Had to come up with away to store the heavy iron. I built this board in our carport. We have no wall space in the kitchen. Still keep a couple in the drawer under the stove top.
Well done with that rack for your cast iron pans, etc. but ... you still have room for a few more. Better get to some garage sales and see what you can pick up.
L.W.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)
Well done with that rack for your cast iron pans, etc. but ... you still have room for a few more. Better get to some garage sales and see what you can pick up.
L.W.
I've got an old Wagner 1891 flat pan soaking in a garbage bag with oven cleaner on it. It was in pretty bad shape.
By tomorrow evening I'll have it cleaned up and seasoned and hanging in the carport
Yep, can't cook without a Dutch oven or two. Here are some of mine. Have another 14" Lodge that is not pictured. I've cooked many a meal in these both in camp and on our patio.
L.W.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)
I don't go crazy with it, but still have a storage problem
I've got a bunch more, several Dutch ovens and such. Storage is most definitely a problem. We like to cook with cast iron and chasing down pots and pans has been one of my problems for years...
Got a wall of it goin into the basement, 40-50 pieces between the house and camp trailer. Bought the commander some of the smithey stuff for Christmas, nice stuff
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
I like my old vintage 1935 Piqua pan. Use it all the time. Just now pulled these cheese enchiladas out of the oven. Excuse me! Im hungry!
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First pic, right side - found that one in an old camp in the mountains. It was rusted and looked like billy hell. It cleaned up pretty good. My favorite for fried eggs, pancakes, etc.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
those circular griddles seem to be collector$...glad i don't have one on my 'to get' list
Some time back, I bought about 10 of the ching chong ding dong round griddles and gave all but 1 to friends and kept the 1 for my own use. It sanded up nicely and gets used often for pancakes and the occasional baloney sandwich. I have a fair assortment of CI, some I could probably sell for over a hundred to the rabid collectors, and some like the round griddles I paid $3.00 and some odd apiece. They all cook just dandy, none better than the next
those circular griddles seem to be collector$...glad i don't have one on my 'to get' list
Some time back, I bought about 10 of the ching chong ding dong round griddles and gave all but 1 to friends and kept the 1 for my own use. It sanded up nicely and gets used often for pancakes and the occasional baloney sandwich. I have a fair assortment of CI, some I could probably sell for over a hundred to the rabid collectors, and some like the round griddles I paid $3.00 and some odd apiece. They all cook just dandy, none better than the next
i bought all my stuff in the 90's, except for a recent griddle purchase. Can't believe what they are asking now in antique shops, [bleep] is worse still.
I’d guess I have around 50 pieces. Used to have tonnage lol.
I’ve been trading more common stuff for harder to find stuff. These two came from such a trade. Fats called me a snob but I like them 🤓 edit, sse now too!
And I agree, the older Griswold, Wagner , favorite along with others are priced outrageously in most antique stores.
Got a wall of it goin into the basement, 40-50 pieces between the house and camp trailer. Bought the commander some of the smithey stuff for Christmas, nice stuff
Lots of new small cast iron producers now. I especially like the Smithy’s, the quail logo is pretty cool.
Awhile back I had a guy try to sell me a Lodge bird dog skillet from the “wildlife series”. He knew I wanted it and said he’d give me a deal at $350! No way I’d pay anything close to that.. I trade with the guy pretty often and he said someone bought it for $400. So blame that guy! 😜
i have no interest in the Lodge 'theme' CI...all of the relief wording and decoration on the bottom would collect grease and grit something fierce
I really don’t either, the only one I want is the bird dog one for a wall hanger, turns out it’s one of the rare ones.
And FYI you’re partly to blame sending me down this slippery slope of collecting. A few years ago I was trying to season my ugly Lodge and posted it in here and you made fun of my work! I got seasoning figured out now so I guess I should thank you too.
Got a wall of it goin into the basement, 40-50 pieces between the house and camp trailer. Bought the commander some of the smithey stuff for Christmas, nice stuff
Lots of new small cast iron producers now. I especially like the Smithy’s, the quail logo is pretty cool.
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Camp trailer stuffed with, camp box, got a wall of it headed downstairs to the basement, under the butcher block, ya, we got a bit of castiron.. 😂😂😂
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Hate to say it...Carbon Steel might be where its at!
