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re: Cleaning some cast iron

Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:36 pm to
Posted by AlmaDawg
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:36 pm to
Nice collection! I love the divided cornbread pan in your first pic! Give you $5 for it...

Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 6:14 pm to
I understand why old pans are better. What I don't understand is why they are better. It's not like we forgot something about metal working between then and now. Why can't you find something like that new? There's apparently a market for it.
This post was edited on 1/20/13 at 6:15 pm
Posted by AlmaDawg
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 6:28 pm to
quote:

What I don't understand is why they are better. It's not like we forgot something about metal working between then and now.


WE don't make them anymore for the most part. Your freindly Chinaman does. And they dilute the metal down, stretching it out further.

Cheaper metal warps a lot faster, is not as smooth on the surface, rusts faster, and it does not last as long with minimal care.
Posted by ADLSUNSU
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Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 7:49 pm to
what he said and a little about the casting process that the older folks used. Wagner bought Griswold back in the 30s or 40s i think

For some reason something was lost.

I am with you though, you would think that someone could figure out how to do it right again.

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