Electric Skillets - Vintage Appliances

[@powerlinekid4296]

" I might be crazy, because I collect things like electric skillets." Lol. Not by my definition. Love the fact you got your dream display place. I have a similar wish for my collections too.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi PK - glad you don't think I'm crazy! LOL! It is nice to be able to have everything out when it can be enjoyed and shared. Thanks!!

[@trudybednarek3610]

Love those electric skillets. Thankyou 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for watching, Trudy!

[@cleophusfowler]

I have a Sunbeam model FP-12B electric skillet that looks identical to the one you said would fit 4 grilled cheese sandwiches in. Mine has a chrome temp. dial with a non vented aluminum lid. The story behind it is somewhere around 1959 or 1960 my mother re-married and received this as a wedding gift from Frank and Geraldine Carter ( which were our next door neighbors ). I was 3 or 4 years old at the time ( I have just turned 67 ) and mother went on to have 3 more children. Many, many, many meals were cooked in this skillet. Hamburger patties with grilled onions, fried chicken, country fried steak with gravy, pork chops etc. She used this skillet at least 3 times per week when we were growing up. Unfortunately we lost mother in 2014 and my siblings didn't want her old vintage revere ware copper bottom cook ware with lids and the electric skillet etc. so I kept all of it and not only is all of it my favorite it brings me to a happy place with floods of good memories of my childhood. Just 2 days ago my wife cooked pork chops, potatoes and onions in it and it was delicious. My wife commented on how evenly it heats as opposed to our newer elec. skillet that has hot spots. Also the RevereWare copper bottom pots are my favorite pots and pans as well but that's for another day. You just can't buy stuff like this anymore. I enjoyed your video!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi barronlatta - thank you and I'm glad the video brought back good memories of you mom's Sunbeam skillet. The Sunbeam's are my favorites and they do a great job. There are so many meals you can cook with an electric skillet - a great small appliance to have and I'm glad to know you are still using your mom's!!

[@nancycurtis488]

You can buy these great old appliances BUT you have to find them at estate sales.

[@nancycurtis488]

Good for you! It is so sad that Corning sold out their complete housewares division in 1996 to World Kitchens, Inc. and they no longer are the same wonderful products that they were from 1915 until 1996. Just too bad that those people changed the glass formula from Borosilicate glass to Soda Lime which just does not hold up like the original. That new soda lime stuff is scary…Google it…don’t buy it. Thank you for another great video!

[@gregbudig5014]

My wife and I received a Westbend electric skillet as a wedding gift nearly 27 years ago. I used it for everything for many years. Somewhere along the line it got packed away and fell out of use. Recently my daughter found it and asked if she could take it. Now I wish I could get it back!! I certainly loved that old Westbend.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Greg! You gave your daughter a very nice gift! Those older West Bend skillets are good ones! Hope all is well with you and yours!

[@marcberm]

The Corning models remind me of the West Bend "Lazy Day" slow cooker I grew up with as our "crock pot." A heated base with removable enameled steel vessel with handles and lid that you can even use on the stovetop. It was handed down to me and I loved it so much I found and bought a second one!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Those West Bend cookers were very nice and versatile. My mom had one, too. She liked it better than the ceramic crocks because it could be used on the stove. Glad you found another one!

[@jrbon4619]

Brilliant collection. Love the Westinghouse. You can be Sure if it's a Westinghouse!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi JR Bon! Westinghouse appliances always had a great design! Thanks for watching!

[@rge2410]

This the coolest channel I have ever found. Please keep up the good work.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, R Ge! Glad you enjoy our videos!

[@guarionex1961]

I have a Lifetime brand stainless steel electric skillet with oil-filled bottom. Still working like new 36 years later. The only thing that has been changed is the thermostat a couple of years ago. I really love your vintage appliances!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Gilberto! That Lifetime skillet was really built to last a long time, they were very good products. Glad you have one and are still using it! Thanks for watching!

[@guarionex1961]

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[@cindywhite8118]

I love my electric skillets. So much better than using the stove on so many recipes. Thank you and stay well

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I agree, Cindy! Hope all is well with you - thanks!

[@kfl611]

I find they work great, to just take your frozen meat and season it, throw it in the electric skillet and cook it. I tend to forget to defrost my meat and cooking it from frozen doesn't seem to hurt anything. Sometimes you do have to remove the lid to get a nice sear on the other side, as when cooking it on the first side with the lid on, tends to produce a lot of steam. Although the steam helps to defrost the meat, the second - top side can tend to steam when you cook it, other than sear if there are too many juices in the pan.

[@askmamalouise7605]

Outstanding!!! My Husband & I cooked with these for the first 10years of marriage! We loved it!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

These are my favorite small appliance - so handy! Thanks!

[@kileysecrest5803]

My grandmother bought the first Sunbeam model in the early 1950s. We still use it! You were correct, it fits four grilled cheese sandwiches perfectly! I opted for the round GE model in my signature turquoise. It works like a dream too!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Kiley! Those old Sunbeam skillets seem to last forever - nice that you are still using your grandmother's! Those round GE skillets are beauties - especially in turquoise! Thanks!

[@kfl611]

And to me the turquoise is pretty. They made I think a smaller 9 inch one, and a larger 12 inch one. Both have nice heavy aluminum for good even heat distribution.

