Re: Smithey Ironware

jmcquown wrote:

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:

 
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.

 
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.
 
I have some cast iron frying pans.  There were relegated to the
basement a few years ago.
 

There's a reason cast iron has been around for so long.

 
Because casting is an easy way to form metal.
 

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

It doesn't sound right.  Googling shows however that it is it is one
method.  I like the self-cleaning oven option better.  Link shows many
methods depending on how bad the rust is.

https://www.tipsbulletin.com/how-to-remove-rust-from-cast-iron/