Tom St.Clair
New member
Hi all,
I m from Indy.
I have been cooking in Cast for almost 50 years. I was first introduced to using & caring for CI at age 11 when I joined Boy Scouts. Then remained active in Scouts for 35+years.
By age 14 I had started acquiring pieces for personal use.
About half of the pieces have been new Lodge. But I have bought some from yard sales, garage sales and flea markets. I also have been given some pieces.
over the past 15 or so years I have all but stopped using my cast iron to cook in.
In the past 6 months I have decided I need to get all my CI out cleaned & put back to use.
I watched some YouTube videos about the best way to get it back into shape. There I saw everything... Fire, sandblasting, sanding, wire wheels, Self Cleaning Ovens, oven cleaner... Then saw other videos saying how any & all of those methods were BAD. And if you used any of them that your "eternal wellbeing" was in danger......
Then I found this site & have been reading here. & finally decided to Join the group.
Anyway.....In getting out my the pieces I have readily available I have "found" a few pieces that surprised me.......like a #10 Wapak Indian Head, Wagner #11 Arc/straight Sydney O, Lodge 3 notch.
as well as an "unmarked" #9. The unmarked has either an "8, B or 3" on the bottom right by the handle.
All of these have a bit of seasoning built up on them making some of the markings hard to see.
I m from Indy.
I have been cooking in Cast for almost 50 years. I was first introduced to using & caring for CI at age 11 when I joined Boy Scouts. Then remained active in Scouts for 35+years.
By age 14 I had started acquiring pieces for personal use.
About half of the pieces have been new Lodge. But I have bought some from yard sales, garage sales and flea markets. I also have been given some pieces.
over the past 15 or so years I have all but stopped using my cast iron to cook in.
In the past 6 months I have decided I need to get all my CI out cleaned & put back to use.
I watched some YouTube videos about the best way to get it back into shape. There I saw everything... Fire, sandblasting, sanding, wire wheels, Self Cleaning Ovens, oven cleaner... Then saw other videos saying how any & all of those methods were BAD. And if you used any of them that your "eternal wellbeing" was in danger......
Then I found this site & have been reading here. & finally decided to Join the group.
Anyway.....In getting out my the pieces I have readily available I have "found" a few pieces that surprised me.......like a #10 Wapak Indian Head, Wagner #11 Arc/straight Sydney O, Lodge 3 notch.
as well as an "unmarked" #9. The unmarked has either an "8, B or 3" on the bottom right by the handle.
All of these have a bit of seasoning built up on them making some of the markings hard to see.