I promised I would make a followup video after the restoration of my Que-Grill, well I seem to have gotten carried away a little. bit long winded, but I hope you find it interesting.
What a fabulous collection! I’ve just discovered cast iron hibachis like the Lodge Sportsman’s grill and had no idea there were so many other similar grills. Thanks for a great informative video!
Thanks Joedy , as an bbq and grill enthusiast your collection is the best I have seen . Also the quality of the design and materials on these grills must be unique . I have tried to source a Lodge Sportsman from South Africa without any success , I guess the best I can do is watch your video! Regards Danie
Sorry you can’t find a grill but in regards to availability you are in good company. The Lodge foundry has shut down and may not resume production of the grill until March or April of 2021, even used grills here in the states are becoming scarce. Good luck in your search - don’t give up the hunt.
As a small child in the late 1960's, I remember burning my hands on a Cue Grill. (Don't touch that... it's HOT!!!..... but I just had to test it.....made a believer out of me!!!) I sure wish I had one! I THINK it is the last thing I would like in my cast iron collection..... I know it would cook great, but the nostalgia of my childhood is also a big plus.
I had an Atlanta Stove Works Grill , like the first one. My parents bought it from a roadside vendor in the Ozarks. Best grill ever. I let my sister have it when I moved cross country. Big mistake. It's gone now. I would buy one today , if I could.
Wow. I am surely impressed with your collection and knowledge. I have newer version of the LODGE sportsman. Now I have (need) to get the deluxe Atlanta Stove works. Never seen one before I stumbled on this post. Thanks for the bug..
I had a dealership with Atlanta Stove Works and sold their woodstoves in my store back in the 70,s. They were of good quality and reasonably priced, I also sold some of their cast iron cookware but I don't recall those grills! I am surprised the sales rep. didn't show them to me, I would have loved having some in my store, I still use one of their 3 qt. pots when camping several time a year. Thank You for sharing your beautiful collection!
@@lpriddy2929 I haven't seen any around here in Central FL nor do I recall seeing any when I was in WV. Are you in the Atlanta area? I'll bet there may be some around that area. Good score!
@@samTollefson no, I’m up in TN! I just realized last night after this channel the fryer is suppose to have a lid!!! Mine doesn’t but will very soon! I located one, instead of hunting and searching maybe for many months for a lid alone I found a complete set! Bought it. After I get everything cleaned up and see which fryer pan I want to keep I’ll probably sell the other one before my hubby scalps me😂😂😂
Finally I know the name of the grill we used to have. Now just to find one. My grandfather gave it to my mother and when she died he took it because I couldn't at the time. then when he passed my uncle decided to sell it without letting me know.
Trae Watkins it’s like finding that piece of a puzzle that you have been trying to find for years, now that you know the name it shouldn’t be that hard to find one. Which one was it ? - I presented a bunch.
@@Joedy860 The Cue Grill. I loved cooking on that thing they are so much more thermally stable than the sheet metal grills made now a days. I was about to buy a new grill and decided to see if I could figure out which one it was again and see if I could find one. Thank you
I have 2 of those Century Birmingham Stove and Range Q Grills Found them at an estate sale and could not pass them up! I haven't found anything about them until this video. Thank you for sharing!
Great video, I learned a lot. I love cast iron grills and have one of the wildlife Sportsman's Grill that I bought new in the 90's. I used to use it a lot and loved to eat steaks and chicken breast "Caveman Style" off it. I now primarily use a Weber gas grill because it is so much faster and more convenient and it does cook a wonderful steak. I still occasionally use my Sportsman when I have the time, love it. I would like to find one of those grills with the lid, I didn't know those kind of grills even existed, thanks!
Wow! Awesome collection. I wish I had never watched this video. I was looking to buy a cast iron grill until now. Those old grills make everything available today look like complete junk. They don't make them like they use to for sure.
Had o idea these grills were made back in the 40's.. am trying to buy a sportsman grill but the price is too high. Put my name in the wish list at Lodge website and hope to have one very soon.
