Birmingham Stove and Range latest find!

[@castIroncookware]

I had some trouble getting this one to start but finally got it. I'm sorry that the premier did not work.

[@ceoatthisismycircus6914]

My mother passed away in 2015. She was born in 1926, my grandparents in the 1800s. I grew up cooking on her/my grandparents CI. At the time of her death we just packed things up and put it in the garage. I recently got it all out. WOW what I never knew about CI. Things I wish I could ask her. I have her oval sizzle pan like yours, it does not have the pit on the side. Didn’t know it was a BSR until I saw your video. Found in her CI a CHF, Wagner ,BSR skillet, 3 notch Lodges, a 1 notch Lodge , one that I have no idea what it could be. I was raised here in Florence AL and Remember the foundry. Was surprised she didn’t have a Martin. I have since bought 2. Have learned so much from your videos. Thank you !

[@castIroncookware]

That is so awesome!

[@ExploringAlabama]

I ran across a Birmingham Range and Stove Co Model 126 oven thingy yesterday. Trying to buy it. I don't know a thing about cast iron. Enjoyed the video thanks

[@castIroncookware]

That sounds really interesting. I'm not sure what it is either.

[@snoopyismydog5695]

love the ending

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you. I'm glad that you did.

[@semperfi-1918]

Another great video

[@bradpayne2973]

Thanks Stephen so much for taking the time to share your passion of cast iron cookware. I am a carpenter by trade,last year I was looking for really something to piddle and do when I was being lazy I guess. My mom gave me a stack of cast iron skillets that she wanted cleaned up and seasoned. I didn't know where to begin,so I turned to KZbin and discovered your channel. What I learned was so helpful, I now have around fifteen pieces I have redone. One piece I did was a B S and R chicken frier and lid I gave to my daughter. My oldest skillet is a nu.3 one notch lodge,but I have several B S and R pieces I have acquired. Seems they are plentiful here in Georgia. Thanks again

[@castIroncookware]

You are absolutely welcome and I am so glad that I was able to help you get started on this journey as well. I live in Alabama and BSR is plentiful over here as well. One of the reasons I started with BSR. It's kind of funny, BSR started with Atlanta Stove Works in Georgia. In your neck of the woods. Cast iron cookware is a great collecting Hobby. Sometimes it is an obsession.

[@savannahv1808]

These videos teach me so much, thank you!

[@castIroncookware]

You are absolutely welcome. I'm learning a lot as well. Thank you for watching.

[@castironlady1720]

Always informative. Thanks.

[@castIroncookware]

You are absolutely welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@JodiFrye]

I did a Google search today for that biscuit pan ( again) It’s on my list of must haves. I came across this video of yours and I very much enjoyed it. I’m really hoping to find this blue ribbon biscuit pan but I’m in Upstate NY so I’m limited in what I find here but I’ve found a few BSR skillets while out and about so I’m definitely not giving up. Of course I check online as well. I missed good deals on past sales before I knew I wanted one. Anyways thanks again for the video. Really fun.

[@castIroncookware]

I believe that I passed on a few of them before I even realized what they were as well.

[@boilerhonkiedude9163]

It WAS worth waiting for. Blessings to you!

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you for waiting. I had to re-upload the video. For some reason it never did finish processing when I uploaded it yesterday.

[@mikeduffer6858]

Great info Steven! Love the new biscuit pan and griddle. I'm on the hunt. See you next week.

[@castIroncookware]

Happy hunting and have a great week.

[@marcusjordan2518]

Sure do miss seeing you hunting cast iron In The Wild. Great video!

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you. I'm hoping to start the wild videos up again soon.

[@TheMudbrooker]

I just picked up a #8 Red Mountain series skillet that's a bit unusual. At first I thought the heat ring was worn down pretty badly but now that I've cleaned it up I can see a low spot in the ring where the texture of the casting sand shows. My guess is rather than the heat ring on the pan being worn, it was the ring on the pattern that was just about gone. The low spot is barely above the bottom and the rest of the ring is barely above the low spot. Kinda cool at any rate.

