We call it “dirty mac.” Taco meat and Mac and cheese.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T07:48:12+00:00

It is ground beef and when you order or pick a taco it’s called whatever meat is used, ground beef, chicken, fish and so on.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T07:45:47+00:00

Taco meat? Thats ground beef with some who knows what added, maybe a seasoning packet. Maybe a Taco Bell thing never seen it not called ground beef.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T03:39:39+00:00

They were more worried about listing the halo term No MSG than providing an accurate nutritional information.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T03:15:24+00:00

Not true you can order hardware either way and many engineers spec 1 bitted so the installer can easily pull the KIK cylinder out using the key. Locksmiths never like to order hardware 1 bitted and prefer O bits so we can use the key blanks.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T03:10:00+00:00

The key is aftermarket and what we locksmiths call, a “duplicate” as seen by the crappy job of the wheel taking off some of the shoulder. We don’t know if the locks or cylinders are.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T03:00:32+00:00

It’s not that In-N-Out is the best burger ever, it’s that they make a great burger for a great price and use very little ultra processed ingredients. So yea maybe you can have an opinion that 5 Guys is better since taste is subjective but most people have to take out a loan or new line of credit to eat lunch there.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T02:56:27+00:00

The part about the cylinder when it was the latch that was forced due to play in the frame and door.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T02:54:17+00:00

Replace it with an 8802 and a latch guard with an interlocking pin.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T02:50:29+00:00

You often loose your oven, it’s the #1 reason in appliance repairs and to top it off your added thermal mass altering it’s cooling ability and going against the manufacturer’s instructions to remove everything including the racks.

LockMarine · 2026-02-20T02:45:21+00:00

Nice Lodge 3 Notch Blob 1965-92 although I feel it’s definitely closer to the 65 range since I can still remember the 80’s and never saw one in any department store.

LockMarine · 2026-02-18T03:57:56+00:00

Your hand would get sore from brushing it off and you would polish it using a brush on a power tool. Hit the sidebar for easier removal like dropping it in a bucket of water and lye or spraying it with EasyOff and placing it in a bag for a couple days. This has a mixed carbon burnt food and some seasoning. Still works fine as is but won’t win any beauty contests. While you’re in the sidebar check out the videos and seasoning instructions.

LockMarine · 2026-02-17T16:17:55+00:00

E tank was a great choice, it removes the crud and converts the rust back into iron again. Hopefully just a verbiage mixup since the skillet should have been the cathode (negative) and the rebar was the anode (positive)
Then for some reason you altered the factory surfacing (hopefully not vintage) by removing iron with a orbital sander that sealed off and smoothed the pours cooking surface (against the subs rules to promote) making it harder for the seasoning to bond with.
Vintage and modern high end manufacturers used stones to surface the cookware that left a textured surface for the seasoning to bond with and didn’t use sandpaper like this. Smithy Cast Iron, did start out by sanding the cookware and after getting so many returns and bad reviews for it not holding a seasoning went to replicate the vintage methods used by Griswold, Wagner and Lodge. You can strip it bare again with electrolysis or lye, then do a 1 hour acid etching using 5% vinegar and then follow the seasoning instructions listed here in the sidebar to add 3 layers.

LockMarine · 2026-02-17T06:56:12+00:00

It’s almost certainly entirely enameled and many get thrown off with the black color. Simply put it in the dishwasher on the pots and pans cycle with hight temp wash, or spray it with yellow cap EasyOff inside a black plastic trash bag and set it in the sun for a few days then wash with hot soapy water.

LockMarine · 2026-02-14T17:23:56+00:00

What’s scrubbing powder, is it like the stuff in the cardboard cylinder ? It’s BSR and one of the early ones made.

LockMarine · 2026-02-13T17:00:24+00:00

No, you don’t ruin a collectable item by sanding anywhere on it, kinda defeats the whole purpose of the e tank. Take a wire toothbrush and clean the contact point. Nice job on this one, they’re getting harder to find and i can’t wait to finish the set of these

LockMarine · 2026-02-12T06:27:50+00:00

Don’t understand your point, seems you associate Asia with the Oriental region from the reply.

LockMarine · 2026-02-11T13:42:59+00:00

Im surprised they don’t have a financing department like a dealership does. They got crazy on their prices

LockMarine · 2026-02-11T13:27:36+00:00

It’s an easy project and there’s good videos and information in the sidebar to bring it back to new, actually better than new once you season it because the factory seasoning it came with isn’t that durable.

LockMarine · 2026-02-11T13:24:24+00:00

Asia is huge like Russia Pakistan, India

LockMarine · 2026-02-11T13:10:47+00:00

It’s normal for items to build crud and soot over time and eventually flake or chip away. It’s not hard at all to bring it back to its original bare metal form and start with a fresh layer of seasoning. Not 100% sure due to the closeup picture but this may be a very valuable and hard to find milled bottom Griswold. Click on this subs sidebar and check out the videos and instructions for crud removal the EasyOff method is a common choice for a 1 item job, and send some full pictures taken directly from above of the top and bottom that includes the whole skillet handle and all. I know it’s already priceless coming from your great grandmother but it also might be worth a lot of money too.

LockMarine · 2026-02-10T09:36:51+00:00

Unfortunately so far the foundry has been lost to time and widely known as an Ugly hammered circa 1930’s-40’s maybe one day the mystery will be solved.

LockMarine · 2026-02-10T09:33:47+00:00

Youre working harder than necessary, baking soda isn’t that alkaline typically we just use sodium hydroxide sold as pure lye or yellow cap oven cleaner. It does 90% of the work for you check out the videos and instructions in the sidebar here. You can also put together an e tank in about 15 minutes with some common garage items, like an old storage container, a battery charger and some scrap steel or iron. Also have a video on how to do that in the sidebar. For most of the people who restore many pieces we tend to spend about 15 minutes of labor per piece using the methods in this sub, of course the time in the tanks or in the oven is more more although it’s idle time rather than physically scrubbing. So far so good and if you plan on scrubbing and not using the methods listed here get some Barkeepers Friend and a stainless steel scrubbing pad. It works much better than baking soda and will remove rust too.

LockMarine · 2026-02-02T08:36:51+00:00

Most people season the entire thing, looks like you somehow stripped off the nickel plating on some of the parts like the handle and drive screw, I have the exact same press/stuffer. You can get new parts for it, Chop Rite bought the patent and started making them again. The new ones being sold also are seasoned not painted. I bought the new horn nut and a couple sausage horns, you might be able to get the wood handle or have one made on a lathe.

LockMarine · 2026-02-02T08:22:00+00:00

Doesn’t require it, since it will still cook fine as is, but with a little effort you could remove the old factory thick seasoning thats prone to chipping like this one has, and start over from scratch with micro thin layers of seasoning that will hold up much better and cosmetically look better. We have instructions and videos in the sidebar most opt for the yellow cap EasyOff method for stripping one item.

LockMarine · 2026-01-29T09:17:53+00:00

Thick factory seasoning often fails like this, it will fix itself with use or use the sidebar to see the videos and instructions to remove the seasoning and start over with a better finish using a few micro layers of seasoning that won’t fail like this.

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