[@brendamalarchik971]

I really enjoy your videos and your sister behind the camera! Brother and sister working and having fun together! I love the vintage items you display, your collections, and knowledge of what you have. I was born in 1957. I remember my grandmothers, mother, aunts, and I using many of the things you show in your videos. Fond memories, the good old days! Brenda in Arizona

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Brenda! Thank you for watching and so glad you enjoy the videos! Glad they bring back good memories!

[@daniellegarcia8299]

Oh gosh do you have a video on his electric percolator collection? I’m a collector of them myself and would be thrilled to watch a whole video on his collection, please let me know, I’d love to see it as I saw he also has quite a collection of those! ☺️

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Danielle! I haven't done a video on the percolator collection yet, but I will in the future. Nice to meet another collector! Thanks for watching!

[@SK-ki1te]

My Mom was a wonderful cook and cooked up a storm in her Cornflower Corning ware electric skillet (with the white base and black handled bottom) and many of her Corning ware items- including the large coffee percolator. I have them now 😍! I loved coming home to see the Electric skillet cooking away on the counter and I would run over to look thru the glass cover to see what delights awaited us! (As a newlywed she had almost the complete set of Guardian Service)

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for sharing your story about your mom's Corning electric skillet! I'll bet she made a lot of wonderful dishes in that one!

[@VictoriaPaxton]

Men of MANY talents 💗 Glad to see you are doing well. We're still on a stay at home order. Thank goodness for KZbin. Blessings to you both

[@cavalcadeoffood]

So great to hear from you, Victoria! Hope you and yours are safe and well and thanks so much for watching!

[@ChampionshipMuscle]

I have a cast iron electric skillet. Have you ever seen one before?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I have not seen one before - I didn't even know they made them out of cast iron! I'll bet they are great to cook on!

[@ceeroberts2469]

I never knew that electric skillets were made in stainless steel back in the day until watching your video. I grew up frying chicken and making goulash in mom's square aluminum electric skillet. The aluminum was a little too reactive for my taste, so I never bothered looking into an electric skillet for my cooking needs. Thanks for doing this video Kevin! I was able to decide which vintage electric skillet I was to going to purchase...and it was the best money I ever spent. It makes the best saurkraut and chops, pot roast,, Swiss steak, and who knew...you pull out the plug and toss it in the dishwasher! All those childhood hours wasted on scrubbing mom's skillet in the sink 😅😂😢😮😊, I never knew and they never told me.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi ceeroberts - stainless steel was an option in many appliances but it always was a higher cost than the aluminum models. There were a few manufacturers who made coffee pots in stainless steel, and while they were more expensive they didn't give any off-flavor to the coffee. Glad you enjoy your vintage skillet - these are wonderful for so many things! Thanks!

[@Twisterjoe]

I'm so happy that you showed the Corning pieces. I have both of them, and had not seen any information about them. I bought them to cook outside with my mom when I would take her on a picnic from her nursing home. Now the earlier one sits on my vintage late 40's Frigidaire stove. These are all so useful, and I have a few others, Sunbeam, Farberware, and one of those oil filled. I love them all, and admire your collection so much!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Joe! Thank you for sharing your story about your Corning electric skillets. I always thought they were so nice looking. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Drmikekuna]

Hi Kevin, I have been watching some of your videos and I enjoy them. I believe that I must be around your age as I remember many of the small electrics that you collect. The videos take me back to the 60s and 70s when items like an electric frypan or blender were marketed with the same level of enthusiasm as a new iPhone might be today. With COVID I have been cooking a lot more at home and appreciating gadgets like my stand mixer from the early 90s, or my electric wok from the mid-70s. These were not thrift store purchases, I bought them new-and they still work! I think it is great that you have a love for industrial design. I think it is an art form unto itself. I'm glad someone is preserving these products-otherwise they would be lost to landfills. Do you actually open your shop to the public, or it is mostly a place to hold your collections?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Mike! Great to hear from you! Always nice to meet someone who appreciates these appliances. Yes, many were marketed as "modern marvels of convenience" and "life-changing" back when they were introduced! They fact that you are still using your mixer and wok after all these years tells you that they were well made in addition to being well designed. Since so many more people are cooking at home due to the pandemic, it's nice to dust off some of these appliances and put them into service. The building is really a place to keep the collection and produce videos. Thanks so much!

[@Retroscoop]

It is indeed funny to see that "enthousiasm" vibrating in the ads from that period, although I suspect the Women's Liberation Front enjoys these old publicities with far less enthousiasm :) The world was less chaotic, you had the Reds and us, the men and the women etc. All that radically changed, but I'm not sure it is a much happier world ?

[@sharonlatour6230]

I liked the stainless ones and I loved seeing the Corning ones. I didn't know they had them!! But, you do have an awesome collection!! loved seeing them all!! Thanks Kevin! Thanks Mary!!. Hope Ralph is ok!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sharon! Glad you enjoyed the tour of the collection! Ralph is fine - he was working this day so Marianne filled in. Hope all is well with you!

[@carolsferra3582]

This is so cool....I love vintage everything!!!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Carol! Me too!

[@patsytunnell2165]

Kevin. I love seeing these appliances. I inherited a square Sunbeam, just like the one you showed, from my beloved Grandmother. She made the most amazing fried chicken, using Kelliogg's cornflake crumb recipe, but fried instead of baked. It finally bit the dust and I bought one of the stainless Farberware skillets. I love it because you can get a whole chicken in it. As always, thanks for sharing your collection, that brings back so many wonderful memories. Stay safe, stay mighty!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Patsy! That Sunbeam of your grandmother's probably cooked a lot of great meals! The corn flake crumbs must have tasted great! Funny, I remember my mom using them when she made meatballs. Glad you enjoyed the collection and thanks for watching!

