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Cast iron cookware
Posted on 10/28/14 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 10/28/14 at 5:08 pm
Looking at purchasing a cast iron skillet and wanted to get the board's opinion on brand. Does anyone have recommendations?
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Posted on 10/28/14 at 5:13 pm to PurpleHaze583
Lodge
Posted on 10/28/14 at 5:18 pm to PurpleHaze583
Serious question: Is there any other brand of cast iron besides Lodge?
Posted on 10/28/14 at 5:31 pm to PurpleHaze583
Mine are Lodge. The newer ones are preseasoned.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 5:36 pm to PurpleHaze583
Lodge
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Posted on 10/28/14 at 5:45 pm to PurpleHaze583
Lodge, but also King Kooker and Bayou Classic.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 9:21 pm to PurpleHaze583
I like the antique ones. Smooth bottom. I don't like the rough texture on the bottom of the new ones. They don't cost that much more.
What size are you looking for?
What size are you looking for?
Posted on 10/28/14 at 9:22 pm to PurpleHaze583
Lodge or Griswold is where it's at
Posted on 10/29/14 at 9:06 am to PurpleHaze583
The best cast iron cookware made in America stopped being produced in the 1950's.
Griswold out of Erie, PA made the best there was. They are considered a collectable and some sell for several hundred dollars. They can be found on Craigslist or Flea Markets considerably cheaper but typically need to be restored.
Wagner who made Magnalite originally was in the cast iron business. Their iron pans are great but considerably heavier than comparable sized Griswold pans.
I have a dozen or so Griswold pans that I restored and use extensively. They can still be found for $20-50 if you are patient.
For most people a #9 or #10 pan is all you will ever need.
Griswold out of Erie, PA made the best there was. They are considered a collectable and some sell for several hundred dollars. They can be found on Craigslist or Flea Markets considerably cheaper but typically need to be restored.
Wagner who made Magnalite originally was in the cast iron business. Their iron pans are great but considerably heavier than comparable sized Griswold pans.
I have a dozen or so Griswold pans that I restored and use extensively. They can still be found for $20-50 if you are patient.
For most people a #9 or #10 pan is all you will ever need.
This post was edited on 10/29/14 at 9:08 am
Posted on 10/29/14 at 10:12 pm to PurpleHaze583
What size are you wanting?
I got a bunch a couple years back and restored them. Ive posted the pics of the lot of them before and after before. If you want i can dig it up.
The folks earlier are right about the gris and wagner. The casts and the iron used were a bit better than stuff now and that combined with years of use are usu smooth to the point of almost nonstick.
From what i read, the quality steel and such is not practical to get to the way it was then, so its tougher to find a skillet that was made the same.
If i have one of the size you are looking for i can try and hunt a price for it.
I got a bunch a couple years back and restored them. Ive posted the pics of the lot of them before and after before. If you want i can dig it up.
The folks earlier are right about the gris and wagner. The casts and the iron used were a bit better than stuff now and that combined with years of use are usu smooth to the point of almost nonstick.
From what i read, the quality steel and such is not practical to get to the way it was then, so its tougher to find a skillet that was made the same.
If i have one of the size you are looking for i can try and hunt a price for it.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 10:16 pm to PurpleHaze583
Lodge for black cast iron skillets
Staub for enamled cast iron Dutch ovens and other pots
Staub for enamled cast iron Dutch ovens and other pots
Posted on 10/30/14 at 4:51 am to PurpleHaze583
Griswold pre WWII is my personal favorite. Wagner, Wapak and Sidney Hollow Ware are great as well. There are others of quality too but I've owned the ones I vouch for above. Only buy Lodge pre 1930's. It will have just the name in an arch on the bottom. If it has the egg logo it's shite and is good for taking camping.
Here's a few of my Gris'. What size are you looking for? I might have something if you want an older piece.
Here's a few of my Gris'. What size are you looking for? I might have something if you want an older piece.
Posted on 11/2/14 at 7:48 am to PurpleHaze583
the brand names on most of mine are not visible, wonder why? 
Posted on 11/2/14 at 1:45 pm to PurpleHaze583
Lodge is terrible. I'm not sure if yall are serious. Cajun classic is the best I have used.
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