RobHerrington
Member
So the plan was ... to do "a pan a day."
I quickly found out, however, that one might discover a good pan #2 before pan #1 has finished its lye bath. So I put #2 in the electrolysis and then pan #1 gets all de-crudded but still needs a vinegar bath since the electrolysis tank is occupied, so now I've got 3 pans in various stages of completion with dirty rags and steel wool everywhere, mama ain't happy, so nobody's happy, and then what do you know, here's a nice little Griswold I can pick up, just needs a little TLC, and you can always use another pan ... What I'm getting at is that it's hard for me to avoid making an unsightly mess of the garage and patio with this multi-pan approach ...
So the plan going forward is to do ONE PAN AT A TIME, NO MATTER WHAT. I think this will involve putting every new find on a shelf in the garage, and I ain't TOUCHING it until the previous pan is as clean and seasoned as I can make it.
Only problem with that is, that I get an oven nice and hot, it doesn't make sense to season one pan if I can do three.
I suppose I can always re-season a "finished" pan along with the pan that just came out of electrolysis.
So what's your approach? Do you always have pans in varying stages of completion? Or is your pan area a complete mess like mine was till yesterday. (I broke down all three of of my tanks and am taking a breather for a while.
I quickly found out, however, that one might discover a good pan #2 before pan #1 has finished its lye bath. So I put #2 in the electrolysis and then pan #1 gets all de-crudded but still needs a vinegar bath since the electrolysis tank is occupied, so now I've got 3 pans in various stages of completion with dirty rags and steel wool everywhere, mama ain't happy, so nobody's happy, and then what do you know, here's a nice little Griswold I can pick up, just needs a little TLC, and you can always use another pan ... What I'm getting at is that it's hard for me to avoid making an unsightly mess of the garage and patio with this multi-pan approach ...
So the plan going forward is to do ONE PAN AT A TIME, NO MATTER WHAT. I think this will involve putting every new find on a shelf in the garage, and I ain't TOUCHING it until the previous pan is as clean and seasoned as I can make it.
Only problem with that is, that I get an oven nice and hot, it doesn't make sense to season one pan if I can do three.
I suppose I can always re-season a "finished" pan along with the pan that just came out of electrolysis.
So what's your approach? Do you always have pans in varying stages of completion? Or is your pan area a complete mess like mine was till yesterday. (I broke down all three of of my tanks and am taking a breather for a while.