Buying kitchen wares.

[Nickleanddime]

I'm expanding my horizons lately and been buying up aluminum pans, like wearever stuff like that. Should I polish it? I wipe my stuff down but should I give it a shine, and polish the scratches out. Also anyone know how to get burnt stuff off Pyrex glass cookware? I figure ill sell it at the flea market come spring, I've been finding alot of these items lately for a buck. Also been getting into tupperware. Been thinking old stuff is nice but can't hedge it all on one item. People will always use kitchen stuff so should be a good investment. Thanks everyone.

 

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[cheese]

I use super fine steel wool to clean the burnt stuff off of pyrex.

 

[mr_rich]

Whenever I find the old SS USA made utensils I keep them. They sure beat the Chinese stuff. I have a ladle that was probably made in the 60's still good!

 

[boristhespider88]

Also been getting into tupperware. Been thinking old stuff is nice but can't hedge it all on one item. People will always use kitchen stuff so should be a good investment. Thanks everyone.

Be careful with vintage (70's or 80's, not sure) Tupperware. I was cleaning in my mom's house a few weeks ago and found some decent looking Tupperware that wasn't with her other stuff (it was big cylinder shapes, for holding flour, sugar, etc.) I pulled it out, rinsed it off, and when I went to put the lid on, when I tried to 'burp' it, the lid shattered to pieces.

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[inspectorgadget]

I use super fine steel wool to clean the burnt stuff off of pyrex.

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but I use Goo Gone as well & I just use regular steel wool at first then use the super fine 0000 steel wool after, seems to work fine for me!

Polishing the old aluminum could provide beneficial for resale purpose (if it's real scratched up) but if they are in pretty good shape I say don't do anything but clean them up real well! I sell a lot of old aluminum pots, pans, utensils & small appliances + I have amassed a fine collection of stuff I use regularly. I really love aluminum pans & the better quality stainless over aluminum pots.

Old vintage EKCO made in USA SS utensils like mr rich said are good things like cake/pie servers, can openers, spatulas, large spoons, graters, large 2 prong meat forks, pizza cutters, potato peelers & so on. I regularly get $50 out of a 7-8 piece set like I just listed.

The tupperware with the clear type lids are safer bets as they don't shatter like boristhespider88 showed you can happen. But if the stuff is still real flexible & not real dry feeling you should be fine. The clear is great as long as there are no rips or the start of a rip.

Vintage Corning ware especially the blue wheat pattern always sells real good as does the old Gold Butterfly pattern Corelle dishes (platters, plates, bowls, mugs). The Pyrex lids Corning Ware came with sell great by their selves too! Some old Glasbake does pretty well!

I probably do the best on old aluminum &/or chrome small appliances from the 50's on back to the 20's.

 

[Nickleanddime]

Thank you all for your advice on everything. I find ecko stuff all the time and buy some whole other I leave lay, depends on the price. I really appreciate the lay out post from inspectorgadget, really informational. I'm finding the cookware is best in lots or at the flea market. I bought a ecko knife sharpener at GW last night with my $5 food saver with bags. Figured that food saver would go fast but so far no luck lol.

I've sold a few of the SS appliances over the early fall f2f but now I'm getting familiar with the bay ill go back to it. Ill add more i just woke up and notice I'm a little choppy lol.

Good luck everyone and have a great day.

 

[diggummup]

I typically avoid Tupperware like the plague. But I am always on the look out for their "Chef Series" line of cookware and knives. I like to collect the old bakelite and wood handled kitchen gadgets myself. Like these-

 

[inspectorgadget]

Thank you all for your advice on everything. I find ecko stuff all the time and buy some whole other I leave lay, depends on the price. I really appreciate the lay out post from inspectorgadget, really informational. I'm finding the cookware is best in lots or at the flea market. I bought a ecko knife sharpener at GW last night with my $5 food saver with bags. Figured that food saver would go fast but so far no luck lol.

I've sold a few of the SS appliances over the early fall f2f but now I'm getting familiar with the bay ill go back to it. Ill add more i just woke up and notice I'm a little choppy lol.

Good luck everyone and have a great day.

I typically avoid Tupperware like the plague. But I am always on the look out for their "Chef Series" line of cookware and knives. I like to collect the old bakelite and wood handled kitchen gadgets myself. Like these-

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Dig is correct Tupperware (with a few exceptions) is not a good safe money maker! I've had good success with just a few Tupperware items especially old stuff they made for camping but otherwise I don't make much off it & most of it is not simple to sell it. The only time I ever get any is when some comes on a pallet with a lot of other stuff at my favorite auction.

And Dig that's a nice collection there... all those red handles! Nick take note the stuff with the red handles always seems to do the best be it wood, plastic or bakelite! Red handles on vintage kitchen ware seems to be king! Black handled vintage stuff does 2nd best for me tho I've never sold any yellow like the stuff Dig shows! I see & have had some green handled stuff but that yellow handled stuff Dig shows I rarely see! I know people that sell at antique malls who repaint any wood handles to red on all vintage kitchen stuff so it will sell better.

Oh and I can't tell ya how well things like that do at flea markets where ever you are at but here flea markets have changed to 99% new cheap Mexican & cheap Chinese crap. People don't any longer go to flea markets here to buy much if any vintage stuff. Antique malls are where the vintage stuff goes or else like with me it goes on eBay exclusively.

 

[Nickleanddime]

All right then maybe tupperware a out then lol. I've never seen any of the red handled stuff or yellow before, are those wood handles. The flea market Im at has a good mixture of things, mostly outside vendors are old stuff or tools, inside is where you get the "stores" set up. I only started in it because I got a tip from a guy, so is figure I'd buy a few pieces see what happens. The older kitchenwares i collect anyways so buying that stuff to sit around isn't a big deal. i think ill put my few tupp items on this homemakers auction on Facebook and go buy these aluminum fluted pie tins I seen lol. Better return more use. Thanks everyone for the advice.

 

[diggummup]

I've never seen any of the red handled stuff or yellow before, are those wood handles.

There is red, yellow and caramel bakelite as well as red and green wood handled stuff. There may be a plastic red one thrown in the mix there too. Most of this was purchased a piece or two at a time at various sales over the years. You won't usually find a bunch together unless it's at a show or Antique mall or something.