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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. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/216117.jpg)
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 When the power's out, an' you're hungry.
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Any oil that I might have.. It was my grandfather’s Macey’s.. 1912/14 He was a telegrapher for the RR..
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Avocado oil cuz I’m a nerd
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Bacon grease. I never wash with soap and water, I just run some hot water over it and wipe it down.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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This pan gets the most use. Several times per day. It’ll get an oil wipe before the morning eggs. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/wPnYvAE.jpg)
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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! 
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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.
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If you meant ‘bear’, That’s been my go to lately, use what you got
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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.
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