[@castIroncookware]

I have been seeing quite a few of those smooth bottom BSR skillets pop-up on Facebook groups lately. I'm really hoping that some more information will come out about them. There seems to always be surprises when it comes to BSR. I really enjoy your Channel too.

[@TheMudbrooker]

@@castIroncookware It's kinda thin for a BSR too, like I said I'm inclined to think it's from a pattern that had been reground and polished just about to the end of it's usefulness. Or maybe not, but yeah, that's the sort of thing that makes cast iron interesting.

[@castIroncookware]

@@TheMudbrooker you're right. It does sound interesting. Very possible that it was from a repurposed mold.

[@LilliansStory]

Love your channel! I have learned so much from you. I also appreciate you sharing the Word at the end.

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you so much. So far all of the comments have been positive concerning the tag at the end except for one. Thank you for the encouragement.

[@bridgescwr6136]

Thank you for sharing Mr. CIC. I hope maybe Mr Walker will share his publication thru you. I have yet to see it available anywhere.

[@castIroncookware]

I am hoping to open a website in the next month or so. I'll run that by him.

[@randrowe9660]

Hi! Nicely done again! Sure would love to get a copy of that BSR book!

[@castIroncookware]

Yes, I would love to see everyone have a copy. It has been extremely helpful to me.

[@AXNJXN1]

Loved the ending! Keep it up; ALL of it!

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you for watching and also for the encouragement. It means a lot.

[@marlamccain322]

I have used cast iron for cooking my entire adult life. I had the perfect teacher to show me the unending worth of a few good cast iron pans......my dear Grandmother. I really enjoy your shows and thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us. I have several good using pieces,odds and ends mostly. But I dream of pulling entire sets together like I see you have all nesting so neatly in the back ground of your home videos.. and I definitely want one of those “grand daddy” large rectangular griddles that you found in one of your visits to Alabama. Can you please let me know the size and info on it. I will be searching for that gem for sure. Thanks again for your wonderful programs and Thank you for adding the scriptures to your endings, they are up lifting to all.Sincerely, Marla

[@castIroncookware]

Now that I have my collection out where I can see it and get to the pieces easier, I realize I need to do a lot of maintenance to get them looking better. That is part of the fun of it though. I think that I have traded away all of my large griddles and I do not have one to reference the size but they'll come in all sizes and shapes. Grandparents are super special and we have so much to learn from them. Thank you for watching and also thank you for the encouragement.

[@marlamccain322]

Cast Iron Cookware can you do a show on griddle ‘s Like what company’s made them, sizes and shapes , makers marks. All that wonderful information that you share so well. I found an old 7 inch flat round skillet the other day in an antique store. It has the gate mark on the bottom and a raised no. 7 on a fancy handle. Can I send you a picture of it to help me identify it? If that is ok how do I send it to you as the picture is on my IPhone. And also I live in Utah and there is not the wonderful selection of cast iron here like you good folks in the South, Midwest and East have so Pickens are slim here. Do you or some one that you can refer me to sell sets or pieces, so that I can pull my sets together. I want to pass down sets to my adult children after I am gone, and I am age sixty five now with heart health issues so I had better be getting busy to get this accomplished. I know Utah isn’t that good of a hunting ground, so please advise. Thank you kindly, Marla. Also I have three notch Lodges size 14, 12, 10, 8 skillets I would like to finish that set all the way down to the smallest one.. also I have a couple of Wagner ware skillets a 5, and 8 inch and a combo chicken fryer set. Mainly odds and ends that I find and clean up, but all flat bottomed and good users. And to me that’s the best point to have these pans is to use them and enjoy the food with your family.

[@castIroncookware]

@@marlamccain322 Yes, you can send pictures to my email and I will do my best to help identify them. There is a group on Facebook called Iron Man Cast Iron Auctions and it is a great resource for CI and for watching and learning too. My email address is [e-mail]

[@larrystephens7437]

New Subscriber. I enjoy restoring and bringing the old cast iron back to life. The last things out of the etank were BSR 1 and 2 qt stew pots ( no lids ) and a #14 BSR RM. Enjoyed the video and looking forward to more of them.

