Dear Do-It Man: Can you find out if I can still get glass lids for my Guardian Service aluminum pans? I purchased them many years ago. I used to have an address back East where I sent for a lid quite a while back, but I have lost it.
I love these pans. I have two one-quart pans and one 1 1/2-quart pan. They all have round, dome lids. I also have a roaster.Please help me.
- V.D., Salt Lake City
Dear V.D.: Guardian Service Cookware is in Stanton, Calif. The company has replacement glass covers for its aluminum pans ranging in price from $11 for the one-quart pan to $27.50 for the roaster.
We gave the customer service representative your name and address. He promised to send you a price list.
FYI: The company's phone number is (714) 828-0750. Its address is 8300 Cerritos Ave., Stanton, CA 90608.
Here's a summary of the telephone trail we followed to get the information you need.
We started by calling local housewares stores, none of whom had heard of Guardian Service. We then phoned a local commercial cookware retailer. A man there referred us to a Salt Lake sales representative for national cookware companies. The name didn't ring a bell with him, but he suggested that we call Regalware in Wisconsin.
The Regalware customer service rep we talked to looked at her list of cookware manufacturers and found Guardian Service listed under Presto.
So we called Presto, which is in Eau Claire, Wis.
"We used to have an affiliation with Guardian," said the customer service rep there. "But we don't any longer."
She gave us the company's phone number in California.
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