Thread: cast iron pans

anyone into old castiron pans. been colecting buy and selling for years. also restore them. some are worth some good money. here is my colection of large block griswold pans. i need one pan to complete it witch is the no 13.

That sure is a nice collection, Buckeye. Unfortunately the few cast iron pans I have are back in Australia. I don't collect them, however, but every home needs a couple.
Do you use them all?

Ive been breaking in a cast iron pan since February. Still dont have it shiny black and completely nonstick, and I cook in it a great deal. I dont know why i dont have that shiny black smooth bottom yet. I would figure that in eight months time I would have been close by now.

I am not collecting but my favorite pan is a cast iron "Lodge".

I've got a Griswold 12 which is huge AFAIC with the lid and a Wapak hollow ware with a beautiful Indian head on the bottom side. The Gris is like yours with the cross in a circle on the bottom.

I just got done restoring a Wagner for my daughter. I wouldn't say I collect them. I just use them. However when my wife's folks hit their late 80s and asked their 8 kids and the kids spouses and descendants to start working out who wanted to inherent what from all of their possessions the only thing my wife and I asked for was the set of cast iron skillets that my wife's Mother had inherited from her mother. I just prefer cooking in them.

Buckeye, you have got AD, baaad! I'd love to see your razor collection.

Ooooooo - nice! I have a nice collection of cast iron skillets and gumbo pots myself. Pitch black and non stick. I wouldn't trade them for anything. Except possibly a DD Grim Reaper.

Originally Posted by leadduck

Buckeye, you have got AD, baaad! I'd love to see your razor collection.

I guess it's called PAD.

Nothing better than cast iron, the best heat distribution, flavor and cleanup. I absolutely abhor modern non-stick crap!