Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[husqvarna257]

svk as a cast iron pan king got a question for you. We got a new kitchen stove and it has a center grill burner perfect for playing around with. When I took out the old stove there was an old cast iron griddle that fell to the side of the stove for years and it was filthy from the years of hiding. I scrubbed off the grease and dust from it with hot water and a copper scrubber, no soap. I plan to use bacon grease to season it again but what is a good temp or is there something better. I was tempted to toss it int the OWB to clean it but not sure what it might do to it. Put some old hard drives in it last month and never saw them again, just one small piece of sheet metal.

 

[Brufab]

Spent the weekend on the ice. Friday was mild and misty rain. Saturday was -30 overnight.

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Nice walleye!!!

 

[ken morgan]

I worked in nuclear for over 30 years. Strongly disagree about shoddy maintenance and inspection requirements. Also disagree with your assessment of the NRC.
Facts and basis?
sundance

3 mile island ring any bells? But honestly the Nuke community that was fostered by the Navy is about as safe a regime for Nuke power as you can get. but you can't stop human nature...no matter how hard you try there will be that one ding-a-ling who figures he can let it slip this time.

 

[sundance]

3 mile island ring any bells? But honestly the Nuke community that was fostered by the Navy is about as safe a regime for Nuke power as you can get. but you can't stop human nature...no matter how hard you try there will be that one ding-a-ling who figures he can let it slip this time.

Certainly. How does it relate to shoddy maintenance and inspection?

 

[svk]

svk as a cast iron pan king got a question for you. We got a new kitchen stove and it has a center grill burner perfect for playing around with. When I took out the old stove there was an old cast iron griddle that fell to the side of the stove for years and it was filthy from the years of hiding. I scrubbed off the grease and dust from it with hot water and a copper scrubber, no soap. I plan to use bacon grease to season it again but what is a good temp or is there something better. I was tempted to toss it int the OWB to clean it but not sure what it might do to it. Put some old hard drives in it last month and never saw them again, just one small piece of sheet metal.

Do not throw it into the owb! If it overheats it will never take seasoning again.

Best advice is to get a yellow can of oven cleaner. Spray it with the oven cleaner and throw it in the garbage bag for a couple days. Then scrub it real good with steel wool, wash with soap and water and dry it immediately on the stove. Wipe it down with your choice of oil and season at 450 for an hour.

 

[Philbert]

So the con of the vented helmet is the 1 in a million chance something can enter the vent and possibly pierce the skull??

The vents, of course, make the helmet cooler. But they also let in water, which means that they get the lowest electrical hazard rating. This is a ’con’ in a few situations.

Philbert

 

[chipper1]

So the con of the vented helmet is the 1 in a million chance something can enter the vent and possibly pierce the skull??

That particular helmet is designed primarily for climbing.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Nice walleye!!!

Here’s two.

 

[djg james]

Do not throw it into the owb! If it overheats it will never take seasoning again.

Best advice is to get a yellow can of oven cleaner. Spray it with the oven cleaner and throw it in the garbage bag for a couple days. Then scrub it real good with steel wool, wash with soap and water and dry it immediately on the stove. Wipe it down with your choice of oil and season at 450 for an hour.

Really? I thought you could get CI red hot to burn off the grunge and get it back to original metal. I almost did that with one of mine. Glad I didn't now.

 

[mountainguyed67]

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How come I don’t see this sign in your pictures?

 

[Brufab]

His wheelbarrow looks more like a forwarder sometimes

 

[H-Ranch]

How come I don’t see this sign in your pictures?

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I don't know - have you ever seen it parked and not working?

 

[cookies]

Really? I thought you could get CI red hot to burn off the grunge and get it back to original metal. I almost did that with one of mine. Glad I didn't now.

Cast iron cookware is made by melting cast iron then poured into a sand mold, the only fears i have of getting it glowing hot is cracking/warpage. I would just open the doors/windows and bake it at 425 for a couple hours after washing the big boogers and grease off it. Then if necessary re-season it.

 

[hamish]

Got my base down and trails dragged so i can get back out of this scrounger for some trail clean up. Getting too old to wrestle a snowmobile through 3' of snow.

 

[svk]

Really? I thought you could get CI red hot to burn off the grunge and get it back to original metal. I almost did that with one of mine. Glad I didn't now.

No, if cast iron is heated too hot it will get what’s called “red scale” and will never hold seasoning again. I don’t know what temp that is, but it’s definitely a risk if put into a fire.

This is a common problem when people recover skillets that went through a house fire…50/50 chance of them being salvageable.

 

[Philbert]

This is a common problem when people recover skillets that went through a house fire

Can you sand through this layer?

Philbert

 

[501Maico]

So the con of the vented helmet is the 1 in a million chance something can enter the vent and possibly pierce the skull??

I have that helmet. There is a hand size plate on the rear that slides rearward to close and forward to open the 6 vent holes. I'm sure his were open for the limb to stick in like that. Maybe close them in warm weather when felling trees? I'll probably forget by then.

 

[muddstopper]

Do not throw it into the owb! If it overheats it will never take seasoning again.

Best advice is to get a yellow can of oven cleaner. Spray it with the oven cleaner and throw it in the garbage bag for a couple days. Then scrub it real good with steel wool, wash with soap and water and dry it immediately on the stove. Wipe it down with your choice of oil and season at 450 for an hour.

I suggest to use white vinegar. Mix vinegar and water 50/50 and drop the pan in. Let set overnite or longer depending on how bad it is, and the use a SOS or Brillo pad to give it a good scrubbing. Throw on some baking soda to scrub with, that will neutralize the vinegar. Then re season. I usually set my pan in the oven and heat around 400 degrees. I will pour some oil on a paper towel and rub it on the pan while hot and stick back in the oven. I will do that several times until the pan starts turning black.

 

[farmer steve]

Spent the weekend on the ice. Friday was mild and misty rain. Saturday was -30 overnight.

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Did you do the Valentines' weekend special Jeff?

 

[svk]

Can you sand through this layer?

Philbert

No, the entire metallurgy is changed. Sort of like tempering a blade.