Cast Iron Skillets

[DJK Frank 16]

Was out in the garage last night cleaning up a little bit and ran across a cast iron skillet that had been neglected after the last use, so I decided to boil it out with water and re season it over my wood burner in the garage. After I got that one done, I had remembered a set that my wife got passed down to her from her grandmother, that used to belong to her great grandmother.

I decided to dig them out of the attic along with my dutch oven and clean and re season all of them. Turned into quite a project but turned out pretty well.

Boiling them out:

As you can see by this "before" picture, a couple of them were in pretty bad shape:

The "after". They cleaned up pretty good and are now nice and seasoned again with oil:

A little wall decoration where they will be stored until their next use:

While we are on the subject, what is everyone's favorite dish to cook in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven??

 

[Beentown]

Breakfast casserole

 

["J"]

Blackened fish in a iron skillet is really good....

 

[bowhunter1023]

I need to get me a good dutch oven...

 

[cotty16]

Nice job with the pans, but I dig the Foreigner record!

 

[DJK Frank 16]

Nice job with the pans, but I dig the Foreigner record!

HAHA I was wondering if that would get noticed, that was my Saturday night playlist, Bob Seger Live Bullet tucked in right behind it!

 

["J"]

I like the beer signs better ..... lol.....

 

[Buckmaster]

My buddy had one that was so messed up he bead blasted it, then re-seasoned it. It turned out well.

I just packed my set away as I just got a new glass top stove. I miss my gas stove already.

 

[Hedgelj]

My buddy had one that was so messed up he bead blasted it, then re-seasoned it. It turned out well.

I just packed my set away as I just got a new glass top stove. I miss my gas stove already.

Not supposed to use them with glass stove tops?
Awww crap...... guess i have a new excuse to do more grilling then or use my backpacking stoves

I actually like making steak in them. Place one on the stove, let it get blazing freaking hot, drop a pat of butter and then your steak, let it sear, flip and sear and then drop into a hot oven to finish. I do suggest an open window, strong stove vent, or something or else your smoke alarm will also enjoy this recipe.

 

[Mike]

I need to get me a good dutch oven...

I got a real nice dutch oven for you. :smiley_coolpeace:

That wood burner is kick ASS!

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

That's a nice collection. We have a glass top stove TOO. I keep my cast iron stove out in the porch so I can continue to use my cast irons.

 

[Hedgelj]

Guess I'll be using my cast iron on my backpacking stove or on the grill until we move. The glass top is nice just not the same in my opinion.

A steak cooked with butter on cast iron on a backpacking stove after being outside all day is a heavenly meal (after being dry rubbed with montreal steak seasoning the day before and being in a sealed plastic bag since then)