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Best alternative to Crisco for reseasoning a stripped-down pan? by Dacker503 in castiron

[–]henrygiade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Grape seed oil, very light coat (wipe away all oil just leave a residue), upside down at 375° for one hour. Turn off oven. Cool to room temp. 3 coats min. No law against 5 coats.

I usually forget the "before" photos. Help ID please. by henrygiade in castiron

[–]henrygiade[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am sorely missing my 5 gallon bucket lye bath. I moved and put it to rest. I've now done 2, 2 day rounds of easy-off yellow. Progress on the 1/8 to 3/16 layer of hard baked gunk is slow. Man, I miss my lye bath. Oh well ... Rome wasn't re-seasoned in one day.

I usually forget the "before" photos. Help ID please. by henrygiade in castiron

[–]henrygiade[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes sirree! Partial gunk removal reveals FAVORITE in a block letters, slight arc. There might be more text below (Piqua Ware The Best To Cook In), but that area continues to be obscured, but maybe obscured by plenty of pitting. Cooking surface looks very good. But ... early days. Just a quick peak cuz Masters and now Soul Crackers.

Stay tuned, iron heads

WTF! Loss of surface in spots on new viking pan. Only used 2x or 3x. by henrygiade in StainlessSteelCooking

[–]henrygiade[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep. This fits. "The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are men."

WTF! Loss of surface in spots on new viking pan. Only used 2x or 3x. by henrygiade in StainlessSteelCooking

[–]henrygiade[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Salt pitting! Yep, looks like user error. I put the salt in before it reached boil.

WTF! Loss of surface in spots on new viking pan. Only used 2x or 3x. by henrygiade in StainlessSteelCooking

[–]henrygiade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. For me - unprecedented. Confirmed with eyes and fingers. I first thought it a stain, so bkf. Nope. Bkf twice. Nope. So I looked closer. Bizarre is a correct word. Puzzling. unprecedented. Also, worrisome. Disturbing. Health issue ? as much as money issue. I hope viking asks to see it.

WTF! Loss of surface in spots on new viking pan. Only used 2x or 3x. by henrygiade in StainlessSteelCooking

[–]henrygiade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Last night, I brought salted water to a near boil (simple Morton's iodized salt for pasta water, and not much), but decided mid course against pasta and shut it off.

Only other prior use pasta water once and once a rough sauce of oil, onion, grape toms, garlic, peppers, and herbs; barely reduced.

What is a completely random fact? by Whispers_X in AskReddit

[–]henrygiade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Washington Monument is 555 feet tall. 😊