Greetings from SouthWest Iowa

[EGoos]

I found this sight while researching a skillet that I received from my great grandmother when she died in 1991. I have always used cast iron. It was a rainy day a few weeks ago and I decided to clean that skillet up. The pan was terrible dirty with lots of gunk. I did the oven method. The next morning when I checked on the pan and rinsed it off I had a Wagner #7! So I started researching it and have figured out that it was made between 1935 and 1959. I have seasoned it and boy what a dream to cook on. I should have done that in 1991! My plan is to have all Wagner to cook with. I have already picked up a #10 and #6. The #10 spins when it heats up which I think is odd. The oil sits even in the pan. It cooks hash browns like nobody's business so its a keeper to me. Thanks for adding me.

 

[WallyF]

Welcome E.

I too used the oven method before finding this sight and reading the comprehensive information about initial seasoning. You won't find much support here for the oven method because the risk of damaging these historical resources. Highly recommend taking the time to go though all the information Doug has compiled and makes available to us. Too me it is just awesome.

Good luck finding your Wagners. I have a #8 that cooks really well even though it is a spinner on our smooth top stove.