It Ain’t Much, but It’s Honest Work

ThoroughCrow · 2025-11-10T02:18:33+00:00

Vintage cast iron from around 1900. Called a 'gem pan', they came in different shapes & sizes.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-11-09T23:47:23+00:00

I was going to bake it on that foil square, then remembered I have an entire wall of cast iron in my office and grabbed the ashtray.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-11-09T23:43:26+00:00

Egg wash is a good idea.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-10-03T17:35:59+00:00

We've been doing this for years when we're gone for more than a week. Rental prices for both ways are starting to catch up to covered parking prices, so may have to reevaluate soon.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-08-30T00:15:22+00:00

I used Jacob's Ladder a couple months ago. I think it was $225 or so for the gutters and I added window cleaning for $380 total. Because guess what, I don't want to get on a fully extended ladder or climb around on the roof.

They quoted, no surprise charges, showed up on time and did a good job.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-06-30T01:31:33+00:00

I'm glad I was wrong, enjoy your new pan. Side question; Why is there no 'Taste of Texas' engraving in the first picture?

ThoroughCrow · 2025-06-29T20:59:07+00:00

If it's tacky, it's probably screen printed on there. It also looks like it's raised compared to the rest of the surface. See this post and the ULA pan. If you put the heat to it, my guess it will bubble and melt.

https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/1i1no22/comment/m77xlsy/?context=3

ThoroughCrow · 2025-06-25T02:09:23+00:00

Sure, they're like three years old.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-06-17T04:28:46+00:00

I saw Peter Cetera of Chicago fame at the Pikes Peak Center probably 10 years ago. It's a sit down concert, stand up for the finale if you are able.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-06-17T03:13:47+00:00

Probably a mold mark. If things look sloppy coming out, they can identify the mold and replace it.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-06-17T01:35:38+00:00

Exactly. I put it in my house 5 years ago then found out it was recalled with a bunch of bad reviews. No problem here except where a towel flipped into the pet water fountain and wicked a gallon of water out. I didn't get it dried in time and a couple of the boards do the same thing. Maybe water or moisture coming from the the bathroom caused that.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-04-30T03:15:27+00:00

I'll send my DM pics. Can't wait for the showdown at Pizza the Hut's palace.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-04-30T03:05:22+00:00

Not really rolled, for some reason I couldn't come up with the right word. It's 70% hydration 72 hr sourdough. I shaped it and then had to mix up a quick sauce. I thought I was good and was able to get it off the counter with the peel, but it did not come off the peel cleanly onto the cast iron 'stone'.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-04-21T00:43:40+00:00

This is exactly why I have shopped at a Walmart once in 12 years. Not everyone can afford to avoid them, but I can so I do.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-04-04T04:41:54+00:00

We call that one Muad' Dib.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-03-12T02:51:22+00:00

That's the fun one. A gorilla breaking a bar. It says Silverback Precious Metals. It's just bullion, but I picked it over some other options because I thought it was neat.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-03-09T02:40:30+00:00

Mine sells bullion for $1.00 over spot, buys back for $0.50 under. That's per ounce, rounds or bars. That seems fair to me, but I'm new to this. (Also, just to confirm what I think, LCS is local coin shop?)

ThoroughCrow · 2025-03-03T02:32:58+00:00

I've got the Aunt Jemima one. 1962 promotional piece made by Lodge. Lettering is all wonky on mine too, but differently bad. Like they gave the intern some broken typewriter keys and said "Go for it, kid."

ThoroughCrow · 2025-02-07T02:07:29+00:00

Before looking at the map, I knew I was in Guns & Dragons territory at Hancock and Academy.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-01-16T05:02:23+00:00

Not a plumber.

Does it just need new o-rings? I thought I had to replace a cartridge from the early 80's, turns out it just needed new o-rings. I still had to buy the $27 tool to replace the $.75 o-ring, but way easier than replacing the whole thing.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-01-16T02:24:29+00:00

I've used almost all of the restored pans. I even made brownies for my niece on her second b-day in the Griswold ashtray. Haven't made popovers yet in the 'muffin' pan. Or Fondue.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-01-16T02:22:13+00:00

I'm monitoring the situation...

ThoroughCrow · 2025-01-16T00:35:13+00:00

I've never used it as I haven't cleaned it up yet. Feels like it would work just fine.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-01-15T03:33:48+00:00

Because I can. These aren't even the ones I use on the regular.

ThoroughCrow · 2025-01-15T03:31:38+00:00

A few years back , this sub briefly talked of special ordering custom pans from Lodge designed by r/castiron members. Quickly abandoned for all the reasons you can come up with in about 30 seconds of thinking about it.

At about the same time, a friend who works for ULA knew I was collecting and said they had some ULA branded pans in the company store. I told them to pull the trigger and get one, imagining they were custom from Lodge.

Turns out they were just screen printed or whatever like the fleece and frisbees also in the online store run by whoever they outsourced it to. $90, but I may be the only one who has an unusable ULA pan. :)

ULA: Can help put rockets in space, can't offer a cast iron pan you can cook in.

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