[@Retroscoop]

What is used to fry a turkey ?

[@kfl611]

I had a 'oil filled' skillet which had a huge domed lid, like 18 inches tall, so you could cook a chicken on a beer bottle. I gave the domed lid to my sister, but I suspect you could just put a tall pot of the right diameter on the skillet base and achieve the same thing. It was designed - so the instructions said to be a stove top oven !

[@morganmartino1071]

Thank you so much for sharing your collection with the world-my grandmother has a GE model almost identical to the one you showed at 7:33. It was a wedding present over 60 years ago and still makes the perfect grilled cheese! I just got my very own electric skillet, a Toastess model-both were made in Canada.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Morgan! Nice that your grandmother still has her GE skillet! Enjoy your Toastess model!

[@brianraider5893]

Swiss Steak and can still picture my Mom in the kitchen preparing Swiss Steak in her Avocado electric skillet using her mothers home grown canned tomatoes out of the garden Mmmm Mmmm makes me hungry just mentioning it I usually will go to a Thrift store for my appliances knowing they are Manufactured at a time when things were made to last and were made here by Americans also I just love the nostalgia and thinking about all the meals made over the years using this said appliance Kind of transports me back in time Great video Thanks for sharing your passion for these wonderful items

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Brian! So glad the video brought back wonderful memories for you! I'll bet your mom's Swiss Steak was delicious!

[@jonathan_nc]

Mom had a poppy red GE electric frypan and a Sears Kenmore frypan with a domed lid. She made pork tenderloin and gravy in that one many times. Granny had the smaller Sunbeam with the handle and chrome knob and I have it now, but have never used it. Thanks for showing the Corning Ware units. Not very popular, I would assume. Never seen one until now. Thanks for sharing all your electric skillets!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jonathan! These electric skillets are great for so many things and I guess your mom and grandmother knew this since they cooked in them! The Corning units were more expensive then many of the other skillets, and really designed for people who were using Corning cookware already. Thanks for watching!!

[@willywood2846]

I have a Queen Anne stainless steel electric frypan with the liquid core. Had it for years. They’re amazing. Salesmen used to go door to door in the 1960’s. Am still using it!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi willywood -that electric frypan will last forever! Thanks!

[@twobrokeguyz1214]

Oh wow! I love the Corey Party Chef cooker! Very nice! I'll have to have me one of those!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, TwoBrokeGuyz!!

[@theden0minat0r]

I love this channel!!!! Thank you sooo much!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome! Appreciate you watching!!

[@bonniepeterman1904]

Hi Kevin & Mar. Thank you for another wonderful video. Brought back some good memories. My mother-in-law worked for Sunbeam so all of our small kitchen appliances were from Sunbeam. I like how you share a little history on each brand. Take care.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Bonnie - you must have ad a lot a great Sunbeam appliances. Most of what they made were among the best - well built and good quality. Thanks!

[@robertdknight]

What a joy! I appreciate the history that you shared with all of these wonderful American-made electric skillets. Its amazing to think that so many of these vintage appliances are still working to this day. Thank you so much for the video. I checked out your video list and subscribed. I saw so many interesting titles in your collection. Looking forward to watching them. Take care and God bless.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Robert - so glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for subscribing!

[@nicholasbartonlaw341]

These are not only nostalgic, but cook really well.

[@janicemorin3485]

Relish tray makes my table complete. I am always checking out the thrift stores for relish trays and butter dishes. Have to be very selective because like you said, there are a lot of relish trays on the secondary market. Fun to find the unusual ones. Really like the deviled egg combo style dish. Will be looking for one.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Janice - you know, I often forget about butter dishes. I don't have that many but it is another great piece of tableware. You're right about there being an abundance of them, and you know the popular ones because there seems to be one in every thrift shop!! Thanks so much!

[@geoffreyjagdfeld6382]

Amazing collections...love all your videos sharing these kitchen appliances with us. I assume you have an old cookbook collection as well. That would fun to see that collection in another video.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Geoffrey - thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video. I did one on cookbooks just a couple months ago. Stay well!

[@wyattphx]

I have my mom’s smaller Sunbeam (wedding present in 1957) and a larger Sunbeam (also 50s) my grandmother had on the ranch (glass lid). My other grandmother gave me her early 60s Westinghouse (like you show) when I went to college in 1976 - all still work fine.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Wyatt - those old skillets last forever. I think the Sunbeams are my favorite. As long as the heat controller holds out, they will work for decades. Thanks!

[@purple-browedbeep54]

Wonderful tour of your extensive collection! We had standard Sunbeam when I was a kid, but can’t say it got a lot of use in my mom’s kitchen. Props to your sister for filling in for Ralph behind the camera. Aside: Had to comment on your apron-Shaw is one of my favorite writers. You’re even wearing a tie for the occasion!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Puple-browed Beep! I got that apron when I attended the Shaw festival, which is held annually in Ontario. It was a great celebration of his work. Thanks for watching!

[@lauren6889]

Is that the actual BP Fallon ?

[@lauren6889]

BP fallon ?

[@purple-browedbeep54]

@@lauren6889 I am not BP Fallon, but that is a reference to him. Not many people would catch that!

[@lauren6889]

@@purple-browedbeep54 The song by Marc was purple pied Pete, but i saw a quote from BP, feeling it was about him, maybe it was...that evening, purple browed, or otherwise.

