Cookin' With Coal

jedneck wrote: ↑

Fri. Jul. 19, 2019 10:02 am

Sure am. Just need to make an ash pand and coat 1st few inches of oven top with refactory

Was the oven top coated before, or are those models prone to oven cracks ?

Paul

I figure its cheap insurance if ya will. And I’ve seen atleast 3 others by same maker that few inches of oven by firebox was coated with refactory

Got deal on sweet corn. Pulled the laundry stove outta retirement n fired it up to blanch corn. Took while to get water hot. Only had short stack on it so not greatest draft but it worked. 21 quarts canned n 30ish in freezer. Them ole timers sure weren’t dumb. I may put extra cookstove on porch to use in summer.

So, I thought I would share my experience with a new cast iron pan.

A friend of mine decided he loved this real early pan so much he would have them recast, so he teamed up with tomahawk and had a pile made.

It’s 8” across with steep sides, he has $90 in them after shipping and is selling them for $100, i scoffed at him at first and he gives me one to try saying if I don’t like it give it back,needless to say I payed the man.

He machines the bottom smooth as glass and I seasoned it with flaxseed oil and it is now one of if not the best pan I have of the 30 or so I own.

If anyone has a $100 bill they wanna part with I’d be glad to hook you up, it’s definitely worth it..

Uh...that Field pan is not an early pan in the sense of being old. They are actually one of several new “start up” companies here in the U.S.A. ...it was a “kickstart” company that is now thriving. Yes, there are several new American made cast iron companies making skillets again. Lodge even has a couple new lines, there’s Fields, Finex, and three or four more that are new companies...all making quality skillets.

Did your friend have a Fields skillet re-cast? If so, Could have bought a new one from the company themselves...or am I misunderstanding something.

Fieldcompany.com
Fined
Stargazer
Smitheyironwear
Marquetcastings
...and a couple more.

Double post

Triple post...man!

We’ll just called him and I guess I miss understood him, he is buying them and putting them through his machine shop and machining and polishing them.
Guess I need to either pay closer attention or clean the fly ash from my ears

Now that was funny!!!

According to YouTube sensation “Cowboy Kent Rollins” those Fields stoves are already “purdy” sweet as far as being smooth. If you have someone making them smoother than from factory, then it may just be worth it. That’s pretty cool!!! I might be interested in something like that.

Thanks for the link to Field Company.

In reading their instructions for seasoning a new pan, I see they recommend using grapeseed oil. I have to agree about what they say about flaxseed oil.

I found a small cast iron pan just the right size for frying eggs or cooking a few hotdogs for a sandwich. I striped it to bare metal using oven cleaner, then ground and sanded it smooth. Then I used flaxseed oil to season it. After a few coatings and baking in the oven, it looked wonderful. It had a hard, high shine surface like a well polished shoe......
....... that almost completely flaked off the first few times I used the pan.

I striped it to bare cast iron again, re-seasoned it using vegetable oil, and it's ok now.

Paul

Nice looking pan, Dana. If I didn't already have all the pans I need I'd be interested in one.

Paul

Hoytman wrote: ↑

Fri. Aug. 23, 2019 9:15 pm

According to YouTube sensation “Cowboy Kent Rollins” those Fields stoves are already “purdy” sweet as far as being smooth. If you have someone making them smoother than from factory, then it may just be worth it. That’s pretty cool!!! I might be interested in something like that.

I looked at some of his videos. Very interesting and entertaining.

Paul

Yeah, he’s a genuine and bonafide chuck wagon cook, and he’s a Patriot. Humble guy too. We really enjoy him here.