There are many different ways in seasoning cast iron. Some articles however are not very well written articles on seasoning. Most often resulting in sticky and rancid cast iron. Seasoning cast iron is pretty simplistic after understanding the science behind seasoning. The oil applied to cast iron must reach PAST the smoke point. When smoke […]
When I'm shopping for cast iron, I'm pretty intense in researching cast iron pieces and inspection. What may be viewed as weird and anal, is actually a difference between buying something for $10 and realizing after cleaning the skillet up, the cast iron skillet is worth $50 or more. Also, the Asian market made several […]
In the last few blogs I have written about different ways to restore cast iron. Sadly, these two ways are never mentioned in magazines that tell you "the best" way to restore your cast iron. Some magazines support the self-cleaning oven method, which I'm 100 percent opposed to. I have tried the self-cleaning route before, […]
Restoring cast iron is a very unique process. Today there are very many different ways to restore cast iron. The most common instructions of cleaning cast iron are fire tossing and self-cleaning oven. Personally, I do not recommend any of those ways due to the evidence I have seen in cast iron damage and also […]
Lye tanks are one of the most common methods people use in the cast iron community to restore their cast iron, and one of the easiest. You can click here, for instructions on how to build your own lye bath. After building a lye tank, there are a lot of questions people have about their […]
