Skip to product information
🍳✨ Product Overview ✨🍳
Discover the timeless quality of this fully restored vintage Griswold #8 griddle, model 738, featuring the classic Slant Logo. This heirloom-quality cast iron piece, a testament to American craftsmanship, is ready to be the centerpiece of your kitchen. With its smooth cooking surface and integrated handle, this griddle is perfect for everything from pancakes and crepes to searing meats and vegetables.
🔥✨ Griswold: A Legacy of Quality ✨🔥
Griswold Manufacturing Company of Erie, Pennsylvania, is renowned among collectors and chefs for producing some of the finest cast iron cookware ever made. This particular griddle, with its Slant Logo, was likely crafted between the late 19th century and the 1920s. 1 During this era, Griswold's meticulous casting process created cookware with an exceptionally smooth finish, setting a standard for quality and durability that remains unmatched. These vintage pieces are prized for their superior heat distribution and robust construction, making them a significant and desirable addition to any kitchen.
📏✨ Approximate Dimensions & Weight ✨📏
- Diameter: 10 inches / 25 cm
- Overall Length (including handle): 15 inches / 38 cm
- Approximate Weight: 4 lbs / 1.8 kg
👀✨ Physical Condition ✨👀
Every piece is meticulously inspected and rated on a comprehensive scale to ensure you know exactly what you're getting.
- Crack Condition: 5 (Perfect: Absolutely no evidence of any cracks, past or present.)
- Spin Condition: 5 (Perfect: Sits perfectly flush, no movement.)
- Wobble Condition: 4 (Excellent: Tiny, imperceptible movement that settles instantly.)
- Interior Surface Pitting Condition: 5 (Perfect: The cooking surface is uniformly smooth with absolutely no visible pitting.)
- Exterior Surface Pitting Condition: 4.5 (A mix of Excellent and Good)
✨🔥 Our Restoration Process 🔥✨
Each piece of vintage cast iron we offer undergoes a rigorous and thorough restoration to bring it back to its original glory. Our process is a labor of love, designed to preserve the integrity of these antique pieces.
Step 1: The Lye Bath
The cookware is submerged in a ~1M (Molar) Sodium Hydroxide lye bath to safely and effectively strip away decades of built-up carbon and old seasoning.
Step 2: Electrolytic Rust Removal
A hydrolysis process using ~10 Amperes (A) is employed to gently and non-invasively remove any rust, ensuring the metal's integrity is not compromised.
Step 3: Triple Oven Seasoning
The final and most crucial step is a triple oven seasoning using 100% natural flaxseed oil. This creates a durable, beautiful, and ready-to-use surface, ensuring a naturally non-stick cooking experience right out of the box.
🍳✨ Key Highlights & Benefits ✨🍳
Superior Performance: Vintage cast iron is known for its incredible heat retention and even cooking, eliminating hot spots and ensuring perfect results every time.
Collectible Value: A rare and unique piece of Made in USA history, this Griswold griddle is not just cookware; it's a valuable collectible and a cherished heirloom.
Built to Last: Restored to perfection, this pan is ready for a new lifetime of use. With proper care, it will outlast generations of modern cookware.
Eco-Friendly Choice: By choosing this restored piece, you are embracing sustainability and giving a beautiful piece of history a new life, reducing waste and supporting a greener planet.
📦✨ Packaging & Shipping ✨📦
(1) Eco-Friendly: Giving Boxes a Second Act!
We're all about sustainability here! To minimize waste, we frequently reuse clean, sturdy shipping materials. So, don't be surprised if your box has a little character – it's just playing its role in helping the environment (and our budget!).
(2) New packaging is always an option if you prefer; just ask! We use primarily paper/cardboard to minimize our plastic footprint.
⚠️ Disclaimer: ⚠️
Parts of this description were created with Google Gemini AI using a highly targeted and meticulously crafted prompt for a high degree of accuracy.
✨ Additionally: ✨
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, special requests, or would like a physical confirmation of the item's dimensions.
$275.00