simps80
Rising Sun Member
i found a sweet wagner ware deep skillet (chicken fryer) at an estate sale last saturday. it was marked 5 bucks, grabbed it, sprinted for the guy with the cash box..who told me it was half price for last 2 hours and he wouldnt take more than 2 dollars!!!
It was pretty crusty so i couldnt tell what shape it was really in..but for $2 on 10.5 deep 1959 or older..who cared..what a score!!
anyway used Daves @DaveInDenver lye bath method on this one.
left it in for 3 days..1 lb of lye to 5 gallons of water.
then 1 cycle in the oven cleaning cycle.
some quality time with a wire wheel and steel wool and all of my elbow grease, I had it completely down to bare grey cast. I was encouraged to see no cracks. there is some minor pitting, but this will be a good "use it skillet"
1 super light coat of base seasoning in...
I am very pleased with this one, especially for 2 bucks!!
i will do probably 3 more base seasoning cycles then put it in the rotation!
It was pretty crusty so i couldnt tell what shape it was really in..but for $2 on 10.5 deep 1959 or older..who cared..what a score!!
anyway used Daves @DaveInDenver lye bath method on this one.
left it in for 3 days..1 lb of lye to 5 gallons of water.
then 1 cycle in the oven cleaning cycle.
some quality time with a wire wheel and steel wool and all of my elbow grease, I had it completely down to bare grey cast. I was encouraged to see no cracks. there is some minor pitting, but this will be a good "use it skillet"
1 super light coat of base seasoning in...
I am very pleased with this one, especially for 2 bucks!!
i will do probably 3 more base seasoning cycles then put it in the rotation!