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found this Wagner Ware at a thrift store, $5
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3-4 weeks in the lye bath
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3 rounds of buzzy waxx later...
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i couldn't get that one spot off on the back...

a quick cast iron breakfast for lunch... Ham & Cheese Omelette on a Griswold Griddle pan...
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...there's no sticking in cast iron cooking!

Good Find on the Wagner Ware Skillet. Its a shame what someone will do with a grinder to such a great pan. You did a great job cleaning it up. as long as you are happy with the way it came out. Buzzy...

Great timing on this question!!!
Just so happened this weekend I went out to check on some iron in the tank and the water felt hotter than usual? So I pulled up the heater up by the cord and MUCH TO...

Congrats on your first enamel dutch oven! they are fantastic! I use them for all my sauces, chili's, jambalaya, gumbos etc...
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they are great for baking bread too... altho I usually use...

i had to get a bigger boat!
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my 12 quart camp oven wont fit in my 5 gallon bath
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so I got an 18 gallon bin and added 10 more gallons of water 2 more pounds of lye for a total of 15...

lye bath calls for 1lbs to 5 gallons of water.
You should be able to store it in original container? You got powder lye?

If you are going to venture into the lye I can only share with you the mistakes I have already made or others have made that I listened to.
1) wear gloves! it will eat your skin
2) it is poison!...

Yes I warm the iron as well just to melt the puck. I give it a quick swirl. the pic below, that swirl will do the entire skillet inside and out. Im not sure if it comes with instructions I believe...

i keep it in the fridge because it tends to get soft otherwise. best tip I can give you, use very little and wipe it off like you dont want it on there. amazing results! enjoy

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one more that I did...
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after 3 rounds of buzzy waxx...
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I'll tell you this... you have to use so little amount of the waxx that I have redone many many pieces (close to 20 with Buzzy Waxx) with 3 round of seasoning each and also use for stove top touch...

here is a dutch oven that I did in lye tank
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then 3 round of Buzzy Waxx for seasoning...
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Dzec just reading your post and thought Id share. Sanding the old season (or throwing iron into a fire) of is not the best method for removing seasoning especially from a collectors point of view. it...

Thanks Learner. I used to use the olive oil or crisco for seasoning but I recently started using Buzzy Waxx with amazing results and very little/to no smoke in the house.

Method
Step 1 - Soak in...

again with the side ways!!!!
im just sending all my photos to you cudarunner!!!!

One fried egg omelette coming up sharptonn!
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love me some salsa and eggs!
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found this little rust bucket...
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cleeaned it up some...
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gave it the ol cooking test...
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gave it someone as a gift.

Good ol'home made cast iron bread...
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a Lodge #8 Dutch Oven restoration this past weekend...
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...after a lye bath and a good scrub
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after 3 rounds of seasoning
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Recently acquired my 2nd Griswold piece of cast iron...
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Griswold #8 Waffle Iron...
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cleaned it up and gave it a test run...
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ummm... cast iron chicago style deep dish meat lovers pizza... oh my lawd!
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...in my Griswold #9
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...amazing amazing pizza!
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...having leftovers for...

Lobster Tails...
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Griswold Skillet #9
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Shrimp Clemenceau in the cast iron Dutch oven
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Hollandaise sauce for the shrimps
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What better way to break in my newly re-seasoned Griswold...

Deep Dish Cast Iron Breakfast Pizza
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Scrambled eggs, chorizo, red peppers, black olives and sharp cheddar cheese...

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