Happy mail

[Bonnie Scott]

I got this in the mail today. I think I will have to use OC to clean so I don't mess up the thermometer. I finally found my hammered DO. Yay.

[Doug D.]

I don't see much for lye or Easy Off to do to that lid, not on the top anyway. I would probably just mask off the thermometer with painter's tape and scrub the rust with some straight sprayed on vinegar.

[Bonnie Scott]

Thanks Doug, I will try that first. Maybe I will send the bottom to the lye for a while. I was just curious to see if there are any markings on the bottom. I believe it to be Wagner but I don't think it's marked. I think it is the DO Steve Stephens mentioned in this post.
http://www.castironcollector.com/for...php/t-618.html

[W. Hilditch]

Nice. Hilditch would do his best to remove the thermometer and refurbish it if possible returning it to the lid after seasoning. 50/50

Enjoy, Hilditch

[Doug D.]

More than one maker appears to have produced hammered finish ware without the usual TM markings.
The Wagner aluminum version is marked, though. Mine came with trivet and a free bonus:

[Bonnie Scott]

The vinegar scrub did wonders for the DO. I put it on the gas stove to dry and the thermometer works. That was a nice surprise.

I picked up a Wagner aluminum scoop. It is the one on page 92 of the RB that says Orange Blossom Glycerine Soap.

I am trying to find your broiler grill in the books but I don't see it? I saw one like it but yours is different.

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Originally Posted by W. Hilditch

Nice. Hilditch would do his best to remove the thermometer and refurbish it if possible returning it to the lid after seasoning. 50/50

Enjoy, Hilditch

Hilditch, I think this is one time I will accept the dirty thermometer and just call that patina. When I first saw the photos I thought it just screwed out but after closer examination, it is pressed in and I don't think I can get it out without damage. As long as the inside of the DO is spotless I can live with the seasoned thermometer.

[Doug D.]

Originally Posted by Bonnie Scott

I am trying to find your broiler grill in the books but I don't see it? I saw one like it but yours is different.

RB pg. 111.

[Bonnie Scott]

I knew it would have a big price tag next to it! That was your free extra trivet! Those are my favorite kind of free things.

[Sharon Shuman]

Hi, Bonnie. I think you just answered one of my longstanding questions. My favorite soup, stew, etc. pan is a hammered DO which my late mother-in-law gave to me many years ago. (She couldn't handle the weight of it any longer.) It's not marked, but I was pretty sure she got it early in her married life (i.e. 1930s), and while it doesn't have the nice thermometer in it, the style is identical. That is a really neat piece! Happy cooking!

[Bonnie Scott]

Thanks Sharon, I am still waiting for you to post some pictures.