There was a heavy cast iron kettle with the stove when we bought the house. It needs attention, was pretty rusty. I've used a poly wire bristle brush on a drill too attack the rust, not done with that yet. But what should I do when I get the rust off? I want to use it on the AS for steam. Should I spray with high heat paint? Thought about seasoning it like a cast iron skillet/pan but don't want the oil on the stove top...
Plug in a cheap humidifier. Much more effective without damaging the finish on your nice top quality stove. My opinion from experience. Take it or leave it
Have you seen the "cast iron" thread here? Pallet Pete and WeldrDave know things. If you season that kettle in your oven it shouldn't leave any oil on your stove but paint sounds quick and easy. How would paint the inside?
You'll always have rust on the inside if you use it for steaming, that plus the minerals leftover from your water source. Black high heat paint on the outside just like you might do for the stove. Or stove black ... You could also just season the outside just like a cast iron skillet - you don't use so much oil it drips off on either one. You have to be really, really careful not to put so much water that the kettle doesn't boil over and make a mess of the kettle and the stove. It's often so little water that you don't bother, or, make a mess. You can also figure out with some trial and error what size trivet to put between the kettle and stove top to stop violent boiling. Potpourri always sounds like a good idea until you fry some ...
When you use it for steam, regardless what you do, it's gonna rust. I had a few over the years and I'd wire brush them, paint them, they would rust again. What I eventually did was find an old big Stainless whistle T-pot in a thrift store, drill the hole out bigger so it doesn't whistle and it works great. You can see the steam roaring in the room.
Thanks for yalls replies! moresnow's suggestion is sounding better...the humidifier... There are some old aluminum or stainless kettles in the garage that might work as well. I def don't want to mess up the AS top...I'm still at that stage....
It will rust no matter what you do. I cleaned up one a few years ago and sprayed it with high heat engine enamel and it seemed to work decent for a winter but it started to rust through again. It also built up a ton of hard water deposits. I’ve soaked them in rust remover evaporust it worked pretty good. Wire wheeled, flap disced and a few other things. I gave up and the old pot is just rusty forever now because I don’t care anymore.
Hmmm... So I'm thinking more and more of just fixing up the kettle and it can be a hearth ornament. And running a humidifier....that might be easier.
Sounds like a good idea, I've eyed those many times but didn't want to spend that much, and you have one with history! Awesome!
Yeah, I had no idea how much they cost till I started looking at new stovetop steamer/pot thingys....
