Guardian Service Oven Roaster

[d-jones]

Guardian and its predecessor Silver Seal cookware were meant to be kept brightly polished. It takes some effort for a piece that’s been neglected but I think it’s worth it. The textured surfaces when properly polished will actually sparkle like glitter while the flat smooth edges will take on a mirror shine.

 

[launderess]

Bit of history, enjoy!

http://guardianserviceware.blogspot.com/2010/04/guardian-service-artifact.html

For a while when the whole "aluminum cookware causes Alzheimer's" drama was getting press one could lay hands on things at reasonable prices. Now word has gotten out and again so take what you can find if price is good.

 

[d-jones]

I picked up this set of Guardian pots and tray years ago. They haven’t been polished in ages, but I think you can get an idea of how nice they’d look done up properly. The second photo is the same set of pots from the earlier Silver Seal line. They were given to my grandmother as a wedding present in 1934 along with a great deal more Silver Seal items, including a roaster that made the best pot roast I’ve ever had. She used them frequently and eventually gave up trying to make them shine. The way they look now is the way I remember them from childhood.

 

[circlew]

The official name of the 3 pot set is the "Economy Trio".

 

[neptunebob]

Kind of ties into a current event here...

Re the suggestion to place this cookware into a self-cleaning oven, where it might be too hot and damage it.  This past weekend in San Diego, the Navy ship Bonhomme Richard caught on fire.  It took the weekend to put it out.  In some places, maybe some parts of the ship became hotter than a SC oven.  The ship is now heavily damaged, it may even be "totalled".  

 

It turns out that many parts of the BR, like some other military ships, are made of aluminum.  The aluminum not only melted, it caught on fire!  These parts collapsed and so must have been exposed to a lot of heat.

 

Knowing this, I would not take a chance with the Guardian Service cookware.  I would try using a plumbers propane torch if the crusting bothers you, but use it sparingly just enough to burn it off (if it does) and go on to the next area.  Perhaps polishing it will de-emphasize the grime.

 

Can a SC oven be inaccurate on its self clean mode the way a regular oven can be inaccurate when baking?  There's another thread about an oven 28 degrees hotter than the dial shows.  Just turn it down when baking but self clean it could be the difference between 900 and 1000 degrees F. 

 

[launderess]

Example of a GS roaster when polished up.

Vintage GUARDIAN SERVICE COOKWARE Roaster Pan Pot WARE | #20869579

Vintage Guardian Service Cookware large roaster pan with domed lid Up for bid is a large roaster pan with lid made by the Century Metalcraft Corporation of Los Angeles , California , from the 1930's t

www.worthpoint.com

 

[launderess]

Everything You Wanted To Know About Guardian Service

Cookware, but couldn't be bothered to ask. *LOL*

http://hcprobate.homestead.com/guardian.html

Yes, there is a GS blog as well.

Guardian Service Roast Chicken and Potatoes

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[tomturbomatic]

Most of the blogs mention cleaning in a self cleaning oven.

 

[combo52]

Cleaning Aluminum In A SCO

Its the rare SCO that is running too hot, If in dough try your SCO cycle with a piece you can afford to lose, I would never try taking a plumbers touch to aluminum.

 

There is a separate adjustment  [ most are not adjustable ]for the temperature regulation on a SCO, changing the oven temperature does not affect cleaning temperature.

 

John L.

 

[sudsmaster]

Cleaning Aluminum

There are a number of excellent aluminum polishes that can work on this item.

 

Brasso or Mother's Mag polish spring to mind.

 

Ralph, if you're in San Jose, the Road Rider motorcycle accessory store is in your town and probably has a good selection of aluminum-safe cleaners and polishes.

 

This is not rocket science. I would not stick a collectible item like this into a self-cleaning oven.

 

Oh, and I routinely leave the oven racks in my GE P*7 wall oven when running the self cleaning cycle. Otherwise I would not be able to bake off the grunge that accumulates on the cast iron cooking grates and porcelain coated <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">drop</span> drip trays on the Frigidaire Gas-On-Glass cook top. The oven grates are slightly discolored, but who cares?

 

Some assembly required.

 

[this post was last edited: 7/20/2020-19:08]

 

[sudsmaster]

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