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you for subscribing and I hope that you will be able to find the lids that you need for the stew pots soon.

[@larrystephens7437]

@@castIroncookware The stew pots are not mine. I am doing the restore for a customer. They belonged to someone in her family and she wanted to stop them from rusting away. Unfortunately I am getting them a little late. They are in bad shape but I have them looking respectable. I have restored two BSR stew pots with lids. I kept one and the other shows up in videos from the Backwoods Gourmet now and then.

[@justusupnorth8262]

I like it,have never seen one like this before. Vintage cast iron is getting hard to find here in Northern Michigan.

[@castIroncookware]

It's starting to get a little bit tougher to find here as well. Cast iron collecting is getting more and more popular every day.

[@meancuisine8]

Great upload! i really enjoy learning about difficult to identify cast iron pieces as i have a few of my own.... (just got a new piece; don't tell the Mrs.)

[@castIroncookware]

I understand completely! Lol

[@cooperthegreat7131]

Starting to get cold in Texas. My cast iron will start getting used a lot more now.

[@brantmorrison3704]

Your biscuit pan at the start of the video reminds me of my (probably 1970s or 80s?) CI popover pan from Lodge. They look similar, but the details are different. I don't know the year of manufacture, though I bought it brand new with tags. It was made before Lodge started pre-seasoning. The biscuit pan is a lot more shallow. Nice video!.

[@lancejones9320]

Is there anymore information on the book. I'd really like a copy.

[@castIroncookware]

mine has a few numbers on the back. 907J. or 307J. Hard to tell with the added seasoning layers.

[@edcox6784]

Thanks for the info. Thanks for the holy reading and God bless you too.

[@castIroncookware]

You are absolutely welcome and God bless.

[@lindadanielson7849]

O my God I think I have some of those pieces. Plus Wagner griswold

[@castIroncookware]

Awesome!

[@snoopyismydog5695]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Now that's a cat head biscuit pan...first one I ever saw.!!!

[@castIroncookware]

I can't wait to make some biscuits in it. Hopefully I can do a restoration and a biscuit bake video with it.

[@hankstuddard23]

Can you give us some information about how to get the Jason Walker book? My Internet searches are coming up empty. Is there an ISBN number?

[@castIroncookware]

He is self published. As soon as he increases the way he publishes them, I will share it here.

[@marylawson1373]

I've got a 1 of a kind birmingham stove and range co potbelly stove that I'm trying to get someone to look at it.

[@castIroncookware]

I don't know a lot about their stoves but you can send pics to my email and I will try to help. [e-mail]

[@morgunfreedom4346]

Great vid really like the Bsr and other unmarked pan identification... Do you know if Bsr made a aebleskiver pan? I picked one up that has the correct style handle, and marked made in USA and a #1 Any info would be great! Thank you for the cast iron content..

[@castIroncookware]

They did make an aebleskiver and the century series line. It has the bridge on the back of the handle With aebleskiver written on the top of the handle. The six cups on the outside on the bottom have a ring around them. I do not currently have one but am looking. If you would like to send pictures oh, my email address is [e-mail] I will be glad to see what you have and help if I can.

[@jasonkeel8927]

Does BSR Make a 2 quart pot

[@turdferguson5300]

Do you have a link to this BSR book? I've searched the web with no success.

[@uglyfrog7263]

Great show, just found your thread and subscribed. What is the name of the BSR book and author.

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you for subscribing and watching. The book is by a friend but he is self published and it is not very available. I hoping he will expand soon, When he does, I will share it here. I will probably do an entire video about it.

[@DOwhutnow]

I found a old big boy in my barn awhile ago but it's missing pieces and some pieces like the legs are falling apart. Does anyone know where I could find a parts kit or anything of the sort for it?

[@damacknificent151]

I have a similar griddle but mine has a ¾ #9 and below that ¼ letters N G at the bottom ¼ H and S not as deep as the other writing. Any idea what it could be?

