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What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? #18126582 02/12/23 Joined: Apr 2022 Posts: 240 J Jim270 OP Campfire Member OP Jim270 Campfire Member J Joined: Apr 2022 Posts: 240 Using stick Crisco now. I used to use lard for my skillets and Dutch ovens, but if I didn't use the ovens for awhile, they would smell like a skunks rear end when I went to use them.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126584 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 27,239 MN S steve4102 Campfire Ranger steve4102 Campfire Ranger S Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 27,239 MN I just use vegetable oil. Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe, an Obama phone, free health insurance. and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126585 02/12/23 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,677 Fairbanksan in Aleutian Hell stevelyn Campfire Outfitter stevelyn Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,677 Fairbanksan in Aleutian Hell A batch of cornbread with lotsa bacon grease. Z

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126587 02/12/23 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,726 Eastern Shore, Va L longshot3 Campfire Tracker longshot3 Campfire Tracker L Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,726 Eastern Shore, Va Bacon grease and vegetable oil.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126594 02/12/23 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,589 Houston, Texas BFaucett Campfire Regular BFaucett Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,589 Houston, Texas video posted to YouTube on Jan 2, 2022 YouTube channel: Cowboy Kent Rollins [2.4M subscribers]

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126597 02/12/23 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,820 Ohio Ohio7x57 Campfire Regular Ohio7x57 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,820 Ohio Cowboy Kent is fun to watch! Ron People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Orwell

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126606 02/12/23 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 20,902 Southern Ohio KFWA Campfire Ranger KFWA Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 20,902 Southern Ohio I have grapeseed oil laying around, I'll start using that R.I.P. Ethan

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126652 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida You mean initial seasoning? That was a long time ago. I think lard. I don't apply anything, generally speaking, to maintain the season on my cast iron. Generally, whatever oil or grease was in it from cooking is what gets added to the season. After rinsing it out with hot water and a brush, followed by a cold water rinse, I wipe it with a paper towel and place it on the stove on high till it smokes. Then I take it off. Done. The smoking is the residual oils (from the last time you cooked, left on the surface after rinsing and brushing) polymerizing on the surface (and carbonizing), which adds to the season, or replaces lost season.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? BFaucett #18126658 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by BFaucett video posted to YouTube on Jan 2, 2022 YouTube channel: Cowboy Kent Rollins [2.4M subscribers] If properly done, there's no oil becoming rancid, because it's been polymerized onto the surface.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126671 02/12/23 Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 780 Indiana J JTrapper73 Campfire Regular JTrapper73 Campfire Regular J Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 780 Indiana I use bacon grease if available and vegetable oil if I have no bacon grease.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? JTrapper73 #18126674 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by JTrapper73 I use bacon grease if available and vegetable oil if I have no bacon grease. Yep, if there's not enough oil on it from the last cook, I tend to use bacon grease. Just a tiny bit on a paper towel, and wipe it on, then onto the hot stove top till it smokes.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? steve4102 #18126694 02/12/23 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 65,752 N. Central Florida, and Miami Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 65,752 N. Central Florida, and Miami Originally Posted by steve4102 I just use vegetable oil. same here Sam......

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126805 02/12/23 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,355 Central Washington R rc82bttb Campfire Tracker rc82bttb Campfire Tracker R Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,355 Central Washington Grape seed oil Rick

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126851 02/12/23 Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 869 W WVGuy Campfire Regular WVGuy Campfire Regular W Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 869 I have been cooking in cast iron using olive oil. It has given my cast iron the best non stick surface I have found. All I can say, is give it a try. I had always used bacon grease or vegetable oil. Olive oil was an upgrade.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126865 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,484 South of I-10 B Borchardt Campfire Tracker Borchardt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,484 South of I-10 West Texas Intermediate, sparingly. Imagine a corporate oligarchy so effective, so advanced and fine tuned that its citizens still call it a democracy.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18126873 02/12/23 Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,303 K KRAKMT Campfire Regular KRAKMT Campfire Regular K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,303 Flax seed is what the wife has used.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? rc82bttb #18127031 02/12/23 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 5,239 Michigan A akrange Campfire Tracker akrange Campfire Tracker A Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 5,239 Michigan Originally Posted by rc82bttb Grape seed oil Bore Butter ..

