Cast iron frying pan

[bledsoe3]

Jack, It's just a little 10W-40 cooking out of that old block. You'll be fine.

[madjack]

Jack, It's just a little 10W-40 cooking out of that old block. You'll be fine.

yeah it might be...kinda resembles the oil in that old 9N we used to have ..........................................

[Chris C]

Hey, take it easy there pardner! I run an 8N and the oil is nice and clean. Generalized talk like that could hurt a tractor's feelings, ya know!

[critter]

hey all,
i got a cool pan thats hugebout ten years ago a a yard sale,its made to use on a camp fire im told.its 28"across and has a 3ft handle and weights a ton but it cooks great.its about 3 in deep and i only paid 1$.i wont go campin without this one!

[Chris C]

Yea, that one's great for fryin' up possum and racoons.

[Laredo]

Simple fix: buy Lodge. Second-hand, if you have to. (estate sales!)

Ok, warning: Political Rant On --

Stay away from chicom crap, be it electronix, cast iron, or all that cool junk at Wally-World.

Rant Off.

If you buy second-hand American products, you're still better off than buying new junk from China.

[53clipper]

I was told that putting cold water in a hot pan is what made the bottom bulge.
Also one way to season an iron skillet is rub salt in it, sand if you are tent camping, to get it clean, and then wipe with cloth or paper towel. If you have to get it wet, no soap, and dry over heat, and rub oil or spray in it.

[Micro469]

Just another question... I have a nice heavy duty aluminium pan where the non stick coating has been damaged and I want to use it for camping. Is ther a way to take the coating off and season the pan so that it won't stick? I know you can't do it the same way as a cast iron pan, you'd melt it. And yes , I know cast rules, but it seems a shame to throw this pan out.

[Laredo]

yes, there is.

Elbow grease and SOS pads.

OR, if you're really careful, a wire wheel and an electric drill.

[Micro469]

Taking the coating off is the easy part... seasoning it so that it doesn't stick is the part I'm wondering about.

[Old Coyote]

Just another question... I have a nice heavy duty aluminium pan where the non stick coating has been damaged and I want to use it for camping. Is ther a way to take the coating off and season the pan so that it won't stick? I know you can't do it the same way as a cast iron pan, you'd melt it. And yes , I know cast rules, but it seems a shame to throw this pan out.

Herb used wire brushes on his drill. Extra fine sand paper might work. I always use pam before cooking in it.

Elaine (old coyote wife)

[madjack]

Aluminum is not porous like CI so it wont "season" just use some PAM and a low heat.......................

[doug hodder]

Madjack...you mention a 9N earlier in this thread...did it have a "Jerk-a-matic" tranny in it? Actually it was a Ford-o-matic but never shifted worth a damn...I hated it.. and for using the aluminum pan camping...it'll be ok on a stove, but on a fire, watch your heat, it'll warp...Doug

[madjack]

Doug, the old 9N had a 4speed stick, you put it in whatever gear you wanted while stopped...you couldn't shift it at all while moving and if you where bush hogging it would stop moving until the bush hog quit turning due to a live PTO...lotsa fun in the woods
madjack

[Slayer]

I have warped one 10" pan on an electric stove and the photos above was a 22" monster and it didn't heat evenly and thus BOOOOM! I think flame heats more evenly and that becomes critical on the huge pans as I learned.

Cast iron is a very poor conducter of heat and should be pre-heated over low or med. The larger the pan is the more important it is to use lower heat. A 22" monster should be pre-heated over very low heat or better yet in the oven.
One last thing. To avoid a warped pan try to pre-heat it as evenly as you can by moving it around on the burner.