Forum: Show & Tell
04-10-2018, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,073
Re: Auction Today... Lots of Iron Sold
Gorgeous waffle iron! I haven't been on this site for a while, and had forgotten how jealous D Madden's auction finds make me--time to close the green eye and look up Montgomery on my map! Thanks...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
04-10-2018, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,149
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Forum: General Cast Iron
08-11-2017, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,253
Re: It's Finally Happened
Comment: Recently I decided to do scrambled eggs in a Revere Ware skillet that was my mom's. It produced nice eggs and a ridiculously difficult cleaning job.:oops: Will only use it to saute veggies...
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Forum: Show & Tell
08-11-2017, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,726
Re: Early Wagner DO
Wow, Nichole! Another great clean-up job. The top view of it looks identical in form to my probably 1940's vintage unmarked Wagner DO. I use that a lot, and it is a great pan (in my humble...
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Forum: Show & Tell
08-11-2017, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,854
Re: Another Smile.....
Comment: Charles, your kids are lucky! My dad was a pretty good cook, but he never produced anything like the amazing meals you come up with. I have to say the cooking illustrated by various...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
08-11-2017, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,912
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Forum: Cooking In Cast Iron
08-04-2017, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,646
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Forum: Show & Tell
08-04-2017, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,890
Re: Happy Mistake!!
Doug D, thanks for the revision to the Sidney/Wagner info. on the trademarks page. I live in a part of the country where products from that source proliferate, and have several pieces of CI with...
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Forum: Introductions
08-04-2017, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,849
Re: HELLO from VA
Welcome, Makan. The information available here is amazing; lots of cooking and recipe ideas as well. Looking into older posts on the forum can turn up some really interesting pictures too. Good...
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Forum: New Collector's Corner
08-04-2017, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,743
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Forum: Show & Tell
08-04-2017, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,517
Re: Garage Sale Finds
Jeff, you've just explained the value/fascination of garage sales! Most of my collection came from that source. Now that Griswold #10: $2.50??? But then, it was all grungy... <sigh>
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Forum: Show & Tell
07-27-2017, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,340
Re: Today at the Thrift....
I could be really jealous Charles! Some great finds there--I spend time trotting from stove to dining table to double check recipes in my cookbooks! Good exercise, I guess, but your CI holder is a...
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Forum: New Collector's Corner
07-27-2017, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,274
Re: Should I Be Worried About Lead?
Nichole, to be absolutely sure the pan is "safe" do test for lead. However, I second Doug's comment that smaller pans would be most likely to have been used for lead melting. The small ladle looking...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
07-20-2017, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,942
Re: Enamel Find - ID?
Michael, I want to echo Tony's thanks; you are very kind to share your research. I have followed the links you post, and they are interesting. (Are you by any chance a reference librarian? They...
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Forum: Show & Tell
07-18-2017, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,280
Re: Great Finds
A nice group of pieces Fred! I bet you'll fall in love with that Wagner no.7 skillet; I have some in that age range which are fine users.
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Forum: General Cast Iron
07-16-2017, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,026
Re: Trivets - Just Wondering
Jeffrey, I really like your Gris. trivet! A beautiful pattern. They are extremely useful items in my opinion, plus they make elegant a wall hangers, as other contributions on this thread...
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Forum: Show & Tell
07-16-2017, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,099
Re: Erie Find While at Lunch
Okay Doug, I give up. It's not just the great auctions -- you must have some kind of built in CI finding radar! Great score (I will not be jealous, I will not be jealous, I will not be...) By the...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
07-16-2017, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,150
Re: Spectacular Le Creuset Factory Photo Essay....
Thanks for sharing Charles. It is amazing to see how much hand crafting goes into large quantity production utensils -- I now understand the price level of these lovely enameled pieces! I have the...
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Forum: Show & Tell
07-12-2017, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,881
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Forum: New Collector's Corner
07-12-2017, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,551
Re: Can't Place This One...
Just my opinion: Quality iron is quality iron! Looks like a good user to me, and the handle shape may prove very convenient. Japanese pieces seem generally better quality than the...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
07-12-2017, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,424
Re: Baltimore Cast Iron Pot 15 Gallon
Comment: Some of the older pieces I've seen have "missing" letters or misspellings in the marks on them; I've always thought that might indicate less standardized manufacture. What does anyone else...
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Forum: New Collector's Corner
07-12-2017, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,355
Re: What Did I Buy for $2?
My advice Kurt: keep cooking (and cleaning up the pans afterward), and I bet your wife will be a happy lady!
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Forum: Cooking In Cast Iron
07-12-2017, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,822
Re: Patriotic Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
Jeffrey, your flag idea is unique--very nice! By the way, I am having too much fun looking up the recipes on the original recipe page to which you posted a link! I love using my DO... :chuckle:
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Forum: General Cast Iron
07-12-2017, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,033
Re: Question about Krispy Korn Pans
Pretty sure they meant out of the oven, probably on a cooling rack of some sort. (Quote from my first boss: It's easier to answer dumb questions than to fix dumb mistakes.) Not that Wally is dumb;...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
06-20-2017, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,768
Re: My First Wapak
Dittoes to what Lloyd said--very nice score! Even missing a "part", that bowl is gorgeous. What a beautiful finish! Please let us know how the other pieces turn out, although I must say you got...
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