[@ChampionshipMuscle]

I love your channel.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

[@MrScottie68]

Wow what a nice collection. The uncoated Sunbeams are my favorite and I have three of them, they are fantastic as you say for cooking outdoors and keeping your kitchen clean and odor free. Please do not use any of the early Teflon coated ones; that early Teflon contains PFOA and PFOS both of which have cancer risk factors. The chemical itself leaches into the hot cooking foods and can also be ingested by the coating flaking off. I would personally discard them.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

HI MrScottie68! I agree that the old Sunbeam are the best and they are my favorites, also. I use them all the time. I don't use any appliance or pan that has Teflon (old or new) or any synthetic non-stick surface because of the chemical transfer. I have things in the collection from certain time periods and keep them as representations but don't use them. Thanks for watching!

[@kfl611]

How many meals did I eat on flaky teflon? I'm sure teflon is now part of my dna and brain chemistry.

[@frankwilson8566]

Love these. I have the sunbeam from the 60’s with a broiler attachment in the cover and a rack for the bottom. 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Frank - the Sunbeam broiler model you have is a nice one - and good for cooking so many things! Enjoy!

[@gizzyguzzi]

I see those on eBay. What do you use the broiler lid for? Meat i guess

[@flautalee3090]

My mom adored her electric skillet! Hers had a handle she could hold on to. Happy times. Ty!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Flautalee - glad your mom enjoyed hers! Thanks!

[@adalb137]

Love Love Love this episode, Kevin! I've seen many of these (and own a few) but many I have not. The Corning (Love the trefoil design) and GE's were ones that I have not seen but I own a Westinghouse, Kenmore (it was my grandmother's), Farberware, West Bend (the deeper version with the wooden handles), and a Sunbeam. Love them all! I'd like to have a Vollrath but they're hard to find. I have my grandmother's Vollrath cookware and love it. Heavy stainless steel. Looking forward to seeing more of the Calvacade collection! Best to you! Adam.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Adam! I was hoping you would watch this one because I had a feeling you'd love it! Sounds like you've got some great electric skillets! I don't have a Vollrath either and I rarely see any Vollrath stuff here in Michigan. Hope all is well with you!

[@nancycurtis488]

I love the way you have your skillets, stoves and EVERYTHING displayed. I love my Salad master cookware…all of it. Can you tell I love to cook!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Nancy! Yes, you sound like someone who loves cooking!

[@princessskate8016]

Hi Kevin and MaryAnn! This was a great educational video and I learned so much from you, Kevin! Wow, I never knew that Corning Ware made an electric skillet and certainly never saw one! Tell me, Kevin, do you ever come in the museum/studio and take your appliances down from the shelf and use them? I wondered if you do but never thought to ask. I hope that Ralph's absence doesn't mean that he is ill. I missed his voice tonight watching this video. MaryAnn did a wonderful job in his stead, though. Until next time-sending you all virtual hugs and squeezes. :-)

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Princess Skate! Yes, I like to use my appliances whenever I have the opportunity. Ralph is fine - he had to work on this day so Marianne stepped in to do the camera. Sending hugs back!! Stay well!

[@kfl611]

I've seen the bases for the corning ware for sale on Ebay but did not realize they could get so hot. I thought they were warming trays. Apparently I was wrong. We had a bit of corningware dishes growing up, as I guess most people did.

[@cyrilhudak4568]

Bravo ,,, excellent presentation.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Cyril! Hope all is well with you!

[@Fiona-kc8jl]

Thank you for the upload. I love my Sunbeam. My favorite is the 7-378 😊.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Fiona! I think the Sunbeams are my go-to favorites! Thanks!

[@jeffkevin9015]

I never knew Corning-ware made one. Have you ever used it and doesn't it work well? I am trying to believe it would work as well as a metal one, but find that hard to believe. Love the videos! Thank you!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jeff & Kevin! Yes, Corning made an "electric skillet" for a number of years. Essentially, it was a two-piece unit with the heating platform serving as a hotplate and then a piece of Corning cookware on the top. Unlike a conventional electric skillet, where the food being cooked makes direct contact with the heat source, this indirect heat method that Corning used increases cooking time. The upside is that things don't tend to burn or scorch as easily, but the cooking method is not as efficient. It was a way to allow people to have an electric skillet that matched the rest of their cookware, something Faberware, Revere Ware, Wear Ever and others did, as well. In the case of the metal cookware manufacturers, they could produce an electric skillet with the heating element built into the bottom of the utensil. Thanks for watching!

[@PK-bh1ww]

Sorry I'm late for the party...lol But just found this channel and want to say yes those Corning skillets work great! I have the early white one I use with my Corning Ware pcs. They cook a good as the others. They can go as high as 400 degrees.

[@falseprofit4u]

My dad was a Sunbeam technician in in Australia in the 60s and 70s when everything was serviceable , he could repair and tune anything Sunbeam, I have numerous iappliances Sunbeam nowadays but none Teflon, thanks for the great walk down memory lane how we used to be.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi falseprofit - nice story about your dad. I'm sure he repaired all kinds of appliances, and how nice when you could still have something repaired instead of needing to buy a new one! Thanks!

[@dawnelder9046]

I love the lid that attached to the side.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Me too, Dawn! A nice feature!

