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coxy

what is the best way to clean one and how often do you season them

newoodguy78

I just simmer water in mine and scrub with a Brillo pad at the same time. Pour it out and let the residual heat dry it then wipe a light coat of oil and it's ready for next time. Haven't actually seasoned any of mine in years.
Whatever you do don't use detergent while cleaning

Jeff

I Heat that bugger up hot then pour a smll bit of water in it so it sizzles and loosens stuff up. Wipe it out, repeat if nessesary. Once you get everything out, while the pan is still hot, spray in some pam, or a little oil and wipe that out. never use soap or cleaner and never put it in the sink.  We keep ours all in the oven, as we don't use the oven all that much and don't have any place else for them. For the most part, probably 85% of the time, the cast iron is what we use.



 

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Chuck White

I have a 3" deep X 8" dia. (at the bottom) frying pan that I'm trying to get adjusted!

I cook my eggs in it in the mornings, then when they're done, I wipe it out with a paper towel and then I take another paper towel with some Crisco on it and wipe the entire inside of the pan with it!

The pan is getting a little better and don't stick quite so much as it did at the start!

I've been told "don't be in a big hurry" it takes time to do it right!

I'd really like to get this pan right, those old Teflon pans just don't quite get it!
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Roxie

Peanut oil is the absolute best conditioner and protector of cast iron.  I have two cast iron skillets that are 45 years old, and a few that are more recent additions.  Once they are seasoned properly, I do use a scrubby sponge and detergent and water. 

I wouldn't recommend peanut oil for frying if you have a cholesterol problem, but it makes the best fries, fish, and chicken known to man. 

Say when

WDH

Mine are so seasoned after being passed down through several generations that it does not matter anymore how you clean them. 
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69bronco

Ours are well seasoned and usually wipe right out, if anything stick we rub it with salt and a paper towel. Wipe on a little oil and good to go. That was per my grandmother 30-40 yrs ago.

Weekend_Sawyer

I love cast iron and have quite a bit of it.

Cast iron is porous so don't use soap.

For light stuff I just wipe it out.
For heavier stuff I scrape it out with a metal spatula.
For baked on I do like others have said, put in some water and heat it up.

Oil and store.
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LaneC

 I love cast iron and do as everyone else has said except I have a pretty Italian wine bottle with olive oil in it right by the stove, and after I heat it hot enough to evaporate all the water after cleaning it, I sling some olive oil in it and wipe it down with a napkin, and the lid also, until the next use.
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LaneC

  I didn't read the question well enough :) I think you only have to really season it one time. After that, by not cleaning with detergent and soap, it continues to build up a non stick surface from each use. There are a couple of methods you could use but either way you will have to get it very hot the first time and then start with what type of oil you will use for the initial seasoning. If you just got one, you may want to scribe a date on it somewhere if you plan on passing it down. Mine is probably 20 years old (not old for most folks) and I wish I would have dated it so when I pass it on they can say, that is Paw Paws old pot, look at the date on it.
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Weekend_Sawyer

Season it once, use it a lifetime!
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drobertson

I love them too, we have 4, small skillet, pretty big shallow (lodge), and a deep dish wagner, one like WDH's it sounds like, now the lodge was a bit of a pain getting it right, and I've tried the steaming off method, it seemed to just create another round of seasoning all over again for me.. I just cooked everything in it for a while,, mainly bacon and sausage,,and I do what many folks don't, but I use hot tap water and one of those soap filled scrubbers, lightly cleaning and rinsing with the hot water, it now will bake and fry anything without sticking..the little one was a pain as well, its a pioneer woman skillet, picked it up at a walmart for 10 bucks, same as above, lots of cooking. To your question, I believe you can use dish soap, just don't soak it, and for seasoning, I cleaned them good, coated with oil, and placed in the oven upside down baking at 350* for over an hour, the dutch oven cleans out good too, they can be cantanceraus (spelling) but with patience they will come around and serve you well,
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petefrom bearswamp

