Ask Mary: Value of cast iron collection – Where to start?
What reference materials to use when trying to determine the value of a cast iron cookware collection.
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The O’Neil Home Collection: Kitchen and Dining area
I have had the pleasure of spending some quality time with Marg and Larry O’Neil, both at their stunning residence in Tacoma, WA and at their meticulously curated pole barn private cast iron museum situated on farmland in the outskirts of Tacoma. Every visit to the collection is a journey of discovery, as I continue…
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Ask Mary: Lodge 3-Pour-Spout Skillet
About the vintage Lodge 3-pour-spout cast iron skillet…read to the end for – as Paul Harvey would say – “the rest of the story!” Richard’s Question Richard R. from Collierville, Tennessee, wrote to me via the contact form and said: Hello. I have attached two pictures of a three pour spout skillet I found at…
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Cooking Steak in a Cast Iron Skillet on a Chilly Cabin Weekend
One summer weekend in 2018, I headed up to the southern shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin to visit my friends Louise and Tom. At the time, they kept their 35-foot sailboat at Siskiwit Bay Marina in Cornucopia. I was lucky enough to visit them and tent camp alongside their slip many times over the…
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What Is the Porcelain-Like Coating on the Underside of My Griswold Cast-Iron Cover?
The Griswold vintage cast iron “clean-easy” Dutch oven cover had a coated underside, which was advertised as an assist in cleaning.
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Antique Trader Special Report: Indiana Cast Iron Cookware Auction Draws Bidders from Afar
I wrote a blog post about my excursion to Indiana for a vintage cast iron auction. I have also posted a few videos from the auction on my YouTube channel. I wrote up the story for Antique Trader, and it was published in their April 24, 2019 edition. An abbreviated version is also published on…
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Litters of Pups
by Doris Mosier Pup collecting began for me in 1989 with a $30 green no-name purchased on the route 5 NY trail of antique store hopping. Since then, I’ve seen that these little 1-5/8 inch guys command more than a second look among iron miniature collectors. Made as advertising paperweights, probably by Hubley, I’ve located…
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Routine Maintenance and Cleaning of Cast Iron Pans
Peeps, it is not that complicated. Don’t overthink it! Hand wash, dry thoroughly, protect the surface after cleaning. I made a little video a while back showing how I routinely clean my iron; you can take a look at it below. Soap or no soap? The biggest issue that arises with cleaning of cast iron…
