cast iron cookware

[1nderbeard]

Love cast iron. Next to a charcoal grill every man should know how to use one.

My go-tos are generally any protein, and fried/scrambled eggs.
I'd like to get a griddle that goes over top of the gas burners but have yet to pull the trigger on one.

 

[Hoosierdood]

Picked these up tonight.

#8 unmarked, but identified as Birdsboro. Circa pre-1940.
#5 unmarked. Same vintage as the other, pre-1940.
#7 Dutch oven. Identified as Birmingham Stove. Circa late 1940's-1950's

Paid $100 for all 3.


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[El Conquistador]

Picked these up tonight.

#8 unmarked, but identified as Birdsboro. Circa pre-1940.
#5 unmarked. Same vintage as the other, pre-1940.
#7 Dutch oven. Identified as Birmingham Stove. Circa late 1940's-1950's

Paid $100 for all 3.


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Nice find. I love cooking on my cast iron

 

[1nderbeard]

Picked these up tonight.

#8 unmarked, but identified as Birdsboro. Circa pre-1940.
#5 unmarked. Same vintage as the other, pre-1940.
#7 Dutch oven. Identified as Birmingham Stove. Circa late 1940's-1950's

Paid $100 for all 3.


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Those look pristene.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Picked these up tonight.

#8 unmarked, but identified as Birdsboro. Circa pre-1940.
#5 unmarked. Same vintage as the other, pre-1940.
#7 Dutch oven. Identified as Birmingham Stove. Circa late 1940's-1950's

Paid $100 for all 3.


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So jealous

 

[chezuki]

Scored a great user Griswold for $25 from the local flea market. The mark is near obliterated, but the pan is in otherwise great shape.

Going to get it seasoned up over the next few days and give it to my sister for Christmas.

 

[Thor]

Man, they used that over some serious heat.

 

[mom45]

Man, they used that over some serious heat.

Maybe on an open fire when camping?

 

[chezuki]

I wonder if it didn’t sit out in the elements upside down and get really rusty at some point. There’s no warp to it at all. I think the cook surface will season back up nicely.

 

[spencer rifle]

And... the oldest son washed the cast iron skillet with soap last night, in spite of previous warnings.

 

[455 Beretta]

Possibly over coal heated stove, which has sulfur, which generates sulfuric acid when burned in combo with humidity. Years of coal fired heat from way back when. That’s my theory anyway.

 

[chezuki]

All cleaned up and reseasoned.

She’ll never guess what it is!

 

[mom45]

That looks great!

 

[Winamac]

My son has really gotten into watching and learning cast iron cooking from that cowboy cooking guy on U-Tube. His name is Ken ??. Anyway, in about 2 hours he will open a late 1930's early 1940's GRISWALD 9 in cast iron skillet. We bought it from a collector already seasoned and cleaned. The old school cast irons (Griwolds and Wagners) is IMHO are far superior to the modern stuff at Big-R or Rural King. You definitely pay more for old school cast iron.

 

[hpclayto]

I’m a cast iron newb. I got a lodge and stripped the seasoning out of it and sanded it down to get it a little smoother. Not really sure I’ve got the reseasoning process down. Heated up the pan, I used flaxseed oil, small amount in, spread it around, buff off with a separate rag. Upside down in the oven at 450 for an hour, turned the oven off and let it cool. Did that five or six times.

is the seasoning coming off or why does it look like this? This is after searing some ribeyes.

 

[Thor]

You should be fine. It looks like it's clean enough; just wipe it down with some oil and heat it up to make sure it's dry and when it starts to smoke shut it down. Living with it will make it easier.

 

[pitbulld45]

My son has really gotten into watching and learning cast iron cooking from that cowboy cooking guy on U-Tube. His name is Ken ??. Anyway, in about 2 hours he will open a late 1930's early 1940's GRISWALD 9 in cast iron skillet. We bought it from a collector already seasoned and cleaned. The old school cast irons (Griwolds and Wagners) is IMHO are far superior to the modern stuff at Big-R or Rural King. You definitely pay more for old school cast iron.

Kent Rollins

 

[ghuns]

My wife got this one for Christmas from my mom, a big QVC shopper...

It's actually pretty nice. Not sure how the coating will hold up, but we'll see.

 

[Fixer]

Love cast iron cookware for almost everything. I have about 10-15 pieces of various brands. I recently picked up one I found in Colorado from Smithey Ironware. They aren’t cheap but the finish inside the pan is smooth as glass. Very impressive quality. It has become one of my favorite pans.