The ultimate goal Cast Iron Cookware is to help Cast Iron Cookware Enthusiast to better Collect, Restore and Use Cast Iron Cookware especially those of the Vintage variety.
The way I plan to do this is to produce videos that are entertaining, educational and engaging with the main focus on Cast Iron Cookware.
I personally am a Cast Iron Cookware collector, restorer and user with plenty of room to grow on all three counts.
Cast Iron Cookware collecting and using is for me and can be for you an extremely rewarding hobby.
I personally want to invite you to join me on my journey of Collecting, Restoring and Using Cast Iron Cookware.
Yours truly Stephen T. Strawn
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Excellent video 🎉🎉🎉 Thank You so much
I love your videos thank you
I like to look for pieces at yard or estate sales. Prices are usually too high but once in a while I find something to buy.
Thankyou Stephen for finishing your video's with a scripture. This is most important.
A cheap idea for Christmas presents. I have three brothers in law that all like cast iron. I searched for the BSR 8 wedge corn bread pan. I could find them uncleaned for $20ish. I restored them and includer the history of the pan in the package. This made them considerably more valuable yet I spent $20ish. We all know Christmas isn't a competition but we won! lol They were appreciative and you can't find one just anywhere. Smooth cast iron makes great gifts. It doesn't need to be extremely old just smooth. One of the estate sale guys that I restore for has a son that needed a gift for his girlfriend's mother. Jeff handed him an early 3 notch Lodge that I had restored. At first he didn't think so being in his early 20s but he gave it to her. She loved it but you can't get one at Walmart. You almost have to be connected with someone.
This channel got me started restorations the right way. Just study the videos on this channel because there's a lot of bad info out there. People making videos that should be watching videos. What I like about cast iron is you can never learn it all. I've been at it a few years and still see things I've never seen before. I live in se Tn. so my vintage Lodge collection is the largest followed by Griswold, then Wagner, and fourth is BSR. You would think I'd see more but I don't want disamatic Red Mountain or Made in America Century pieces. Quality over quantity.
What about W.I.R. have u used or seen it before. I have 1 piece, and it's my favorite.
Look into Wrought Iron Range company in St Louis. I have one piece of it and it's much lighter than cast iron. Wrought iron tends to warp easier than cast iron and it's difficult to find a flat one. I made up this big story about settlers trading their heavy pans for lighter ones to take out west. My wife was really impressed until I told her the truth. lol
Lol sounds Like what I do to my wife too
For you out there that want to learn how to strip clean and season cast iron do a deep dive on his videos on his channel and watch a bunch of his stuff on the subject. Top notch and professional KZread channel.
another nice video thanks
Thank you for this video. I bought cast iron skillets from Ross. They are by MasterChef. They tested positive for lead.
I started purchasing cast iron cookware when I was a Boy Scout and continued doing so until well after university. I have a substantial collection. I cringe at the cost of what it would be to replace my collection today if I were to want to purchase each item new!
Great video Stephen ! Quick PSA from your friendly neighborhood chemist, using an acid to neutralize a base works in theory. However, using vinegar to neutralize Lye spilled on your skin can cause an exothermic reactions to occur on the skin (burning the skin). Diluted it should be fine but just a work of caution for everyone. Running it under cold water would also work.
Easy Beezy is the best
I think the package cost more 😂😂😂
Thank you ❤✝️ @ 15:50 Psalm 1 v.1-3 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; And in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
My son bought me an iton skillet for Christmas of 2020 & I love it! Lodge has some great cookware that's pretty reasonable. $27 for a 10.5 inch skillet
My parents had an iron skillet they got used in the 70s. But my mom started insisting we use nothing but olive oil and after a while the skillet got so sticky she gave up on it.
Hi Mr Steven! I have just found your channel because I am currently restoring a few pans I have inherited. I love cast iron and I have learned so much from your videos in the last 3 days! Thank you so much! I will have some questions for you, but that is not for today. I just wanted to say thanks!
