Cast Iron @lemmy.world Classy @sh.itjust.works 11mo ago

Anyone know what this skillet is?

Picked it up for a song recently. I suspect it to be a BSR but it's kind of weird. Also, why is it so clean and skinny? It looks like aluminum but it's labeled as CI.

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This is a nickel plated griswold. Nickel plating is something they did at the factory on some skillets because there was some section of the population back then who were obsessed with nickel plating.

As far as the center logo being gone, there was a time when natural gas piped to the home wasn’t as refined and still had sulfur in it and during combustion it produced a minute amount of sulfuric acid which over time caused pitting in the bottom of skillets
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  Thank you so much! It's a crime how inactive this board is with how high quality the correspondence is!
  
  If you're not already aware, nickel is toxic. You should look up care and use of nickel cookware.
  
  Welcome to Lemmy. Give it time. The quality content is here, as you said.
It definitely had its seasoning completely removed. It also looks like someone gave the handle a mirror finish? Who did this to you?
Got any pics of the bottom? That would help a lot in identifying it. It’s probably so shiny because it’s been polished for some reason.
- Did they seriously grind off the griswold logo? Would be a really nice find in better condition. Should still work great.
  
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Can I just say you guys are amazing for identifying a pan, of all things, from this.

I've got a lodge. If anyone ground off the logo - I'd never be able to tell!
- I’ve been at this for over a decade and while I’m am by no means an expert you’d be surprised at how quickly you’ll start noticing subtle differences and eccentricities in pans from different manufacturers.
  
  This pan for example is definitely a griswold. One can tell from a mile off from the letter typeface on the handle which is classic griswold. Seeing the bottom text and typeface sealed it. Hope this helped :)
It's shiny because it isn't seasoned. Easy fix.
- I've seasoned plenty of pans, bare iron isn't usually shiny, it's kind of dull, looks like a nickel kind of. This pan looks like a buffed mirror!
  
  I just ground down my lodge, and it's not difficult to get any level of shiney. It's just a matter of moving up in grit - I started with 24, then worked my way up to 220. It was fun.
- I love that shiny look. But I also love how good a freshly seasoned pan looks too. Can't have your cake and eat it too I guess
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How much does it weigh?
- Less than you'd typically expect a #10 but not considerably so. It weighs about as much a Lodge #8.
It looks like Griswold but we'd have to see the bottom.
- That's a Griswold, The bottom is in bad shape, but it probably still cooks well (after getting it cleaned up and seasoned). Similar pan but different size
Griswold Du-Chro #10 possibly?

Here’s an article on chrome-plated cast iron: https://www.castironcollector.com/plated.php
That is one shiny pan!

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