New Adventures in Old Cast Iron

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Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Just cook with the drat thing, it's already seasoned. If you really want to make them non-stick, the best thing is cooking lots of times with oil.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2015 00:06

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 19:06

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Wd40 kinda scares me, I'd just scrub with steel wool, reseason and cook with it again

# ¿ Jan 31, 2015 00:54

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

You try swinging a cast iron skillet several times and see how long it is before the zombies eat you because you're too tired to lift it again

# ¿ Feb 2, 2015 17:37

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

I dunno but I have leftover pizza might as well try both methods out

# ¿ Apr 15, 2015 00:35

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Cast iron gets a nice crispy crust again but the toppings don't soften and melt as much as I'd like. I say go with oven.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2015 03:34

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

feelz good man posted:

You can always test to see if your fry oil is hot enough by testing it with a small handful of ice cubes.

My friend's girlfriend wanted to fry stuff but she left the oil on the heat and walked away then forgot about it. When i arrived the house was filled with smoke and she didn't even know because she was upstairs. I took it outside and set it on the sidewalk to cool off and I figured, why not gently caress around with it? So I threw ice cubes into it on the sidewalk and it was loving VOLCANIC. Like after throwing two ice cubes in there the oil bubbled up so violently that the pot was almost empty after it calmed down

# ¿ Apr 22, 2015 08:12

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Get a 4 pound brick, wrap in aluminum foil. There's your grill press.

# ¿ May 4, 2015 09:48

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Nhilist posted:

Look what I found today, cast iron...fish? Who cares, they were in ratty shape, but a little tlc and I am going to...do, well something with them. They have to be old as all get out, the handles are cast and attached, bought them at antique store for 12 bucks.

I thought they were shaped like electric guitars at first

# ¿ May 22, 2015 19:53

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

You're fine.

# ¿ Nov 11, 2015 11:53

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

coyo7e posted:

Also I ran across this show today, and now I really, really want one of these guys' cast irons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ChPbdD3zDk

It appears they only sell 9 inch skillets with the long handle, and their 12" skillet is more of a casserole

http://boroughfurnace.com/shop/

For $300 I think I'd rather get a Finex

Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Dec 6, 2015

# ¿ Dec 6, 2015 08:17

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Search for flaxseed oil instead, it comes from the same plant, is more appropriate for seasoning and it's easy to find at Whole Foods in refrigerated supplements

It's hard to find online because it needs to be refrigerated

Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Jan 30, 2016

# ¿ Jan 30, 2016 01:47

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Yeah, having used vegetable oil and flaxseed, I haven't noticed much difference and I think the real magic is just seasoning constantly over time.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2016 01:53

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Hey so I got an angle grinder and I'm ready to sand off my cast iron.

Should I go 120 grit or 40 grit?

# ¿ Feb 3, 2016 23:53

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

This isn't about reseasoning, I'm trying to grind the pebbly metal surface to a smooth one.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2016 23:57

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Porter Cable angle grinder is $30 on amazon, sanding flap discs are $10 each at your local hardware store. You can do it yourself for $50 and you'll get to keep a scary machine that screams like a banshee and wants to eat your fingers off

# ¿ Feb 4, 2016 00:01

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

This is after the 40 grit, which was actually already pretty smooth. I did a round with 120 grit afterwards to go even smoother. There were visible ridges and scratches, but running my fingernails over them, I couldn't feel them. Good enough I guess.

Currently seasoning in oven. If there's a marked improvement on this 8 inch, I'm going to do the same for my 10 and 12

Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Feb 6, 2016

# ¿ Feb 6, 2016 22:45

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Scrape it with a metal utensil. Anything that comes off easily doesn't deserve to stay.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2016 02:13

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

TheQuietWilds posted:

After doing this I found it was a bit more difficult to get the seasoning to stick, but ultimately once it did it was much smoother. If it's a bit harder to season this time, stick with it.

Holy crap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq1ZOG1KLy8

I think it's as slick as a brand new Teflon pan.

I think the secret is to not try to rush the seasoning process. Let it cool down slowly in the oven. Don't pile on too much oil each layer.

Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Mar 8, 2016

# ¿ Mar 8, 2016 06:53

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

It shows there's a market for it and means there will probably be more in the future

# ¿ Apr 7, 2016 01:36

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xdPSPVUVg8

# ¿ May 11, 2016 10:08

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

No, unless you have some sort of torch that can get up to 2800�F

Throw it away. It's dangerous.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2017 02:42

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Think of it this way: is it worth the risk of loving up a repair job you've never done before and having a cast iron pan crack while you're cooking and spilling 400� oil on you because you wanted to get a free $20 pan

# ¿ Jan 13, 2017 02:51

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Stop complaining about Lodge's pebbly surface, everyone. If you cook with it enough all the bumps get submerged in seasoning

# ¿ Feb 24, 2017 08:40

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Mainstays is Walmart's house brand BTW.

It's probably fine, but who knows. I'd use'em.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 01:37

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Cast iron isn't great at heat distribution, so ironically you might get more even heating on an electric hob than you would on a gas stove.

Rough edges don't affect cooking performance, it's just ugly. If you can't deal with it, borrow an angle grinder and grind it smooth or toss it and get another skillet for $15

# ¿ Mar 14, 2017 07:40

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

The Slack Lagoon posted:

How do you keep your round cast iron griddles well seasoned? I used to have mine very well seasoned but I never cooked anything besides tortillas and eggs on it and eggs stick a lot now. I'd rather not strip it and trying to do a random coat doesn't seem to help

Constantly cooking with oil and fat is the only fool proof seasoning.

Also, make sure you're cooking eggs on medium heat. High heat seems to make eggs stick more.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 22:00

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Galvanized metal = absolutely not

Just scrub it down with steel wool

# ¿ May 17, 2017 07:43

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Galvanized metal toxic when heated very bad

Scrub rusty parts off cast iron with steel wool, reseason, good as new

# ¿ May 17, 2017 10:14

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

I bought an angle grinder for $40 and sanded smooth the bottom of my 8" Lodge skillet. And guess what? I decided it wasn't worth it. My 10" Lodge skillet was pebbly but over a couple years it got enough seasoning on it that the bumps were smoothed over and nothing sticks in the first place.

# ¿ Jul 25, 2017 19:45

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Carbon steel will rust the same too

# ¿ Sep 17, 2017 18:28

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

What carbon steel pans lack in heat storage, they seem to make up for by transmitting heat more directly

# ¿ Sep 26, 2017 17:02

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

I got gifted a griswold

Top has rust

Bottom has more rust

Scrubbed with a non-abrasive sponge and soap, got most of the rust off but there was still some rusty tint to the pan. Oiled and heated:

Can�t see the rust no more. Is that good enough or should I strip it

# ¿ Sep 5, 2023 06:45

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

I think the oil is hiding the rust in the last pic. Standard policy is zero rust, right?

I�ll probably do it in winter when it�s not so hot then

# ¿ Sep 5, 2023 08:55

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

I wanted to share a small victory. After a decade of seasoning, I cooked Korean bulgogi on my 10� lodge knowing full well the marinade would leave behind a burnt mess the likes of Vladimir Komarov�s corpse. But surprise surprise the burnt mess popped off with a strike from a wooden spoon:

# ¿ Dec 15, 2023 06:48

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 19:06

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Also in other news Griswold is shockingly light compared to Lodge. 12� lodge is 8lbs, 12� Griswold is 5lbs.

Griswold was starting to stink of oil rancidity. I heated it to 350� and now it smells fine. I suppose maybe last time I used it I must�ve oiled it up and not heated it. Never knew that could be an issue.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2023 06:55

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