When I saw an old Griswold cast-iron skillet and lid at an estate sale in Santa Fe last summer, I didn’t quite know what to do. For a few minutes, I stood there like a log stuck in an eddy ...

By the mid- to late 1800s, three leading American manufacturers of cast iron cookware had emerged: Griswold Manufacturing ...

Free shipping for new subscribers. Isaac Morton’s small business, Smithey Ironware, was inspired by a single, decrepit piece of metal: a vintage Griswold cast iron skillet. “I was just taken by the ...

He's noticed a major resurgence in cast iron, particularly antique and other collectible types — old cookware from manufacturers such as Griswold, Wagner and Lodge. He asserts that antique cast ...

If you weren’t aware, vintage cast-iron skillets can be highly collectible. And while there are many collectible pieces, there are none that have reached the status of Griswold’s famed “Spider Skillet ...

A cast-iron skillet builds up a naturally nonstick seasoning ... to mid-20th century by now-defunct companies like Wagner and Griswold has skyrocketed. Now that more people are seeking out these ...

A quality cast-iron skillet is durable ... If you haven’t been lucky enough to inherit a generations-old Wagner or Griswold cast iron, fear not. We put 16 of the best cast iron skillets through ...

See Zubik’s collection at Central Maine Antique Mall, 1372 Union St., Bangor. 207-732-3533. Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association members from across the country will gather at the Black Bear Inn ...