I bought a Cabela 14" dutch oven and it was really rough sand cast. I coated it with Lard and baked it a couple of times, but wasn't making much headway on getting it seasoned fit to use. I took it out to the shop and used my big angle grinder and a knotted steel cup brush and worked it real good inside, then seasoned it again. Works great now and goes hunting and camping with me all the time.
I wondered about giving it a smoother finish with a 5" flapper disc on my mini grinder as the surface is a bit rough. I may give that a try. Either way, I'm stuck with it so I'll have to make it work.
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