Cast Iron UFOs: Unidentified Frying Objects

I hope you find this useful: a look at a few of the many lost and unknown cast iron skillets and pots produced between the 19th and 20th centuries. Cast iron has been produced in the United States for at least two hundred years, and over past two centuries, a number of these pans have become lost in the mist of time. Many of these pans were considered to be disposable throwaway pieces and not very important, and because of this, the records and history of these pieces have been lost. Who made these pans? We don't know. These pans are unknown and we can only guess as to how old they are, or where they came from. This why these pans might be described as UFOs: Unidentified Frying Objects. And yet, it's quite possible that one or more of these unknown pans may be in YOUR kitchen right now! "Excelsior" style skillets: 2:13 "Southern Mystery" skillets: 3:38 "Ugly hammered" skillets: 4:39 "Blankenship" combo cookers: 5:39 Sad iron heater griddles: 6:31 Stovetop kettles: 7:10 Gate marked dutch ovens: 8:58 Warning about lead in enameled 19th century pots: 10:16 Spiders: 11:58 Cauldrons: 13:42 Some additional information on cast iron cookware can be found on my Web page, Cast Iron Chaos, at: http://www.modemac.com/wiki/Cast_Iron And for an even more in-depth look at a lot of these unknown pans, you can visit Facebook's Cast Iron Cooking group. This group has over 290,000 members, and many of these folks have one or more pans in their possession that are of unknown origin. What we do know is these pans are great users in the kitchen (and elsewhere), and they are continuing to provide delicious meals for us even after 150 years of use or more. Cast Iron Cooking:   / castironskillet