Had a 15" Lodge CI skillet that fried up so much fish and been packed on too many hunts to count. Heating it up for deer heart over a turkey burner a couple years ago in hunt camp, and she cracked all the way through. I was even careful as it was a gradual warmup. Just aged I guess, pan was 20+ yrs old...Replaced it with a Lodge preseasoned 15" carbon steel skillet. I've really grown to like it. Same cooking properties. Half the weight. Faster heat up. Easier to clean.
I really need to buy the 12" CS skillet and cut the handle down to fit into my Breville oven. I use a 12" CI multiple times a week, and this would allow me to do a much more thorough comparison.
I have a 12' round Griswold griddle that I decided to completely strip back and then re-season. I have literally been trying for a year to get it back to 'egg frying' seasoned. I am failing and can't figure out why. All my fry pans just cook a couple batches of cornbread and are GTG. I have done very thin coats of coconut and grapeseed oil upside down for 1 hr at 400 and cannot get it to season. Any griddle specific hints?
I have a working collection, and also a few in my shop. I regret highly not buying a Lodge 20" frypan when they were in production.
Originally Posted by ironbender
First pic, right side - found that one in an old camp in the mountains. It was rusted and looked like billy hell. It cleaned up pretty good. My favorite for fried eggs, pancakes, etc.
I believe I have the same pan but not as nice as yours......yet. People more knowledgeable than I(not an especially high bar) say its a Wagner.
I have a working collection, and also a few in my shop. I regret highly not buying a Lodge 20" frypan when they were in production.
Originally Posted by ironbender
First pic, right side - found that one in an old camp in the mountains. It was rusted and looked like billy hell. It cleaned up pretty good. My favorite for fried eggs, pancakes, etc.
I believe I have the same pan but not as nice as yours......yet. People more knowledgeable than I(not an especially high bar) say its a Wagner.
“Unmarked” Wagner , produced after Textron bought them out (along with griswold).
Just looked at the old link sse posted and seen Local Dirts #14. Can’t touch those things at much less than $1000 these days. As for hw you keep cast clean, I simply wash mine when hey need it. Crud build up doesn’t equal seasoning.
I have a working collection, and also a few in my shop. I regret highly not buying a Lodge 20" frypan when they were in production.
Originally Posted by ironbender
First pic, right side - found that one in an old camp in the mountains. It was rusted and looked like billy hell. It cleaned up pretty good. My favorite for fried eggs, pancakes, etc.
I believe I have the same pan but not as nice as yours......yet. People more knowledgeable than I(not an especially high bar) say its a Wagner.
“Unmarked” Wagner , produced after Textron bought them out (along with griswold).
Just looked at the old link sse posted and seen Local Dirts #14. Can’t touch those things at much less than $1000 these days. As for hw you keep cast clean, I simply wash mine when hey need it. Crud build up doesn’t equal seasoning.
also see guys recommending flax seed for seasoning. Probably the worst thing you can use, learned that the hard way. stop getting advice off Pinterest from hippy chicks guys!
For the fun of it here’s a few you don’t often see.
Favorite “Scotch bowl “ and a Griswold “Yankee bowl” they’d be more useful with lids, but they didn’t make them with lids.
None of my black CI is chinee. sse gives me crapola because I bought a Lodge enamel DO. Those are made in virus land, but to Lodge specs. Very differenter from schit companies that import crap chinee CI.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
None of my black CI is chinee. sse gives me crapola because I bought a Lodge enamel DO. Those are made in virus land, but to Lodge specs. Very differenter from schit companies that import crap chinee CI.
Downsizing, just sold well over 100 lbs. of Griswold that I collected over the years.
🙋🏻♂️ Any oval roasters in that pile?
Set of early 20’s wagners I’m working on
Good friend paid $600.00 for a beautiful Griswold No. 9 with the trivet up at Bouckville the year before last. I had/have some very nice pieces, but no oval roasters. Always had a thing for pre-Griswold ‘ERIE’ iron. Used to find a lot of it at the local markets here in PA, not anymore.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson
None of my black CI is chinee. sse gives me crapola because I bought a Lodge enamel DO. Those are made in virus land, but to Lodge specs. Very differenter from schit companies that import crap chinee CI.
I have one of those chyna enameled lodges too. That camp find is a nice one. Manufactured 1909-1920 . Not that you asked but The “1891” was made in the 90’s by the company that ruined Wagner .
None of my black CI is chinee. sse gives me crapola because I bought a Lodge enamel DO. Those are made in virus land, but to Lodge specs. Very differenter from schit companies that import crap chinee CI.
I have one of those chyna enameled lodges too. That camp find is a nice one. Manufactured 1909-1920 . Not that you asked but The “1891” was made in the 90’s by the company that ruined Wagner .
