2021 what did you do today?

Mad Max · June 24, 2021, 08:36:13 PM

I might be doing this all wrong, but if I want to re do mine I put it in the oven on the clean cycle. Removes all the seasoning down to the bare met
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Can't do that on my oven , no vent hood

Longcruise · June 24, 2021, 08:58:41 PM

I have a vent hood but it's not needed to run a clean cycle.

flyonline · June 24, 2021, 10:02:34 PM

Quote from: Crooked Stic on June 23, 2021, 06:49:04 AM
The vise works well for what I do.
A better base would be an old big truck brake drum. Bigger footprint and heavier.

Thanks! I've got a larger than standard wheel here that weighs a ton, so should work out good

Mad Max · June 24, 2021, 10:45:41 PM

Quote from: Longcruise on June 24, 2021, 08:58:41 PM
I have a vent hood but it's not needed to run a clean cycle.

I tried to season a Iron skillet and it ran me out of the cabin.

Roy from Pa · June 25, 2021, 04:37:27 AM

I have 4 old iron skillets, 2 of them are grizwolds.

Crooked Stic · June 25, 2021, 08:17:43 AM

If your vise base is too big then you need to bend a bit cause you can't get up close. And for me the bending is not good.

Eric Krewson · June 25, 2021, 08:45:36 AM

I had heard that if a person would polish the inside of a cast iron skillet really well after seasoning it would be just like a non stick Teflon pan. I spent hours polishing the insides of all my cast iron, it didn't make it a bit better than non polished. I seldom use these pans now, I sure do like my ceramic ones.

Bowjunkie · June 25, 2021, 09:24:14 AM

I never tried polishing them. Some of the newer ones have a much rougher cooking surface than the vintage ones. But some of the more expensive modern ones are polished at the factory. But as long as they're relatively smooth to start, it's the repeated seasoning, and everyday use with oils and fats over time that will eventually make them nearly non-stick. Removing it all down to bare metal, as I just did, means I have to start that over again. But that's ok. I like to cook.... and eat.

I get on an iron kick sometimes and cook a lot with them for a while. I have several Dutch ovens too. The skillet I'm working on now is an old Wagner #10.

Pat B · June 25, 2021, 12:38:31 PM

I have a few pieces of cast iron cookware. My favorite piece is a round, flat griddle that I use for grilled cheese sandwiches. I never wash it. I use only butter on it and just wipe it clean while still hot.
When cooking with non-stick cookware get the pan HOT first then add the oil, butter or whatever. Hot pan, cold oil. This will help it be non-stick. I learned this while cooking in restaurants.

kennym · June 25, 2021, 04:41:44 PM

Not sure yet , quizzed someone on here a bit about static's ...

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Longcruise · June 25, 2021, 05:01:59 PM

Having some sort of deja vu Kenny. 😀

kennym · June 25, 2021, 05:39:05 PM

Can't seem to get enough punishment...

And... I've never built a static.

Mad Max · June 25, 2021, 06:29:36 PM

You got it

Roy from Pa · June 25, 2021, 06:57:41 PM

That's how I designed my statics..

Shredd · June 25, 2021, 07:06:18 PM

Do It, Kenny..!! Do It...!!

Roy... How's that dog doing?? Figure he be dead by now...

Longcruise · June 25, 2021, 08:30:23 PM

Quote from: Shredd on June 25, 2021, 07:06:18 PM
Do It, Kenny..!! Do It...!!

Roy... How's that dog doing?? Figure he be dead by now...

Roy from Pa · June 26, 2021, 04:02:25 AM

If the dog wasn't my nephew's it would be gone.

Nephew has MS and been in a wheelchair for 8 years. He takes the dog for a walk every day and she trots right in front of his electric wheelchair as they go out the road. Those walks with her is the highlight of his day.

Longcruise · June 26, 2021, 10:55:30 AM

Well then, you are stuck with the dog. Therapy maybe? Course that begs the question; for Roy or the dog?

Shredd · June 26, 2021, 12:59:09 PM

Yeah... I love hiking with my dog... It's a beautiful thing...

Glad the dog is ok... Probably only got a sour stomach...

Roy from Pa · June 26, 2021, 01:00:16 PM