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re: How to season Cast Iron skillets
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:09 am to fightin tigers
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:09 am to fightin tigers
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So you are saying that electrolysis would solve the problem with the pot I have?
It would. But, if it's just surface rust I wouldn't go through the trouble to make an elaborate setup like I have (it's really not that fancy...more like a frankenstein).
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:11 am to htownjeep
Yeah, good bit of pitting.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:27 am to fightin tigers
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Yeah, good bit of pitting.
It may be the picture, but it doesn't look too bad to me. If I was you I'd make up a solution of 50% white vinegar and 50% water. Just make sure it's totally submerged. Let it soak for about half an hour or so, take it out and rinse it and scrub it with some 000# or 0000# stainless steel wool. If it gets results I'd repeat a couple of times until it's to where you like it. Then I'd season it right after I washed the hell out of it with Dawn and rinsed it real good.
Do not let it soak in that solution for a long period of time though. Maybe an hour tops. Don't do something crazy like overnight.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:29 am to tsmi136
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:30 am to htownjeep
10-4, just rubbed it down with some kosher salt and it took a lot of the bigger flakier rust off.
Going to see what I can find to soak this pot in.
Going to see what I can find to soak this pot in.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:35 am to htownjeep
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I emailed ya about your xmas purchases (or plans to purchase) but didn't hear how it went. Were they happy?
Hmm. I missed it. Will go and check.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:39 am to fightin tigers
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just rubbed it down with some kosher salt and it took a lot of the bigger flakier rust off.
Nice, that's a good method I hear. I've never tried it personally. There's also a molasses method you can try. Also, I've never tried it because with my luck I'd have coons overtake my garage like Normandy beach.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:49 am to htownjeep
Couldn't find enough vinegar or a tub big enough to soak, so I made a mixture and soaked some paper towels to cover the pot. Hope this is good enough.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:49 am to fightin tigers
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tub big enough to soak
Sink?
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:04 pm to htownjeep
Thought about the sink, I would need about 3 gals of vinegar to submerge it. Also not sure about the rust in a SS sink. Don't want to impregnate the SS with the rust.
This post was edited on 1/14/14 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:11 pm to htownjeep
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It may be the picture, but it doesn't look too bad to me. If I was you I'd make up a solution of 50% white vinegar and 50% water. Just make sure it's totally submerged. Let it soak for about half an hour or so, take it out and rinse it and scrub it with some 000# or 0000# stainless steel wool. If it gets results I'd repeat a couple of times until it's to where you like it. Then I'd season it right after I washed the hell out of it with Dawn and rinsed it real good.
Do not let it soak in that solution for a long period of time though. Maybe an hour tops. Don't do something crazy like overnight.
This, I have also used Navel Jelly on heavy rusted items
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:13 pm to Kajungee
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Navel Jelly
That's disgusting.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:23 pm to fightin tigers
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Thought about the sink, I would need about 3 gals of vinegar to submerge it.
Plastic bag? Oven roasting bag?
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:26 pm to tsmi136
Purchasing a cast iron pot any other place other than a pawn shop is simply retarded.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:32 pm to tigerdup07
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Purchasing a cast iron pot any other place other than a pawn shop is simply retarded
Tell me more.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:34 pm to htownjeep
Their pots are already seasoned and normally half the price of a new one or at least a good bit less.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:40 pm to tigerdup07
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Their pots are already seasoned and normally half the price of a new one or at least a good bit less.
I agree with this. I personally would/will never buy a modern cast iron skillet/pot. The Lodge I spoke of earlier I found in my garage attic many years ago. But for inside cooking, I'd never use the modern stuff.
But you can find cast iron at many other places other than pawn shops. Estate sales, garage sales etc are also good places. I have a 1880-1910 Erie that is absolutely a joy to cook with. Got it at a garage sale for $5. It's worth over $200 to many collectors.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 1:04 pm to tigerdup07
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Purchasing a cast iron pot any other place other than a pawn shop is simply retarded.
Dang! I bought one from some guy on the internet.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 1:50 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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Tigertown in ATL
Retard
Posted on 1/14/14 at 3:27 pm to htownjeep
I have people that buy me cast iron stuff, where does that put my intelligence?
Fwiw, still in progress, but looking better.
Rubbed it down with oil and salt before curing it, still some crusty salt on it that I'll need to wash off. Couple hours on the grill, surface temp was about 550°. Think I'll cool it, wash it, oil it, then put it back on for a couple more hours.
Fwiw, still in progress, but looking better.
Rubbed it down with oil and salt before curing it, still some crusty salt on it that I'll need to wash off. Couple hours on the grill, surface temp was about 550°. Think I'll cool it, wash it, oil it, then put it back on for a couple more hours.
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