[@castIroncookware]

You're welcome to send picture to my email and I will do my best to identify it. My email address is [e-mail]

[@damacknificent151]

@@castIroncookware ok, will do. I'm fairly new to ci.

[@jeffguillory2518]

I have a skillet #3 that I don't know what it is. I think its a Birmingham. It's a 6 and a half with a 3 divided heat ring. Has a P on the bottom of the handle 😎

[@castIroncookware]

It may be a 3 notch Lodge.

[@gracearenaprayergroup4418]

God bless.

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you and thank you for watching.

[@patrickdurham8393]

Shout out to "Mason Jar" You got hosed by a champ!

[@castIroncookware]

I will have to admit, when I first saw the piece, I thought that it was Asian. It just did not look like anything special. There's no telling how many pieces I have passed up on for the same reason. I will try to be a little more Vigilant in the future.

[@choctawhatcheekid309]

Steven I have commented on your videos before about getting your cast iron cleaned with baking soda from a sand blasting company. I really wish you would give this a try and comment on it. This would give people an option that are too old or live in an apartment that can't clean their cast iron themselves. Here is company I used www.alabamasodablasting.com/ it's in Birmingham and they will call you when it's ready usually 3 or 4 days. Do it when the week is going to have no rain and low humidity and reseason as soon as possible. If Birmingham is too far from you call around to you local blasting company's to see if they do baking soda blasting. I think you will be impressed with the results.

[@castIroncookware]

I am hoping to research this but have a little apprehension. I have seen blast damage and I will have to be absolutely sure before endorsing any new method.

[@choctawhatcheekid309]

@@castIroncookware I can assure you there is no damage with the company I recommended. Why don't you give them a call and let them explain the process. I have no connection with said company it's just the one I used and I was amazed with what they did. I just bought a BSR corn cob trey at a estate sale and am going to take it to them Monday if they can do it by Wednesday cause it going to rain Thursday. If they can't get it by Wednesday I'll wait till another week. Also don't feel bad because I am not a subscriber to you channel I am not a subscriber to any channels. I may change my mind about this and start subscribing to some channels and yours would certainly be one.

[@choctawhatcheekid309]

@@castIroncookware By the way just to let you known how your channel helps people with cast iron. The corn stick pan I bought Saturday was identified as a BSR because of your videos. I thought it was an unmarked Wagner when I bought it but thanks to you I now know it's a BSR it was $15 thought that was good deal.

[@castIroncookware]

@@choctawhatcheekid309 I'm seriously considering taking a piece to them. I would like to see the results, document them and share it with my channel.

[@castIroncookware]

@@choctawhatcheekid309 you're absolutely welcome and that was a decent price for a corn stick pan.

[@meancuisine8]

Ha!!! 1st. Like!!!

[@castIroncookware]

#1!

[@stanervin6108]

🥇

[@MsHUNTER1952]

I have a dutch oven that I have not used in years because the lid on this dutch oven has dimples (or little cones) on the inside. When I would use it, they would rust after drying. I tried to dry this lid completely but I guess that it did not completely get it dry. Now the whole lid has a sticky, feel and smells bad. I have tried scrubbing it but nothing seemed to help. I would like to use this dutch oven again but it is sticky and stinks!!!

[@castIroncookware]

You can give it a good scrub with dishwashing liquid then apply very thin coat of oil and bake it in the oven for 1 hour at 500 degrees. That sticky and stinky is old rancid oil. Whatever residue is left after cleaning will bike away and polymerize. That happens to a lot of storage pieces. Dutch oven Lids really tend to be hard to keep seasoned. You just have to make sure that you oil it and wipe off all of the excess after each use.

[@brantmorrison3704]

After you clean and touch-up the seasoning on your DO you might want to store it with the lid off, or if you have to put the lid on, use a couple layers of dry brown paper shopping bags between the lid and kettle to promote air circulation. Consider keeping your lid upside down on the DO and still use the brown paper. After you wash and towel dry your DO, warm it in the oven at 250F or above for 20 minutes or more to drive off the moisture. Moisture left behind by simple towel drying might be where the moisture is coming from that starts the rust.