I've been trying to buy crud coated cast iron hoping to find something special underneath. My luck has not been good:
An $25 ERIE #8 from around 1905 that turned out to be cracked at the side of the handle (might still be OK to use)
A $26 Victor #8 from around 1905 that seems to have had some type of thick plating that has been severely damaged and scratched so the cooking surface is rough.
A couple $7 #8 unmarked, maybe Wagners, which may be from the 1920s with a very thin plating that has a hint of rainbow like colors.
....
Anyway, I'm going to start running out of wall space.
What do you do with your cracked, poor plating, warped,... cast iron?
Thanks,
Mark
An $25 ERIE #8 from around 1905 that turned out to be cracked at the side of the handle (might still be OK to use)
A $26 Victor #8 from around 1905 that seems to have had some type of thick plating that has been severely damaged and scratched so the cooking surface is rough.
A couple $7 #8 unmarked, maybe Wagners, which may be from the 1920s with a very thin plating that has a hint of rainbow like colors.
....
Anyway, I'm going to start running out of wall space.
What do you do with your cracked, poor plating, warped,... cast iron?
Thanks,
Mark