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Advice on restoring a large black iron pot
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:18 pm
My grandfather pasted away last winter and was a full time farmer. He had hogs and would butcher them at home.
Last week for Mother's Day I was going through his barns and checking things out. It sure did bring up a lot of good memories. I found this #5 wash pot that he used to boil water to skin the hogs.
As you can see it's looks pretty rough but the overall condition is good. I want to clean it up for football season so I can cook in it. Tell me how the OB would go about it.
Eta: please move to the OB
Last week for Mother's Day I was going through his barns and checking things out. It sure did bring up a lot of good memories. I found this #5 wash pot that he used to boil water to skin the hogs.
As you can see it's looks pretty rough but the overall condition is good. I want to clean it up for football season so I can cook in it. Tell me how the OB would go about it.
Eta: please move to the OB
This post was edited on 5/24/14 at 7:20 pm
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Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:19 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Hmmm ....
Sandpaper.
Black paint.
Sound good?
Sandpaper.
Black paint.
Sound good?
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:20 pm to CalcasieuTiger
don't need no stinkin' restorin' just use it
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:22 pm to CalcasieuTiger
seriously, oil that sucker up, and fire it up a time or two to "re-season" it, that's about it
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:23 pm to CalcasieuTiger
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This post was edited on 4/19/21 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:31 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Why are you wearing water skis while standing in grass?
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:31 pm to CalcasieuTiger
First you need to build a good fire in a fire pit, turn the pot upside down and let the fire get hot and cook the inside good. Then hoses, off, Immediately- turn right side up and place fire underneath to get water out of the iron,
Then coat the sucker good with some lard, and put it back on the fire and let her got hot again. cool
if it looks good you are ok - if not add more lard and season it again
when it starts looking good fry fish it, that will give it more oil .Clean it reaoil, it keep it seasoned cook it don't let it setup and rust
Then coat the sucker good with some lard, and put it back on the fire and let her got hot again. cool
if it looks good you are ok - if not add more lard and season it again
when it starts looking good fry fish it, that will give it more oil .Clean it reaoil, it keep it seasoned cook it don't let it setup and rust
Posted on 5/24/14 at 8:07 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Refurbed one earlier this year. Salt/oil, soap and water, elbow grease.
Took a couple hours of work, but was easier than expected.
TD thread that helped me
Took a couple hours of work, but was easier than expected.
TD thread that helped me
Posted on 5/24/14 at 8:30 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Make an electrolysis tank and put it in there. Plenty of vids on YouTube. It'll take the rust off. Then reseason it and go to town.
Plenty of cast iron resources online. There are a few groups on FB (if you suck and have FB). They aren't that hard to restore.
Plenty of cast iron resources online. There are a few groups on FB (if you suck and have FB). They aren't that hard to restore.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 8:31 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Sand paper to grind down the rust.
Oil fire to season.
Oil fire to season.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 8:37 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Bring it to Bell's sandblasting in Denham Springs and get it blasted. Oil and season it.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:00 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:04 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Don't listen to any of these asshats.....cut a potato in half and put salt on it...scrub the rust off with that....coat in oil or lard and bake in oven at 300 for an hour....coat again and bake again....coat again and bake again.....cook in it
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:05 pm to CalcasieuTiger
don't put water on it while it's hot, there's a chance it would crack.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:07 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Get any rust off of it (don't use a power tool) put a thin coating of lard/shortening (lard is better) all over the thing, put it over a low fire and heat it to season it. After that you should be good to go. My dad has so many cast iron pots and pans and skillets that he's redone over the years, it's like second nature to him, and this is the technique he uses.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:13 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Listen to Kajungee or post this on the food board.
And clean those fricking toenails.
And clean those fricking toenails.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:20 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Email me
hey_paul@icloud.com
I will guide you in the right direction
hey_paul@icloud.com
I will guide you in the right direction
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:22 pm to CalcasieuTiger
I've restored dozens of vintage Griswold and Wagner iron pots and pans.
Follow Martini's advice. Get a fire going and burn off the rust and built up crud. Use a steel brush to remove tough build up after the burn. Season with shortening or canola oil. Do not sandblast or use chemicals if you intend to cook with it afterward.
Some pots do crack after being exposed to really intense fire. It happens but is quite rare..
Follow Martini's advice. Get a fire going and burn off the rust and built up crud. Use a steel brush to remove tough build up after the burn. Season with shortening or canola oil. Do not sandblast or use chemicals if you intend to cook with it afterward.
Some pots do crack after being exposed to really intense fire. It happens but is quite rare..
This post was edited on 5/24/14 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 5/24/14 at 10:14 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Posted on 5/24/14 at 11:19 pm to CalcasieuTiger
Very cool....my grandfather had one of those as well....we butchered many hogs using that thing....
First, it is cast iron and fairly brittle, so don't hit it with a hammer or drop it on cement or anything like that, as it will shatter....
I would say your best bet is to clean the rust out,either with a sandblasted or an angle grinder and wire wheel....
Next, you'll have to reseason to keep it from rusting again....I'd do that by getting some hog skin and cooking a pot of cracklings in it...
First, it is cast iron and fairly brittle, so don't hit it with a hammer or drop it on cement or anything like that, as it will shatter....
I would say your best bet is to clean the rust out,either with a sandblasted or an angle grinder and wire wheel....
Next, you'll have to reseason to keep it from rusting again....I'd do that by getting some hog skin and cooking a pot of cracklings in it...
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