Cast Iron Cook Ware

[Ratdog68]

You are really making progress. Those Dutch ovens are my favorite pots to cook with,and yours are looking good. That will be a nice present for your buddy.

Thanks... nice present for us both. He supplied the trashed pair, I get to keep one of the pair for my time/efforts. The frying pan... found at a thrift store yesterday, never been seasoned/used.

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

I smell hassenpfeffer!!!

 

[Ratdog68]

I smell hassenpfeffer!!!

I'd love to have one to roast in this pot! Love me some crooked legged chicken.

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

Go out and shoot a couple in the back yard!

 

[Ratdog68]

I WISH I had some in my yard. No joy. Just "protected" squirrels, and neighborhood cats passing through after crapping in the flower beds and scratching my stair posts. LOL

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

Dang...wanted to see some stew.

 

[Ratdog68]

It could happen... might have to settle for plain ol 'dead cow though.

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

Rumor has it...dead cows are a wee bit tasty.

 

[FrankT]

so are stray cats, mighty tasty!

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

10 billion Chinese can't be wong.... sorry, I mean wrong.

 

[Ratdog68]

so are stray cats, mighty tasty!

Back in his days as a cement finisher, my dad worked with a guy that not only raved about eating rabbit, but had a specialized taste for it, great cook with it...

Dad found himself an alley cat in the streets of Anchorage, caught/killed it, cooked it up, and brought it to feed his co-worker. After rounds and rounds of "this is the best rabbit I've ever eaten..." yup, dad spilled the beans when he'd about polished it off. A hearty laugh was had by all (but one... who turned green).

 

[FrankT]

I am thinking mountain lion is great, bobcat is good, cat cannot be that far behind!

 

[Ratdog68]

Country mousers, ok... urban alley cats eating urban rats... not so much. LOL

 

[FrankT]

it does matter what their diet is I would imagine!

 

[Ratdog68]

Update...

I've tried:

Crisco=Not bad/great
Olive Oil=Meh
Vegetable Oil=Meh
Butter=Not bad/great
Bacon Grease=Pretty good

None of the above were giving me that polymerization I've been looking for.

I finally found/bought some Flax Seed Oil in the natural foods section at a grocery store. I didn't strip the seasoning already present, I gave it a light coating and into a 425F oven for half an hour. Then, once down to about 200F during the cool-down, another thin coat. This morning, there's that polymer shine to the cast iron I've been looking for, the surface isn't "wet" with oil either.

Heated up the skillet and a dab of butter, and cracked an egg into it. Bingo! The egg slides around like an oiled teflon pan, wiped clean with a paper towel, and a quick wipe with a cloth towel impregnated with the Flax Seed Oil.

Flax Seed Oil/oiled towel should live in the fridge.

 

[FrankT]

Sounds like you are on to something! Way too much work for women in the kitchen but I bet the cook great!

 

[Chopperdrvr]

This may sound like heresy to a purist, but since I bought my wife a porcelain coated iron Dutch oven, she doesn't want to use a plain one again. All the benefits...none of the fuss.

 

[Ratdog68]

Sounds like you are on to something! Way too much work for women in the kitchen but I bet the cook great!

Finding what WORKS was the effort here... as well as learning how to restore trashed stuff. But, a cared for/new piece... it's just as simple as I described above for day to day use.

This may sound like heresy to a purist, but since I bought my wife a porcelain coated iron Dutch oven, she doesn't want to use a plain one again. All the benefits...none of the fuss.

I'll bet they're great to use... too rich for my pocket though.

 

[Chopperdrvr]

Definitely more than free "trashed" pots, but if you are buying new, they are only a little more but worth the up charge.