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Re: Cast Iron Skillet The_Real_Hawkeye #19276485 03/06/24
Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,478 KillerBee Campfire Tracker
KillerBee Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,478	Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye Originally Posted by KillerBee Talking about Cast Iron Pan Maintenance, do any of you guys own one of these? I bought it from Amazon a month ago, they are FANTASTIC!!! I highly reccomend them What is it?? No detergent necessary. Cast Iron Cleaner with Durable Plastic Pan Grill Scrapers, SENHAI 7 x7 inch Stainless Steel Chainmail Scrubber for Skillets, Griddles, Pans or Woks and More Last edited by KillerBee; 03/06/24. KB

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Troutnut #19276493 03/06/24
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 17,011 Likes: 3 N. California Morewood OP Campfire Ranger
OP Morewood Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 17,011 Likes: 3 N. California	Originally Posted by Troutnut Regular tub of Crisco , very light coat on a warm skillet it spreads easier. Turn it upside down In a 450-475 degree oven for an hour. When the hour is up cut the oven off and let it cool. Used to restore and sell cast iron as a hobby Wow, beautiful cast iron, Troutnut.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19276511 03/06/24
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 4,079 Mtns of Va and Wv Troutnut Campfire Tracker
Troutnut Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 4,079 Mtns of Va and Wv	Originally Posted by Morewood Originally Posted by Troutnut Regular tub of Crisco , very light coat on a warm skillet it spreads easier. Turn it upside down In a 450-475 degree oven for an hour. When the hour is up cut the oven off and let it cool. Used to restore and sell cast iron as a hobby Wow, beautiful cast iron, Troutnut. Thank you

Re: Cast Iron Skillet ShadeTree #19276514 03/06/24
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,725 N. Central Florida, and Miami Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna
Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,725 N. Central Florida, and Miami	Originally Posted by ShadeTree Lard. Have used vegetable oil, either will work, but prefer lard. . Lard works perfectly. Y’all think your great grandma had avocado oil? 🙄 Sam......

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Mannlicher #19276537 03/06/24
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 9,065 T TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter
TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 9,065	Originally Posted by Mannlicher Originally Posted by ShadeTree Lard. Have used vegetable oil, either will work, but prefer lard. . Lard works perfectly. Y’all think your great grandma had avocado oil? 🙄 Nope. She also didn't have a rifle that could reliably kill game at 600 yds. Stuff gets better.

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Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19276568 03/06/24
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,894 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger
Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,894 Deer Park, Tx	Coconut Oil, Lard/Bacon Grease. Avocado Oil is expensive, Grapeseed Oil is too sticky, Crisco aint good for you. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19276596 03/06/24
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,100 Kodiak & AZ D dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter
dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,100 Kodiak & AZ	I just use a wire wheel on my 6" grinder after every meal NRA Benefactor Member Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19276625 03/06/24
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 11,919 Plains,Texas P plainsman456 Campfire Outfitter
plainsman456 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 11,919 Plains,Texas	Unless you sand blasted it it should be no problem. Use what you have handy,olive,Crisco,lard or bacon. Just remember to do it several times to really get it right.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet steveus #19276631 03/06/24
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 17,011 Likes: 3 N. California Morewood OP Campfire Ranger
OP Morewood Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 17,011 Likes: 3 N. California	Originally Posted by steveus Friend of mine divorced his wife because she put his favorite cast iron pot in the dishwasher despite many warnings! True story. Dang. That's hardcore. I weep for the children.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Jim_Conrad #19276651 03/06/24
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,215 Likes: 21 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,215 Likes: 21 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Not sure why everyone wants to use such a high smoke point oil when the "seasoning" is carbon left over from the oil burning off. I use oil with a lower smoke point than the extreme high temps. Every time i use a skillet or a flat top...I am seasoning it. Dammit, Jim! This here is rocket sugary!! Sheesh. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

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Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19276706 03/06/24
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 839 Nebraska N NEBHUNTER Campfire Regular
NEBHUNTER Campfire Regular N Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 839 Nebraska	I use the Blackstone seasoning

Re: Cast Iron Skillet gunzo #19276944 03/06/24
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA	Originally Posted by gunzo Originally Posted by Sitka deer Originally Posted by gunzo There might be better things now, the various seed oils, but folks been curing with rendered fat or regular animal grease of some sort for decades with satisfactory results long before any seed extracts were around I suspect. Lard. Case closed. Since Egyptians were using flaxseed oil when preparing mummies I suggest your suspicion is off by a several millenia... Ouch, bit by early history, thanks for learning me something. But, I did say decades, not millenia. LOL Just joking around. Though my grandmother & probably great & great great didn't likely know or have access to seed oils,,, they got by, well. Some beautiful, extremely useable cast skillets seen all over before the post war aluminum & teflon craze. What?!?! You are not offended? I cook more on cast iron than anything else and have run into some amazing stuff over the years. Like most things, the more adamant the proponent the less I accept. Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Roddy1993 #19276946 03/06/24
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA	Originally Posted by Roddy1993 It takes a full year to actually get a non stick cast iron. with heavy use. other wise, you will need to cook with more oil than preferred by most to keep the food "floating." seasoning and believing it can be done over night is a boomer bullshit. YMMV MMDV... Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Sitka deer #19276950 03/06/24
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,215 Likes: 21 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,215 Likes: 21 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by Sitka deer Originally Posted by Roddy1993 It takes a full year to actually get a non stick cast iron. with heavy use. other wise, you will need to cook with more oil than preferred by most to keep the food "floating." seasoning and believing it can be done over night is a boomer bullshit. YMMV MMDV... LOL If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19276955 03/07/24
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,100 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana
las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,100 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK	butter works too. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19276962 03/07/24
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,724 D Direct_Drive Campfire Regular
Direct_Drive Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,724	. I think any cooking type oil works. I have seen where the purists/collectors use flax seed oil. We clean with salt, cooking oil and paper towel. No soap and water. And then be smart about what you cook in your cast iron. Don't be like the ol' man and make spaghetti sauce or casserole in your cast iron if you want to keep your seasoning intact. B L M - Bureau of Land Management

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19276997 03/07/24
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,578 Kaufman County Tx BOBBALEE Campfire Regular
BOBBALEE Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,578 Kaufman County Tx	https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/study-finds-82-percent-avocado-oil-rancid-or-mixed-other-oils NRA-Benefactor TSRA-Life "It's a terrible thing when governments send their young men to kill each other." Charles Byrne,WW2 Vet. On the day Desert Storm began.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19277123 03/07/24
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TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 9,065	That lard sitting on the shelf at the grocery store is as bad as the bullxhhit seed oils.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19277372 03/07/24
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 5,022 Likes: 1 H Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker
Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker H Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 5,022 Likes: 1	We use cast iron often. I wash it. Dry it, heat up a little on the stove and squirt enough olive oil in to coat and spread it with a paper towel all over inside. Most of mine is 30 to 40 years old. My wife has two pans that belonged to her grandmother those are 70 or so and are like slick black glass.

Re: Cast Iron Skillet Morewood #19277425 03/07/24
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MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,105 South Carolina	Pam. Get it hot. Spray liberally. Heat to smoke. Turn off. When cool enough I wipe it out with a paper towel. “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

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