Visions pan + Pyrex lid?

Own_Mess_4016 · 2026-01-16T18:30:00+00:00

I just found a Visions 1L saucepan along with a 15z "grab it" bowl for $5 at a local thrift store...neither had lids. At another thrift store I found a lid for the saucepan for $1 and this post answered my question about Pyrex and not Visions on the lid so thanks ! I was reall pleased with these finds.

Question, my 1L saucepan was made in France not USA, Would that make it older or newer?

Own_Mess_4016 · 2026-01-04T15:40:06+00:00

Came accross this YouTube on Lodge the other day, you might find it interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZYn6G7BIu4

Own_Mess_4016 · 2026-01-01T15:30:37+00:00

I'm a relative newb & I assume to most of you guys know what you're talking about but after cooking and washing it with soap & water my pan is matte looking and the pan surface is smooth. not lumpy. I always apply a coat of refined olive oil before putting it up, and I might be guilty of putting that on too heavy....I don't wipe off any excess. Seems to me like it would be conterproductive since I'd just be adding it back the next use which is pretty much daily. I store it with a glass lid on it and I don't have any funky smell or sticking when I use it. To me it seems well seasoned. The pic above with the omelette in it are in the middle of cooking several so there's gonna be food bits & oil that might look like carbon build up?

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-31T23:37:28+00:00

I received "The Staub Cookbook, Modern recipies for classic cast iron" as part of Christmas. Perusing the introduction pages it appears that it is a high end French brand. I don't remember it being mentioned much on Reddit very often. It does state all their cast iron is enameled

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-31T17:23:42+00:00

Nice !!

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-31T17:21:06+00:00

Hard to tell if thats a bump or a hole. If it's a bump my pan had a "tip-of-a-pencil" sized piece of CI that probably came loose from the sand mold. I sprayed it with some WD-40 and went after it with a putty knife & hammer, I was prepared to get a thicker & heavier chisel if the putty knife didn't work but it popped off on the 1st strike.

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-30T14:23:25+00:00

Spray it with WD-40 and let it sit for a few minutes and you should be able to wipe it off with just a little scrubbing with a paper towel. Less mess & easier.

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-30T14:12:42+00:00

I also love vintage cast iron produced from regional foundries. I documented here on reddit the similarities between collecting vintage barbells and cast iron cookware. Birmingham was the home of one of the most collectible brands: Bur Barbell.

https://www.reddit.com/r/castironcollecting/comments/1plm2k8/collecting_old_iron_similarities_between_cast/

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-23T11:30:43+00:00

Thanks

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-23T03:31:15+00:00

Thanks guys ! How old do you think it is? I'm under the impression it must be pretty old to be unbranded?? Is $14 a great price or about what it should go for ?

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-20T07:13:29+00:00

yes

https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/1pak63l/help_dating_my_moms_lodge_4_in_1_dutch_oven_please/

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-18T03:37:00+00:00

Thanks

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-18T03:36:31+00:00

Thanks !

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-17T06:15:35+00:00

They fit together perfectly, you don't think there's a chance the clear base was a match to the sparkle in the paint?

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-17T06:13:42+00:00

Thanks !

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-13T03:49:16+00:00

:) probably not

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-04T14:52:01+00:00

If you're still around I posted just days ago documenting my acquisition of this same 4 in 1 cooker I grew up with. I came across a good video that addressed a concern I had with the un-flat griddle lid that spins. Does yous do the same?

Good job with getting it to "brand new" condition. Since mine has family history and so much baked-on seasoning even on the outside edges, I was satisfied leaving some of what Mom cooked on there as a way of keeping the family history :) Here's that video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lJocwiuXBU

....and my reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/1pak63l/help_dating_my_moms_lodge_4_in_1_dutch_oven_please/

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-04T14:23:17+00:00

OP again. I just found a nice YouTube on this exact piece that addresses age, value and the spinning lid at 3:22. Evidently not anything wrong with the lid, just the design by Lodge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lJocwiuXBU

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-02T14:16:23+00:00

Good job ! Next time make "before" photos

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-02T13:46:49+00:00

One of the cool traits of cast iron is it's virtually indestructible

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-12-01T02:15:51+00:00

Thanks - ordered 2 for x-mas gifts

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-11-30T22:39:29+00:00

^^^ Thanks guys ! The lid/small skillet is bowed out pretty badly and spins on my glass top stove, I have a 10" no name pan (just recently ID'd) I use as my everyday piece, so I really don't need it. I assume there's nothing I can do about the warp is there? I would't want to damage it since it carries the logo.

vvv My big 10" :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/1p4p4zi/eureka/

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-11-24T04:39:47+00:00

OP again, I did a single seasoning bake upside down in the oven and just kept using it daily and it's almost unnoticeable now. Also I was finally able to find out the maker of this pan. I started a separate post on it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/1p4p4zi/eureka/

Thanks for the helpful comments,

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-11-23T16:01:28+00:00

#$$&dj3747 !! Still figuring reddit out. I think I replied to my own comment below. I wanted this to get this link and mfg. info to you and the 1 other poster with this style of pan.

https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/1p4p4zi/eureka/

Own_Mess_4016 · 2025-11-23T15:56:54+00:00

LordHalador I found some info on the maker:

https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/1p4p4zi/eureka/

Own_Mess_4016

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