Cast Iron Griddle

[Ah Pook]

Technically not "Sharpened Steel" but I did use steel sharpening tools.

This one was given to me and was in pretty sad shape. First thing was an angle grinder with a wire brush. The build-up was rancid grease, rust and black goo.


This was a rough casting and there was some rust pitting. Below is after the wire wheel and some quality time with a whet stone and canola oil.


After a lot of hot soapy water, two rounds of oiling and a couple of trips to the oven (250˚). This one should season well. It will probably end up as the dedicated griddle for the outdoor grill.



Let's see yours.

[DFBrews]

There are 3 sitting on my stove as we speak a 14 in skillet a 6 in skillet and a ribbed griddle

they get used with almost every meal like tonight was cat fish fillets last night used the griddle to grill chicken tits

i buy lodge and strip the seasoning off then sand with 120 to start and finish with 300 grit in an orbital than re season

[hatidua]

I have a few old Griswolds. The 12 is in great shape and gets used every Saturday morning. The 9 needs a bit more time with the wire wheel...

[Scogin]

I have two Lodge and two old Wagners. The smooth finish on the Wagners is awesome. I also have a dutch oven and a griddle/grill we use for camping. Just and FYI if you ever need to strip cast iron down to the metal you can put it through the self clean function in your oven. It cleans all the old grime off. Here is an article on maintaining cast iron. http://www.richsoil.com/cast-iron.jsp

[USAFGopherMike]

I want one of these!

[RedDogFabrication]

If you have yet to re season it may I make a sugestion toss it in your oven on the clean cycle for two hours it will come out looking like raw iron and completely clean then re season it from there with crisco. I have found this works better than any other method to get it perfect.

[Ah Pook]

I myself am the oven cleaner.

I have an old Wagner 10" griddle and a no name dutch oven, that came with the house. Both hadn't been used much. I took a whet stone to the griddle and it is SMOOTH.

The 10" skillet is always on the stove top.

I know where a 10gal cast caldron is. It would be the perfect bean pot.

I learned to cook with a dutch oven on an open fire.

[DFBrews]

I am going to sand down the 6 in skillet at work tomorrow will take pics

[00tec]

Only cast iron I have is the griddle that came with my grill. I pondered getting this today
http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-L8DD3-Ca...g=dealswoot-20

[Ah Pook]

These lids are best for the stove/oven.


These are for campfires.