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Grandma's old cast iron skillets.

cortguitarman
cortguitarman Posts: 2,061
edited April 2012 in EggHead Forum
I was talking to my mom the other day about gettig some CI pans for the egg. Much to my surprise, she told me she had my grandmother's skillets in storage. They haven't been used since she passed in 1986. That is all she ever cooked with. My mom told me I can have them, hr they'll need reseasoned. I'm so excited to be able to not only have some pans for the egg, but also have a great family heirloom that I can pass on to my kids.

Grandma was the best cook I've ever seen, IMHO, I hope I can make her proud by cooking some great food for the family!
Mark Annville, PA
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  • Hokie_Smoker
    Hokie_Smoker Posts: 662
    I have one of my great grandmother's CI skillet's and it does add something special to any cook I do with it. Enjoy you new found inheritance.

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    Johnson, Navin R... Sounds like a typical bastard.

     

    Belmont, NC

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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
    I was talking to my mom the other day about gettig some CI pans for the egg. Much to my surprise, she told me she had my grandmother's skillets in storage. They haven't been used since she passed in 1986. That is all she ever cooked with. My mom told me I can have them, hr they'll need reseasoned. I'm so excited to be able to not only have some pans for the egg, but also have a great family heirloom that I can pass on to my kids.

    Grandma was the best cook I've ever seen, IMHO, I hope I can make her proud by cooking some great food for the family!
    Great catch !!!!! Yes, they are an heirloom, and should be passed down through the generations.  We have a couple, and they are better than any teflon ever hoped to be.
    __________________________________________

    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    don't sandblast them or anything crazy.  try not to 'restore' them to brand new.  you can't undo it if you overdo it, so try to proceed by degrees.  the old ones are much better than the new stuff, because they are usually ground mirror smooth on the bottom and (an straight-walled pans) on the sides too.

    my go-to pan is a wagner that belong to my great grandmother

    i do nothing to it except wipe it clean with a paper towel while it is still hot.  a little hot water will remove excess oils, but leave plenty to keep it jet black

    congrats on yours.  treat them well and your great grand kids will be able to appreciate them too.


    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,780
    Pictures please on your great find.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given another Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
    You are so fortunate. Congratulations. I have a few enameled pieces of CI from the 60's, and they remain most useful. Plain CI would have been even better.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,528
    That's cool, congrats!  

    “Remember this, Sometimes the only way up is to Crawl,

    You’re already down, you can’t fall, 

    Anymore”       - Seal

     

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • yzzi
    yzzi Posts: 1,843
    Good excuse to buy a few pounds of bacon. Nothing seasons better than a good few pounds of bacon.
    Dunedin, FL
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