No worries, and I learned a lot from your presentation. You motivated me to dig out my Sportsmans Grill and as always its a joy to use. Thanks again! Subbed
That is an amazing collection! Thanks so much for sharing. I was riveted to this I really like the Q pregnant lady grills. I need to find one! The collection of Sportsman's and your knowledge base was fantastic thank you. I have an old 3052 pan that fits my Lodge but that little handle trick didn't work with the newer style handles to hold the pan in place. This really was an inspiring video. Thank you and of course I subbed!
Big Lew BBQ Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it. It was funny, after laying out the grill it dawns on me -- now I have to say something,,,, oh - oh. Lol
I found my sportsman grill in a antique store. Made at atlanta stove works. It came with the fry pan. Its an original. We use it all the time. I paid $50.00. I chould sell the fry pan for a $100.00.
Ryan Lewis glad you liked the video, there is also a part 2. This video is just a portion of my collection I picked out a variety just to represent the different kinds of vintage grills out there.
I picked up a used Panasonic HC-V201 video camera and as you can probably tell - axcept for laying out the grills there was absolutely no production planning whatsoever.
@@insertfunnyname2771 Congrats That type of grill is not easy to find and the century version is even harder to find. I run a Facebook group called Cast iron grill and hibachi world I would love it if you shared some pictures of your grill and the background story with us.
I think I saw my Lodge deep fryer in your collection. It has the sports scene on its lid and the rounded handles. The cover rocks back and forth a bit. Is that by design do you know? Thanks for sharing your beautiful collection with us. I have a dcs and a Hasty Bake, but my favorite grill surface is the little sportsman.
Nice collection I have a few hibachis and a unique cast iron grill that sits on the ground or table it is around 9" tall and about 12" across, it's stamped Berten products,Bridgeport, Conn. It has a clean out at bottom with doors.
Hugo Godinez Hi Hugo Do you have any pictures ? You can E-mail a picture to me at Joedbiker@aol.com or if you are on Facebook check out the group I run called Cast iron grill and hibachi world Either way I would love to see it.
I have a Weber kettle obsession. Now I may have a cast iron grill obsession. I wonder how many are around Indina? I can't remember seeing any in the antique shops. Thanks for the video.
I lived in Columbus Ga for years and bought Char Broil grills. I’ve been to the plant that manufacture the grills. I am surprised and amazed that I didn’t know cast iron grills were manufactured here and Atlanta. Like the old saying..... I need to get off the porch more often. Thank you for your grill tour. Love your collection.
Great collection and show, thank you for sharing! I happened to get a few cast iron pans and pots from an estate sale years ago, which set as the starting of my cast iron cookware collection. Have about 15 pieces now. Wife always asks what do you do with these other than using them all before you are too old to pick one up. Same question I ask myself every once a while, no definite answer each time. What do you think Joedy?
Hi Gary Glad to meet another cast iron enthusiast. My brother asked me why I do this accompanied by the "eye roll" and I said - because it makes me happy - I have always believed that everyone should collect something, whether that be sea glass, hair pins, Ferraris or vintage cast iron hibachi grills, I think people need to have a reason to get up in the morning other than to go to work. Collecting old cast iron grills and cookware brings me back to a simpler time when things were made to last, a lot of these pieces were made by hand by real people who took pride in their work. I have some grills that are from the 1940's and some pieces of cookware that are from the 1880's - lots of history there. Yes they make me happy and that's good enough for me.
Nice collection i have a portable hibachi on the grill cover portable hibachi and under it a circle with a bird eating a fish made in korea would you have a idea what year it could be
Great collection! Do you have any that you use and can you point me in the direction for informing on restoring cast iron? Your restoration looks fantastic! I have the Lodge Sportsman and love it!
ben tackett Hi Ben Thank you Sorry to say but I only use one grill, a Sportsman the others are just for collecting. If you go to the Facebook group I run called "cast iron grill and hibachi world" it is full of grills like these and people who love them.
