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Offline Bret McLendon

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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« on: February 05, 2014, 12:38:14 AM »
Seasoning away  ;D
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2014, 12:51:00 AM »
Okay,,, ya got me! 
I can recognize PAM... but my aging eyes cannot figure out what the other bottle is.... c'mon... tell me! :)

Is it Coconut Oil??
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2014, 01:48:46 AM »
Yeah haha. So I seasoned 4 of them again. I did a quick season last week to keep from rusting.
Pam for 15-20 min 300-350 wipe down and again. Take it out wipe down let it cool. Didn't really get dark IMO. Didn't smoke either

So did two with Pam and two coconut tonight
30 min @ 350 wipe down. 20 min @ 400. And smoked it up.
Turned oven off let it cool slow. Them took out wiped down.

Still doesn't look any darker:/. I want the dark look! :(

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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2014, 02:04:46 AM »
Patience Grasshopper...  ;D
<darn, I've been waiting to show my age.. David Carridine.. "Kung Fu"!!>

Let's move this over to the C&R board for further discussion.. ;)
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2014, 02:19:48 AM »
The Following suggestions are for using PAM, as I have no experience with Coconut Oil:

Prior to applying oil, take the piece up to 500°.
Remove carefully (100% cotton terry towels folded over work well)
PS... remove all labels and tags... guess why... (voice of experience on melting tags onto CI) ;D

Place in/on large cardboard box/surface... (think pizza box)
Spray with Pam... Lots of smoke is good. Think Carbonization on contact.
Wipe with scrunched up paper towels... wipe again.. wipe again...and again... (Bounty Paper towels rock)
Return to 500° oven for one hour...hope you live alone, the smoke can create relationship problems........ 8-)
Repeat for second coat.
Report findings promptly! ;) ;)

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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2014, 10:02:20 AM »
Wow. That high and that long for pam huh.
I read some people say somewhere 20-30 minutes at like 250-300 ish and it got dark.
I think I call bs or something is extremely different going on here. Lol
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2014, 12:14:36 AM »
Pops came over brought some pieces to clean and season.  Yeah!!!!

Got about 45 pieces here  and most of his are still at the house. Haha

#castironproblems! ;)
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2014, 12:37:05 AM »
Got the Pam style going good now Cheryl!! Nice and dark brown :)

Victor 722
Late Gris #9 11 1/4"
Small logo no80. 1103

All cleaned up :)
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2014, 12:38:51 AM »
:) all pretty like
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2014, 12:43:18 AM »
Now you will have to try some Grapeseed Oil!
Experimenting is fun!  ;D

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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2014, 12:47:06 AM »
Lol will do. What kind of patina does it give? 
I'll pick some up Tomm while me and pops are out hunting :)
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2014, 01:02:26 AM »
My experience is that it can give a darker patina on some iron.
My Iron Mountains turned darker with the Grapeseed...
It's fun to experiment!

I'm actually playing with Crisco now that my seasoning skills have improved.

Seasoning was the most difficult step for me to master.

Now the new Pam, with Palm Oil, has been an improvement IMO.
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2014, 01:06:59 AM »
I really like the chocolate brown color. Looks awesome. A clean piece just sucks right into it.

One or two of those we did with coconut oil. Looks about the same to me.

Not really getting dark black yet just brownish. But I like it so oh well lol
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2014, 11:00:40 PM »
Cooking up some grape seed oil tonight Cheryl :)
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2014, 11:13:30 PM »
Okay!  Let us know how it goes! :)
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2014, 01:06:22 AM »
Looking pretty sweet If you ask me on my wagner 1265 deep fat fryer :)

It looked brand new to begin with. Quick lye bath strip and wallllaaa!
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2014, 01:06:56 AM »
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Re: New collector building a new collection!
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2014, 05:33:27 PM »
I'm a newbie at all this CI stuff, but I am enjoying it and researching in earnest.  I have little experience with seasoning, and never even thought to try PAM.  I had read that grape seed oil has a very high smoke point and seasoned my skillet with that.  500 deg. F for 1 hour.  I'm very pleased with the result.
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