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Griswold Cast Iron
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Scott805
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Hey All- Was at the cabin this weekend and went to a local swap shop and found a Griswold 710C for $40. Was in pretty bad shape with a lot of really hard gunk on the sides and bottom of the pan. How is the best way to get rid of that? Did i get a good deal?
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Large BGE, 2 Tier Adjustable Swing Rack System, three (3) bricks from Home Depot for raised direct, Blackstone 22" Griddle - Finally have a decent cooking area!
Dallas, TX
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There are a gazillion different ways to clean the old iron. When I have a piece that is in pretty foul shape, the first thing I do is build a fire 🔥 and throw the iron in it. Let it burn a good hour or so. This will remove all of the gunk and grime.After a good burn out you can clean it up either by sand blasting, wire wheel, wire brush, sander/polisher or one of many other methods. Some folks will say that you shouldn’t put them in a fire. But it has always worked great for me with no issues.
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Job well done. You got a GREAT deal.
I use electrolysis to clean my cast iron cookware.Large Egg, PGS A40 gasser. -
I've heard that the self cleaning cycle of an electric oven is hot enough to clean cast iron cookware.
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I would page @DoubleEgger, but it would seem that he, like me, hasn’t been around that much as of late.
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You can thrown them in the egg while doing a clean burn. Some people worry those high temps will burn their gasket, so beware. I don’t worry about the gasket and have never had a problem.Memphis, TN
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What makes old Griswold better than other brands or lodge today for example? I don't know much about cast iron
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It takes a little time but a safe way is EZ OFF oven cleaner.
Spray it good and put in a 2 gallon seal bag or kitchen plastic bag. Let it sit in bag overnight. Placing in the sunlight also helps. Wash it off and scrape off the loose stuff. Repeat as needed.
It will take 5-6 hits but it does not give the pan the shinny, buffed look you get by using wire wheel or abrasion wheel.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
BigGreenKev said:What makes old Griswold better than other brands or lodge today for example? I don't know much about cast iron
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BigGreenKev said:What makes old Griswold better than other brands or lodge today for example? I don't know much about cast iron
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U_tarded said:BigGreenKev said:What makes old Griswold better than other brands or lodge today for example? I don't know much about cast iron
Wagner Ware is another great option and is much less expensive than Griswold.
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U_tarded said:BigGreenKev said:What makes old Griswold better than other brands or lodge today for example? I don't know much about cast iron
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Small Cast Iron potatoes are bomb.
Butter, good olive oil, salt and pepper.
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so, you’ve got a mix of advice here, some better than others. I’m actually a moderator of a group of almost 200,000 cast iron collectors and fans ( http://www.reddit.com/r/castiron ), so I can pretty much guarantee I’ve seen it all, and I spend quite a bit of time dealing with vintage cast iron when I’m not doing egg cooks.Heat (clean burn in BGE, campfire, oven self-clean, etc) will often work, but sometimes it will also warp your pan making it useless. For a Griswold, which is an excellent and highly collectible pan, it is simply not worth the risk. And yes, you got a screaming good deal. You also don’t need to sand or wire wheel it. It’s just baked on crud - it’ll come off.Take Photo Egg’s advice and go the yellow cap oven cleaner route. The yellow one has lye, the blue one doesn’t. You need the lye. Use the detailed instructions here:https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/c4ntam/how_to_strip_and_restore_cast_iron_faq_post/
If you were going to do a lot of pans, 1voyager’s electrolysis tank is the way to go, but for just one, go yellow cap.And to re-season it, do this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/c4nqtr/my_personal_seasoning_process_faq_post_summer_2019/
Where most people go wrong is they skip step 5 and leave way too much oil on the pan, leaving a mottled irregular surface. Don’t skip step 5.Yeah, I’m a cast iron pan nerd.
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