Awesome post Joey. Cast iron collector but never had a grill. I happened to find a Columbus ironworks grill that’s rusted. Is $200 too much to fix and restore?
Very cool collection and a very informative video....thank you. I'd love to attend your next garage sale ;^) I do question your use of therm "serial number", as that would typically mean the number is unique to each and every single unit produced. Im not sure they would serialize such an item ? I'm thinking the numbers you refer to are either model, part, or pattern numbers which don't change from one produced piece to the next of the same kind? Thoughts?
Thank you Glad you like the collection. you are absolutely correct about the use of the term "serial number" glad you are paying attention - I certainly wasn't. lol I am not sure where in the video I said that I will go back and put a notation in the background to correct it, I appreciate you bringing that to my attention. kinda funny, after carrying all that cast iron out and laying it out I suddenly realized - now I have to talk about them so I just started without any real plan in place. lol
I am amazed at your beautiful collection. Would you or do you have a video on how to care for cast iron grills? I have a new Lodge Sportsmanship Grill that I have used three times. I love it and want to keep it looking pristine.
Hi Dawn Congrats on getting your Sportsman grill, they are an awesome little grilling machine. I am sorry it took me so long to respond to your comment, i am not getting any alerts that someone has left a response. I think making a" how to care for a cast iron grill" video is a wonderful idea -- I think I will start to put one together.
zee * Sweet !! The century is wonderful to use, just start out with less charcoal than you think you need it doesn't take much. What it's worth ?? In good condition it's worth at least $200 And up to whatever someone will pay. If you are on Facebook check out the group I run it's called "cast iron grill and hibachi world" and it's all about grills just like yours.
Would you ever consider selling any of your restored Atlanta que-grills ? Very interested in producing one . I can’t seem to find one anywhere even one that’s not restored?😢
Hi Mary Beth Are you on Facebook ? If you are then look up my group Cast iron grill and hibachi world I run that group so I am on it constantly. Besides myself there are others in the group who are grill fanatics.
SifuFa I have never seen one either. If you are on Facebook check out Cast iron grill and hibachi world And share some pictures with us, we would love to see it.
Erin Windemuller They stopped making the Columbus grill almost 40 years ago but after that the grill was made in Asia and the parts are interchangeable, wish I could give you more options but Ebay or the FB group a tree your best shot.
Bart Karlson Thank you. I think they stopped making the Cue-Grill because they weight about 70 lbs. and are really not that easy to move around. Nearly got a hernia moving all those grills around. Lol.
Hi Joedy, I would like to find one. I love old things that are well made and this looks like something that could be used for another 100 years. Nothing on eBay right now. Do you know who might deal in things like this?
Bart Karlson I think your best bet to find one is to go onto Facebook, join cast iron grill and hibachi world and as many other cast iron sites as you can stomach, let it be known that you are interested in buying one and you never know you may hit paydirt.
I have an aluminum grill with a cast iron cook surface that I'm trying to find out some info on its origin. I'd like to contact you if you have an email to reach you by.
I inherited a grill that is absolutely identical to the one you called the "deluxe" model with the thermometer. It is in good shape, has all the parts in working order too. Some very slight rusting on the outside. I would like to clean it up and use it, and maintain it. I know nothing about cleaning, restoring, or caring for cast iron but this has been in my family for three generations and I want to pass it on in good condition. Do you have any tips, or products you recommend for cleaning this grill? Any advice is appreciated! Thank you so much for your videos!
Hi Kris That’s wonderful that you have a Cue-grill, trying to hit the easy button - are you on Facebook ? I run a group that is all about vintage cast iron grills and there are great people in this group who will be happy to walk you through every aspect of restoring your grill. The FB group is called, Cast iron grill and hibachi world
Troy Vaughn If you are on Facebook look up the group Cast iron grill and hibachi world That's the group I run, it's all about grills just like these and you can post pictures on there.
