# Free cast iron! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001 "2010-01-07T04:51:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/1 "2010-01-07T04:51:48Z")
We were over at my mother’s, putting away all the Christmas decorations. I was moving stiff around in the closet and came across nested 6.5", 8" and 12" cast iron skillets, atop a cast iron griddle. Mom looked at them and said “Oh, those. I forgot they were in there. Can you use them?” Score! A little re-seasoning, just to be sure, and into kitchen rotation they go. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/2 "2010-01-07T04:52:39Z")
Lucky bastard. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/3 "2010-01-07T04:53:45Z")
Lucky smeghead! :mad: Actually, I’m not mad. My mom gave me a 10-1/4" and a 6-1/2" pan before she died. But still… Lucky smeghead! ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/4 "2010-01-07T04:54:21Z")
I had the same scenario, found my mom’s cast iron under a pile of stuff in the garage except I got a NO WAY! when asked if she wanted to give them to her favorite daughter :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/5 "2010-01-07T04:55:21Z")
What’s with all this cast iron talk all of a sudden? Anyway, congrats! ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/6 "2010-01-07T16:35:19Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > We were over at my mother’s, putting away all the Christmas decorations. I was moving stiff around in the closet and came across nested 6.5", 8" and 12" cast iron skillets, atop a cast iron griddle. Mom looked at them and said “Oh, those. I forgot they were in there. Can you use them?” > > Score! > > A little re-seasoning, just to be sure, and into kitchen rotation they go. I can’t hate you. Welcome to the club! I have those same sizes, plus a 10" and 14". ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/7 "2010-01-07T16:40:15Z")
These aren’t my first. I have owned a cast iron chicken fryer for over 35 years. These are just sizes I didn’t have before. The real score is the griddle. I anticipate many sandwiches in the near future… ---
**Author:** ![StoutHearted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@StoutHearted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StoutHearted)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/8 "2010-01-07T16:41:19Z")
Is this the line to admit intense jealousy? ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/9 "2010-01-07T18:12:21Z")
I’ll see you your three skillets and a griddle and raise you a [Griswold double skillet](http://cgi.ebay.com/Griswold-Double-chrome-Skillet-90_W0QQitemZ140368551848QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item20ae9e1fa8). It gets more use than any other pot or pan in the kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/10 "2010-01-07T18:56:25Z")
I’ve told the story before, but I once got mis-delivered an entire set of Le Creuset enameled to add to my cast iron skillet collection. I made every attempt to find the person they were supposed to go to but was unable. The shipping company told me it was obviously their mistake, which they’d fix when somebody complained about not getting their order. They told me to keep them; so I did. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/11 "2010-01-08T04:26:36Z")
I Had a GREAT 14’’ Griswold, old and well seasoned . Nothing stuck to it…I used it a lot. Ex-wife dropped it…you all KNOW cast iron shatters don’t you…I cried. I have yet to replace either. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/12 "2010-01-08T16:34:33Z")
A Griswold, yet! I feel for you, man. ☹ Dropped Griswold, ex-wife. Connection? 😛 My go-to skillet will be used tomorrow. Roast Legolam. I foresee lamb sandwiches in my future… ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/13 "2010-01-08T16:54:23Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > My go-to skillet will be used tomorrow. Roast Legolam. I foresee lamb sandwiches in my future… A nice MLT, where the mutton is nice and lean? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/14 "2010-01-08T17:24:25Z")
. . . that’s so perky! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/15 "2010-01-09T07:23:26Z")
> [@FallenAngel](#): > > I’ve told the story before, but I once got mis-delivered an entire set of Le Creuset enameled to add to my cast iron skillet collection. I made every attempt to find the person they were supposed to go to but was unable. The shipping company told me it was obviously their mistake, which they’d fix when somebody complained about not getting their order. They told me to keep them; so I did. I … want to hate you. But I can’t. Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/16 "2010-01-09T22:32:27Z")
Ah! I’ve just had a slice of roast lamb, cooked in the cast iron skillet. At 139º, nicely rare. Earlier today I used the fajita pan I bought at a yard sale for $2. Grilled cheese sandwich. Not a crumb stuck to the pan. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/17 "2010-01-09T22:40:57Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > What’s with all this cast iron talk all of a sudden? Anyway, congrats! You think that’s weird, take a look at the mania a [pretty obscure '87 IBM keyboard](http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:5050) can induce. [Other example](http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6486) To be frank: I’m typing this on a keyboard that’s only 1 generation newer than that one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/18 "2010-01-10T00:22:18Z")
I hear everyone with the cast iron skillets. But this is what I use for grilled cheese… 😃 > **[Toas-Tite 60th Anniversary: a bit of history](https://toastiterecipes.com/2009/05/30/toas-tite-60th-anniversary-a-bit-of-history/)** > > Today, if you google “Toas Tite” (or toastite, or toas-tite), you’ll get a random smattering of blog posts reminiscing about the grilled cheese flying saucer of yesteryear.  It be… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cast-iron/524001/19 "2010-01-10T02:16:21Z")
They are available [on-line](http://www.firepies.com/irons.html). I have one too.