Does anyone have #advice about cast iron #cookware they can share? I've acquired these pans that have been in storage for a while. They have no branding on them. I've read there can be different quality of cast iron and the poorer quality ones can be a bother (flaking etc).
1. How can I tell if these are decent quality?
2. How should I clean them? (remove rust)
3. How can I make sure they are properly seasoned?
4. How should I maintain them, if I decide to keep?
Here are a couple of close-up shots of the bottom. The stampings on the bottom make me think the pan is from Lodge and was cast in the 1950’s. #CastIron
A few weeks ago, I bought what I believe is a Lodge Cast Iron pan from the 1950’s. I found the pan at an antiques store in Oxford, Pa. Cost $28.
Took a lot of scrubbing and seasoning rounds, but I am pleased with how the pan shaped up.
Two photos show the before; two show the after.
Odd souvenir?
I found this in a box at home. Anyone have any clues?
Lens only returns bottle openers & ashtrays. I just tested on a beer bottle & remain thirsty. 
Not a bottle opener. It's not an ashtray.
The top bits are perhaps stylised waves on a beach? Cast iron, possibly sandcast, no marks on the reverse. It will stand on the legs at the bottom, but wobbles precariously - bump the table & it falls flat. Roughly palm sized.
TIA
Ornamental lamps on Partick Bridge in the West End of Glasgow. Built in the 1870s using a mix of cast iron and stone, it's one of a number of iron bridges across the city designed by the engineers Bell and Miller.
When your 'Obsessive Compulsive Disorder' gets to the point where you can turn it into a business. 
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Pentax 21mm f/3.2 APS-C
#Photography #Monochrome #BnW #BlackAndWhite #OCD #Antiques #CastIron #Skillet #Pentax
The Ca' d'Oro on Gordon Street in Glasgow, one of the most distinctive and unique buildings in its city centre. Designed by John Honeyman in a Venetian Renaissance style, it was built as a furniture warehouse in 1872. The ground floor of the facade is made of stone, while the upper sections are cast iron.
Side note on the seasoning. A mistake I made in the past in seasoning pans was to leave on too much oil. I now apply oil then wipe it all off with a clean cloth (it becomes matte, not shiny). There is still a very thin layer left no matter how hard you wipe. This ensures structurally sound seasoning that won't chip or crack. I also wash between layers. A scrub pad for non-stick and plastic surfaces with dish soap is fine. #CarbonSteel #CastIron
I'm trying out a new waffle situation, and it's fair to say there's a bit of a learning curve. A learning curve drizzled in maple syrup.
Sitting with my coffee and scrolling fedi in an empty house. It’s too quiet. Normally I’d be making my partner her Sunday heart shaped pancake in the cast iron pan we inherited from her Nana while we listened to The Debaters on CBC.
Hopefully she’ll be back home before New Years.
#GoodMorningWorlds
Up early again to wait in for the scaffolders who may or may not turn up.
Annoying as it means I have to stay in, in case they do.
I am hoping II can get through this day without having to make phone calls an do car admin. I think I have borrowed all the spoons from the next two weeks just to get through yesterday (Crumbs, is it still only Tuesday morning?!!!).
[Sigh!]
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The magnificently over-the-top and somewhat bizarre Grand Central Fountain in Fountain Gardens in Paisley. Created in 1868 by Glasgow's Sun Foundry for the industrialist Thomas Coats, it is possibly my favourite fountain in the world. And, yes that is a near-life sized walrus in the foreground!
#glasgow #walrus #fountain #sunfoundry #ironwork #castiron #decorativeironwork
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Got a cast iron pan set for my birthday and I’m already insufferable about it #cooking #cornbread #castiron #baking
This cast iron griddle is HEAVY and was not easy to maneuver in the grill. I had to season it in the grill, which wasn’t easy either, but I’m pleased with the result.
The seasoning will only get better from here!
