2000.

Cove appliances are manufactured by the company, too.

Post-it Notes are a staple in offices around the world. In 1968, 3M scientist Dr. Spencer Silver created the adhesive that Arthur Fry later used to form the mini sticky note pads, which went on sale in America for the very first time in 1980.

Believe it or not, they're still made in the US at the 3M plant in Cynthiana, Kentucky.

Like Post-it notes, Scotch Tape is probably the sort of product you'd imagine would be mass-produced in a factory somewhere overseas.

However, the tartan-wrapped adhesive tape, which is also a 3M product, is manufactured along with Post-it Notes at the firm's Kentucky plant.

The Da Vinci Paint Company has a decidedly European ring about it, doesn't it?

Despite its name, however, the respected art firm is actually Californian. Founded in SoCal in 1975, Da Vinci produces its entire range in the Golden State.

Indian Motorcycle, America's oldest motorbike brand, continues to manufacture its engines in Wisconsin and assembles its bikes in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

However, like many other manufacturers, it does source components from overseas.

So iconic that it's even on display at MoMA, Herman Miller's Aeron chair is a familiar sight in offices across the country. 

While the firm has a 347,286sqft facility in China and maintains factories in a number of other countries around the world, Aerons that are sold to the US market are still manufactured in Michigan. 

Aquasana water filters are manufactured in Texas, though the Latin-esque name might make you think they're from somewhere a little more exotic.

A particularly eco-conscious company, Aquasana is committed to keeping its carbon footprint as minimal as possible by producing all its products in the US.

If you thought Okabashi's sandals and flip-flops came from Japan, you wouldn't be entirely wrong.

The name "Okabashi" and the philosophy behind their designs are all based on the Japanese concept of wellness.

However, the company has actually been making its shoes in Buford, Georgia, since it launched in 1984 and is part of the 1% of footwear manufacturers that produce in the US.

Much like the other companies in our round-up, KitchenAid has resolutely refused to move full production overseas but does still source some parts from abroad.

The firm, which has been making stand mixers since the 1940s, has factories in Ohio, South Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.

The fancy French name may fool you but DeVore Fidelity is actually as American as apple pie.

The high-end speaker manufacturer was founded in 2000 by audio guru John DeVore and makes all its products in Brooklyn.

Viking's professional-style ranges, which are synonymous with exceptional quality, are manufactured in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Greenwood is the hometown of entrepreneur Fred Carl Jr., who first started the Viking Range Corporation with a conceptual drawing back in 1981.

Igloo started out in the 1940s as a modest metal-working shop in Houston, Texas, making metal cool boxes.

Fast-forward to today and the brand is a household name, having sold millions of coolers over the decades. 

Many of its products continue to be manufactured in Texas, although some are now produced abroad.

Mag Instrument has been making its heavy-duty Maglite flashlights in Ontario, California, since 1979 and is now the only big-name firm producing flashlights in the US.

Company founder Anthony Maglica is passionate about US manufacturing and reportedly has zero plans to outsource.

Sterilite was co-founded in 1939 by Tupperware inventor Earl Tupper and the firm was one of America's leading manufacturers of plastic products by the 1970s.

Despite the lure of cheap labor and lower costs, the Massachusetts-based company has stayed firmly put and its product range is still made in the USA.

Speed Queen's supersized washers are the go-to for laundromats, hospitals, hotels, and apartment buildings across America.

Established in 1908 in Wisconsin, the company now produces compact washers for the home and manufactures both commercial and residential products in the US.

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