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127033 02/12/23 Joined: May 2021 Posts: 634 O org_Rogue_Hunter Campfire Regular org_Rogue_Hunter Campfire Regular O Joined: May 2021 Posts: 634 Cowboy Ken is entertaining, but he gets a lot of stuff wrong...also, he's just "clickbait". That said, I would agree that flaxseed oil is expensive overkill and it flakes. I also agree, smoking oil is extra oil on the surface of the pan, not polymerized oil...two different things. I've used leaf lard for cooking, baking, and CI seasoning for years. Season new CI 1-2 times and start cooking with it...cooking builds seasoning, don't waste time "re-seasoning" One of the best maintenance things you can do for seasoned CI is to scramble eggs in them...don't know why, but it puts a real nice black sheen back on the skillet. Last edited by org_Rogue_Hunter; 02/12/23.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127040 02/12/23 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,554 B Bogtrotter Campfire Regular Bogtrotter Campfire Regular B Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,554 Salted butter, just heat it till it melts, wipe it off and store the pan. Oh,and don't let your wife anywhere near them!

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127046 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 23,823 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 23,823 South Carolina What ever is handy. I even scrub the cast iron (gasp!) every so often with a SS scrubby. Re season on the stove. “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127059 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 38,838 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 38,838 Colorado Interesting stuff here: https://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/01/a-science-based-technique-for-seasoning-cast-iron/ A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127078 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 1,876 Alberta KillerBee Campfire Regular KillerBee Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 1,876 Alberta Been using Sunflower Oil for a long time, because it has one of the highest smoke points @ 450 degrees. Nothing beats a well seasoned Cast Iron Pan, it's the original Non-Stick pan. KB Last edited by KillerBee; 02/12/23. My LR scope is a Huskemaw Blue Diamond 5-20x50. It's awesome. The USA, is our last chance at freedom. God Bless America ~

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127085 02/12/23 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 64,207 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 64,207 Filer, ID Avocado oil is highly heat resistant. It's smoke point is 520F. It's also good for frying. Sin wouldn't be so attractive if the wages were paid immediately. ,,............... No Democrat left behind. Vote them all out.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127092 02/12/23 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 29,422 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire Ranger EdM Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 29,422 Either Texas or Idaho Stove and pots/pans get vegetable oil after every use. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? KillerBee #18127107 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by KillerBee Been using Sunflower Oil for a long time, because it has one of the highest smoke points @ 450 degrees. Nothing beats a well seasoned Cast Iron Pan, it's the original Non-Stick pan. KB Yep. My eggs slide right off the skillet into my plate. No stick. PS The season is actually oil that's been polymerized, carbon infused, and bound to the surface via heating till smoking. It's important to remove it from the heat as soon as it starts to smoke, as letting it smoke further will actually consume season rather than add to it. Heating to just the point of smoking adds the carbon infusion element to the seasoning. The combination of carbon and polymerized oils is what makes the surface nonstick. The carbon element is why a properly seasoned skillet is back.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127131 02/12/23 Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 2,420 NC Mountains B BuckHaggard Campfire Regular BuckHaggard Campfire Regular B Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 2,420 NC Mountains It's been so long since I seasoned a new cast iron skillet I don't remember. I don't put anything on my seasoned skillets after I use them, except maybe a little vegetable oil if they're looking a little dry.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? smokepole #18127133 02/12/23 Joined: May 2021 Posts: 634 O org_Rogue_Hunter Campfire Regular org_Rogue_Hunter Campfire Regular O Joined: May 2021 Posts: 634 Originally Posted by smokepole Interesting stuff here: https://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/01/a-science-based-technique-for-seasoning-cast-iron/ No, no, no. She got some things right, but more info was wrong. She was a writer who happened upon a popular subject and got traction from it for a while.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127134 02/12/23 Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,125 Lakewood, Colorado MickinColo Campfire Regular MickinColo Campfire Regular Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,125 Lakewood, Colorado Been using Avocado oil lately.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? KRAKMT #18127248 02/12/23 Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6,350 The West Mountain P Poconojack Campfire Tracker Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6,350 The West Mountain Originally Posted by KRAKMT Flax seed is what the wife has used. +1, supposed to be the best. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127270 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,336 Texas L Lslite Campfire Regular Lslite Campfire Regular L Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,336 Texas Lard for the using irons ,bees wax for anything stored. " It ain't dead.As long as there's one cowboy taking care of one cow,it ain't dead ! " Monte Walsh

