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 ...

More information is available through David Smith, a dealer in antique cast-iron cookware and author of The Book of Griswold and Wagner. Visit Smith's Web site at Panman.com or e-mail your ...

And don’t believe the myths — cleaning and maintaining a cast-iron pan isn’t all that hard. If you haven’t been lucky enough to inherit a generations-old Wagner or Griswold cast iron ...

obsessive attention to iron quality and complete commitment to a hand-made process, it would not be inaccurate to call Griswold the Apple of its industry in its time. Its skillets are the benchmark ...

He paid $2,000 for it. Griswold, Mitchell explained, is one of the most valuable collectible cast iron. The company began production in 1865, and closed shop in 1957. Mitchell has at least one of ...

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 ...

He started buying vintage Griswold cast-iron cookware at flea markets, garage sales and thrift stores, and taught himself to restore it. He guesstimates he's brought around 100 rusty and damaged ...

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 ...