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Who else on TRS is a cast iron user/collector? I am both... more of a serious user, my "collection" is pretty hodgepodge but I've run across quite a few pieces over the years that I just really like using.
I'll start, I usually find cast iron at yard sales and thrift stores. The only piece I've ever bought new is a Camp Chef dutch oven. This is my latest score, a VERY crusty Wagner Ware #10 skillet. I think this is an appropriate place to start given how gross it is... "seasoned" some might call it. I paid a buck for it and another buck for a rusty WW #3 skillet. There was a whole set but they were all in bad shape and the rest were $20 each.
There it is... 3/16" thick layer of burned on grease and a little rust and bird poop thrown in for good measure. Nasty ones like this get hit with a wire wheel on a grinder. Starting to show signs of life:
Ooooo buddy:
After the grinder treatment, I scrub them really well with a stainless steel scrubber, dish soap and hot water. That removes a lot of fine particles and dust.
I season pans on my BBQ grill. I wipe a thin layer of Crisco on, let it heat at 4-500 degrees until it stops smoking, then repeat one or two more times. That's all it takes.
Here it is in all it's glory... turned out really nice, it was cool to bring this one back to life. Gonna fry up some eggs on it tomorrow morning!
I'll start, I usually find cast iron at yard sales and thrift stores. The only piece I've ever bought new is a Camp Chef dutch oven. This is my latest score, a VERY crusty Wagner Ware #10 skillet. I think this is an appropriate place to start given how gross it is... "seasoned" some might call it. I paid a buck for it and another buck for a rusty WW #3 skillet. There was a whole set but they were all in bad shape and the rest were $20 each.
There it is... 3/16" thick layer of burned on grease and a little rust and bird poop thrown in for good measure. Nasty ones like this get hit with a wire wheel on a grinder. Starting to show signs of life:
Ooooo buddy:
After the grinder treatment, I scrub them really well with a stainless steel scrubber, dish soap and hot water. That removes a lot of fine particles and dust.
I season pans on my BBQ grill. I wipe a thin layer of Crisco on, let it heat at 4-500 degrees until it stops smoking, then repeat one or two more times. That's all it takes.
Here it is in all it's glory... turned out really nice, it was cool to bring this one back to life. Gonna fry up some eggs on it tomorrow morning!