Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I was browsing in an antique store and saw a few cast iron items. One of the pots had a white lining inside. I think it must be some kind of enamel. The white stuff was cracking off the inside of the pot. It looked unusable. Have any of you seen cast iron like this?

This place also had the corn shaped corn bread pans but they wanted $75 bucks. To much money in my humble opinion.

Doris

I've seen 'em. I got a white porcelain cast iron, 1-qt. pot with lid a while back at a garage sale. It was like new. The handle is part of the cast iron, short and hollow.

Aunti M (Miriam C.) here on the forums has a whole set in reddish-brown, like new. Beautiful cookware.

The one I saw at the antique store had the enamal chiping off. I don't think anyone could use it because of the condition. I've only seen cast iron totally covered in enamal but not just on the inside. I learn something new everyday.

Doris

Yup. Chipped off part is where the food will stick. Pain the behind.

Personally, I have migrated from raw cast iron and enameled cast iron to a 9" diameter, deep stainless steel Dutch oven (DO) that I made a briquette lid for *and* a big 14" diameter, shallow, hard-anodized aluminum Dutch oven (the ultimate). The 14" has legs. The 9" does not, so it can be used on any stove. Love 'em both. Sold my 10" shallow aluminum DO and all my cast iron DOs (or gave them away).

Photos in my ALBUM.

Prem,

I love that round tail trailer! Did you build that....very nice!

Why do use the stainless steel instead of CI? I'm assuming there is no seasoning involved. Love your dutch oven.

Doris

Doris,

Yes, I built Round Tail from almost scratch (see chassis photo).

SS because it doesn't rust, little sticks to it, it dents instead of cracking *and* you can store food in it overnight or longer in the ice chest.

BTW, I *only* use SS screws, washers, nuts and bolts on all my trailers.

I rescued that SS pot (Dutch oven) from a metal scrap pile at a swap meet that was about to go to the scrap yard if it didn't sell for a buck! No lid. I made one for it.

Prem,

Getting the DO for a buck is great! I will have to look out for a SS one and try it out. I love cooking and always like to try new things.

Thanks for the info.

Doris