Thanks for the info.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
None of my black CI is chinee. sse gives me crapola because I bought a Lodge enamel DO. Those are made in virus land, but to Lodge specs. Very differenter from schit companies that import crap chinee CI.
Dang, ib. Nice stuff. That one from the old cap looks real good now.
I got a couple I picked up I need to clean up.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
We rode into this old camp to check it out for future. I stepped off my horse to tie him on a tree and felt a really flat “rock” underfoot. Bent down to see what kind of rock was so flat, and that’s what I found.
Put it in the charcoal ashes of the campfire to reduce the iron oxide which helped a lot. Did a complete cleanup at home.
We figured some party had fully loaded horses and tried to drop some weight. There were folding chairs, a tent, silverware, in the weeds too.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
Our deer camp had a beautiful Griswold 14 skillet. It made a hell of a lot of food. It was the biggest cast iron skillet I’ve seen. You could fry a pound of bacon and still have room for the eggs!
One year it just disappeared.
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
Our deer camp had a beautiful Griswold 14 skillet. It made a hell of a lot of food. It was the biggest cast iron skillet I’ve seen. You could fry a pound of bacon and still have room for the eggs!
One year it just disappeared.
Not surprised. I drove almost a hundred miles each way to get mine. It was buried in a yuge craigslist ad a collector had posted. They are very hard to come by. I could have spent 2 days going through all the stuff he had in his garage. He lived in approx. 1000 sq ft house and his garage was at least 2000 sq ft, minimum. Quite organized, but stuffed to the gills. Old Cadillacs and others parked all over the property.
Me thinks one of your camp mates decided it was no longer group property.. or it was his in the first place and didn't want to take the chance of somebody else liberating it.
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Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
So, to keep this one rolling, here's one I picked up recently that was gifted to me. Has a single striking on the bottom "5.W". Hard to see in the first pic. It needs cleaning, but it's really not in bad shape at all. It sits perfectly flat on the smoke ring.
It might be a Wagner, but I'll leave that to the experts.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
Our deer camp had a beautiful Griswold 14 skillet. It made a hell of a lot of food. It was the biggest cast iron skillet I’ve seen. You could fry a pound of bacon and still have room for the eggs!
One year it just disappeared.
Not surprised. I drove almost a hundred miles each way to get mine. It was buried in a yuge craigslist ad a collector had posted. They are very hard to come by. I could have spent 2 days going through all the stuff he had in his garage. He lived in approx. 1000 sq ft house and his garage was at least 2000 sq ft, minimum. Quite organized, but stuffed to the gills. Old Cadillacs and others parked all over the property.
Me thinks one of your camp mates decided it was no longer group property.. or it was his in the first place and didn't want to take the chance of somebody else liberating it.
Pop told me where it came from, but I don't really recall. I think it was a house warming gift when he and some friends built the camp in the early 60's. He was pissed when it disappeared and everybody played dumb.
Seeing what they go for, I think you are absolutely right. Somebody with access couldn't stand to see that much money hanging on the wall. Rat bastard thief.
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
I have a working collection, and also a few in my shop. I regret highly not buying a Lodge 20" frypan when they were in production.
Originally Posted by ironbender
First pic, right side - found that one in an old camp in the mountains. It was rusted and looked like billy hell. It cleaned up pretty good. My favorite for fried eggs, pancakes, etc.
I believe I have the same pan but not as nice as yours......yet. People more knowledgeable than I(not an especially high bar) say its a Wagner.
“Unmarked” Wagner , produced after Textron bought them out (along with griswold).
Just looked at the old link sse posted and seen Local Dirts #14. Can’t touch those things at much less than $1000 these days. As for hw you keep cast clean, I simply wash mine when hey need it. Crud build up doesn’t equal seasoning.
rosco, I thought you were kidding a bit when I read that. Then I checked prices online, which I haven't done in some time. Geebus!
I think I paid $175 for mine from a collector, who was eccentric, to say the least. That was several years ago, of course.
Can't get pics that were taken at his house the day I bought it because imgur is for some reason denying upload of jpg, vs jpeg. ??
Found an old post from 2016 with a couple creeped up photos off my photobucket account.
Our deer camp had a beautiful Griswold 14 skillet. It made a hell of a lot of food. It was the biggest cast iron skillet I’ve seen. You could fry a pound of bacon and still have room for the eggs!
One year it just disappeared.
