For Collectors of Older Cast Iron Cookware

I have an old 3 legged cauldron, in perfect condition. It belonged to my grandmother's family. Even the handle is unbent and in perfect condition. It is so old it is unmarked with a gate mark on the bottom. I am saving that one as an "investment piece".

My son drug in a large old nickel plated Griswold skillet, he bought for a buck and turned into quite a bit.

I have a double sized Wagner griddle to redo. I have to wait until the weather gets warmer because it won't fit in the oven and have to do it over a campfire.
terry r.

If one ever finds a Griswold or older Wagner Ware and it looks grubby, put it in your self-cleaning oven for 2 hours. let it cool, Wash well with steel wool and re-season with coconut oil at least 4 times and you are good to go,. The older cast iron is much lighter and smoother than what is sold in the stores today. Nothing like cooking outside at the campground on cast iron. Homefries are the best in cast iron!

Those are nice pieces. It's a shame I'm on the other side of the country at the moment or I'd go to that Griswold convention.

swtgran wrote:
My son is always dragging old cast iron in for me to season again. Some of the stuff looks impossible, but it comes back to almost new looking and cooking.

He ends up passing it out to family members as gifts, on special occasions, from both or us. Some pieces he has sold on EBay for quite a profit. terry r.

Some of the more rare old pieces can command four figures.

You're right, they do clean up nice. Check out some of the photos at that Griswold link.

My son is always dragging old cast iron in for me to season again. Some of the stuff looks impossible, but it comes back to almost new looking and cooking.

He ends up passing it out to family members as gifts, on special occasions, from both or us. Some pieces he has sold on EBay for quite a profit. terry r.