That's a great story Jim. It seems that we are seeing fewer and fewer men like your grandfather.

 

Let's get back on track here. . . Isn't this the main use of stoves and pots?

 

Pete, is that the beginning of "piston" soup? On the line of Stone soup. Looks like a good broth going there.

 

I'm not sure but whatever it is I'm sure that it isn't healthy to eat.

 

My parents got a griswold frying pan for a wedding present, my dad said he thought at the time, it was kind of silly, but couldn't think of any other gifts still around after 50 years. Of course I snagged it, and we still use it every day.

The reason they work as well or better than teflon, is because that stuff is a kind of synthetic carbon. It's "preseasoned". But teflon is usually applied to aluminum, and kills any advantage because it doesn't have that even heat for good frying.

Seasoning cast iron is simple, but that doesn't stop some people from screwing it up. For some reason the manufacturers specify a seasoning temperature far too low to work. It does make a lot of smoke to work right. It has to carbonize. One time somebody asked me what I thought of their "seasoning" on a fry pan. He'd sprayed it with Krylon black!!

 

Krylon black paint? That's the secret ingredient to a good piston soup!!

 

A dash of PB blaster, a little balsamic 90 wt. outta the differential... Hm hm hm!!

 

During my antique 'hit n miss' gas engine phase, I once chopped up a car battery with an axe and melted the lead in a cast iron skillet on the kitchen stove.(my wife was visiting relatives). I then poured the molten lead into the recesses in a large pair of spoke flywheels to balance them for the application I needed. Don't remember how I cleaned out her pan.......

 

After taking the past 57 years going from one milligram to 196 pounds, I consider myself somewhat of an expert. I can assure you that my mom and wife have found better uses for pots and pans. As a matter of fact,the first smoke detector was invented so that my mom would know when the food was black...I mean done.

 

I think we're missing another important dual purpose appliance in the home, the automatic dish washer. Good for the final clean up before assembly. I've never had the ***** to try it but I've read posts on FTE of guys doing it.

Gracy Allen famous roast beef recipe:

1 Large Roast of Beef

1 Small Roast of Beef

Take the two roasts and put them in the oven. When the little one burns, the big one is done.

Dang, now we're getting into swapping recipes.

 

Bob, the young guys have no idea who Gracie Allen is! They might of heard of George Burns, maybe....

 

Say good night Gracie

 

Good night Gracy

 

I grew up with cast iron cooking, the tease is bar non the best ever, i cook on cast myself, at one time i had about 10 pans, now im down too around 6.