What kind of cast iron pan is this?
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It is a grill for a wood burning stove, remove the eye lid and cook over the fire or coald fro that BBQ flavor
do not know purpose for which it was intended but I put mine over the burner for toasting....
It's a grill pan to give your meat the look of being cooked on a bbq grill. I have one too.
Yes, used on indoor stoves, it will replicate the black grid lines made on food char-grilled outdoors.
A grill for a cast iron stove
does it sit inside another pan? So grease doesn't drip?
Grill pan/griddle, for cooking bacon. The raised ribs allow the excess grease to to pool underneath; then it flows to the raised lip surrounding it, which contains that grease. you can use it for burgers as well. If you intend to use it, be sure to season it; and heat well, before use. (folks often forget to properly heat their cast before use, as well as season). As a few others mentioned, you can use it for tortillas, blts, etc, as well! (You can use it on any stove) Lucky you! It's one (sadly) I don't have! I love my cast iron!
How can I find one?
My Dad says a grill (as stated above) for woodstove, and/or charcoal/gas grills (or campfire). :)
It'seems used to grill....meats, veggies, etc
Looks like a grill!
Can it be used on a ceramic top stove? TIA
Here in the UK we call it a skillet. Good for steaks burgers etc.
Grilling pan, basically...
It is a grilling pan. After seasoning (you can look up "How to season cast iron" on the internet) "Lodge" is a good site) before the first use, heat it on medium- high until it is quite hot. season your meat or veggies place item(s) on grill-pan. cook to your preference of doness for side one flip cook side two . If you got the pan hot enough you will have very nice grill marks.
A picture of the
other side would be helpful too. Some cast iron was made for duel purposes. I have sold a lot of cast iron in the past but never saw one like yours. I personally would not use it on glass. outdoor grill or over a camp fire would be great. Some people season their cast iron in the ashes of camp fire.
Neat piece!
Looks like a toaster for wood stove
At first glance, I too thought it was a grill pan.....however, you obviously cannot grill/cook with it, without, as you infer, the drippings ending up on your stove. If using it on a BBQ....why would you need. it as you would just be adding another grill on top of the BBQ grill. In my humble opinion, it could be a heat diffuser. I often use a chrome one to remove my saucepan from direct heat, as some things obviously stick to/burn to the bottom....even in cast iron! So.....could it be a "heat diffuser" ? If I remember correctly, the top of an antique, cast iron cookstove gets extremely hot and I'm sure, in some cases, a heat diffuser of some sort could be very beneficial.
It is a grill pan that fits on top of a frying pan. It allows grease to drip off the meat. My grandma used one on the fireplace in the winter to cook sausage or bacon and then fried eggs in the drippings. Was awesome...
A grill of some kind
I'd go with a toaster, for a wood stove, or a regular burner stove!
I still think it'd make a great toaster on a cast iron wood stove, but I found a site on eBay that I think is the other part of it, for grilling. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-RARE-THREADED-ERIE-741-PRE-GRISWOLD-CAST-IRON-ROUND-VAPOR-GRILL-GRIDDLE-/371244587141?hash=item566fe6d885:g:CU8AAOSwRLZT724r
i believe it is a broiling pan. broilers like this were designed to be used on top of a stove eye (old fashioned wood burning stove), the heat coming from below. some had slots to let grease drip through, some even have nubs to raise the meat and let the fat disperse to the rim for draining. lots of info out on the web, just search for cast iron broiling pan. it is a beautiful piece by the way !
thank you Yvonne- this one does have a scalloped edge on the bottom.
It's for grilling on a cookstove. You removed the round lid of the stove and placed the pan over the open fire to grill, fat dripped into the fire. Weren't really used much because the kitchen would fill with wood smoke.
Pieces of old kitchenware that are rare usually indicates that they weren't that functional or popular!!!
Thank you--
It's part of a 2 pc broiler pan. There would be another slotted part that would over/under to catch/drain any grease
This is a different design than your's but principle is the same.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GRISWOLD-MFG-CAST-IRON-DOUBLE-BROILER-EXCELLENT-/252727906656?hash=item3ad7c1d160:g:GCwAAOSwopRYfZIQ
they eventually were replaced by those skillets with the raised ribs in them
That is what I thought it was, also! If you want to use it just make sure that you put a cookie sheet under it to catch the grease as it drips down into the item you have below it.
Is it a Griddle?
It is a cast-iron grill pan for your stovetop ( ie: such as grilling pork chops, steaks, etc.) It needs to be cleaned thoroughly and then "seasoned" before using. To season cast iron pans, you would put a thin layer of vegetable oil and put in the oven on 250 degrees for several hours. Wipe the oil out and it is ready to use. After using, never use soap and water on it. If all oil is removed, this encourages rust to appear on the pan. Just use paper towels to remove any leftover from previous use. Season as needed. They are great and last forever.
I think it looks like a bacon griddle that you use either on an open fire or gas grill.
Meat Bacon etc
This is to cook bacon
It's a griddle pan-I use mine to grill portobello mushrooms and other things that don't drop grease but also take it camping for an open fire, plus my other cast iron fry pan ( which I can put in the oven or on an open fire-live cast iron-they do need care though or they rust.