Not surprised. I drove almost a hundred miles each way to get mine. It was buried in a yuge craigslist ad a collector had posted. They are very hard to come by. I could have spent 2 days going through all the stuff he had in his garage. He lived in approx. 1000 sq ft house and his garage was at least 2000 sq ft, minimum. Quite organized, but stuffed to the gills. Old Cadillacs and others parked all over the property.
Me thinks one of your camp mates decided it was no longer group property.. or it was his in the first place and didn't want to take the chance of somebody else liberating it.
Pop told me where it came from, but I don't really recall. I think it was a house warming gift when he and some friends built the camp in the early 60's. He was pissed when it disappeared and everybody played dumb.
Seeing what they go for, I think you are absolutely right. Somebody with access couldn't stand to see that much money hanging on the wall. Rat bastard thief.
No kidding.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
So, to keep this one rolling, here's one I picked up recently that was gifted to me. Has a single striking on the bottom "5.W". Hard to see in the first pic. It needs cleaning, but it's really not in bad shape at all. It sits perfectly flat on the smoke ring.
It might be a Wagner, but I'll leave that to the experts.
Local Dirt, by the looks of the handle design, I suspect that pan was made by BSR (Birmingham Stove and Range.)
L.W.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)
So, to keep this one rolling, here's one I picked up recently that was gifted to me. Has a single striking on the bottom "5.W". Hard to see in the first pic. It needs cleaning, but it's really not in bad shape at all. It sits perfectly flat on the smoke ring.
It might be a Wagner, but I'll leave that to the experts.
Local Dirt, by the looks of the handle design, I suspect that pan was made by BSR (Birmingham Stove and Range.)
L.W.
Leanwolf, Thank you for your input. I'll have to delve deeper into research about Birmingham Stove and Range.
I shouldn't even call it research because it's just 100% fun for me.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
Local, the guy you bought yours from was probably going off a pricing book called the “blue book” which is pretty out dated. The #13 will run you 2-3 times as much as the 14! The #4 is also an expensive one if bought at market value.
Leanwolf is correct, your #5 is a BSR. A later red mountain series judging by the small pour spouts. The red mountains were as good as it gets for BSR. The later century series had a rough finish like today’s lodges. The RM had as smooth of cooking surface as anything . they’re just utilitarian, no decorative markings. You can tell a BSR by the triangle or “V “shape handle bottom. Of course there are import chinee that have copied the handle too, but they aren’t hard to tell apart overall.
Here’s a very early hand scribed #5 “big eared” RM sitting inside a later version RM #10. Use them both fairly often.
Griswold iron, as well as ‘ERIE’ for those familiar with it have always commanded the highest $’s at the markets here in PA and NY. The rare Wagner pieces also bring good money with the common stuff much cheaper. The generic, unmarked iron does not have many fans.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson
I’m going to guess this little fella is BS&R also.
Yep, century.
Arc logo Lodge can fetch high prices as well. Since most of the griswold is being horded it’s driving up favorite piqua ,Sidney ,Vollrath, Wapak,even certain BSR can run $500 or better. Chicago hardwares hammered cast is pricey too, I’ve only got one CHF piece and it’s one of my favorites.Today if any of the above were made with the same quality as they were then they’d run Smithy prices or more.
this is an old Erie scotch kettle I picked up at an antique store in 2014. I have refinished it, and use it often. It has made a lot of chili and stew at camp
this is the picture I meant to post about chili in the scotch kettle.
Oh ya now we’re loggin!! 👍
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
I’m glad a gathered my fairly large collection of cast iron cookware quite a few years ago. Lots of Griswold, Wagner Wear, Le Crueset, Descoware, and Staub in all sorts of sizes and shapes. You name it, I probably have it or one about like it. The plan was/is to give much of it to my daughters when they are ready for it.
Looking at the prices folks sell their cast iron nowadays, what I have amassed is worth a small fortune. I’m told that with the pandemic, folks are staying home and have discovered cooking at home, and they found that cast iron cookware is fantastic. So with this increased demand in cast iron cookware, prices have shot up.
"Successful is leaving something in better shape than you inherited it in. Keep that in mind, son." Dad
I’m glad a gathered my fairly large collection of cast iron cookware quite a few years ago. Lots of Griswold, Wagner Wear, Le Crueset, Descoware, and Staub in all sorts of sizes and shapes. You name it, I probably have it or one about like it. The plan was/is to give much of it to my daughters when they are ready for it.