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? org_Rogue_Hunter #18127319 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 38,838 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 38,838 Colorado Originally Posted by org_Rogue_Hunter Originally Posted by smokepole Interesting stuff here: https://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/01/a-science-based-technique-for-seasoning-cast-iron/ No, no, no. She got some things right, but more info was wrong. She was a writer who happened upon a popular subject and got traction from it for a while. OK. What did she get right? A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127574 02/12/23 Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,708 H Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker H Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,708 After you deep fry a few messes of fish and taters in a cast iron dutch oven it will be black and slick as glass best way to season them I have found.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127651 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,363 Black Hills of Dakota CRS Campfire Tracker CRS Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,363 Black Hills of Dakota I have messed around with lard, bacon, crisco, flaxseed, olive, and canola. Plain old canola has worked just fine for me. After use and cleaning I will put it back on the stove to dry, then wipe or spray with canola. Heat until it starts to smoke then set it aside to cool. Arcus Venator

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127662 02/12/23 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,277 Eastern N.C. Triggernosis Campfire Tracker Triggernosis Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,277 Eastern N.C. Grapeseed oil.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Poconojack #18127708 02/12/23 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,273 The Palmetto State C cra1948 Campfire Outfitter cra1948 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,273 The Palmetto State Originally Posted by Poconojack Originally Posted by KRAKMT Flax seed is what the wife has used. +1, supposed to be the best. If you actually do it right with flaxseed oil (which is food grade linseed oil) you will get a polymerized, non-stick coating that will probably last the rest of your life. It will even stand up to commercial dishwashers. Mathew 22: 37-39 Happy escapee from NY

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127783 02/12/23 Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 715 east central fl. /n/c pa. Y yobuck Campfire Regular yobuck Campfire Regular Y Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 715 east central fl. /n/c pa. I keep a small can of Crisco in the fridge, and occaissionaly wipe a thin coat on them. I mainly cook with olive oil, except when i fry fish, for that i use peanut oil.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127915 02/12/23 Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 51 Montana D deer1 Campfire Greenhorn deer1 Campfire Greenhorn D Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 51 Montana Another for Grape seed oil.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18127998 02/12/23 Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 326 South Louisiana Simplepeddler Campfire Member Simplepeddler Campfire Member Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 326 South Louisiana Mineral to maintain primarily. but, I have been really pleased with some of the new beeswax products. Look into Crissbee. FWIW, I restore old cast Iron when I find the right pieces. I have and electrolysis tank that we use, then build the seasoning back with mineral oil. Mineral oil will not go rancid like vegetable oils and other oils.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128012 02/12/23 Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,924 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,924 IOWA, USA 5/30 full-synthetic Mobil…..or Carlini Canola spray from Aldi’s. "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128019 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 1,876 Alberta KillerBee Campfire Regular KillerBee Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 1,876 Alberta Based on what you guys are saying, I am going to switch to Flaxseed Oil. Thanks for the education :o) KB Last edited by KillerBee; 02/12/23. My LR scope is a Huskemaw Blue Diamond 5-20x50. It's awesome. The USA, is our last chance at freedom. God Bless America ~

