Ohhhh I wish I had someone around to educate me on my first set of cast irons. I usually go on a week or 2 hunting trip every year. I was at the sporting goods store picking things up. They got a whole set of cast iron cookware on sale at what seemed a good price. It was $35 for a Dutch oven, a skillet, a flat skillet, and a really tiny skillet. I have zero idea what cast iron even is as far as cookware goes. I just knew I could cook on a fire with it. So I get the set and am just absolutely miserable with it the whole entire hunting trip. Everything is sticking in it and I’m burning everything 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😆. I was sooooo pissed off at that crap! I get home and I think, I ended up selling that cast iron in a yard sale. This was a long time ago before the internet had really gotten going, it was around but it was early on. Anyways bring in the internet and KZfaq and Cowboy Kent. I see the videos on cast iron and decide I’m going to give it another shot. I got a skillet first and followed all the steps built a nice seasoning and all was good. I slowly started adding pieces and have a decent set now. It really sucks that I got rid of the first set I bought. It was a really cool Lodge set that had wildlife scenes like embossed on the bottom of the pans. I have pretty much gotten all the pieces that were in it plus a few more pieces. The only one I still don’t have that was in the set was a Dutch oven. Eventually I’ll probably get one but I haven’t went hunting in a few years now, and I’m not sure whether I would use it at home much. I use the other pieces all the time and am a big cast iron fan now that I learned how to start it, how to cook in it, and how to clean it.

Oh, the wooden mixing spoon! It never hurt but it did send a message.

I use metal in mine without any problems.

I've got my biscuit and cornbread Irons and nothing , I mean nothing else is cooked in them, the bread is perfect every time and the Irons are wiped out ,seasoned and put away. Then I have my other Irons and they all have their own story but I will only mention my hamburger or fried chicken Iron because its depressing, they get so bad that you can forget washing them , they require a sharp steel spatula scraping like a wild man with brute force........after boiling the Hell out of it ( I believe Satan is in there ) Then I dry it and season it again , put it away knowing that within a week or so.........Hell will once again be unleashed and the battle will rage on !🤪🙏🤣🤔

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I bake w my hubs grandmother all the time. She’s not doing very well memory wise now but before she got so forgetful, she gave me her wooden spoon and it is a treasure in my kitchen. I’m a foodie anyway but I think food memories w family is the best!

I say you made the right choice.

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Oof..... 😢

i just found an old wagner that looked like that. lye bath took it all off and it looks brand new now

I have my grandmother's cast iron set and I am soon to be 80 years old myself. This set has 2 skillets, one is made to turn upside down as a lid for the other one,or use as a separate skillet. I just love it

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I found a great skillet for $3 at a thrift store.. Someone burned it and made a mess. I restored it and now it lives a different life. Thank you Cowboy

Sometimes those campfire chard cast iron pieces get ruined because they get too hot. Sometimes they get warped and a lot of times they will never take a seasoning. Stay away from a reddish colored piece of cast iron. My husband uses electrolysis. Much safer and does a really good job.

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Not a coincidence. Snowden told us all about this over a decade ago.

good idea, thanks!

God no never use water I use aluminum foil and that's it and my cast has been nonstick since my grandfather

@@mkingsley050967 No. Just no...

​@@mkingsley050967 then you don't need cast iron then

You should check out the K R documentary on Gallery America .

​@@tedcorey3054 I will do that! Thank you!

No belt buckle. NOT a cowboy

I didn't mean to be insensitive, but I can't help but think. They're cast iron skillet. They should outlast a house fire, if you can dig it out of the ruins, I'd think they'd be usable again.

@@benedictjohannesikr I think the same 😢

20 inch cast iron skillet? That would co error my whole stove top, I bet it weighs 50 ponds.

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@@CowboyKentRollins yes sir I sure will. God bless you

Never use a paper towel for anything. They are very wasteful and messy. You can get shop rags from an auto parts store (usually red ones) or you can get white ones. They are cheap, washable and reusable.

@@wastrelway3226 I picked up some cheap restaurant cloth napkins in white for holidays and then some red ones because they hide some of those BBQ stains better. I also got some bar towels and kitchen towels in white. I save a ton of money on disposables and now my white laundry loads a better size without changing the cost of my laundry or water use (finally made a real small load instead of a 1/4 load). I still use paper towels for some animal "accidents". Besides them paying for themselves in no time, my kids feel fancy LOL. I also use those shop towels and micro fibers, they last a long time and are great for many things. I thought it would be a big inconvenience and it is not at all, just throws off some guests LOL. But I save over $50 a month and have less trash.

⁠@@wastrelway3226, I use the auto rags too!

Thanks so much

Just take a square hot pad then bend it over and run a stich around two sides. That will work just fine to slip onto the handle.

Scrubby is great on cast iron

Thank you! I will try that.

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Sending prayers

Can't make goof cornbread without an iron skillet Peace and roses, Deb the TN Scary Lady

That is a total crime. I hope they dropped it on their toes

You can use soap. It doesn't hurt anything. The biggest thing is just to remember to rub some oil on it right after you dry it. No big deal.

Cleaning a well seasoned cast iron is a breeze. There are a lot of misconceptions around soap and cast iron. The fact is, soap no longer has the same lye content that it had so long ago. There's a reason they can use Dawn to clean oil spills off baby ducks. It's perfectly safe to use a drop of dawn when cleaning stubborn crud off of a cast iron, and if you've got some rancid oil sitting in the skillet it's probably a good idea. Just make sure to rinse it well and season properly after use.

⁠@@BornIn1500 that's exactly what I've done for 40 years. I cannot even imagine eating off of a cast-iron skillet that has never been cleaned properly. I never ate at my grandma's house, but I heard that she never washed her skillet in all the years she owned it. I can't imagine the bacteria on it! I always wash mine with soap and hot water, then I oil it and put it back in the cupboard. It looks just like new. And if anything ever stuck to the bottom of it, I would pour water in it, and bring the water to boil. It removes it, and there's no need to ever, ever scrub that pan.

It's funny that he says he doesn't like to boil water in it, but what does he think he's doing when he's boiling water to add potato slices or rice, etc.? There's absolutely nothing wrong with boiling water in it.

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It is rusted bad on the inside

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