The CI market sure isn’t what it used to be. Thrift stores seemed to always have it. Now, GW sells it online. Shipping charges alone are more than what a piece used to sell for. Online sales are usually overpriced even before shipping costs. In today’s market the best source to find affordable CI is at flea markets and garage sales by folks wanting to downsize. CI is out there, just be patient and buy carefully - avoid the warped and cracked bargains. Don’t exclude foreign made CI as a user pan. There are decent Taiwan and Korean pans that cook as well as vintage US made ones and they should be most reasonably priced too. Now, where’s my Handy Dan Cornstick pan? Love the videos Mr CIC! Happy CI hunting!
I started using them about 7 years ago, because I was sick of the constant cycle of replacing teflon pans and wanted something that would last forever. I didn't grow up with cast iron so it was a big change for me and a lot to learn. I also witnessed teflon flakes floating in the gravy at a somebody else's house and that solidified my decision to stop using teflon pans!
Good video. I use cast iron cookware almost every day. I also collect some cast iron, mostly Griswold and Lodge. I have some pre-Griswold Erie, Griswold's Erie, slant logo, large logo and small logo. My Lodge pieces are both very old and very new. I also have some unusual Wagner pieces, waffle irons, wafer irons, kettles, etc. I feel I must support Lodge for sticking with cast iron cookware for so long and making its cast iron (and now enamel) in the USA, so I continue to buy Lodge newer pieces.
I have Lodge,Griswold, and BSR no Wagner though, but as far as usage I love my UFO's which another cast iron creators calls unidentified frying objects with the smooth finish inside.
Seems unbelievable that you can cook on a pan that someone cooked on a hundred years ago or more.
You are so right. The pandemic is when I got started. Your videos helped me learn a lot about my favorite cookware. I do also collect as well now. I don’t buy as much or clean as much as I used to but you better bet your behind that when I go to flea markets or antique shops. That is what I look for first. I look for what I don’t have in my collection. Thank you
I see people looking to go back to the "old ways." This includes cast iron cookware.
Why do I get oil on back side of my pans it's just like it leaks through the pan
We've been looking forward to a new vid from you! Thank you 👍
I love my wag'sI think mostly because of there light weight.
Thank you, Steven🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Lodge opened their second foundry in 2017, which was a 75% increase in their capacity. I'd say the cast iron resurgence was happening well before COVID, although I'm sure you are right that it has grown even more.
The best way I can explain to people how much it means to me is that it’s finding the thing you never knew you needed… not in a materialist way, but like drinking mineral water every morning, like finding out your lactose intolerant and you find almond milk… it just fixes so many iron/blood issues I have had without supplements!!
I think one of the top items now is health. Cast iron is healthier and longer lasting than Teflon pans.
I grew up with cast iron and to this day, I continue to use cast iron!! I love and always have loved cast iron. It’s the best to cook with.
Love all the things you gave for different ways to have it. These are great on a burger. I do cheese stuffed burgers with one of these on top of the burger patty too.
Harbor Freight has a manual charger
What does electrolysis do? Thx. Greatvideo
Quite a unique piece you've got there. It's a Frankenstein. 😂 Is the handle braised or welded?
I picked up a #7 at an estate sale 3 weeks ago. It's cleaned and ready to be re-seasoned. It's my first Red Mountain and I got it for $9.
I have seen similar old Lodge pans with the same handle and heat ring, and a raised number on the top of the handle. You didn't show the top of the handle. Does it have a raised number on the handle?
Do you put the pieces in the oven upside-right or upside-down?
Excellant! Best demo on seasoning a cast iron fry pan Ive seen! Thank you very much!
The most frustrating thing about cookware through the ages: they'll tell you the size of anything _but_ the cooking surface...which is the only size that matters to me.
❤GO CARNIVORE ❤🎉Thank you for UL.
Thanks so much for this valuable reference! I have a BSR (I'm pretty sure) 7F and enjoy learning about the history of this pan. I'm learning!
You do a great job but mention to your viewers to wear gloves when using steel wool .
Great video! Thanks.
What is the best voltage? 5V, 9V, 12V or 24V?
I wonder how much lead is in that factory "seasoning." The American brands tell you what they use. Mainstays and Ozark Trail don't.
Hi can you link the video for flash rust please
Ive just done this it took off all the black iron coating off ans under that once dried its still has rust after its left to dry. I dont understand this as its a new dutch oven only been used a handful of times.