Rescued a cast-iron skillet from my Great-Grandmother

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djheater

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Around the holidays I found a skillet covered in grease in my father's belongings (he died in 2005). My mom, remembered it as being from my father's grandmother. I cleaned it, lightly sanded the severe oxidation, re-seasoned it and just finished oiling it with high-heat sunflower oil.

When is it you start appreciating things like this? At 18 I could guarantee you I wouldn't give a fuck. At 32, I take a great deal of satisfaction in knowing I will be cooking bacon and eggs in something that's been in my family for about 100 years.

:)

I :heart: my iron skillet
 
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everman

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Nothing beats a good seasoned cast iron skillet, not the most advanced fancy new cookware or anything else.
 
Captante

Captante

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Oct 20, 2003
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Nice find ... I have several pieces of cast-iron cookware which I got from my grandfather & its great stuff.
 
FlashG

FlashG

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We have the same kind as you. My wife got it from her grandma in Kentucky. BTW they also make great offensive/defense weapons. I watch what I say around the kitchen otherwise I might get kabanged on the noggin.
 
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Auric

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El Kabong! ;)

Me rikey cast-iron skillets simply because they are, for practical purposes, indestructable and certainly don't have to be babied like lesser cookware. I had one left outside for a long time which of course went rusty. It was relatively old anyway but a quick particle blast (walnut) along with the barbecue grills and it was as good as new and ready for seasoning.
 
mindmaniac

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Dec 30, 2003
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Congrats, that's a good treasure to hold onto. I bought a new one and for a year lived at a place with gas burners so I would use it all the time, now that I have an electric stove it takes too long to heat up. I guess I could still use it in the oven though.
 
nakedfrog

nakedfrog

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Apr 3, 2001
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I have no idea how old ours are, got them from the mother-in-law because she basically doesn't cook anything that tastes good now that they're getting close to 70.
 
lokiju

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I have no idea how old ours are, got them from the mother-in-law because she basically doesn't cook anything that tastes good now that they're getting close to 70.
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Whats up with that?

Every time I visit my grandparents, I'm amazed at how they can take something that'd normally be full of flavor and make it have none whatsoever.
 
waggy

waggy

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Dec 14, 2000
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ohh cool.


i have a bunch of cast-iron skillts of diffrent sizes. i picked them up at a auction for $5 (6 pans! for 5 bucks! woot). i use them nearly every weekend.

i am looking to get a dutch-oven though. don't want to pay $19 for a new one. hopeing to get a nice used one at a garage sale or auction.
 
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Feldenak

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Jan 31, 2003
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Nice find. I recently rescued one from my aunt...she tried to destroy it by putting it in the dishwasher and/or using dish soap to wash it. Almost got it to where it should be...unfortunately old =/= good because this thing heats unevenly. At least food doesn't stick anymore.
 
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crt1530

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Originally posted by: lokiju
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I have no idea how old ours are, got them from the mother-in-law because she basically doesn't cook anything that tastes good now that they're getting close to 70.
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Whats up with that?

Every time I visit my grandparents, I'm amazed at how they can take something that'd normally be full of flavor and make it have none whatsoever.
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From here:
In terms of receptor number, the most receptors for both taste and smell are present at birth. It is downhill thereafter. This downhill slide, however, is usually not functionally apparent until people are aged 50 or over and usually not until they were in their 60s or 70s. People can still taste and smell but the intensity of the sensations is less. Thus, if people placed 1 teaspoon of sugar in their coffee to get their expected or required sweetness when they are young, as they age they may use 1½, 2 or even 3 teaspoons of sugar to maintain the same degree of sweetness they experienced when they were young. This same analogy also holds for odors as well only it may be less apparent
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Ever notice how many older women wear WAY too much perfume?
 
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SlowSpyder

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Jan 12, 2005
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Looks just like mine. I use mine on my grill for blackened fish from time to time. It's also nice to take camping, when we make bacon/eggs in the morning I just toss the skillet right into the fire pit. On the grill I put it right in the charcoal to get it nice and hot, and make blackened catfish on it.
 
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ryan256

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I love my cast iron skillet. One of the few things that if taken care of will pretty much last forever.
 
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