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128065 02/12/23 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 293 Carroll Co Mississippi C carrollco Campfire Member carrollco Campfire Member C Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 293 Carroll Co Mississippi I too have had great, long lasting success with flaxseed oil. Got a friend that takes the easy way out. He carries his cast iron to his favorite Chinese restaurant and gets them to season them. Gives them $5 per cast iron ware. Didn’t remember the oil they used, maybe sesame seed oil. What ever they use on their woks. Durable and takes like 5 minutes per item. Love my cast iron especially Mama Lou’s 8” Griswold I inherited. Make cornbread generally every other day in it. Recently made chicken and dressing and cooked it in the Griswold instead of a Pyrex dish. Multiple pieces picked up at yard sales and junk shops and restored.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? KillerBee #18128084 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by KillerBee Based on what you guys are saying, I am going to switch to Flaxseed Oil. Thanks for the education :o) KB But, but, cowboy Kent says it’s too brittle! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128131 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 1,876 Alberta KillerBee Campfire Regular KillerBee Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 1,876 Alberta Originally Posted by Jim270 Using stick Crisco now. I used to use lard for my skillets and Dutch ovens, but if I didn't use the ovens for awhile, they would smell like a skunks rear end when I went to use them. Curious? I have never seasoned my Dutch ovens, which are another essential cooking tool, FO SURE! How many of you guys season your Dutch Ovens, and why does ceramic need seasoning? Thanks! KB Last edited by KillerBee; 02/12/23. My LR scope is a Huskemaw Blue Diamond 5-20x50. It's awesome. The USA, is our last chance at freedom. God Bless America ~

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128146 02/12/23 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 64,052 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 64,052 TX Crisco. It’s what my grandmother always used and works fine. I still have hers and my great grandmother’s frying pans. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? KillerBee #18128153 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Ceramic does not. Also the ceramic coating can crack if heated on stove top while empty. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128166 02/12/23 Joined: May 2016 Posts: 49,667 Montana J Jim_Conrad Campfire 'Bwana Jim_Conrad Campfire 'Bwana J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 49,667 Montana Cook with them. I am MAGA.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim_Conrad #18128213 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 3,032 Utah crittrgittr Campfire Tracker crittrgittr Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 3,032 Utah Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Cook with them. Yep,doing some hot wings in one today.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim_Conrad #18128490 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,951 Republic of Texas R Ranger99 Campfire Regular Ranger99 Campfire Regular R Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,951 Republic of Texas Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Cook with them. This is it ^ ^ ^ There's no special oils or pastes needed, or no elaborate procedures or voodoo. After it's sanded down smooth, wash the hooey out of it and use it. And there's no special imported exotic wood utensils needed. Use whatever you regularly use in the kitchen. I can assure you that my ancestors that used cast iron and stamped steel cooking vessels never bought any special preparations or cooking utensils to "season " their pots and pans. First and foremost, they didn't have the money to buy special stuff, and bought what they did because it was cheap and durable. My grandma would probably laugh at a bunch of these people who insist that you need some special grease or oil, or an exotic imported hardwood spoon or spatula. She used the old crap she had since the early 1900's that she probably trader the peddler a hen and some eggs, or a couple of pounds of butter for. The "seasoning " myth is a recent yuppie cooking show phenomenon that everybody's latched on to. Just use what you have and take care of it, and it'll last for more than 100 years like a few of the C.I. and steel cook vessels I use.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128501 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon Campfire Kahuna wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario Canola oil, lard. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Ranger99 #18128566 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by Ranger99 The "seasoning " myth is a recent yuppie cooking show phenomenon that everybody's latched on to. My grandmother used nothing but cast iron and went to great lengths to maintain the seasoning. I remember that from when I was a kid in the 1960s (I remember thinking how backwards grandma was for using that old, black, heavy, stuff to cook with). My mother remembered grandma carefully maintaining it, too, when she was little in the 1930 and 1940s, and even then grandma's cookware was old, and had been in her family for many years. I inherited one of her skillets, but gave it to my nephew's wife, who had a great interest in it. I do agree with you about cooking utensils. I use whatever I want, without concern for damaging the seasoning, since each time you cook, you're reapplying it anyway.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128666 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,890 Retired CPO USN. Amarillo TX MAC Campfire Regular MAC Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,890 Retired CPO USN. Amarillo TX Best thing I ever found for seasoning a skillet was bear fat. Render down the fat from a black bear into lard and you will never have a problem with things sticking. Bear makes the best lard I have ever used. You get out of life what you are willing to accept. If you ain't happy, do something about it!

