How Do You Rate These Skillets ?

M.Trainor

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Just wondering how everyone views brands like Wapak , Favorite Piqua or Vollrath .
I mean this as how do rate their value or collectability compared to Griswold or Wagner Ware ?
 
Just looking around my kitchen, I have Grizwold, Wapak, Favorite Smiley, Lodge, Wagner, Wagner Ware, Old Mountain, Chicago Hardware, O'Brien & O'Brien, Miami / Favorite dual logo, BSR, a couple gate marked, a couple unbranded. I enjoy cooking in each and everyone. Some are worth more money than others. My go to for cornbread is my Grizwold. My go to for eggs is an unbranded #8. For omelet's I use a gate marked #9, but for Sunday morning sausage gravy I bust out the straight logo Wagner. I really love Sunday morning sausage gravy, partly because I get to use that pan.
I would not trade my beat up unbranded egg pan for a nice branded pan that doesn't cook eggs as well even though it is worth more money.
I have started collecting Wagner Ware smooth bottom pans, not because I think they are better than others, but because they are more easily found (in the wild) in my area. So I have a greater chance to complete a set.
I must say my most used pans are imported, "garage ash trays"
Hope my response doesn't scramble your brains, but it is kind of a "rabbit hole" question.
 
I think we all have our favorite brands and none of us would turn down a Wapak Indian. Griswold is the undisputed king when it comes to variety of items and desirability from a collector standpoint, but there are some rare and unique Favorite / Wapak products. I love the thin Favorite smileys and pick them up whenever possible. I am partial to local manufacturers.

Marked Vollrath are not common in my area.
 
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