No soap here, just hot water, wipe out with a plastic scrubber, dry on the stove and wipe with a little oil.
OUr oven is the storage place too.
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DanG

I'm a member of "Cast Iron Cooking" on Facebook. The group has over 270,000 members and has all kinds of info on whipping your cast iron into shape.  For seasoning, they recommend coating lightly with lard or shortening and placing upside down in the oven at 450-500 for a couple of hours. The trick is to get the temp up to the "smoke point" and hold it there until all of the volatiles are burned out of the coating. You can also use your grill if you don't want to smoke up your house.
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21incher

I purchased 2 Chinese  cast iron frying pans at tractor supply a couple years ago and they were junk. The pores were big enough to loose a grain of rice in and everything stuck no mater what I tried. Tossed them and got some lodge pans from Costco.  What a difference. Lesson learned, quality costs. :)
Thanks everyone for sharing these pointers to a new cast iron user.
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coxy

yes thanks I'm new to this  my mom had one that was at least 20in with 2 handles  after dad and mom passed away my sister through it in the garbage because it was black  >:( >:( >:( >:( I was not happy  that pan made the best p chops and steak I ever had not to mention the fried taters that came out of it  the pan that a friend got me is preseason and its from Cabela's not shur where it was made haven't seen it yet another guy told me cook as much bacon in it as I can eat for a few months then try frying an egg if it sticks cook more bacon  :o :D 

Ianab

Quotenother guy told me cook as much bacon in it as I can eat for a few months then try frying an egg if it sticks cook more bacon  :o :D

Yup, that will work  :D

I did have to re-season one of my pans, but that was after it was in a house fire at the Ex's. (I'd left her a frying pan when I moved out) Fire was so hot we found the pan on the ground, with a puddle of aluminium solidified in it.  :D She was getting all new stuff from the insurance, so I salvaged that. Took some wire brush on a power drill work to clean it up. But wiped it down with oil, baked it in a hot oven for a couple of hours, then cooked some bacon. Good as new  ;D

And that's just a cheap Chinese set, although it does seem to be decent quality, and has lasted well.
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WV Sawmiller

   I never heard of re-seasoning one unless it was old and rusted. I confess I have used detergent on mine but mostly I just scrub briskly with a stiff plastic bristled brush or scrubby pad under scalding hot water and occasionally wipe with cooking oil.

   We have a big selection of cast iron including some that belonged to my grandmother and possibly she got them from her mom. Dad sent us a 4" and a 2" deep oval roaster with a lid that fits both about a year after we got married (When we returned from an overseas USMC tour). He sent them by Greyhound bus from Fla to SC. I'd speculate we have used that 4" roaster on average at least once per month for the 39 years we have had it.
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samandothers

My brother found an old rusted cast iron skillet.  I sand blasted it to clean.  He seasoned and used it.

If a pan/skillet is warped is there a method to flatten?  We have a skillet that is bulged in the center that came from mom and dad's.  We speculate it was too hot and placed in water.

Weekend_Sawyer

Quote from: 21incher on December 15, 2017, 07:20:48 PM
I purchased 2 Chinese  cast iron frying pans at tractor supply a couple years ago and they were junk. The pores were big enough to loose a grain of rice in and everything stuck no mater what I tried. Tossed them and got some lodge pans from Costco.  What a difference. Lesson learned, quality costs. :)
Thanks everyone for sharing these pointers to a new cast iron user.

If you have a junk pan it will make a nice plinking target for a 22 or pellet rifle.
I bought a couple from a junk (antique) shop and was going to plink with them but they turned out to be nice pans so I kept them. Go figure.  ::)

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Raider Bill

I stopped at a garage sale Saturday. Guy had a bunch of cast iron. Got to taking to him about cleaning the rust off when he finds them. His "secret" is PB Blaster. I'm like are you kidding me! Do you tell the people you sell them to so they won't use the to cook with?
Nope. And the worst part is he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
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Weekend_Sawyer

There ya go, If they were cheep, perfect plinking pans!
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coxy

you cant just burn the PB off   :-\     if nothing else your inners should be lubed up and every thing should slide out real fast  :D 8)   

WV Sawmiller

   Good point Raider Bill. I worry about such ever since I came home from an overseas assignment and found my son had taken a small cast iron skillet and was using it on the big wood stove downstairs to melt his lead sinkers and cast his bullets.