Looking at the prices folks sell their cast iron nowadays, what I have amassed is worth a small fortune. I’m told that with the pandemic, folks are staying home and have discovered cooking at home, and they found that cast iron cookware is fantastic. So with this increased demand in cast iron cookware, prices have shot up.
Flagstaff, With such a selection, what's your opinion of the various brands? What's your favorite?
I’m glad a gathered my fairly large collection of cast iron cookware quite a few years ago. Lots of Griswold, Wagner Wear, Le Crueset, Descoware, and Staub in all sorts of sizes and shapes. You name it, I probably have it or one about like it. The plan was/is to give much of it to my daughters when they are ready for it.
Looking at the prices folks sell their cast iron nowadays, what I have amassed is worth a small fortune. I’m told that with the pandemic, folks are staying home and have discovered cooking at home, and they found that cast iron cookware is fantastic. So with this increased demand in cast iron cookware, prices have shot up.
Flagstaff, With such a selection, what's your opinion of the various brands? What's your favorite?
Of my enameled skillets, I like my 30 centimeter Descoware skillet with the removable wood handles. I like not needing hot pads by using the wood handles. I can take the handle off while using the skillet in the oven or on the stove. The angle of the wood handle and the length of the handle help manage a heavy, full skillet of food. They also have a raised heat ring on the bottom. I like raised heat rings on pans. Descoware went out of business back in the 70’s, so obviously it was used.
Everything in my cast iron collection was bought used - I don’t have a single thing I bought new.
Of my bare cast iron skillets, I have a #8 Wagner Ware with a raised heat ring that is my go to. Again, I like raised heat rings.
I like enameled Dutch ovens in the kitchen, bare cast iron when cooking outside on the BBQ or fire pit. I do use the enameled stuff on my outdoor cook stove however.
My wife’s all time favorite of our collection is our Le Creuset 3.5 quart braiser. It’s all she uses. For about everything.
Never much liked much of the Lodge skillets unless it’s the older cast iron. The older stuff had smoother interiors and feel lighter.
I like the older Le Creuset pots with the hollow handles when using on the stovetop. Fit my hand better and a bit cooler.
Of my entire collection, the majority of it is over 50 years old. Some of it is about 70-100 years old. Took me years to gather my collection.
Besides being expensive, it is even difficult to find used cast iron cookware now - it has been “discovered.”
I don’t seem to use my deeper chicken fryer type bare or enameled skillets much.
I find the smaller skillets not very friendly to use either. I typically only use #8’s or larger.
I find I use my #12 Griswold griddle quite a bit instead of skillets. The griddle, with no skillet pan sides, is handy to use. I also have a large rectangular Griswold griddle, but it is so large on the stovetop, it takes several burners to use it. Not very usable now that I don’t cook for a larger family anymore.
I like the interior with the glazed grey enamel of older Le Creuset skillets as opposed to the black they make nowadays. The older Descoware and Le Creuset skillet interiors are smoother than what Le Creuset makes nowadays.
Sorry if my response is somewhat rambling.
"Successful is leaving something in better shape than you inherited it in. Keep that in mind, son." Dad
Oh hell ya.. open fire outside, is the best way to cook. 👍
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
My wife had this when we married, have no clue who made it or how old it is. She did get a bunch of other CI from her grandmother thats nice. I should research it to see what she has. We use it often. Its rusty but not deeply pitted best I can tell.
Oh hell ya.. open fire outside, is the best way to cook. 👍
Hell yeah, thats the best!
this batch was on a thanksgiving day for the heck of it, and the guests arrived to see it going...started out with bacon, included bear and venison...the bear meat was most preferred, especially by the kids, none had ever had game meat before.
My wife had this when we married, have no clue who made it or how old it is. She did get a bunch of other CI from her grandmother thats nice. I should research it to see what she has. We use it often. Its rusty but not deeply pitted best I can tell.
Oh hell yes, nice piece. 👍
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Some help if possible. Not critical, as it matters not to me in the long run, it fits my skillet which is why I picked it up for free. I saw it leaning against a wall, all rusty, in his shop, at a friend's place when he lived in MT. I asked about it and he said I could have it. What was I to do?
Can anyone ID the maker of this lid? Fits a 10" (??) skillet perfectly. No ID marks, just a distinctive handle.
close up of handle:
Dimpled on the inside:
It works great with the lodge skillet, no reason for me to ever get rid of it. Actually fits those round griddles I cook pancakes on and I've use it if cooking something on them that might spatter.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
All this talk about cast iron got me started looking again. Finally won a couple bids.