[@karkfkarkf]

Love this channel. Wonderful sm appliances. I just bought an older Nesco turkey roaster. Love older/ vintage items. Ty for posting.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for watching and enjoy that vintage Nesco roaster!! They are good for so many things!

[@robinduke6719]

I live your collections. I'm envious

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Robin! Glad you like the collections...I'm glad I can share them through the videos. Thanks!

[@nancycurtis488]

I have one of those extra large Presto skillets…..when I was cooking for 6 or 7 children, that large electric skillet was fantastic!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Nancy - I'll bet the big skillet came in handy!

[@billchambersmarquez2768]

Do a segment on your percolator collection!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Bill - I'll do a percolator video in the future! Thanks!

[@flybyairplane3528]

What a most wonderful collection, we have a PRESTO, did lots of stuff in it BUT VEAL CUTLETS WERE THE MOST POPULAR FOR US .it’s tucked away somewhere in the pantry , not used for years ,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Flyby Airplane - an electric skillet would be great for cooking veal cutlets and Presto made a good skillet! Thanks!

[@carolynharmon7074]

I looked up Croswell MI, looks like the perfect place to grow-up. Maybe you could take us on a walking tour and talk about the town.

[@marlanscott2508]

I had an electric skillet like this some years ago. And it was stolen from me. Will be purchasing a new one soon. Good video.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Marlan - thanks for watching!

[@monadotson741]

Loved this so much

[@kestrelhawkins6078]

Forgive me... I just noticed you were posting again, and I'm stoked! :D That Wear-Ever with the teak handles... WOW!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Kestrel - glad you caught this video! Isn't that Wear-Ever a beauty? Thanks!

[@silverbubbles4728]

God Bless you both. Stay safe !!!!!! I'm gonna go look'n for one of those dang things when it gets safe to do so. Thanks!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Silver Bubbles! You should be able to find one once it's safe to go back out and do the sales! Hope you are well!

[@nativevirginian8344]

Best thing ever for frying chicken and soft crabs. Trying to fry on a glass top stove the heat is hard to keep even. My husband won’t let me go “backwards” & get an old fashioned stove with real burners, even they are better than glass tops. I would go soft crabbing with my grandmother in the morning & she would fry them for supper that night in her electric frying pan. Nothing better!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I agree! I love the electric skillet for frying! It's also great for frying fish. Thanks!

[@chomama1628]

I received a Corning Ware electric skillet as a wedding gift in 1974. I used it until the base pooped out in the late 90’s.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cheryl! Wow - that Corning electric skillet sure lasted a long time! They made things to last back then! Thanks!

[@askmamalouise7605]

Functional & Beautiful!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

They really are! Thanks, Mama Louise!

[@Noway673]

I had the sunbeam electric skillet.Those skillet I cooked large breakfast and dinners with.

[@jasonprzybylski2713]

Beautiful collection! I just love your videos. My mom had a Towncraft electric skillet when I was a child and it fascinated me. It was one of the ones that had the oil inside for even cooking. I have managed to find two of these over the years, one small and one large. I use them regularly and love that they are all stainless steel and completely submersible! I just throw mine in the dishwasher and they come out spotless every time. Kevin do you have any Towncraft electric skillets in your collection? I didn’t notice any on your video and I just wanted to know what your opinion was of this type of skillet or if you are familiar with the brand? AnyWho, please keep up the good work, I love looking at your collection of vintage kitchen appliances!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jason - thanks for your comment and sharing your story about your mom's Towncraft electric skillet. I don't have one in my collection and in my travels had only come across one at a sale and it was so dirty and uncared for that I passed on it. Sounds like you keep yours in tip-top shape! I do have a couple of oil filled skillets which are also all stainless and submersible. One is Rena Ware and the other is a Salad Master. Both are excellent! Thanks so much for watching!

[@VickiFromMichigan]

Love your content!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@fredwiley3731]

Hey, I have that Cory but it has a Westinghouse control and the Westinghouse cookbook. I call it the space ship, too. My mother made her fantastic pot roast in her Sunbeam. It also had a ceramic insert ,

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Fred - yes that Cory looks like something ready to take off to outer space! I'll bet your mom's pot roast was delicious in the Sunbeam! Thanks for watching!

[@gourryvez]

Those companies designed wonderful appliances

[@cavalcadeoffood]

They sure did! Thanks for watching!

[@longhairbear]

Of course we're commenting...lol. Love them all, and I spy one I have on your shelf. The Sunbeam that has the cover handle on the side. Mine has the broiler Calrod for the cover that plugs into the same temp control for the frypan. I've only used it to see if it works, but never have used it to cook. I have the 2 sided flip to lower or raise rack, and it's cookbooks/manuals. I can only imagine the burns the lid may have caused. But, it is the preferred skillet to make your Paprikash. Perfect every time. One question though. Can one adjust the temp control or calibrate it? On both this one, and my Sunbeam Turquoise is off by 40 degrees. One gets too hot, and the other is too cool.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Longhairbear! I don't know if there is a way to calibrate the thermostats on these. I've not heard of a way to do that. I have one of the Sunbeams with the broil element in the lid and used it one time and it worked fairly well. Thanks for watching!

[@PK-bh1ww]

I love electric skillets. I've had several different ones over the yrs. I now have a round one. They make a wonderful roast dinner. I also have the early Corning Ware white skillet. I use it avidly with my CW pieces. I don't even have a stove. I took it out of the apt to plug my dryer into the 220. I have a hot plate plus the 2 electric skillets and a big toaster oven and a couple crock pots. NO micro thank goodness... Those things are just good for heating soup and takes up space.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I think an electric skillet is a great appliance to have - they are good for so many things!