   
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DanG

You can get a little kit at most any hardware store to test cast iron for lead contamination. Not a bad idea if you're buying used stuff. ;)
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BradMarks

Anybody else actually crack a skillet?  Blackened Redfish (ok, we had halibut), white hot skillet, cold fish covered with butter, and Emeril's Blackened Redfish Magic, perfect recipe for a cracked skillet ;D  Only do this outside!

Weekend_Sawyer

 I've never cracked one or warped one.
I did have an imprint of the handle of one on my palm when I left it on the stove on high and tried to move it with a wet hand. ::)
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WV Sawmiller

   Never cracked one myself but have seen them. Don't know who did it.

   Reminds me of the time my wife took her 1 qt and 1.5 qt copperware saucepans and decided to use as double boiler. Both were same diameter. She put the 1.5 qt on with water to boil then cut up a cold block of cheese and let set a couple minutes then put it on the other pot. Pretty soon water/steam bubbled out around the bottom/sides of the top pan so she moved both off the burner and let set. I still remember that loud sucking sound as the top pot was pulled into the bottom one. I had to permanently bend it to break the vacuum to get it free.

   I told her good example of physics at work. Take two items same size and heat one so it expands then cool other one down so it contracts and make them fit together but when temp equalized they were well bonded. She did not appreciate the lesson or me reminding her. She gets funny that way sometimes.
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Weekend_Sawyer

Ha! good story. That's how I drive bearings onto a shaft.
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coxy

started using my pan got a bunch of pork fat and just started frying it just don't eat to much of it at one time it comes out both ends  :D  my MIL  told my wife not to forget about to wipe oil/grease  on the out side to help season it  what is the reason to season the out side of the pan   is there such a thing as burning the pan as in not being able to cook in cause every thing will taste burnt 

Chuck White

Seasoning cast iron pots and pans takes quite a long time!

I cook eggs, with a little butter in my frying pan each morning and once in a while they'll stick a little bit, but usually come out pretty good!

When I get done frying the eggs, I take a paper towel (while the pan is still hot) and wipe the pan out, then another paper towel with a little bit of lard on it and put a light coat over the entire inside surface of the pan!
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Roxie

I assumed that the outside is seasoned to prevent rust.  I only use peanut oil on my pans, and they have an attractive uniform black non-stick finish.  I also need the non-stick on the outside because I use a smaller pan to mash foods that buckle when cooked, like ham and beef steaks, and hamburgers keep a nicer shape when weighted down with a smaller pan on top of them. 

My corn bread pan is over 50 years old now.  My daughter's in law are beginning to argue over who gets the pans when I'm gone.   :D
Say when

Raider Bill

Quote from: Roxie on February 01, 2018, 07:17:38 AM
I assumed that the outside is seasoned to prevent rust.  I only use peanut oil on my pans, and they have an attractive uniform black non-stick finish.  I also need the non-stick on the outside because I use a smaller pan to mash foods that buckle when cooked, like ham and beef steaks, and hamburgers keep a nicer shape when weighted down with a smaller pan on top of them. 

My corn bread pan is over 50 years old now.  My daughter's in law are beginning to argue over who gets the pans when I'm gone.   :D

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WLC

Nothing additional to add other than agreeing with most of what has been passed on already.  I've been collecting Griswold and old Wagner cast iron for many years.  I've cleaned and reseasoned a number of pans over the years and have found that lard or peanut oil is the best oil to use for seasoning.

