For you folks who cook with cast iron

rg02 · Dec 8, 2012

Nothin on the grill or smoker today but thought you folks who like CI would like my latest CI pickup, clean, and inaugural cook:

Picked up a Wagner #8 online and was supposedly cleaned and seasoned. Got it in my hands and it was a Mess! Forgot to take any before photos, but after 3 rounds with oven cleaner sitting in a bag for 24 hrs she was finally clean enough to my liking.

I then scrubbed her with a SS scrubber and dish soap concentrate twice. Then dried her and on the stove for a couple minutes to dry more. I then greased her lightly with shortening and put her in a 350 oven for 15 minutes. Wiped her with a dry paper towel and then back in the oven for an hour.

Any constructive criticism and feedback is appreciated!

. Her inaugural cook I spoiled her and had her cook fried chicken drumsticks! My first time ever cooking fried chicken. Came out tasty!

Photos:
Before seasoning

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After one seasoning and fried chicken cook:

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In action:

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Product of this beauty:

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Plated:

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Thanks fer lookin'

Randbo · Dec 8, 2012

I like cast iron. Nice clean and cook!

Outnumbered · Dec 8, 2012

Nada thing better than pan fried chicken.

thompson238 · Dec 8, 2012

awesome find ! cast iron properly cared for will last several lifetimes!

WineMaster · Dec 8, 2012

Thats how ya break in CI

JMSetzler · Dec 8, 2012

The pan looks good. Now pass me the fried chicken

Sillius Sodus · Dec 9, 2012

Wagner is as good as Griswold. It looks like you did a great job with seasoning it. Congrats on the pickup.

MisterChrister · Dec 9, 2012

Sillius Sodus said:
Wagner is as good as Griswold. It looks like you did a great job with seasoning it. Congrats on the pickup.

This. I have one just like it, and about a dozen others. No better way to pan cook. Congrats!

Titch · Dec 9, 2012

Nice pan,
We use cast iron a lot,mind you most of It is enameled
you folks ever clean Cast iron, with molasses and water?
Cheers.
Titch

fantomlord · Dec 9, 2012

AussieTitch said:
Nice pan,
We use cast iron a lot,mind you most of It is enameled
you folks ever clean Cast iron, with molasses and water?
Cheers.
Titch

when/why do you use molasses and water? Usually just a good wipe out does the trick for mine.

chicagokp · Dec 9, 2012

That looks great! I have a 5 gallon bucket of water that I added a can of lye too. I just let my pans soak in that solution to loosen/ eat away the carbon and grime. Have you tried that? I have not used oven cleaner before.

Wampus · Dec 9, 2012

I LOVE my CI skillets. LOVE EM!

But, you call that a mess? When I got mine from a craigslist seller they had been literally stored under their minibarn for years and had at least 1/4 of crud on them. One of em (a 12" Lodge) is my all time favorite skillet to play with now.

Great job on the seasoning!

rocketmanray · Dec 9, 2012

Looks good, and you'd made any southern proud with that grub in the skillet!!!

RMR

LMAJ · Dec 9, 2012

Oooohhhhhh - that looks good. Makes me want fried chicken now...

chicagokp · Dec 9, 2012

Wampus said:
I LOVE my CI skillets. LOVE EM!

But, you call that a mess? When I got mine from a craigslist seller they had been literally stored under their minibarn for years and had at least 1/4 of crud on them. One of em (a 12" Lodge) is my all time favorite skillet to play with now.

Great job on the seasoning!

I was thinking the same thing. The uncleaned one looked pretty clean to me. I'm cleaning 6 CI Skillets that were my wife's grandmothers. They have 40 years of carbon and grime. Some of them I didn't think could be saved, but CI lasts forever if you take some care with it.

Yellowhair42 · Dec 9, 2012

That's an awesome pan,Nice score.:clap2:

rg02 · Dec 9, 2012

chicagokp said:
I was thinking the same thing. The uncleaned one looked pretty clean to me. I'm cleaning 6 CI Skillets that were my wife's grandmothers. They have 40 years of carbon and grime. Some of them I didn't think could be saved, but CI lasts forever if you take some care with it.

The first two photos said unseasoned

. They were after 3 rounds of cleaning

. I forgot to take the "before" cleaning photos lol

Titch · Dec 9, 2012

fantomlord said:
when/why do you use molasses and water? Usually just a good wipe out does the trick for mine.

When the pans are rusty etc,into a bath of Molasses and water foe a few days.
the reaction removes the rust.
Cheers.
Titch

Timmy Mac · Dec 9, 2012

Best way I have found to clean cast iron. Throw it in the oven and do a self clean and it knocks any crud off. If its rusty do a 50/50 mix water and white vinegar leave 2-3hrs and that usually does the trick. Don't leave it longer than 4hrs or it will start to eat the pan.

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Greg1911 · Dec 9, 2012

Nice work restoring the old Wagner Ware to cooking duty. It is off to a good start.

Keep it on the stovetop and use it for damn near everything and in a few months you'll be amazed at how well it performs.

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