W. Hilditch
Active member
Bought an new CI teapot off Amazon styled as a 1900 pot. It was labeled for humidifier only. Lye didn’t cut the paint, but a gallon of paint stripper did. Got 99% of the toxic paint off then a mineral spirit bath and a lye bath again. Seasoned it with lard.
Proceeded to boil out 4 full pots of water to get some calcium build-up. Got some semi-loose calcium, some rust and 47 other minerals. Not great taste between the cast iron and the minerals. Popcorn time.
Boiled out another full pot of water for a good coating of calcium then made two batches of popcorn with canola. Baked at 450° F for 2 hours. Now it gives some hot potable water good enough for tea, coffee or cooking as the calcium builds over time. A bit of a hassle but this water pot will outlive me without killing me.
Hilditch
Proceeded to boil out 4 full pots of water to get some calcium build-up. Got some semi-loose calcium, some rust and 47 other minerals. Not great taste between the cast iron and the minerals. Popcorn time.
Boiled out another full pot of water for a good coating of calcium then made two batches of popcorn with canola. Baked at 450° F for 2 hours. Now it gives some hot potable water good enough for tea, coffee or cooking as the calcium builds over time. A bit of a hassle but this water pot will outlive me without killing me.
Hilditch