I have one pan that is probably close to 130-140 years old now that belonged to my G-Grandmother.  Cooks better than any new non-stick pan being sold now.  Momma still has the same G-Grandmothers round griddle.  It's never had anything other than biscuits cooked on it and as far as I know has never had a drop of water touch it.  Just wiped off after each mornings biscuits are cooked.
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moresnow

Quote from: WLC on February 13, 2018, 02:44:20 PMIt's never had anything other than biscuits cooked on it and as far as I know has never had a drop of water touch it. Just wiped off after each mornings biscuits are cooked.

Bingo. Mine gets used daily for breakfast. Often for supper also. For years. Zero H20 ever. Wiped down/out while still warm/hot. Put the lid back on and walk away. Never has left the stovetop. Part of MY house decoration effort :D 
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mike_belben

I give them a quick scrub with soap, dont tell the wife.  She is still convinced that one drop will wreck the things and make everything taste bad.  

Im sorry. When it sits around in a pile of old food on the counter for a week, a little warm water isnt cuttin it for me.  I dont put food into dirty bowls and im not gonna start putting it in scuzzy pans either. 

I wipe both sides with olive oil and store in oven also. 
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Weekend_Sawyer

I burned my cast iron pot pretty bad the other day.

I filled it with water and put a chicken carcass in it to make broth, turned it on high and went outside to cut the grass.

When I saw smoke billowing out of the windows I ran back inside, shut off the stove and moved the pot to the side and then took a deep breath. Coughing and gagging I ran back outside. For the next few minutes I would run in the front door, through the house and out the back door, pegging them open. Then run back through and open a couple of windows on my way through. Smoke was coming out of every door and window of the house. I went back to mowing the grass.

When Diane came home she asked whats for dinner?
We went out.

After scraping out as much debris and caked on chicken grease as I could I put a wire wheel on my angle grinder and went over the whole thing. When I was done it looked almost new and the burned charcoally smell was almost gone. I washed it a couple of times and coated it with corn oil and seasoned it.

I used it the other day to make a pot o beans and it worked fine. I half expected to taste a bitter burned flavor but it was fine.

Oh yea, my smoke detectors work fine too.



 
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luvmexfood

Learned this the hard way. Never leave water in a cast iron skillet and set on the counter top to soak. Course the soaking period was a month while I was gone. Came back to find water had leached thru the cast iron ruining the counter top.
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Raider Bill

Glad it all worked out Jon.
Lot's of house fires start with a pot left on a stove.
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petefrom bearswamp

My wife, bless her heart, has had more sets of pans than Emeril,or the late Anthony bourdain
Last batch was a 400 dollar set from Williams Sonoma guaranteed to not warp.
We were warned to not cook on high heat (what good is this?) which we have done religiously.
The centers of the frying pans were all high after the first few uses.
pieces of high priced crap.
My 2 cast iron skillets reside in our oven and I use them almost exclusively.
She is too proud to admit the design faults in the aluminum non stick pans.
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samandothers

My brother found an old pan that wa s rusted really bad.  I took it and sand blasted it.  Once he cleaned and reseasoned it was good to go!

Dave Shepard

My family has been using Revereware since just after the invention of fire. :D Never any problems. I now have my grandmother's. I would never use a non-stick pan. I also have a large collection of Griswold cast iron, but have never used any of them. 
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Raider Bill

Quote from: Dave Shepard on June 12, 2018, 12:09:01 PM
My family has been using Revereware since just after the invention of fire. :D Never any problems. I now have my grandmother's. I would never use a non-stick pan. I also have a large collection of Griswold cast iron, but have never used any of them.
Except for frying pans and dutch ovens, all my sauce pans are Revere ware made in Rome, NY.
A couple of my cast iron pans were my Grand Mothers.
The First 70 years of childhood is always the hardest.

