My DH and DS looked at them - and think the pans may have been dropped. They are "out of round."
He has pounded out some of my other pans - so maybe that will do the trick. (He does have a rubber mallet.) (He has since learned that cast iron should be red hot before starting to pound it.)
The 8-quart soup kettle is fine.
The insides still look fine - the outsides had quite a coating of cooked on gunk - so they have apparently been used.
Both the pans and lids say "The Pampered Chef" Professional. They are straight-sided, black matte finish.
Thank you for the responses. Will let you know how they turn out after he does his thing.
(He does have his uses! :-) ).
Last edited by bearisgray; 06-30-2015 at 08:49 AM.