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Posted: 4/8/2021 8:09:05 AM EDT
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You can use a bernzomatic torch to season it. I did that with a large wok years ago & it worked out ok.
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Posted: 4/8/2021 12:36:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can use a bernzomatic torch to season it. I did that with a large wok years ago & it worked out ok. That would take forever but gives me a great idea... I have a LP weed burner that puts out big flame for a more effective uniform heating. |
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Posted: 4/8/2021 6:34:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That would take forever but gives me a great idea... I have a LP weed burner that puts out big flame for a more effective uniform heating. I don't know anything about the thermal expansion properties of cast iron, but you don't want to warp it or spring it. |
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Posted: 4/9/2021 3:46:32 AM EDT
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Here’s a video
 Super Fast & Easy How To Refinish - Restore Cast Iron Pan |
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Posted: 4/9/2021 3:56:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That would take forever but gives me a great idea... I have a LP weed burner that puts out big flame for a more effective uniform heating.I I cracked a cast iron griddle with one of those torches. Too much heat in one spot I guess. |
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Posted: 4/9/2021 6:11:27 AM EDT
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What does it weigh?
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Posted: 4/9/2021 10:28:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryTake that video and imagine a skillet more than double that size with 5 times the surface area. It would be challenging to get it all warm at once with small heat sources. I did the weed burner yesterday and it worked well! Just slow gentle heating all around the outside 30% (the center was getting a small amount of heat off the torch almost continuously bc it was always adjacent to where I was heating the outer 30%). Quoted: What does it weigh? I didn't weigh it but I estimate about 40 pounds... I did the math and even though it's only 2.5" tall, the size means it will hold 3.1 gallons of liquid. It would be challenging to move around loaded with just about anything bc that would make it heavy! |
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Posted: 4/9/2021 11:06:23 AM EDT
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Check it for lead.
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Posted: 4/9/2021 12:35:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Check it for lead. I've heard of lead contamination in imported cast iron but never in Made in USA. Have you seen lead in Made in USA cast iron? |
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Posted: 4/9/2021 12:53:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've heard of lead contamination in imported cast iron but never in Made in USA. Have you seen lead in Made in USA cast iron? its not that the pan was made from bad metal. Its that the pan was used in the past to melt lead and now its contaminated. Cast Iron being a rough, almost porous surface will capture the lead and slowly release it into your food as you cook with it. 
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Posted: 4/9/2021 2:35:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: its not that the pan was made from bad metal. Its that the pan was used in the past to melt lead and now its contaminated. Cast Iron being a rough, almost porous surface will capture the lead and slowly release it into your food as you cook with it. A dutch oven, pot, ladle, sure I can see those being used to melt lead. A 20" skillet, I just don't see how it's even practical. And I melt around 300 lbs of lead a year... melting in a shallow, really wide vessel just doesn't work well. Plus, knowing the history of place it came from, I would say chances of it being used for lead are non-existent. |
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Posted: 4/9/2021 6:54:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A dutch oven, pot, ladle, sure I can see those being used to melt lead. A 20" skillet, I just don't see how it's even practical. And I melt around 300 lbs of lead a year... melting in a shallow, really wide vessel just doesn't work well. Plus, knowing the history of place it came from, I would say chances of it being used for lead are non-existent. |
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Posted: 4/10/2021 11:15:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ...do as you please. Got it, thanks for the advice! |
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Posted: 5/24/2021 11:18:20 PM EDT
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If you want to see one that size used, check out Kent Rollins YouTube channel, he has one he uses in about half the videos.
Cowboy Kent Rollins |
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Posted: 5/25/2021 1:45:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you want to see one that size used, check out Kent Rollins YouTube channel, he has one he uses in about half the videos. Cowboy Kent Rollins Thanks for pointing that out. It's the exact same skillet. He actually talks about it a bit in the below video. "Well the Kerrygold is melted in that big 20... and a lot of you are gonna ask, 'Hey where can I get one of them?' That's an old Lodge, they do not make these anymore. You can occasionally find one but folks those things is like gold, they high. They do make a 17...but if you can go to a flee market and find one of these they're a treasure."  Fried Onion Burger | Famous Oklahoma Fried Onion Burger Recipe |
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