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128722 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Slight tangent: When you oil your CI, do you wipe the outside/bottom of the pan? If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18128775 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by ironbender Slight tangent: When you oil your CI, do you wipe the outside/bottom of the pan? Initially, I do, but after that just the interior.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? MAC #18128846 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon Campfire Kahuna wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario I've heard that as well. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? The_Real_Hawkeye #18128893 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye Originally Posted by ironbender Slight tangent: When you oil your CI, do you wipe the outside/bottom of the pan? Initially, I do, but after that just the interior. Do you have a gas range? It seems the blue flame erodes the bottom seasoning, then they can get some rust. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128902 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon Campfire Kahuna wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario You can fry bacon, and eggs in a cast skillet using an arctiine torch. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? MadMooner #18128917 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 18,060 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 18,060 Clinging to our God and Guns Originally Posted by MadMooner What ever is handy. I even scrub the cast iron (gasp!) every so often with a SS scrubby. Re season on the stove. Mine usually get hit with the SS scrubby under running water. No harder than necessary. You can buy olive oil in aerosol cans(Pam). Expensive but convenient to give it a toot, wipe. Set it back on the hot stove. Didn't vote for Fester. Oz made me hold my nose!

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128931 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon Campfire Kahuna wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario It is cast iron, after all. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128977 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,951 Republic of Texas R Ranger99 Campfire Regular Ranger99 Campfire Regular R Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,951 Republic of Texas I should have also added that many have the impression that "seasoning " is like a coat of paint or powder coat. "Seasoning " is down inside the pores of the cast iron, and can't be scraped off. If you're able to scrape anything off, that's just burned gunk, and needs to come off anyway before it gets hot and pops off in little flakes in your food and on the stove. Might even start a fire if it lands on the wrong thing. Use it like he posted earlier and enjoy it. With minimal care your descendants will be using it and talking about it in the next century Good Luck

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? wabigoon #18128982 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by wabigoon You can fry bacon, and eggs in a cast skillet using an arctiine torch. C’mon man! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18128983 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by ironbender Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye Originally Posted by ironbender Slight tangent: When you oil your CI, do you wipe the outside/bottom of the pan? Initially, I do, but after that just the interior. Do you have a gas range? It seems the blue flame erodes the bottom seasoning, then they can get some rust. Somehow, I've never gotten any rust after close to fifteen years of cooking with cast iron. Here's the bottom.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18128987 02/12/23 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon Campfire Kahuna wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 52,243 Iowa/NW Ontario When the power's out, an' you're hungry. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18128997 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,529 Maryland, USA Cigar Campfire Regular Cigar Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,529 Maryland, USA Any oil that I might have.. It was my grandfather’s Macey’s.. 1912/14 He was a telegrapher for the RR.. John = Waterfowler at hart along with my late Baydog 9/26/20 .. = Time to understand the truth and educate yourself outside the failed state of collectivism. = Striving to be turdlike.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18129009 02/12/23 Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,417 Vermont PintsofCraft Campfire Regular PintsofCraft Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,417 Vermont Avocado oil cuz I’m a nerd

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18129015 02/12/23 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 16,085 North of Des Moines kwg020 Campfire Ranger kwg020 Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 16,085 North of Des Moines Bacon grease. I never wash with soap and water, I just run some hot water over it and wipe it down. kwg For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR American conservative. Iowa chapter. Stolen elections have consequences.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? kwg020 #18129029 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by kwg020 Bacon grease. I never wash with soap and water, I just run some hot water over it and wipe it down. kwg That's it.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18129084 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 1,896 MartinStrummer Campfire Regular MartinStrummer Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 1,896 When my cast iron gets horribly caked up on the outside, and it eventually will, I build a big hardwood fire and toss my cast iron in. Once the gunk has burned off, I brush it with a fine wire brush. Then it gets a liberal coat of olive oil (EVOO) inside and out, and goes into the oven at 350• for about an hour. Cool them and use them.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? MartinStrummer #18129167 02/12/23 Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,804 Columbia, South Carolina S Sasha_and_Abby Campfire Regular Sasha_and_Abby Campfire Regular S Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,804 Columbia, South Carolina Originally Posted by MartinStrummer When my cast iron gets horribly caked up on the outside, and it eventually will, I build a big hardwood fire and toss my cast iron in. Once the gunk has burned off, I brush it with a fine wire brush. Then it gets a liberal coat of olive oil (EVOO) inside and out, and goes into the oven at 350• for about an hour. Cool them and use them. DITTO... "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went" Will Rogers

