Re: Smithey Ironware

On 11/3/2024 9:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2024-11-03, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

On 11/3/2024 4:39 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2024-11-02, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

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Sometimes you need cookware that will retain the heat after you move it
off the burner.  Or something that can go from stovetop into the oven.

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Clad stainless steel.  I can put it in the dishwasher.  I never seem
to need anything that retains heat after moving it off the burner.
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I have some cast iron frying pans.  There were relegated to the
basement a few years ago.
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There's a reason cast iron has been around for so long.

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Because casting is an easy way to form metal.
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Cheap too!  At least the Lodge and similar.  There seems to be a couple
of brand that have very high prices.  I'm curious how well they work and
what makes them so costly.  My curiosity stops at much lower that $200
though.

 I learned today that Smithey will recondition cast iron frying pans.
 https://smithey.com/products/restoration
 Other places will do it, too.  If a cast iron pan has been very badly
mistreated and has sentimental value, the $40 might be worth it.
 

I looked at that link.  Funny how the telephone area code is South Carolina.  I did not realize Smithey was located in or near Charleston, SC.
I found some old Lodge cast iron in my garage.  A kettle with a lid and another cast iron skillet.  Slightly rusted.  It reminded me of an old post by Sheldon (who allegedly despised cast iron).  He said placing the cast iron in a plastic yard/leaf bag and spraying it with caustic oven-cleaner and sealing it up and leaving it outside overnight would remove the rust.  Then rinse the cookware with a hose, dry well and then reseason it multiple times with lard in a hot oven.  I have have no idea if that would work.
Jill