cast iron waffles

[Riverrat]

I know there is a few on here that enjoy cast iron.  The little wifey and I picked up this griswold heart star waffle iron out of a junkstore last weekend.  Patent date 1920 Got before and after restoration pics.  Cant wait to use it.

[Green bee]

Nothing cooks like a good seasoned cast iron pan. I have one I use all the time. Certain things just taste better when cooked in it. Nice find I would have picked it had I seen it.

[Perry]

Good score. We used to use cast iron a lot, but sadly we switched over to the glass top easy cleaning stove and cast iron can't be used on it so the pans are stored in the basement.

[lazy shooter]

I love cast iron pots and skillets.  When cooking outdoors, I often cook in cast iron Dutch ovens.  They produce the best bisquits known to man.

Good find.

lazy

[CBT]

I'm not saying to but, I know folks that will not give up using their cast iron ware and use it on the glass top stove anyway. They pressure cook on it too. Just saying

[iddee]

I pressure can 7 quarts, plus the water, plus the cast aluminum canner. Haven't broken it yet.

[efmesch]

River, 
What's your secret recipe for restoration?  That's some job you did.   Almost shines like stainless. How long did it take to complete the job?

[Lburou]

I like to bake bread in a dutch oven.  Using the lid for the first 2/3 of the bake forms a 'closed vessel' allowing greater oven spring and a taller loaf of bread. 

[G3farms]

got one somewhere that fits on the top of a wood burner stove. will have to look around for it, might be in the rafters at mom's. just talking about it the other day.

[Riverrat]

River, 
What's your secret recipe for restoration?  That's some job you did.   Almost shines like stainless. How long did it take to complete the job?

Ef its really quite easy. This one spent about 8 hours in a lye bath to break up the baked on crud.  Then about 12 hours in an electrolysis tank to get the surface rust gone.  after which a little wire brush and seasoning did it over a weekend bought it saturday morning and was seasoning on it monday afternoon

[efmesch]

RiverR says, " its really quite easy".   
Well, I suppose it is if you don't take into account  your investment in patience, determination and elbow grease.
Some people I know would say, after putting that much effort into "reconstruction", "it's too good to mess it up by using it".  I'm glad you're not one of them.  Enjoy it for all the waffles it can produce.

[CBT]

River do use a welder or battery charger for electrolysis?

[Riverrat]

River do use a welder or battery charger for electrolysis?

battery charger and a 15 gallon trash can

[riverbee]

that's a sweeetttt find rat!

love cast iron.........campfire, propane camp stove, oven, stove top, and grill........there isn't anything ya can't fix up in these! and they last forever!

[rober]

you can't make a decent roux without cast iron. I have a woodstove version a Griswold waffle maker that I used all the time when I had my home comfort wood-range. I cleaned up crudded up  old cast iron in a bead blaster.