Club cookware

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Back in the late '60s when Dave was first married, Club Aluminum was on their bridal registry and they had a lot of pieces.  A few were still kicking around his kitchen when I met him in 1985, but he rarely used them.  That included a Dutch oven.  Everything had the light yellow "Super" forum finish.  He eventually gave those few remaining pieces to a friend who had a stall at a local flea market.

 

Other than the non-existent large kettle, Club isn't something I'm interested in accumulating. 

 

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Kettle Call!

This past Tuesday on an outing that included a stop at Goodwill, I found a super clean, barely used 2-quart Oxo Uplift tea kettle in brushed stainless.  I gave one of these to my sister as a gift a number of years ago so I was already familiar with the design.

 

I like its heft, well thought out and user-friendly tip-to-open spout, and ease of filling.  The handle doesn't heat up much at all because the kettle is large enough to cover a fairly high flame.  I'm very happy with it and I think this was meant to be since it only cost $7 as opposed to around $50 new.  Apparently this design has quickly become a modern classic.  It definitely suits the Icon.

 

Here's a picture of the exact type I have, with single hole whistle and stainless lid, instead of the newer style with three small harmonic holes at the bottom of the spout cap, and plastic lid.