Thread: Is anybody else a cast iron nut/collector?

I enjoy watching lots of the cooking with cast iron videos they have on you tube. Started collecting things myself and found good deals on line thru KaTom cooking supplies, some at Gander Mountain and Lodge. It does become habit forming real fast. Now I have to wait for the burn ban to be dropped for our area before I can go outside and practice. We all enjoy your posts and pictures you share so please keep them up with the meals you prepare. Ferdi

My biggest project right now is a large skillet that was in the shed when we bought our house. It's heavily rusted and I've been working on refurbishing it. It may be an old Birmingham Stove & Range but I'm not 100% sure. I've got some pre 1960 Lodge and Wagner. I'm on the hunt for cast iron bundt pans now.

I have a set of the Old Wagner that I got when my Great Grandmother passed away. She must have used these her whole life because you can almost see your reflection in them.

Originally Posted by PIGINTHEPIGPEN

I have a set of the Old Wagner that I got when my Great Grandmother passed away. She must have used these her whole life because you can almost see your reflection in them.

I bet the smell of pancakes cooking on that thang is heavenly! Just imagine the history stored in that skillet

Originally Posted by Catch'em

I bet the smell of pancakes cooking on that thang is heavenly! Just imagine the history stored in that skillet

She died at the ripe old age of 104 just 2 days shy of her 105 birthday. She never spent a single day in a nursing home and lived on her own up until the day she passed. She outlived my grandmother by 20 years.

Just purchased a set of Lodge cooking utensils. Got several large skillets that the wifey can no longer lift. Got to get the new ones seasoned so we can use them.

whenever I am restoring a large cast iron pan I always think of the history behind it.Large pans I think means it served a large family.I would love to know some of the history and stories that was told during those times.Mea;s cooled in a fireplace on a cold snowy morning or outside in summer over a campfire,Or maybe came west with the early pioneers.Who knows?

Buttermilk biscuits this morning.

After reading all the posts, I was interested in knowing a bit more history:

Undersatnding Griswold

Just tho't some might like to know.

I would of love to sink my teeth into one of those biscuits, can also smell them toooo.