Traditionals and Cast Iron Cookware

[cudgee]

Here's todays offerings another favorite(s)View attachment 2015252

Love those scales on that Case.

 

[pjsjr]

It is 6.15AM here, now i am hungry, don't have bacon or potato, but have eggs.

It was mid-morning for me. Guess you could call it 'brunch'.

If you have any veggies and/or cheese that go nicely with eggs. Some hot sauce too.

 

[pjsjr]

Love those scales on that Case.

Thanks, I think the material is Derlin...might be sun bleached in addition

 

[osoverride]

What about handle covers? Surly someone in here uses a leather one or something "old timey." I hate my plastic lodge one but I've been holding out for a vintage handle cover and just haven't found one yet. It's only been 10 years now so I'm sure it will happen any day now!

 

[Wild Willie]

What about handle covers? Surly someone in here uses a leather one or something "old timey." I hate my plastic lodge one but I've been holding out for a vintage handle cover and just haven't found one yet. It's only been 10 years now so I'm sure it will happen any day now!

cudgee uses one made from a glove finger. I have a silicone one that rarely sees use, usually just use a pot holders.

 

[Boattale]

This # 10 Lodge is the latest one I ruined by scrubbing it out after frying potatoes and onions on Saturday morning. Still working on ruining the slicer and the boning Old Hickory's. These are for sure kitchen favorites now. The boning knife was probably the dullest knife I've ever had when it got here. Now it's very sharp, thanks to a bit of time on the KOWS.

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[cudgee]

What about handle covers? Surly someone in here uses a leather one or something "old timey." I hate my plastic lodge one but I've been holding out for a vintage handle cover and just haven't found one yet. It's only been 10 years now so I'm sure it will happen any day now!

Go and buy some cheap leather gardening gloves and cut a finger out and use that.

 

[cudgee]

This # 10 Lodge is the latest one I ruined by scrubbing it out after frying potatoes and onions on Saturday morning.

What do you mean by ruined. ???

 

[Boattale]

Just found this and had to join. My most used skillet atm, unknown maker moderate fancy handle probally over 100 years old, and one of my favorite case knives.View attachment 2014369

Can you post a photo of the bottom?

 

[Boattale]

What do you mean by ruined. ???

Ruined as in heathen me let Dawn and a scotchbrite not just near, but actually in my cast iron. You know, the old wive's tale about never washing cast iron cookware. Or lucky socks.

PS - I wash the knives too. They're probably not long for this world.

 

[cudgee]

We are all converts here, so preaching to the converted, but people out there have no idea about how good Cast Iron is. Probably did not need it but re seasoned this small pan on the weekend. AND this is not a high quality pan only a cheap made in you know where one. But gave it a test this morning after cooking a few things in it to see how the seasoning worked and took hold. The best way to see if your pan is non-stick, the old fry an egg with no butter or oil trick. Cooked 2 fried eggs, not one hint of sticking, was able to lift both out with a flat blade butter knife not even a spatula was required.

 

[osoverride]

I never thought about using a glove finger! Brilliant!
I'll start making some trips to thrift stores in search of a worn leather glove.

 

[cudgee]

I never thought about using a glove finger! Brilliant!
I'll start making some trips to thrift stores in search of a worn leather glove.

 

[osoverride]

We are all converts here, so preaching to the converted, but people out there have no idea about how good Cast Iron is. Probably did not need it but re seasoned this small pan on the weekend. AND this is not a high quality pan only a cheap made in you know where one. But gave it a test this morning after cooking a few things in it to see how the seasoning worked and took hold. The best way to see if your pan is non-stick, the old fry an egg with no butter or oil trick. Cooked 2 fried eggs, not one hint of sticking, was able to lift both out with a flat blade butter knife not even a spatula was required.

Steel (non teflon coated) pots and pans are also amazing. I keep a small set in my kitchen and for camping. Not really sure why there isn't a thread for tradionals and metal pans too but I but it's just an aesthetic preference for this group.

 

[cudgee]

Not really sure why there isn't a thread for tradionals and metal pans

Cast Iron is more sexy.

 

[Old Hunter]

pjsjr Doggone it Preston, now I remember - the eggs, I forgot to buy the eggs! I got everything else and plenty of stuff that wasn't on the forgotten list. At least I have my pocketknife. OH
Ps great looking meal, we do "breakfast for supper" quite often.

 

[cudgee]

pjsjr Doggone it Preston, now I remember - the eggs, I forgot to buy the eggs! I got everything else and plenty of stuff that wasn't on the forgotten list. At least I have my pocketknife. OH
Ps great looking meal, we do "breakfast for supper" quite often.

Great looking Case. You can always get eggs, Great knives not so easy.

 

[Nonless]

Can you post a photo of the bottom?

 

[Boattale]

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Almost looks like two different pans made into one. I have never seen anything even remotely similar. I've shared the photos with a friend of mine who is a serious CI collector and of course, user.

 

[Nonless]

Almost looks like two different pans made into one. I have never seen anything even remotely similar. I've shared the photos with a friend of mine who is a serious CI collector and of course,

It's a fairly common mold pre 1900s. A lot of foundry's used the pattern. It's one of my favorites of the style I have found as the gatemark isn't super pronounced and it dosent wobble on my electric coil burner.