Traditionals and Cast Iron Cookware

[Wild Willie]

My stove top isn't very conducive to well lit pictures...

 

[cudgee]

My stove top isn't very conducive to well lit pictures...

Very few are.

 

[RLB0414]

Smithey cast iron #12 and case moose recover in worm groove thanks to @jsdistin the moose made short order of the onions and started to season my new #12 View attachment 2006973

Nice knife.
Maybe I am missing something or misunderstanding but are you using onions to season the new skillet or using cooking as part of the seasoning process and wanted onions? An onion is the seasoning process is new to me.
Thanks

 

[Wild Willie]

Nice knife.
Maybe I am missing something or misunderstanding but are you using onions to season the new skillet or using cooking as part of the seasoning process and wanted onions? An onion is the seasoning process is new to me.
Thanks

Bit of a late reply, and I'm obviously not Reaper AL , but my assumption would be the latter. I'll often make it a point to fry something with a bunch of oil when I'm getting a pan seasoned if I don't feel like baking it.

 

[Wild Willie]

Taco meat, in the recently reseasoned Griswald number 9 Dutch oven. I didn't use the pruner for any steps preparing dinner, but I did use it to strip a bunch of old extension cord today.

 

[JM2]

Does anyone find cooking hamburger to remove seasoning? My family has always said that cooking hamburgers is a sure fire way to ruin the seasoning, essentially removing it where the burgers were laying.

 

[Wild Willie]

Does anyone find cooking hamburger to remove seasoning? My family has always said that cooking hamburgers is a sure fire way to ruin the seasoning, essentially removing it where the burgers were laying.

I've never noticed anything of that nature. I'll use a bit of grease when I fry venison burger as we don't add fat to the grind, and I've honestly never cooked a hamburger in my pans made from beef bought at the grocery store.

 

[cudgee]

Does anyone find cooking hamburger to remove seasoning? My family has always said that cooking hamburgers is a sure fire way to ruin the seasoning, essentially removing it where the burgers were laying.

It's all in their imagination. Never had an issue. Tomato, vinegar anything acidic will remove seasoning, but not hamburger mince.

 

[RLB0414]

Bit of a late reply, and I'm obviously not Reaper AL , but my assumption would be the latter. I'll often make it a point to fry something with a bunch of oil when I'm getting a pan seasoned if I don't feel like baking it.

Thanks.

 

[cudgee]

Thanks.

This may also help. When you have seasoned your Cast Iron, before you using it there is some extra seasoning you can do to make it non-stick. Fry some bacon, and or sausages, then some onions and potatoes, then let let the pan cool to the touch and just wipe it clean. Apparently, the fats from the bacon or sausages and the starches from the potatoes and onions help fill the surface pores of the pan, this starts the non-stick process. Then over time the surface pores fill up and the surface becomes slick and non-stick. I'm sure it is more scientific than my explanation, but you get the gist of it. But it does work, all my pans are completely non stick.

 

[RLB0414]

This may also help. When you have seasoned your Cast Iron, before you using it there is some extra seasoning you can do to make it non-stick. Fry some bacon, and or sausages, then some onions and potatoes, then let let the pan cool to the touch and just wipe it clean. Apparently, the fats from the bacon or sausages and the starches from the potatoes and onions help fill the surface pores of the pan, this starts the non-stick process. Then over time the surface pores fill up and the surface becomes slick and non-stick. I'm sure it is more scientific than my explanation, but you get the gist of it. But it does work, all my pans are completely non stick.

Thanks

 

[Frank Morris]

Im no expert on cast iron but Ive been using it for the last 7 years or so.

I first season my new pans with Crisco a couple of times then cook some bacon. I clean them with hot water and a scrub brush, dry with a paper towels, and put on the stove top to dry for a couple of minutes, then wipe a thin coat of olive oil on it till the next cook.

Theres a guy on youtube named The Culinary Fanatic, he has tons of videos on seasoning, cooking, stripping, etc. I followed his advice seasoning with Crisco and I have good results

 

[Reaper AL]

Nice knife.
Maybe I am missing something or misunderstanding but are you using onions to season the new skillet or using cooking as part of the seasoning process and wanted onions? An onion is the seasoning process is new to me.
Thanks

Sorry for the late reply when I am starting with a new cast iron pan even though the smithey is seasoned from them I like to sauté onions with oil to get used to the pan also sauté mushrooms or skillet cornbread

 

[cudgee]

get used to the pan

Great advise. Every pan has it's own little quirks and intricacies.

 

[RLB0414]

Sorry for the late reply when I am starting with a new cast iron pan even though the smithey is seasoned from them I like to sauté onions with oil to get used to the pan also sauté mushrooms or skillet cornbread

Thanks

 

[cudgee]

All this talk of seasoning got me going. Giving this a re season, in the oven the second time as we speak. .

Thought i should stay in the rules and post a knife as well. .

 

[Wild Willie]

About the only time I use my Village Blacksmith cleaver is when I prep suet for rendering.

 

[cudgee]

View attachment 2012707

About the only time I use my Village Blacksmith cleaver is when I prep suet for rendering.

You motivated me with your post. Got home this morning from a swim and was starving. Checked in here while i was having a coffee and deciding what to have for breakfast, and saw this post. Started my non-stick process on my freshly seasoned pan. Bacon x 2 rounds, then some par boiled potato's in the fat rendered from the bacon, nice and crispy. Then i took one for the team and had the leftover remnants for breakfast, see what i do for you people. . Have a good one. whatever time it is where you are. .

 

[Wild Willie]

You motivated me with your post. Got home this morning from a swim and was starving. Checked in here while i was having a coffee and deciding what to have for breakfast, and saw this post. Started my non-stick process on my freshly seasoned pan. Bacon x 2 rounds, then some par boiled potato's in the fat rendered from the bacon, nice and crispy. Then i took one for the team and had the leftover remnants for breakfast, see what i do for you people. . Have a good one. whatever time it is where you are. .

A most excellent meal.

 

[Wild Willie]

Finished product... All ready for seasoning, frying, and shortening.