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31 minutes ago, Terrierman said:

My stuff is not all that old or fancy, but it everything is smooth and cooks like a dream.  I've said it before and here it is again.  I'm a heathen.  Dirty cooked in cast iron is soaked with hot water, dawn, scrubbed clean, dried hot and then lightly oiled.  Go ahead and hate me but it's my way and it works fine.  Try it if you don't believe me.  It's the smooth surface that's the deal IMHO.

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              Yeppers,

   Just take care of them. Slick bottoms are the best.  

"We have met the enemy and it is us",

Pogo

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Lefty Kreh

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         "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!"

BilletHead

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BilletHead

  P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs"

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Well @BilletHead suggested I chime in....although the ignorance of myself and my family is embarrassing.  We have a number of skillets that came in on a covered wagon from Oklahoma shortly after my Great-Great-grandfather got out of prison for shooting his neighbor's ear off over a property line dispute.  My Great Grandmother Hatie, who was a half Native American midwife would often put the skillets in the fire to clean and start over.  It all worked fine until my wife bought one of these glass top electric stoves..... we discovered every darn one of them spins like a top from a warped bottom.  Still use them to make cornbread in the oven, and in the camper and on campstove.  saddens me that our old skillets are damaged.  We now have some skillets from Marty to use on the glass top.  We have also bought a couple from the Lodge Factory Outlet store in Pittsburg, TN they took some work to overcome the rough seasoning they put on them but were inexpensive and work well.  We have several dutch ovens, both with legs and without that are newer and they work fine, I notice a lot of the newer dutch oven cooks use some type of liner... I have not to this point.  We do have one aluminum dutch oven we use to make the red Sause chili on the smoker, it would damage the seasoning on the iron.  Long story short, do not put your pan in the "coals"   

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21 hours ago, BilletHead said:

             We only do vintage for cooking ourselves. I restore and season them. Nothing really wrong with lodge as they come. Just heavy compared to vintage and rough texture but if you take care of them and use and clean properly you are good to go.  

   If you go vintage and restore yourself Do not throw in a fire as stated above. You do take a chance of damaging an heirloom. There are much easyer ways to take the crud off. Just because grandpa or grandma did it does not mean it should be done. Ask @grizwilson we have discussed this to length. Les put your two cents in if you will on this. Let me look at what I have. I might have a smooth lodge. I am beginning to go through stuff and liquidate when I bought every piece I could to restore.  I know am collecting certain marked ones to build sets. I do not have a dutch oven available at this time. The last one I restored has been spoken for. @Maverickpro201 you are from Collins, correct? I am not that far away.  If you are over West towards Eldorado Springs or Nevada actually South of Dedrick I can show you some neat vintage stuff like really, really old restored and ready to use. 

Nope, I am from Dripping Springs TX. but now have 2 homes and staying at the one near Hillsboro MO. I would be interested in seeing what you have though.  

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On 1/7/2024 at 9:11 AM, Maverickpro201 said:

Nope, I am from Dripping Springs TX. but now have 2 homes and staying at the one near Hillsboro MO. I would be interested in seeing what you have though.  

Estate sales nearly always have cast iron for sale.....  Cheap.  I didn't use to care to, but now if I'm not fishing I go with my wife and daughter.  Pretty interesting and I've bought tools and stuff you only use once in a lifetime but when they are a buck or two it's worth it.

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5 hours ago, Maverickpro201 said:

Nope, I am from Dripping Springs TX. but now have 2 homes and staying at the one near Hillsboro MO. I would be interested in seeing what you have though.  

             Anytime,

    Whay size skillet are you looking for?  Sorry I got you confused as being local. 

"We have met the enemy and it is us",

Pogo

   If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend"

Lefty Kreh

    " Never display your knowledge, you only share it"

Lefty Kreh

         "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!"

BilletHead

    " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting"

BilletHead

  P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs"

BilletHead

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I need to be careful reading this thread! It’s tempting me to spend some money!!!!

I’ve got this one, that is clearly an antique because they stamped the manufacture date on the bottom😀

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Surface is okay on the large one, kinda too thick on the small. 

They’re ok. We use them to fry chicken, do cornbread, sear steaks, cook sausage, etc.

I’m tempted to acquire some good stuff and donate this, but don’t want to get screwed.  Maybe I should just put the pans away and take a nap. 😀


 

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53 minutes ago, ness said:

I need to be careful reading this thread! It’s tempting me to spend some money!!!!

I’ve got this one, that is clearly an antique because they stamped the manufacture date on the bottom😀

IMG_2233.jpeg

IMG_2234.jpeg


IMG_2235.jpeg

Surface is okay on the large one, kinda too thick on the small. 

They’re ok. We use them to fry chicken, do cornbread, sear steaks, cook sausage, etc.

I’m tempted to acquire some good stuff and donate this, but don’t want to get screwed.  Maybe I should just put the pans away and take a nap. 😀


 

                You sir need an intervention to keep you from buying substandard cooking vessels. 

"We have met the enemy and it is us",

Pogo

   If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend"

Lefty Kreh

    " Never display your knowledge, you only share it"

Lefty Kreh

         "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!"

BilletHead

    " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting"

BilletHead

  P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs"

BilletHead

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11 hours ago, ness said:

I need to be careful reading this thread! It’s tempting me to spend some money!!!!

I’ve got this one, that is clearly an antique because they stamped the manufacture date on the bottom😀

IMG_2233.jpeg

IMG_2234.jpeg


IMG_2235.jpeg

Surface is okay on the large one, kinda too thick on the small. 

They’re ok. We use them to fry chicken, do cornbread, sear steaks, cook sausage, etc.

I’m tempted to acquire some good stuff and donate this, but don’t want to get screwed.  Maybe I should just put the pans away and take a nap. 😀


 

That’s what I do when I can’t go fishing.   I put the new lures and stuff in my cart on bass pro then close out of my account so I don’t buy it.   There’s like 87 items in it now😂

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2 hours ago, Maverickpro201 said:

I do not mind paying for good

         Look through this list here. Lots of options and price ranges just go USA made if you would.  Personally, I would go vintage. They are lighter weight and made very well. There are many ways to get them. If you go with most restorers that specialize in buying and selling, they will most likely go high. I am not that way. If I get it cheap and restore, I pass it on with just a small mark up for my time. I enjoy bringing them back to service. I have done hundreds of pieces. Ate up with it. Dealt with several here on OAF. Also, if you are into it find used vintage and restore yourself. There are bargains still out there as mentioned by @snagged in outlet 3 at resale stores, garage sales, estate sales etc.  I have actually found some dirt cheap and gave more than asking price. Do your research and if you need any help just Message me. 

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"We have met the enemy and it is us",

Pogo

   If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend"

Lefty Kreh

    " Never display your knowledge, you only share it"

Lefty Kreh

         "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!"

BilletHead

    " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting"

BilletHead

  P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs"

BilletHead

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