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Offline Robert Bearfield

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cooking with bought cast iron
« on: January 28, 2015, 09:11:38 PM »
a lot of sellers say, e tanked, lye tanked, and seasoned 3 times. would anyone buy a pan, get it in the mail and use it right away without seasoning it themselves? doesn't everybody season it to their own preference before using?
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Offline Harry Riva

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Re: cooking with bought cast iron
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2015, 10:34:50 PM »
I don't cook in my cast iron but I think you would have to be nuts to cook in an "as received piece" unless you really, really, REALLY know the seller as in some of the folks on here.
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Offline Cheryl Watson

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Re: cooking with bought cast iron
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2015, 10:39:19 PM »
If my pan comes from Chuck Rogers, yup....
Or a few other folks that I know...

Otherwise, dip & strip is in order.... 'cause I have deep seated 'trust' issues...  ;D ;D
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Offline C. Perry Rapier

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Re: cooking with bought cast iron
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2015, 10:53:59 PM »
Yes I agree with Harry and Cheryl here. As they say, 'you can't be too careful'.
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Offline Jim Glatthaar

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Re: cooking with bought cast iron
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2015, 12:55:14 AM »


When I started buying cast iron, I used pans seasoned by others if the seasoning looked fine.  Now I find I enjoy seasoning pans myself so I do the whole strip & re-season thing.
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Offline Mark Zizzi

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Re: cooking with bought cast iron
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2015, 03:19:58 AM »
There has only been 2 that I didn't strip and season myself. One was a #6 Griswold skillet I got from Cheryl. The other was a Gris waffle iron that had no crud, no rust, nothing but a very nice seasoning that I didn't think I could improve on. Waffles jump right out of it. Plus, it was a waffle iron... ;)
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