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? The_Real_Hawkeye #18129396 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye Originally Posted by ironbender Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye Originally Posted by ironbender Slight tangent: When you oil your CI, do you wipe the outside/bottom of the pan? Initially, I do, but after that just the interior. Do you have a gas range? It seems the blue flame erodes the bottom seasoning, then they can get some rust. Somehow, I've never gotten any rust after close to fifteen years of cooking with cast iron. Here's the bottom. Looks cut by the oxidizing flame. Losing the makers marks, if that matters to you. Last edited by ironbender; 02/12/23. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18129419 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... This pan gets the most use. Several times per day. It’ll get an oil wipe before the morning eggs. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? wabigoon #18129428 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by wabigoon When the power's out, an' you're hungry. Electric range? A gas range can be lit when power is out. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18129449 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by ironbender Looks cut by the oxidizing flame. Losing the makers marks, if that matters to you. I plan to be buried with it, so it doesn't matter. Truth be told, though, if I were to burn off all the carbon buildup by putting it in the oven on the clean mode, the bottom would likely look new afterwards.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18129458 02/12/23 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by ironbender Originally Posted by wabigoon When the power's out, an' you're hungry. Electric range? A gas range can be lit when power is out. Yep, that's been handy for me many times. Just turn it on and use the grill lighter.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18129527 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... It would take a lot of moving the torch (assuming wabi was trying to spell acetylene) to not induce thermal stress in the CI. I think he was joshing. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18129655 02/12/23 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,341 E TN,..yep, thats right! T tndrbstr Campfire Tracker tndrbstr Campfire Tracker T Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,341 E TN,..yep, thats right! Originally Posted by ironbender This pan gets the most use. Several times per day. It’ll get an oil wipe before the morning eggs. That’s pretty neat. You can cook four different things at one time!

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18129680 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... That’s the pan I found in an old camp in the Kenai mountains. Dismounted from my horse and felt something oddly flat under my foot. It’s great for fried eggs or pancakes. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18129702 02/12/23 Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,798 Republica de Tejas E Edwin264 Campfire Regular Edwin264 Campfire Regular E Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,798 Republica de Tejas Flax seed oil

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18129736 02/12/23 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,177 Ohio D deerhunter5555 Campfire Tracker deerhunter5555 Campfire Tracker D Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,177 Ohio Bare fat Buy once, cry once.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? deerhunter5555 #18129750 02/12/23 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,341 E TN,..yep, thats right! T tndrbstr Campfire Tracker tndrbstr Campfire Tracker T Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,341 E TN,..yep, thats right! Originally Posted by deerhunter5555 Bare fat If you meant ‘bear’, That’s been my go to lately, use what you got

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18129753 02/12/23 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,341 E TN,..yep, thats right! T tndrbstr Campfire Tracker tndrbstr Campfire Tracker T Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,341 E TN,..yep, thats right! Originally Posted by ironbender That’s the pan I found in an old camp in the Kenai mountains. Dismounted from my horse and felt something oddly flat under my foot. It’s great for fried eggs or pancakes. That was a good find, I bet someone was heartbroken over losing that one.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18130021 02/12/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... I dunno. It was quite rusted and overgrown by vegetation. It had been there a couple years. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18132597 Yesterday at 04:57 PM Joined: Apr 2022 Posts: 240 J Jim270 OP Campfire Member OP Jim270 Campfire Member J Joined: Apr 2022 Posts: 240 Got home from camping today. Picked up a bottle of the Grape seed oil and decided to give it a try. Satisfied so far.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18132877 Yesterday at 06:11 PM Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 326 South Louisiana Simplepeddler Campfire Member Simplepeddler Campfire Member Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 326 South Louisiana image post sites The lid is not correct for the pot, but I bought these at a garage sale for 25 bucks and cleaned these up