Al_Smith

Some where,Lord only knows because I don't I must have an entire double stack oven of cast iron.Muffin pans in the shape of an ear of corn,dutch oven,10" skillet that belonged to my great great grandmother etc .I hadn't been able to use them until about a year ago when the glass top counter unit got broken .Good riddance,replaced it with a resistance unit .
 I have a 12" Lodge plus two smaller skillets my lady friend donated .I clean them with just water heated to a boil in the skillet with just a brush and dry them on the burner .A little peanut oil,good to go .Nothing on this earth fries potatoes or pork chops like a cast iron skillet .

daddyscott2001

I bought a newer Lodge, and while the material was good - the casting was very rough.  I had seen a suggestion on one forum or another to use a random orbit sander to smooth out the roughness from the casting a bit and then season.  I did so and with the first attempt at seasoning, the skillet was slicker than any new fangled Teflon skillet!!!  Just another option if you have a rough one you are trying to get whipped into shape!

lxskllr

Thanks for bumping this! I got a Lodge from the thrift shop to give to my daughter as a jul gift, and forgot all about it. It's in good shape, but I wanted to wash and season it for her. She's coming down this wekend. Lodge was always my least favorite brand due to the rough casting, but that's all we've got from USA anymore if you want to buy new. Most of my stuff is Wagner that I got new when they were still around. I also have a Griswold waffle iron I picked up used somewhere.

WV Sawmiller

    We did a couple of vacations with a private guide from South Africa. They cook a lot in cast iron an don open grills called a braai. We enjoyed it and Koos told us they have national contests in south Africa where they cook various dishes in cast iron using hot coals. I would love to get the job as the judge. digin1

    Reminds me of the funny story about the American getting tagged to be a guest judge in India in a curry cook-off. That did not end so well for him but funny reading the reviews from the 3 judges.
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Al_Smith

I paid more for the lid of that 12" Lodge than I did for the skillet .I've got a 16"  that I bought at Williamsburg pottery in Virginia and the lid at the French market in Columbus Ohio .Lord only knows where it's at  the moment .Talk about heavy .That big old thing goes on rocks in a camp fire .Talk about a huge mess of fried potatoes ,feed half the neighborhood . 8)

daddyscott2001

Quote from: lxskllr on January 07, 2019, 02:48:48 PM
Thanks for bumping this! I got a Lodge from the thrift shop to give to my daughter as a jul gift, and forgot all about it. It's in good shape, but I wanted to wash and season it for her. She's coming down this wekend. Lodge was always my least favorite brand due to the rough casting, but that's all we've got from USA anymore if you want to buy new. Most of my stuff is Wagner that I got new when they were still around. I also have a Griswold waffle iron I picked up used somewhere.
Years ago I saw a waffle iron with the stand and the joint at the back where you can flip it over (I think it was a Griswold?), they wanted $80 for it and I thought that was high.  When I got to where I could check prices (I was new to vintage cast iron then) - I was very unhappy with passing that piece up!!!

lxskllr

Quote from: daddyscott2001 on January 08, 2019, 03:24:51 PM

Years ago I saw a waffle iron with the stand and the joint at the back where you can flip it over (I think it was a Griswold?), they wanted $80 for it and I thought that was high.  When I got to where I could check prices (I was new to vintage cast iron then) - I was very unhappy with passing that piece up!!!
That's exactly what I have. Mine has the metal coil heat guards, but I think they were also made with wood on some models. That's also about what I paid. $60 or $80 are both in my head, but I got it years ago, so I can't quite remember. I do remember jumping on it cause I never saw one that cheap before. I had been looking for a waffle iron for awhile. Griswolds especially command high prices. Maybe Wagner does too anymore. They were reasonable when I bought them new.
My father had a really big pan, but I can't remember who made it. It was either Griswold or Wagner. I gave to the nurse practitioner that was caring for him when he was sick, but could still be home for a bit. It was an African woman with a large family, and she liked the pan. I figured she could put it to better use than I could. I'm sometimes regretful I gave it up, but that's silly. Better that it went to a good home, but still...

coalsmok

When my wife and I went on our honeymoon I bought her a 17" lodge skillet. It lives on the stove, she loves it as she can cook all the steaks or pork chops for dinner at the same time. Or potatoes on one side and steaks on the other.