[@PK-bh1ww]

@@cavalcadeoffood yup. 🙂

[@chrisreed26]

Love that I found your channel! I have the round GE electric skillet at 7:24...but I don't think it has the pop up vent..

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Chris - that GE is a nice skillet! Enjoy!

[@ameliainpdx1775]

Our electric skillet, can't remember the brand - but in the 60s & did have a Teflon coating on it, went on vacation with us as well as our 12 cup Faberware electric coffee pot. Biy help in motel kitchens where kitchen tools were iffy.

[@lindalang8283]

I have just found an old Zip model FPI which must have been manufactured around the 1960s. It is made in New Zealand and it still works perfectly. So much more solidly made than my modern ones. I haven't found the aluminium sticks if you add a little oil ,and the beauty of aluminium is that it can be srubbed clean unlike the teflon surfaced ones. A little beauty, which I will keep and enjoy. Linda Lang, Auckland New Zealand,

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Linda! So great to hear from New Zealand!! That old Zip skillet you found sounds great and well built! Yes, you can give those old aluminum ones a good scrubbing with no worries. Enjoy!!

[@wendyw4487]

hopefully someday we will get back to American manufacturing and American ingenuity...........it was the best!!!!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Wendy - I think we could still build good quality things that are made to last, except today they would be incredibly expensive. I'm so glad there's still lots of old stuff out there to enjoy! Thanks for watching!

[@wendyw4487]

expensive or not, building them here would benefit EVERYONE!!!!!!

[@Retroscoop]

@@wendyw4487 The philosophy behing household appliances has changed a lot: until the 1950's they generally were expensive too but often built to last a lifetime. (except for those of companies like Bersted, which made cheap junk). Later, companies shifted away from that idea, and they wanted to reach the masses with always cheaper products. Except for cheaper material, the best way to lower the price was to built these appliances in countries with lower wages. So double loss: employment and quality. But the general public doesn't seem to mind their appliances often seem to stop functioning just shortly after the warrant period is over...

[@T_eaLeaves]

I have two Sunbeam ones. An FP-A-Standard 11 inch And RLB-6-Buffet 12 inch. Both work wonderfully. The FPA was $8, plus 20 for a NOS heat probe from ebay. (I can't find this model anywhere, with the correct probe, so I just got a NOS one.) The buffet style one was $10 plus shipping. I prefer the buffet, which is from the 60's, it's better for large cuts of bacon. The other is from the early 70's. I use them everyday for breakfast. Eggs, bacon. Toast in the 40120 sunbeam toaster, coffee in the AP10 Sunbeam Percolator. I like to think that an electric skillet's name is akin to yes; a skillet. A round base with a handle or two, and a lid. Farberware and other skillets were round like a skillet. The Sunbeams are akin to yes; a pan. When I think of a pan, it is large, flat, and square or rectangular, like a baking pan. I believe this is why Sunbeam called their's the Sunbeam Electric Frypan.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sharko! You have a couple of nice electric fry pans with your Sunbeam models! Interesting how some are called "skillets" and other "pans," but it may be because of the shape, as you suggest! Thanks so much!

[@cali7150]

Can you cook on the original corningware with any type of skillet?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

No, it had to be a smooth bottomed, preferably enameled, skillet otherwise it would scratch. Thanks!

[@garyspring5981]

this was a joy too watch i got a west bend skillett

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks Gary - glad you enjoyed it!

[@jjiacobucci]

Nice tie, Kevin.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, jjiacobucci!

[@jeffphillips6795]

Please do one on your mixers! Do you collect vacuumed?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jeff! I will do a mixer episode one of these days - maybe more than one! I don't collect vacuum cleaners, but love the history of them and the many different styles.

[@davidcibrian548]

Electric skillets and cookers are a fab option for folks with gas cooktops that want a cooler kitchen.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi David - you are right! They are nice options for a cooler kitchen! Thanks!

[@kfl611]

I love electric skillets. So easy to control the heat. Seems when these no-nonstick skillets were real popular, they always included the temp for liver ! I think that generation - cooks from the 1950's ate a lot of liver. Must be a depression era thing. @ 5:11 I have a skillet like this one but the lid has a nice big square cut out, with a glass window so you can easily see how your food is cooking. I think it is a Universal brand and it is made from nice thick aluminum, so it gives a nice even heat. I also have a few 'oil core' type skillets that cook wonderfully. Sometimes the thinner aluminum electric skillets, get quite a bit hotter around the round heating element ring. I have a sunbeam skillet that has a heating element in the lid for broiling or browning the top of what you are cooking. I know you must have one of those. I don't think using one of those, with the bottom element and top element draws too much power, at least when I used my for great hash browns, it did not blow a fuse.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks - I love electric skillets, too. They are so versatile. I have the Sunbeam with the element in the lid for broiling and browning. I haven't blown a fuse with it yet, but it does get quite hot. My mom made liver every once in a while, and cooked it with onions and sometimes a little bacon. I loved it!

[@kfl611]

@@cavalcadeoffood Seems the depression era folks (and older) liked liver. I'll eat it if I have to, but don't prefer it. The electric skillet with the heating element in the lid, make really nice hash browns, as you don't have to flip the hash browns, but cook them, and brown them all at once. They come out nice and crispy.

