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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 7:21 pm to Traffic Circle
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Black paint.
hell no, not if he's going to cook with 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 7:25 pm to 777Tiger
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hell no, not if he's going to cook with it
I was not being serious. But, what would you do?
I know to 'cure' my cast iron, I clean it, coat it with oil, and basically bake it at real high heat to form a carbon coat on it.
Here, it's really too big for an oven.
What do you think?
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:29 pm to Traffic Circle
quote:
Advice on restoring a large black iron pot Hmmm .... Sandpaper. Black paint. Sound good?
Dear god go back to K Mart.
Light a big fire, oil it with crisco, vegetable oil or bacon fat and let it cook for awhile. If need be hit with steel wool and repeat. Fill with water and boil then after it cools apply a light coat of vegetable oil while storing.
DO NOT SANDPAPER OR PAINT.
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 7:48 pm to 756
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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,
This guy's advice would appear to be your best bet. I have done one like this myself years back.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:51 pm to Traffic Circle
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What do you think?
I think you don't know what the frick you are talking about.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 8:02 pm to 756
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Fry fish
frick that. Would cost $6k in oil
Posted on 5/24/14 at 8:02 pm to Martini
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I think you don't know what the frick you are talking about.
Pretty much correct.
Posted on 5/24/14 at 8:04 pm to damnedoldtigah
Kitchen / restaurant supply stores sell stainless scrubbers
As noted above, light da pit, add lard or crisco , pork fat , etc.... Re-season pot over med high heat , let oil fill the pores
That's an awesome cracklins pot
As noted above, light da pit, add lard or crisco , pork fat , etc.... Re-season pot over med high heat , let oil fill the pores
That's an awesome cracklins pot
Posted on 5/24/14 at 8:04 pm to Martini
Vinegar water half/half soak for a few hours then wire brush to remove the rust.
don't let the vinegar soak over night it will pit the metal.
season with lard or crisco after
don't let the vinegar soak over night it will pit the metal.
season with lard or crisco after
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.
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