Al_Smith

The problem with a big skillet ,16" 17" or even a 12" on an electric stove is you normally don't have a burner large enough .Gas is a little different and not only is more adjustable but also responds faster .I really wish I had gas .Then again great great grandmother somehow managed with a wood fired cook stove .

coalsmok

We have propane and sometimes use two burners under our big one.

petefrom bearswamp

Just re read this thread. regarding Revere ware, we had it when we were first hitched, but it has disapeared over the years as wifey is now on her at least 5th set of cookware.
The biggest boondoggle is the Le cruset enameled cast iron.
It hangs on the pot holder I made years ago and looks pretty.



 

The LeCrusert is on the left,  the latest high priced crap on the right
I do use the Lecruyset to boil water sometimes.
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TACOMATODD

I just recently got through sanding to smooth the REALLY rough spots in a few of my cast iron PCs of cookware. They are great for our outdoor activities. The wife seems to like to cook in them, but I have the hardest time getting her to take care of them, so it falls back to me if it needs to be done right. Good thing I season them proper, or the whole shabang would be much more difficult. But everyone loves the way the food turns out, no matter who cooks in it.
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SupFellers

I made some nummy bourbon brownies from scratch with a homemade caramel sauce the other day. Cast iron is awesome for baking -- especially when it's well seasoned! 

Cold and rainy is the best baking weather  :-*




 

 
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WDH

Looks like one is missing :D.
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SupFellers

Quote from: WDH on February 21, 2019, 08:43:00 PM
Looks like one is missing :D.
I needed one for the pretty caramel drizzle pic!  ;D
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Chuck White

Looks really good!

I like cooking with castiron!
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Weekend_Sawyer

The other day I was in an antique/junque shop and picked up this cast iron pot for $6.

 

With a little work using the wire wheel on an angle grinder and some seasoning it came out very nice. I gave it to a friend for her birthday. She had been asking me to keep my eye out for one.

 
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Weekend_Sawyer

I have no idea how old this pot is, it has no markings on it.
Notice in the 2nd pic how the wire kicks out at the handle to keep it upright, I think that's a neat touch.
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Jon, Appalachian American Wannabe.

thecfarm

$6!! :o  I would of bought 2 for that price.  :D
Yes,I like the handle idea.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

Chuck White

I have a Dutch oven like that, handle and all, but mine has a glass lid!
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.
With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

pgk1

Quote from: DanG on December 14, 2017, 09:41:11 AM
I'm a member of "Cast Iron Cooking" on Facebook. The group has over 270,000 members and has all kinds of info on whipping your cast iron into shape.  For seasoning, they recommend coating lightly with lard or shortening and placing upside down in the oven at 450-500 for a couple of hours. The trick is to get the temp up to the "smoke point" and hold it there until all of the volatiles are burned out of the coating. You can also use your grill if you don't want to smoke up your house.

+1 I run two heat cycle this way, light coating of oil in between. Once I turn the oven off I leave the pans inside the oven until it cools down to room temp. pans work better than a brand new teflon pan when done this way.
PM605, MS462CM, MS211

olcowhand

PGK1, Where'd you find an MS 462CM?
I travel quite a bit around our Great (Lakes) State; been checking various Stihl Dealers, but haven't found one yet....
Olcowhand's Workshop, LLC

They say the mind is the first to go; I'm glad it's something I don't use!

Ezekiel 36:26-27

pgk1

I didn't realize they were hard to find, I just went to my local dealer and he ordered one, had it a couple of days later. I'm new to this site, is allowed for me to post the name of the dealer where I purchased? Nice saw by the way, I have been using my 28 year old PM605 which still runs great, low end/ midrange powerband, I was in for quite a pleasant surprise the first time I used this 462, total different power delivery. It loves to rev. :) 

Pete
PM605, MS462CM, MS211

pgk1

Hey Olcowhand,
I just noticed your in Manton, I was just up there a couple of weekends ago, picked up a Jeep hood from someone in your neck of the woods on my way up to our cabin in Kalkaska.

