Thread: Cast iron?

The two Griswolds were made from 1939 to 1957. One of the 5's is a 3 knotch lodge from 1940 to the 1950's. The other is a Birmingham Stove and Range Red Mountain series from 30's into the 50's. Seems like the time line is correct.

Originally Posted by Wid

The two Griswolds were made from 1939 to 1957. One of the 5's is a 3 knotch lodge from 1940 to the 1950's. The other is a Birmingham Stove and Range Red Mountain series from 30's into the 50's. Seems like the time line is correct.

This is why i love this forum! Thank you for the ID! I spent a good deal of time last night reading up on the markings used on these pans. The number 5's had me vexed! I thought they were all Griswolds.

TBH they are in better shape then i expected. I had only just glimpsed one of the number 5's when we were up at their cabin a while back. Its a rental unit, and the other cookware in the house had been very roughly used over the years. These were stuffed way in the back of the stove drawer and i think they were used much less. I didn't even see the other pans till yesterday.

Frying eggs in the Wagner #8 this morning. I ended up messing them up

I have found that butter is the best for fried eggs in CI . Not sure why but seems to be the best for slipperyness.

I use a genaric (Pam) spray when cooking eggs, works great. Nothing wrong with butter though

Yeah, the pan was coated with butter before I put the eggs in.

Did your eggs come right out of the refrigerator? If so they may have been too cold when you cracked them in the skillet. Next time let them get to room temperature before frying.

Here's a little tip for you guys with eggs. Use bacon grease for cooking, crack your room temp eggs in the skillet, use medium heat, and cover the skillet. Take a peek and when the tops of the eggs are still liquid but the bottoms are getting done, then put about 3 tablespoons of water in the skillet and put the lid back on. The steam from the water will finish the tops up for perfect basted eggs. No need to flip them and risk breaking yolks with this method. Enjoy.