Cast iron cookware

[Bill G]

Funny the profanity filter replaced what I said with "pretty boy". I am not a boy and I ain't never been pretty. Hell I was an ugly baby

 

[jakethesnake]

 

[jakethesnake]

Anyone know anything bout this here Dutch oven? It was a gift secondhand around 2009. That one mark looks like a heart to me. I thought it was a flaw at first but seems intentional. Kinda too clean to be a mistake. I don’t care honestly what it is but I like that piece very well

 

[Yukon Stihl]

I use an E tank for cleaning old cast iron
Does no damage and requires no effort to speed of. Just leave it in till everything is gone. Then a quick scrub with a wire brush and rinse it’s ready to season

 

[Wilhelm]

Cooking acidic veggies will remove coating/seasoning from the inside of raw cast iron cookware.
Tomato juice does it fine for me even though unintended while cooking high veggie content food.

From the outside, let direct flames burn off any excess "coating".

I have cast iron "fire pots" both enameled and raw.
I basically use and clean them the same, with the only difference that after cleaning I apply a thin layer of sunflower oil on all surfaces of the raw pot.

I use the cast iron cookware only outdoors, I prefer Stainless Steel in the kitchen.

 

[Philbert]

Anyone know anything bout this here Dutch oven? It was a gift secondhand around 2009. That one mark looks like a heart to me. I thought it was a flaw at first but seems intentional. Kinda too clean to be a mistake. I don’t care honestly what it is but I like that piece very well

The style looks very similar to some of the Lodge features. But they like to put their name all over it.



Philbert

 

[Wilhelm]

Anyone know anything bout this here Dutch oven? It was a gift secondhand around 2009. That one mark looks like a heart to me. I thought it was a flaw at first but seems intentional. Kinda too clean to be a mistake. I don’t care honestly what it is but I like that piece very well

Clean off that crud on the second picture to expose all the lettering/markings?!

The heart is definitely a heart and as such a cast in marking.

 

[Philbert]

ON A RELATED TOPIC - RUST STAINS

I moved a Lodge, cast-iron skillet, to the kitchen counter, to make room on the stove.

The skillet was cold, and I thought, fully seasoned, but the Formica counter might have been wet (?). A few days later, I had a rust stain on the counter.

- Water and a ‘no-scratch’ (blue) ScotchBrite pad did not remove it.

- Clorox Cleanup (contains bleach) did not clean it (even when left in place for a while, via a saturated paper towel).

- CLR (one of my go-to’s for rust stains) did not touch it (*Note: Formica is one of the things the label says ‘Not Recommended For’*, but I thought I would give it a quick try).

- Internet search suggested vinegar (acetic acid). Nope.

- Internet also suggested ’Bar Keeper’s Friend’ cleanser.

* DING! DING! DING! *

I mixed the cleanser (contains oxalic acid) into a paste and let it sit for a while. Stain is gone! No scrubbing!

(Maybe a potato would work? They also contain oxalic acid).

‘Just in case you may know someone in a similar situation.’

Philbert

 

[Wilhelm]

The bottom of cast iron cookware can and will have "raw spots" from direct flame or being dragged over other surfaces.

I always place a cutting board or cloth/paper towel under my cast iron cookware.

 

[Wilhelm]

Last Sunday, two loads of meat, one load of veggies.
Cleaned up well without soaking, dishwashing fluid, wire sponge and cold water (washed it outdoors).
This one is raw cast iron.

 

[Philbert]

I always place a cutting board or cloth/paper towel under my cast iron cookware.

I do too, now!

Philbert

 

[Hinerman]

Last Sunday, two loads of meat, one load of veggies.
Cleaned up well without soaking, dishwashing fluid, wire sponge and cold water (washed it outdoors).
This one is raw cast iron.

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What is the meat?

 

[Wilhelm]

What is the meat?

Chicken drumsticks, pork ribs/belly, wild boar ribs, wild boar ham (w/o bones).

Naturally, well done - I am in Europe after all.
Hopefully no toes stepped on, I know "well done" can be considered offensive.

Comparison of pork & boar.

 

[Lnk]

Chicken drumsticks, pork ribs/belly, wild boar ribs, wild boar ham (w/o bones).

Naturally, well done - I am in Europe after all.
Hopefully no toes stepped on, I know "well done" can be considered offensive.

Comparison of pork & boar.

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Not offensive if you are trying to avoid Trichinosis.

 

[Wilhelm]

Not offensive if you are trying to avoid Trichinosis.

True, well said.

Bad enough that people increasingly don't test their domestic pigs.
Can at least make sure to super heat meat.
I'll rather eat more to make up for lost nutritions, rather than catch something that would further F-up life.

 

[Philbert]

Two different, current, Lodge, cast iron griddles.




9-1/2 X 16-3/4”; 10-1/2 X20” (outside dimensions).

I was disappointed how the smaller one just barely covered the burners on my gas stove. Especially, based on the way cast iron distributes heat.



The additional cooking surface is not that much bigger, but I think that it will heat more evenly.

They also offer a third model (!), about the size of the smaller one, but with nicer handles.

Philbert

 

[Bill G]

@Wilhelm I see you mentioned wild boar. What other wild game do you have in Croatia? In my specific area we do not have wild hogs yet but they will be here soon.

 

[Hinerman]

Chicken drumsticks, pork ribs/belly, wild boar ribs, wild boar ham (w/o bones).

Naturally, well done - I am in Europe after all.
Hopefully no toes stepped on, I know "well done" can be considered offensive.

Comparison of pork & boar.

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We like our chickens and pigs well done, just not over done. Beef is a different story...sometimes

 

[Bill G]

We like our chickens and pigs well done, just not over done. Beef is a different story...sometimes

I used to eat beef well, very well done. Then I realized how dumb that was.

 

[Wilhelm]

@Wilhelm I see you mentioned wild boar. What other wild game do you have in Croatia? In my specific area we do not have wild hogs yet but they will be here soon.

Boar & deer, rabbits & pheasants too but I don't know whether those are actively hunted anymore.
I'd have to ask my hunter coworker for more details.

We like our chickens and pigs well done, just not over done. Beef is a different story...sometimes

I do not recall when I last knowingly ate beef.