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18132884 Yesterday at 06:12 PM Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,007 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,007 Somewhere between lost and fou... Grape seed oil or crisco. Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Simplepeddler #18132894 Yesterday at 06:15 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121,424 Northern Florida Originally Posted by Simplepeddler image post sites The lid is not correct for the pot, but I bought these at a garage sale for 25 bucks and cleaned these up That's a chicken fryer.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18132961 Yesterday at 06:36 PM Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 4,399 NE Arkansas MPat70 Campfire Tracker MPat70 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 4,399 NE Arkansas Lard, oven at 450 for 2 hours. Never use soap on it. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? The_Real_Hawkeye #18133064 Yesterday at 07:06 PM Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 326 South Louisiana Simplepeddler Campfire Member Simplepeddler Campfire Member Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 326 South Louisiana That's a chicken fryer.[/quote] Yes, it’s a hammered piece. I located the correct lid later. It’s what is known as a 4 in 1?? The lid is a skillet as well. Cool piece.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18133069 Yesterday at 07:08 PM Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 15,549 A add Campfire Ranger add Campfire Ranger A Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 15,549 Vaginal secretions. Epstein didn't kill himself. "Play Cinnamon Girl you Sonuvabitch!" Biden didn't win the election.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18133232 Yesterday at 07:51 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... IURC, grape seed oil needs to be stored in the refrigerator? If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18133385 Yesterday at 08:50 PM Joined: Apr 2022 Posts: 240 J Jim270 OP Campfire Member OP Jim270 Campfire Member J Joined: Apr 2022 Posts: 240 Originally Posted by ironbender IURC, grape seed oil needs to be stored in the refrigerator? Little fuzzy. Store tightly capped in a cool, dark place. This product may become cloudy at 45°F.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18133452 Yesterday at 09:24 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Pic must be 45*. It’s a little cloudy! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18133459 Yesterday at 09:31 PM Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,007 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,007 Somewhere between lost and fou... Originally Posted by ironbender Pic must be 45*. It’s a little cloudy! LOL Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18133516 Yesterday at 10:43 PM Joined: May 2016 Posts: 49,667 Montana J Jim_Conrad Campfire 'Bwana Jim_Conrad Campfire 'Bwana J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 49,667 Montana I think you guys spend more time "seasoning" and caring for your pans than you do cooking with them. I am MAGA.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim_Conrad #18133537 Yesterday at 11:15 PM Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 17,282 TN A alwaysoutdoors Campfire Ranger alwaysoutdoors Campfire Ranger A Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 17,282 TN Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad I think you guys spend more time "seasoning" and caring for your pans than you do cooking with them. Yep. Kingston caint cook a dog turd in his cast iron. Now, you’re gonna have to go through hell; worse than any nightmare that you’ve ever dreamed.But in the end,I know you’ll be the one standing.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18133543 Yesterday at 11:38 PM Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,462 T Theoldpinecricker Campfire Regular Theoldpinecricker Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,462 I use bacon grease or lard. Like the man in the video says, just use the damn things.

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18133546 Yesterday at 11:50 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,168 JeffA Campfire Tracker JeffA Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,168 Originally Posted by ironbender I dunno. It was quite rusted and overgrown by vegetation. It had been there a couple years. A couple or more, according to the markings it would have been cast around 1909. Is the handle still intact?

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? JeffA #18133548 4 hours ago Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 81,787 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by JeffA Originally Posted by ironbender I dunno. It was quite rusted and overgrown by vegetation. It had been there a couple years. A couple or more, according to the markings it would have been cast around 1909. Is the handle still intact? Yep. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? ironbender #18133555 3 hours ago Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,168 JeffA Campfire Tracker JeffA Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,168 OK, I gotta ask. Are the pictures deceiving or are you cooking on the bottom of that griddle?

Re: What Are You Using To Season Your Cast Iron? Jim270 #18133558 3 hours ago Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,168 JeffA Campfire Tracker JeffA Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,168 Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye Originally Posted by Simplepeddler image post sites The lid is not correct for the pot, but I bought these at a garage sale for 25 bucks and cleaned these up That's a chicken fryer. That's pretty cool, especially if you found the original high domed porcelain lined, easy clean lid it came with. The markings on the inside of the lid are hidden being covered with the black porcelain lining. Even though it just dates back to the 1940s there's not so many cast iron pieces out there with their oridginal accompanying hinged lid.  Complete it's worth quite a bit, you done good @ $25.