[@shermanhofacker4428]

The handiest electric fry pan presto made was called the wee-fry. It had a cooking surface that was about 6 X 9 and came with a glass lid that could be used as a baking dish. A very good size for cooking for one or two people. The only thing i would have changed about it was the control unit should have been on the end instead of the side. Like many great presto designs they were only produced for a short time.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sherman - I recall when those small fry pans were out. I never used one but I could see how they would be perfect for smaller meals. Thanks!

[@berylwhite2983]

Super collection! This was an excellent video! Now off the subject which do you store Kevin in? We know where Marianne is we know where you are. So you must have him sitting on a shelf somewhere. LOL thanks once again for a wonderful walk down memory lane

[@cavalcadeoffood]

LOL! Thanks, Beryl! I'm not sure where he is...it's one of those mysteries I can't figure out!

[@Retroscoop]

Too bad it was but rarely specified from which decade each of these "skillits" are. What was best for cooking purposes, aluminium or stainless steel ? And were the prices of both more or less similar ? Otherwise, nice collection, though I was expecting a Dormeyer too... The Dory "UFO" reminds me somewhat of the plastic Quellux Infrared lamp for health purposes, same design approach, one always expected a miniature Martian stepping out of it, and asking to be taken to our "leader". Skillets seem to have been less popular in Europe, as far as I can judge. A variety of pressure cookers (Miss Mary, Presto, SEB,...) and non-electric pans seem to have been more "en vogue" over here.

[@lightmarker3146]

The Salad Master company used to advertise their products during Saturday wrestling. The man would bang the pans together to show the strength. They stacked together to make a whole meal economically with steam . Those ads were early infomercials, coming on between wrestling matches . We thought the man demonstrating them was a riot !

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I think it's funny how they would advertise pots and pans during a wrestling match! That's great. The Salad Master stuff was all very high quality! Thanks!

[@lightmarker3146]

@@cavalcadeoffood In the 60s and 70s Saturday afternoon wrestling matches and rollerball matches were pretty camp . Salad Master would send a representative to cook supper for a group and sell the pans after demonstration and the meal. The ads showing the man banging the Salad Master pan against the inferior pan and denting it was so funny. Thank you for responding back, it was a pleasure to hear from you .

[@kfl611]

I have a party chef like that one. I read online that they used very thin aluminum on the inside cooking surface and did not work that well and gave a very uneven heating surface. But boy did they look cool - like a Jetson's piece of cook ware.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Sometimes these things were more form than function. I've not used that Party Chef so I don't know how well it performs. My Sunbeam skillets are among the best I've ever used. Thanks!

[@kfl611]

@@cavalcadeoffood I was thinking of putting a heavier pie plate type insert in the Party Chef, to help equalize out the hot spots, I bet that would work. I had another what I think of is an early 1950's electric skillet, that has a very big 'it's on' light, you can see the spirals of the nicrhrome metal lit up when it is heating. This is like the GE blue electric skillet but not nearly as thick. I like it because it is so big. You can really cook a lot in those big electric skillets. And if they get good and burned up while cooking, just put in some dish soap, water, simmer them for a few minutes and they clean up nice and easy.

[@freedomfighter3481]

I have a sunbeam but the lid doesn't hang on the side, I wish mine did, Which ones do like the best? My sunbeam gets hot quick, I think the one I have temps Is way off. especially for a hamburger lol Not sure if they are all that way? I am going to try a pork chop next. Thank you for this I finally dug my out and cooked with it today. Salsbury steak. I was wondering also the reg old-time farberware stovetop pans good to use. thinking of getting some.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I use my Sunbeam electric skillets quite a bit - they are probably my favorite. Faberware made them in stainless steel, and they are very nice also. The old Faberware pots and pens are great. I have a number of them and use them often. Thanks!

[@kfl611]

You are right ! Made when 'Made in America' meant the best quality. Did the corning ware list the temperature for liver?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I'll have to look and see if it had a temperature for the liver - I don't recall. Thanks!

[@pamelahatfield1670]

I have salad master ss 10 and 12 inch oil core electric skillets ..they are work horses . Mine have been loaned out at times .they will cook in the garage or patio ..they have gone camping ..they have been on vacations to use in hotels etc ..they are part of the family .

[@mathewsnyabende3781]

Hi Kevin, This is a great collection you've got with excellent elaborate on each piece!! Am looking for an EF50 model Presto skillet replaceable cord,well its an old skillet but cant get rid of it.How can you help?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Mathews - all I can suggest is to search online for a replacement cord for your Presto skillet. I'm sure someone has one to offer. Thanks for watching!

[@danl4238]

I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this video. Question: Do you have a Toastmaster P803 (stainless steel, square) electric skillet, and if so, what are your candid thoughts on it? I'm getting a P803 soon and am curious to know. Thanks so much!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Dan! Glad you enjoyed the episode! Sorry, I don't have that model of Toastmaster skillet, so I can't really give you any thoughts. If it's like other Toastmaster products from that period, you will have a very nice electric skillet to use and enjoy! Thanks!

[@barbaraleach2891]

I bought a Toastmaster P803 at an estate sale a few months ago. I haven’t used it yet. It’s in great shape, except the bottom is very discolored. It’s a very rough texture, so I guess it was almost impossible to clean. I hope you enjoy yours. I tried buying new ones, but they’re so flimsy. So sad that things aren’t made like they used to be.

[@sassylrhg]

There's my blue skillet. Still works fine!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

That's a nice skillet, Sassy!

