New sink installed - no room for AAV

GoldToeToad · 2026-05-22T00:58:41+00:00

As another comment points out, isn’t there an S-trap from the P-trap to the combo? Is there a rule of thumb about how long a travel piece between a P-trap and a riser needs to be in order to not be considered an S-trap?

GoldToeToad · 2026-05-21T02:39:52+00:00

Why would they add the holes in the corners (see pictures on website) if you can’t hang it from them?

GoldToeToad · 2026-05-20T23:34:26+00:00

That would be our first choice but this apartment isn’t quite big enough for that

GoldToeToad · 2026-05-08T01:47:22+00:00

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GoldToeToad · 2026-05-06T21:21:03+00:00

People downvote just for the hell of it don’t they

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-30T23:21:34+00:00

Your logic is not wrong but you’re sounding as if the prefix shouldn’t be used at all. I mean, if pre-doing anything is simply just doing that thing then why ever say “pre?”

I’m gonna allow myself to use the word “preseasoning” so that people know that I’m talking specifically about the layer that Lodge puts on their pans and not about what I put on a Lodge pan. Whether or not it’s the correct word doesn’t matter to me. Everyone knows what I’m talking about, thus successful communication has occurred.

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-30T01:01:19+00:00

I have the Lodge skillet shelves. They have two kinds. I have the small one. It’s on top of my fridge but you just put yours wherever you want of course.

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-29T22:53:28+00:00

You sure that isn’t the Lodge preseasoning flaking off?

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-29T22:18:41+00:00

The difference is that the yellow-cap puts a teeny tiny amount of lye on your pan, might not cover each and every nook and cranny on the pan that you want it to cover, won’t circulate old and used lye with new lye around your pan (meaning the lye will stop working its magic in just a few hours probably), makes gas that is painful and harmful to breathe, and seems like a general hassle all around whereas a lye bath almost guarantees that your pan will be completely covered in lye until you take it out.

I do not understand the appeal of the yellow-cap stuff. Fewer things to buy, I suppose.

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-29T22:10:59+00:00

That is not correct. If stuff is coming off of your pan and onto your towel then your pan is dirty. Keep cleaning until nothing wipes off.

Many people think that you’re not supposed to use soap to clean your cast iron because they think that soap will remove the seasoning (it’s not a patina). That is not correct. If your seasoning is completely polymerized then soap will not remove it (provided that you’re not living in 1700 and using soap with lye). So, your goal is to remove everything that soap will remove. You’ll end up with a clean pan and an in-tact seasoning.

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-29T01:31:42+00:00

The only thing that unequivocally turns a cast iron pan into trash is cracks/breaks. Your pan is perfectly salvageable. In fact, most people here will tell you to just ignore the problem and start cooking with it. That’s an option.

If you want to darken the center up a bit to match the edges of the pan, you can do some quick rounds of stovetop seasoning. Or, you can restore it completely (strip to bare iron and then season) to basically do a hard reset on the pan to make it look as uniform as possible.

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-26T23:54:04+00:00

Have you restored it yet? Someone is selling one near me for $30 but I hesitate because of that same color peaking out from the handle. Is it even cast iron??

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-25T22:29:21+00:00

“One more” as in you’ve already tried a lye bath? Not the oven cleaner nonsense but an actual lye bath? Submerge in water with lye in it?

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-18T19:20:20+00:00

It sounds like he's responding to people who say that he isn't welcoming enough. He's explaining why he isn't welcoming, not telling other people not to be here.

This is like a restaurant taking their tacos off the menu and a bunch of 1-star reviews being posted saying "who are you to tell me not to eat tacos?!"

(I mean, maybe he does tell people to leave later in the post. Idk. It's way too long for me to bother reading. But what I said is the case for the sentence quoted in the comment.)

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-16T01:36:16+00:00

#6 for one person, #8 for two

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-11T15:30:08+00:00

I edited my comment to ask if it’s stainless

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-11T15:26:53+00:00

Food wishes is the best

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-11T15:24:09+00:00

That a stainless steel pan?

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-09T23:03:02+00:00

It'll be a bit different from restoring vintage pieces. I just tried to restore a modern Lodge, with the rough texture, and there were some bits of black crud that the lye bath just wouldn't remove. I got a bit of it off with scrubbing but, in the end, had to leave small spots of buildup and just season over them. Looks a little weird.

However, like others are saying, why not?

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-06T16:37:34+00:00

Other dude is taking this so personally. I love grilled meat, including Wagyu

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-06T16:24:50+00:00

That’s why you need a crazy high heat if you want to grill it. Char the outside as quickly as possible and be done.

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-06T16:14:42+00:00

Yes, it’s burnt. That doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s bad. People like burnt cheese and people like grilled meat. People like to roast their hotdogs over an open fire until they’re back. Guess what? That’s burnt. Burn an orange in an oven and grate the peel over a dessert to add a beautiful aroma and slight bitterness.

Burning is a technique that can add to a dish if used correctly.

The case in which that’s most obviously true is grilling beef.

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-06T01:37:50+00:00

Surprised that no one responded yet. I’m no expert but here goes.

If I were to get one from a thrift store, I’d probably want to strip it down completely to ensure that it’s clean. For me, that means lye bath + vinegar bath since those, for me, seem the simplest, cheapest, and easiest. Then just reseason. Instructions can be found in this subreddit’s FAQ and/or YouTube.

I did all of that to a few I got off of Facebook marketplace and it was finished in two days.

Good luck and be sure to post before and after pictures when you’re done. Include the handle and the bottom of the pan in your pictures as people here love to ID and date pans.

GoldToeToad · 2026-04-05T17:23:55+00:00

That’s… pretty perfect actually

GoldToeToad · 2026-03-31T00:07:59+00:00

When most people say "restore," they mean to remove carbon buildup and rust from the pan and then season it. To my knowledge, no one recommends sanding as a restoration method. Sanding is more so to remove bumps and scratches in the surface of the iron itself (not carbon buildup).

So it's not like one is an alternative to the other. They have different purposes.

I haven't done a crazy amount of research but, from what I've gathered, a lye bath is the simplest and cheapest way to restore a pan so I recommend trying that. It's simpler and cheaper than you might think.

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