Pete
PM605, MS462CM, MS211

olcowhand

Thanks Pete,
I'm actually trying to look at and heft one, no "mail order" brides for me....
All the Dealers I've checked have offered to order one for me, but I want to see it first. Frankly, if they're not willing to stock one, I'm not sure I want to go in there anymore....
Steve
Olcowhand's Workshop, LLC

They say the mind is the first to go; I'm glad it's something I don't use!

Ezekiel 36:26-27

pgk1

I hear ya, my dealer still had to order mine because he still had 461's in stock, next time I'm up at our cabin I could let you know. Your more than welcome to try it out.  ;) We have a place on BLue lake so were probably a hour drive from you if memory serves. I stopped by Mcleans in Grayling this past Sunday to pickup a few files and they were in the same boat as my local dealer, 461's still in stock.
PM605, MS462CM, MS211

Chuck White

What's Stihl chainsaws got to do with "castiron"?  :-\
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.
With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

thecfarm

All thread go to chainsaws. :D  :D  :D
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

olcowhand

.......So Pete, like I was saying over in the Chainsaws thread (before they made us come to this thread.....): My wife got me this new Lodge Cast Iron skillet for our Anniversary, and I was reading your post about seasoning, then BAM! I see you have a new MS462CM! Well, anyway- thanks for your post.
This summer sometime, I'll come visit and we can try out that Stihl, I mean we can compare Cast Iron recipes.
Happy, Guys?
Steve
Olcowhand's Workshop, LLC

They say the mind is the first to go; I'm glad it's something I don't use!

Ezekiel 36:26-27

pgk1

LOL any time Ole hand, and sorry guys for hijacking this thread, now back to cast iron.
PM605, MS462CM, MS211

lxskllr

Quote from: olcowhand on March 28, 2019, 04:01:42 AM
 I mean we can compare Cast Iron recipes.
Happy, Guys?
Steve
I like to melt down pig iron, add some old saw chains and files, a pinch of sand, and then pour it into a sand mold.
:^P

Chuck White

N O W , I understand how the chainsaw discussion ended up here!    :-[
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.
With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

pgk1

PM605, MS462CM, MS211

Chuck White

A little luck was on my side a few days ago!

I was in a 2nd-hand store and ran across some castiron stuff, and ended up taking home another castiron duch-oven!

This one is 12 inches, got 3 legs, and has a castiron lid also, the name cast in the lid is LODGE, with a raised frying pan making up the "O" in the name!

Out the door cost was $46.00!
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.
With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

WV Sawmiller

   My wife grabbed one of her cast iron Dutch ovens today, added our fishy corn oil and fixed us some fresh WV catfish and bream. We had a fine lunch. Cast iron is hard to beat.


 Final result in the making - she had about this much more still in the Dutch oven frying.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

Paul_H



We cook a lot with cast iron and I have a bit of an addiction and have brought home more than we need but we have kids moving out so some gets passed on. The last few years we've grown grain corn and grind it and screen it for grits and corn meal for pancakes and corn bread. 
We make a lye solution from wood ash and soak the corn for a couple days and make masa harina for tortilla.

Usually the cornbread is cooked in a 8" cast iron frying pan but have been looking for a cornbread pan like this one that I bought yesterday at a flea market. It's a Wagner.





We are in the midst of a renovation and have bought a wood cookstove to replace the old wood stove. This one will heat our house and be used to cook in the winter months. It has a cast iron cook top and we have bought a larger cast iron griddle for bacon and pancakes.
The stove shown is not ours(still in crate) It is a flame view that loads from the side through a door with glass for viewing.



Science isn't meant to be trusted it's to be tested

thecfarm

A nice looking stove. I have the same looking clean out tool for my cook stove.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

WDH

If you are going to fire it up to heat the house, you may as well cook on it. 
Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

Texas Ranger

beats grannies old four eye.
The Ranger, home of Texas Forestry

Mike W

Quote from: thecfarm on March 27, 2019, 10:04:29 PMAll thread go to chainsaws.    


and here I thought all posts ended up in the "Grits" category at some point or another, good to see grits has some competition going on! ;D

Steve Crook

That stove will cook grits just fine

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