[@baydrive516]

I have the Farberware buffet server. Still works great!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Rox Dad! That Farberware buffet server is a great one - enjoy!

[@gregbudig5014]

I recently got my mom's "Miracle Maid' electric skillet made in Westbend WII . Cat number 3616. I know that she has had it for years, but do you know any other information about it? I believe it is a product of the 70's since it has a teflon finish, but I really haven't found much else about it on the internet. If you know anything about it, please let me know. Thanks Kevin!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Greg! That skillet of you mom's would likely date anywhere from the late 60's through the late 70's. Putting Teflon in these skillets became a popular feature during this time. It was made by West Bend, which is still in business although I don't know if they manufacture things in Wisconsin any longer. Always nice to have something of mom's! Enjoy!

[@rebekahmccomas2190]

So I had to throw out (recycle really) another modern teflon coated electric skillet. The frustration left me nostalgic for my mom's yellow Sunbeam with no coating. I started searching online for a modern equivelant or an excellent vintage when I happened upon your presentation. I was intrigued with the oil filled. I bet those are superb, and spendy! But when you brought out the Corning! I had never seen that iteration and you would think they would be everywhere. Anyway, I went hunting, found a Trefoil pattern in lovely condition (I hope) and ordered it. Are you aware of the Corning top freestanding ranges? My grandmother had one. Outside of hers I have only ever seen the Corning range as a 'built in' seperate from a wall oven.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Rebekah - glad you found a Corning electric! I have seen a Corning range, they are fairly rare. My mom had a Frigidaire range in the mid-70's that had a Corning cooktop. Recently I was in a home that had a built in Corning cooktop - it was a beauty! Thanks!

[@PK-bh1ww]

@@cavalcadeoffood I'm jealous. lol I want one. I'm a Corning collector.

[@PK-bh1ww]

I have the early white skillet I use with my Corning Ware. But haven't heard of the range. What does it look like and how big is it?

[@rebekahmccomas2190]

@@PK-bh1ww It is the same as a regular 30" oven/range. It was a forerunner to the modern smooth, glass top stoves, but the glass was white corning glass. I saw corning 'drop ins' which were built into the countertop of some homes, but my grandma's freestanding range was the only one of that type I ever saw.

[@PK-bh1ww]

@@rebekahmccomas2190 Interesting. I had never heard of them. .

[@BrotherFin]

Just found a thermoware skillet with broiler lid at the thrift and I think it is the bees knees!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Mosein Socks! What a great find! Enjoy that Thermoware skillet!

[@SWAluv]

I was able to find a Sunbeam Broiler Cover Frypan, NEVER USED, at a local Resale Shop for $15.00 instructions and Recipe Book included. Wish I could post a picture. So shiny!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

What a great find!! Those are wonderful appliances and handy! Enjoy!

[@andrewclarke3622]

My grandmother i think had the Sunbeam and my mother had the Farberware "Buffet Server". My mother would make pot roast and stew in hers. I can remember the Farberware "burping", pardon my lack of class, as it repeated lifted and lowered itself throughout the cooking process. Could you please make some video featuring either or both? Thanks and stay safe!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Andrew - thanks for watching! Yes, we will do a recipe featuring an electric skillet. You can see a Sunbeam in action in a few of our videos: swiss steak, chicken paprikash and chilaquiles.

[@TuckerSP2011]

How did the Corningware perform in comparison to the other electric skillets? I think the first one that you showed was so attractive.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi TuckerSP2011 - the Corningware electric skillet is ok, but it doesn't perform as well as many of the other metal units with direct heat. Thanks!

[@TuckerSP2011]

@@cavalcadeoffood Thanks for the answer!

[@debbiehickam7195]

Hi Kevin I have a inherited a stainless steel Farberware 300. The underside had burnt on grease that we tried to remove with oven cleaner. Unfortunately, it also damaged the finish which looks like it was probably aluminum. Do you think that it would be safe to use or could the cleaner have effected the heating element?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Debbie - sorry that the underside of your skillet got discolored from the oven cleaner. This should not impact the performance of the skillet. Put some water in it and turn it up to 350 degrees and see if the water comes to a boil to test it out. Thanks!

[@hanscraig1850]

The big Sears is a West Bend I have a rarity a 55 square aluminum Farberware. he Wards is made by Sunbeam, the Sunbeam skillet came out in 53 Farberware and Presto shared the patent on the detachable thermostat in 55,

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Hans! I can count on you for the history on some of these. I was wondering who made that Wards model. The detachable thermostat was really a game changer. Hope all is well! Thanks!

[@spindleswift8667]

Michigan! That's why you talk normal. I'm from Northern Illinois.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Northern Illinois!

[@leahketchum4078]

I found an old electric skillet that's laski brand and it has to the cord built into it it comes off the base and I was wondering if you knew what year that was those was made, and the base is heavy

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Leah - I haven't heard of a Laski brand before so I'm sorry that I can't provide any information about it.

[@leahketchum4078]

@@cavalcadeoffood thank you I'm assuming it's from the 1950 or earlier because it is directly the cord is directly into it you know you can't remove it it also has the lasko brand brand and I'd say that the base weighs as much as a old cast iron Skillet the big ones oh and the plug in the plug itself is connected to it it's on the corner of the bass in the handle is in the middle and the words is right under the handle where it tells you what degrees to put it on steak or have you but I was trying to look it up on the on KZbin couldn't find anything but I ran across your video and I thought well if anybody knows it would be you, I thank you for your time