Lodge HP2

I finally got around to cleaning and seasoning the little Lodge pot I bought a few weeks ago. It turned out pretty well. So well, in fact, that I might actually use it for something. Ha! It was in pretty nasty shape when I bought it. Is it too late to test for lead after one round of seasoning?

Half of a mortar and pestle?
What ever it is, it is cool looking and I'm sure I would find a use for it.
It came out nice.

If concerned about lead, before seasoning would have been the time to test it.

That's what I figured. I bought the kit and forgot to test it.

that turned out great! how do you get such a deep black color after 1 round of seasoning?

It looks darker in the picture than it does to the naked eye. It seems to have a brownish tint. I used lard on it. I usually season with Crisco and the first round. If I decide to do additional rounds, I will sometimes switch to lard. I do think lard tends to make a darker finish, maybe due to its smoke point? Or it could be my imagination.


Edit: by the way, does anybody know what HP stands for? I've seen pictures of a similar sized pot from Lodge. It has a bail and they mark it "CK" which stands for Country Kettle. I've seen a different style of this one, I believe it was also marked HP. The handles I saw on the other one were loops, instead of solid tabs like mine has.

Hot pot maybe? I can't seem to find anything saying what it really stands for.

"Half Pint"

Thanks Doug!