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- The Iron Mountain skillets all have inset heat rings. The heat ring, of course, is the circular raised ring at the bottom of the skillet. The ring’s purpose was to hold the pan within the open stove “eye” on the old coal or wood-burning stoves.
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Oct 5, 2023 · The Iron Mountain skillets all have inset heat rings. The heat ring, of course, is the circular raised ring at the bottom of the skillet. The ring’s purpose was to hold the pan within the open stove “eye” on the old coal or wood-burning stoves.
Jul 26, 2013 · I have 2 cast iron skillets with heat rings and they sit flat when cold but when cooking with them they don't sit flat. Is this normal?
All BSR. Skillets: If heat ring, unbroken and inset. Ridge on bottom of skillet handle does not flatten out at sidewall of pan. Lids have indented dimples for basting drippers. Dutch oven lids also have pour spout "ears"
May 21, 2023 · It does have a heat ring that is solid (not notched), it does not have a gate mark, the bottom of the handle does not have a ridge, nor are there lines on the top of the handle (like the pans of Asian origination), the pan is fairly heavy with a very smooth cooking surface.
Look for a rectangular hole in the handle. Griswold made Iron Mountain cast iron between the 1930s and 1940s. Since Iron Mountain cast-iron was a budget line, it is probably not a surprise Iron Mountain skillets have a heat ring for use on older wood and coal ranges.
Oct 5, 2023 · The Iron Mountain skillets all have inset heat rings. The heat ring, of course, is the circular raised ring at the bottom of the skillet. The ring’s purpose was to hold the pan within the open stove “eye” on the old coal or wood-burning stoves. Pattern number. Every cast iron cookware piece in the Iron Mountain line is marked with a pattern number.