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re: Cast iron cookware
Posted on 11/2/14 at 7:06 am to VOR
Posted on 11/2/14 at 7:06 am to VOR
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Tried to re-season this afternoon with melted vegetable shortening. Baked in the oven. Ended up with a "drip" on the interior sides of the pan
Used to much shortening. Wipe it until you have a very thin layer
Posted on 11/2/14 at 7:44 am to htownjeep
Can you elaborate on the electrolysis cleaning process?
Posted on 11/2/14 at 7:48 am to PurpleHaze583
the brand names on most of mine are not visible, wonder why?
Posted on 11/2/14 at 11:41 am to CHEDBALLZ
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Can you elaborate on the electrolysis cleaning process?
Yes please, anyone?
Posted on 11/2/14 at 1:36 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
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Can you elaborate on the electrolysis cleaning process? Yes please, anyone?
In a nutshell, you use electricity, water and some other things to remove buildup and rust. Imagine chrome plating in reverse.
Posted on 11/2/14 at 1:45 pm to PurpleHaze583
Lodge is terrible. I'm not sure if yall are serious. Cajun classic is the best I have used.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 2:58 am to Martini
Martini, I am not sure if you're being serious about the "heavy unmarked but smooth" skillets that you have. I would bet anything that you have a bit of Birmingham Stove & Range. That is some of the nicest cast iron I've ever dealt with.
I have restored a few of those pieces and they are very high quality. Just fyi, BSR actually milled the surfaces of their skillets and they had a smooth as glass finish when they were new. They used a heavier wall design but it was made by highly skilled foundrymen and workers that finished each skillet by hand (we will just have to agree to disagree on quality of the castings and workmanship).
If you would be interested in finding out if that is what you have I can tell you just by a picture of the bottom of the skillet's handle or by its markings (Number (size) and Mold Marker ID (will be 1 or 2 letters and possibly a dot or comma)). They have a very interesting history and I'd be happy to share via email if you're interested.
I was messing around in my garage earlier and discovered that I had dropped a few skillets in my lye bath and had forgot about them. One is a BSR and I remembered somone on here had described some of their stuff to a T but I had never said anything. Took some digging but I found your post.
Sorry everyone for the rambling, but I figured Martini should know he has some pieces with a very interesting history.
Edit-markings like above described are the ones I will mess with and the years in your post match up to that series known as their Red Mountain series. Later series started after WWII and I don't mess with those but I do hear they are good for daily use.
I have restored a few of those pieces and they are very high quality. Just fyi, BSR actually milled the surfaces of their skillets and they had a smooth as glass finish when they were new. They used a heavier wall design but it was made by highly skilled foundrymen and workers that finished each skillet by hand (we will just have to agree to disagree on quality of the castings and workmanship).
If you would be interested in finding out if that is what you have I can tell you just by a picture of the bottom of the skillet's handle or by its markings (Number (size) and Mold Marker ID (will be 1 or 2 letters and possibly a dot or comma)). They have a very interesting history and I'd be happy to share via email if you're interested.
I was messing around in my garage earlier and discovered that I had dropped a few skillets in my lye bath and had forgot about them. One is a BSR and I remembered somone on here had described some of their stuff to a T but I had never said anything. Took some digging but I found your post.
Sorry everyone for the rambling, but I figured Martini should know he has some pieces with a very interesting history.
Edit-markings like above described are the ones I will mess with and the years in your post match up to that series known as their Red Mountain series. Later series started after WWII and I don't mess with those but I do hear they are good for daily use.
This post was edited on 11/15/14 at 3:21 am
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:21 pm to htownjeep
htownjeep,
I have an old skillet that on the bottom is marked....
10
S K
Made in USA
D
Does that tell you anything?
I have never used it. If it is junk, you won't hurt my feelings by telling me, lol. Thanks.
I have an old skillet that on the bottom is marked....
10
S K
Made in USA
D
Does that tell you anything?
I have never used it. If it is junk, you won't hurt my feelings by telling me, lol. Thanks.
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 11/17/14 at 8:36 am to cypressbrake3
quote:
. If it is junk, you won't hurt my feelings by telling me
To me any old cast iron would never be considered junk.
I have a few older pieces with no name, but are among my favorites.
Hell my 15 gallon pot has no name, but we have traced back in the family at least 70 years. could be much older
Posted on 11/17/14 at 10:12 am to cypressbrake3
quote:
I have an old skillet that on the bottom is marked....
10
S K
Made in USA
D
A picture would really help. If you could take a picture of the handle top and bottom that would help as well.
quote:
I have never used it. If it is junk, you won't hurt my feelings by telling me, lol. Thanks.
Junk is a subjective term really. It might not be collectible or worth a lot of money, but I'm sure it would still be great for cooking.
eta-Gut feeling is that it is a Lodge made after 1960. Does it have 3 different notches in the heat ring by chance?
This post was edited on 11/17/14 at 10:29 am
Posted on 11/17/14 at 10:13 am to Kajungee
I've got an older one as well, and it just has a couple of markings on the bottom. I'll dig it out tonight and post it here, maybe some of y'all can help me place it. It was my grandmother's and is around 70 years old. I've had it since early 2005 after she passed on New Year's day 2005.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 10:15 am to Kajungee
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I have a few older pieces with no name, but are among my favorites.
No name doesn't necessarily mean it's not traceable. No markings at all?
quote:
To me any old cast iron would never be considered junk.
I agree for the most part. Unless it's cracked, warped or fire damaged I will usually at least buy it and get it back to its glory so someone else can enjoy it.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 10:56 am to toco
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Cajun Classic....I'm pretty sure it's made in Mamou
quote:
5. Where is the cookware manufactured? While some of our products including Lodge's cast iron are produced here in the United States, most of our cookware products are imported from various countries.
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