Hello to all. I am a 70 year old retired electrician that has always used Cast iron. Everyone used it so I knew it must be good. I am from Louisiana and boy or girl, no matter, if you cant cook a little by the time you are 12 or 13 you may end up in special ed. class. That was then, this is now and I still love my Iron Pots. I live and work on a ranch in the Texas Big Bend area. I recently found a Wagner Ware Sidney -O- 1285 oval roaster complete with rack, lid and handle under a stack of junk in the barn. It really cleaned up nice and I can't wait to use it. While looking to date the roaster I discovered your site and could not help checking in to see what I could learn. I hope while here I can contribute just one small thing so I will not feel like a free loader.