Nice Find Jeff! Eventally when we settle some where I'm gonna be on the hunt for one. Right now the wife uses our pressure cooker and it's small but works.
I have a National about the same size. I think I can fit five or six quarts in it. So, I'll be doubling my capacity, or cutting my canning time in half, depending on how you look at it.
Jeff you can get the circle weight valve to replace the petcock valve. It's recommended to go w the circle weight over the old set up. I found a pressure canner from the late 70s a few years back and made the upgrade. Really easy.
Two ok finds this weekend. First was a modern dutch oven one of my family members grabbed for $5. I couldn't go wrong on the price. The casting is not that great and the lid does not sit correctly. It is amazing how the quality on some of the new cast is just not there. Most older dutch ovens are missing lids. The second pan is a #3, machined bottom, unmarked for $10. It is identical to the last one I picked up at the scrap yard. That should wrap up my need for #3's for the outdoor oven. Now I can cook a larger batches of stews and chicken outside, and have side pans for vegetables or potatoes. This picture is from the booth where I got the #3. There was a lot of cast iron today. Corn bread pans, muffin and roll pans, and a lot of frying pans. The most expensive was $45 for a Griswold deep fryer pan as they called it.
Picked up a #10 unmarked Wagner today. It wasn't a bargain, but $18 is fair I think. Great shape, absolutely no wobble. I'm debating on going back for the Griswold waffle iron. It's just the irons, though, no handles or base. I've been looking, but I'd like to have it complete. They had some other nice pieces, CoachSchaller. Ann Arbor Rd south of Milwaukee Rd, if you're interested. Headed for a lye bath.
Couldn't stand it. Had to go get another. This will give us two good ones to have at the other place. Older Lodge, I think.
As many as you know, I work in the metal finishing industry, i run the warehouse and logistics aspect of it. Over the past year, we have been running the testing of an amazing cast iron, replicating the old school CI pans and taking them a step further. After months of testing, our process was fine tuned, and these pans are in full production. The owner and I always bs' d regarding CI, pans, stoves, etc, and the other day, he hooked me up with one. These things are expensive...... retail $ 465.00 Cowboy Cauldron Fire Pits The Lili My pan.......
Are you allowed to tell us how they get the surface so smooth, Well Seasoned? that really is a thing of beauty!
What a Beauty! . Question... Is it copper coated and is there any seasoning that needs to be done on it?
We call it ASF........ Accelerated Surface Finishing. We mfr compounds ( & distribute) use them along with a vibratory process using ceramic media. After multiple steps, stuff comes out extremely smooth. We are the race car industry's secret weapon,crankshafts, etc. Since it was down to the bare metal, and we moved, I covered it in Crisco and cooked it for about a half hour for the first time. I think the lighting and the minimal cooking time have it that copperish color. WeldrDave, how long should I cook the pan to get it black? Thx
Have you done this process to any of your own pans? That is amazing! Do they cook faster now? Can I send you a few to finish?
Sure...... if you pay the ups, I'll have them run for you. Any that are real bad will get blasted first, then the ASF process.....
I put it on the grill or oven at 375 to 400 for an hour. You'll see smoke, when it's smoking, it's curing. "Some say" bring it up to 500 plus to cure. You very rarely are ever going to bring a pan up that hot and you work with metals so you understand that it's not needed. Once you get it smoking about an hour, shut it off in the oven or grill and let it cool on it's own. your basically ready to cook on it. I usually do a batch of scrambled eggs for my first cook on it. Spray it down with PAM or Butter and cook. Canola oil is "GREAT" for curing, that's what's in PAM, I also put a coat of Crisco after.
Is this what I need to make it happen? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000S8JI2K/ref=pd_aw_sim_79_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=31LNoeOhtQL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL100_SR100,100_&psc=1&refRID=F0MSMJFM4YER84YZNQEE And https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000S8I0YC#Ask It's about that time, I guess. I'd like to switch it over. I hate babysitting my old national health canner. Maybe I can convert that one too?
Yes. I got mine thru the maker All American Foundry (?) they're in WI if irc. They sent the components for around $20. But those Amazon items look correct.
Figgers. I already ordered from Amazon. It looks they will work on my old National. I'll try it when I get home tomorrow. If I order another, I'll look into the manufacturer. Thanks.
found this on an interesting FB page, "Hillbilly CAST IRON Cooking". If you have access to FB, this is worth checking out. The moderator doesn't allow any trash talk.