Brown truck eagle just landed and dropped a Griswold flat bottom #5 and a #8 with smoke ring. The flat bottom will be a new thing. All my others have a smoke ring.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
Some help if possible. Not critical, as it matters not to me in the long run, it fits my skillet which is why I picked it up for free. I saw it leaning against a wall, all rusty, in his shop, at a friend's place when he lived in MT. I asked about it and he said I could have it. What was I to do?
Can anyone ID the maker of this lid? Fits a 10" (??) skillet perfectly. No ID marks, just a distinctive handle.
close up of handle:
Dimpled on the inside:
It works great with the lodge skillet, no reason for me to ever get rid of it. Actually fits those round griddles I cook pancakes on and I've use it if cooking something on them that might spatter.
I have one that looks the same, fits the same. Came on a dutch oven from Menards about 20 years ago.
What is the purpose of the ring? Functional or decorative? Or just an artifact of a particular casting process?
ib, here's a summary on the smoke / heat ring.
Cast iron pans were originally designed to fit on top of wood stoves. Heat rings around the pan’s rim were meant to raise the cookware so it didn’t directly touch the stovetop. Cast iron with heat rings is vintage because it was made with wood stoves in mind.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
What is the purpose of the ring? Functional or decorative? Or just an artifact of a particular casting process?
ib, here's a summary on the smoke / heat ring.
Cast iron pans were originally designed to fit on top of wood stoves. Heat rings around the pan’s rim were meant to raise the cookware so it didn’t directly touch the stovetop. Cast iron with heat rings is vintage because it was made with wood stoves in mind.
Thanks.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
just found a nice pot with a bale, just like one I already have (think it's in the pic i posted), except....it has a LID, cheap, too...about an hour drive, by the time i go for it, will probably be gone
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Valsdad, that lid picture you posted is a self basting lid. Goes on a C.I. pot used for stewing, roasts, etc. The nipples are drip nipples allowing the moisture to condense and "self baste" the meat while cooking.
it is not the type of lid found on camp style dutch ovens. Those lids have a smooth underside.
Might be a Wagner or Griswold. Maybe lodge.
L.W.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)
Valsdad, that lid picture you posted is a self basting lid. Goes on a C.I. pot used for stewing, roasts, etc. The nipples are drip nipples allowing the moisture to condense and "self baste" the meat while cooking.
it is not the type of lid found on camp style dutch ovens. Those lids have a smooth underside.
Might be a Wagner or Griswold. Maybe lodge.
L.W.
The one I mentioned is from a non camp style, when I am back in Minnesota I will get a picture of it and see if it is marked
So here is a unique cast iron pan. My mom is Dutch and moved here when she was 9. This pan came across the ocean on a ship with my grandmother, straight from Holland. It is called a Poffertjes pan (puff ah ches) and they are what we would call miniature pancakes. This pan is in mom's possession, but it will be passed down to me when she is ready to pass it down.
I also have an old Wagner pan I got from my Grandmother's house when she moved into a nursing home. I treasure the pan along with the old carbon steel knives I got from her.
Life is but the memories we've created.....Sully Erna
Valsdad, that lid picture you posted is a self basting lid. Goes on a C.I. pot used for stewing, roasts, etc. The nipples are drip nipples allowing the moisture to condense and "self baste" the meat while cooking.
it is not the type of lid found on camp style dutch ovens. Those lids have a smooth underside.
Mine are indented, not little projections like wabi's .
Who knows, maybe they're to serve the same purpose? All I know is it's sure handy on the skillet!
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
I really like that little on the top of the stack of ovens.
Somewhere, sometime in life, I've heard of those "Poffertjes", maybe some cooking show my wife watches. I love the special pan for them. Hope it gets used regularly.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Some help if possible. Not critical, as it matters not to me in the long run, it fits my skillet which is why I picked it up for free. I saw it leaning against a wall, all rusty, in his shop, at a friend's place when he lived in MT. I asked about it and he said I could have it. What was I to do?
Can anyone ID the maker of this lid? Fits a 10" (??) skillet perfectly. No ID marks, just a distinctive handle.
close up of handle:
Dimpled on the inside:
It works great with the lodge skillet, no reason for me to ever get rid of it. Actually fits those round griddles I cook pancakes on and I've use it if cooking something on them that might spatter.
Your lid appears to be BSR, century judging by the uniform-ish pattern.
Older BSR Red Mountain have totally random indents like this:
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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I've got an old Wagner 1891 flat pan soaking in a garbage bag with oven cleaner on it. It was in pretty bad shape. 
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