This skillet is my all time favorite! Works just as good now as before, just looks better with all of that crud removed from the bottom of the skillet!
Great job on restoring your Griswold number seven skillet I kind of have OCD too and that stuff on the bottom of your skillet has been bugging me for two years also LOL Great job and great videos
Thank you Thomas! So you’re telling me that every video I made eggs using this pan bugged you too? LOL. That is too funny! I have to admit I like the way it looks much better now! Today’s breakfast was scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese and it performed at an A+ level! Your support of my channel is much appreciated. 😊
Thank you Rosa! These videos are hard to make because of all that goes into them. Glad you were able to get past the chipmunk voice. If I would have done a voice over, you wouldn't have gotten the raw info as I was doing it or the sounds of actual cleaning, etc. Much appreciated! :-)
It wasn't supposed to be a live video! I think UA-cam messed up, but it should be viewable when you have the time. I did have to speed it up to shave off some time. Just ignore my chipmunk voice! lol
Many thanks for the great videos! I did have a quick question: how long do you keep your vinegar/water solution before you change it out? White vinegar is cheap, but I have been changing mine pretty frequently. Just curious if you've observed a performance degradation over a time period before changing it out. Many thanks!
Thank you for watching and great question! As a general rule the solution is 50/50 vinegar to water to 55/45 which ever feels right at the time. The baths last generally 3-5 months and when they stop performing, I swap them out. When a bath has been redone, it is a bit stronger so the piece soaking has to be monitored more closely. When I can't do that I rotate back and forth between vinegar bath and lye bath and that works very well too.
@@ladylibertystacker2014 Great, thank you! I have been keeping my lye bath for around a year but had always wondered how long the vinegar bath would last. Great to get feedback from those processing a lot of iron!
Hi. I just picked up a Chicago Foundry skillet and was told it was seasoned with vegetable oil. I don’t have the space for a lye bath or electrolysis. I recently read that one can warp a vintage pan in a self cleaning oven. Do you have any thoughts on how I can strip the cooking surface to make sure it’s safe for me to cook with? I don’t know for sure what was used in the pan over the years. Will a vinegar bath and steel wool remove the seasoning? Any advice is truly appreciated. Also, I’m in the market for a Gris 8 or Wagner.
If you have limited space, you can take a can of Heavy Duty Easy Off Oven Cleaner and spray all over the pan in question (be sure to use a paint fume mask and goggles so you don't ingest any air borne particles while doing so) while placing it into a heavy duty DARK plastic garbage bag. Wrap securely when done and place in an area that is both well ventilated and away from pets and children. There are plenty of videos on YT showing how to do this safely, but that is the jist of it. Easy Off is nothing other than pure lye in can/spray form, so very much a recommended way to strip a skillet. You're right about the self clean oven in that it could warp your skillet especially if the side walls are thinner and you can't control the temperature in a self clean oven. The vinegar can come after you finish with the Easy Off because vinegar neutralizes the lye and is perfectly safe. Hope this helps.
May I ask another question? Bought a Gris #6 and #7 in PA this weekend. Discovered a great antique store north of Pittsburgh. Very light surface rust in just a few places. Neither pan has crud build up, except some on the outside of one of the pour spouts on the #7. I’m going to use Easy Off, however, to get what little remains of the old seasoning. Should I try to get rid of the rust before stripping, or wait until after the Easy Off and subsequent cleaning, etc. I’ve heard the Lodge rust erasers are great.
Yes agreed on collectible vintage cast iron like ERIE, Griswold and such. But on non collectible pieces where a smoother surface is desired, I beg to differ. But you’re not going to appease everyone when it comes to cast iron.
I have this same skillet,I love it. Cooks great, tnx for sharing
This skillet is my all time favorite! Works just as good now as before, just looks better with all of that crud removed from the bottom of the skillet!
Lol...love your new Voice!!! Boy your hard Work paid off!!!
Thank you my friend! I debated on how to do this video, restoring was actually easier than the editing job! lol
Great job on restoring your Griswold number seven skillet I kind of have OCD too and that stuff on the bottom of your skillet has been bugging me for two years also LOL Great job and great videos
Thank you Thomas! So you’re telling me that every video I made eggs using this pan bugged you too? LOL. That is too funny! I have to admit I like the way it looks much better now! Today’s breakfast was scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese and it performed at an A+ level! Your support of my channel is much appreciated. 😊
Beautiful. Great job😁🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Thank you Rosa! These videos are hard to make because of all that goes into them. Glad you were able to get past the chipmunk voice. If I would have done a voice over, you wouldn't have gotten the raw info as I was doing it or the sounds of actual cleaning, etc. Much appreciated! :-)
@@ladylibertystacker2014 I'm sure your wrists hurt so much after all that scrubbing.
ROSA agUIRRE Haha! Actually it isn’t all that bad because it happens over a period of time. Editing these videos is much more difficult! lol
Sorry I missed your vid I got a pH call and got tied up.but thought I'd give a shout out LLS and say hi .be watching for your next one.
It wasn't supposed to be a live video! I think UA-cam messed up, but it should be viewable when you have the time. I did have to speed it up to shave off some time. Just ignore my chipmunk voice! lol
Many thanks for the great videos! I did have a quick question: how long do you keep your vinegar/water solution before you change it out? White vinegar is cheap, but I have been changing mine pretty frequently. Just curious if you've observed a performance degradation over a time period before changing it out. Many thanks!
Thank you for watching and great question! As a general rule the solution is 50/50 vinegar to water to 55/45 which ever feels right at the time. The baths last generally 3-5 months and when they stop performing, I swap them out. When a bath has been redone, it is a bit stronger so the piece soaking has to be monitored more closely. When I can't do that I rotate back and forth between vinegar bath and lye bath and that works very well too.
@@ladylibertystacker2014 Great, thank you! I have been keeping my lye bath for around a year but had always wondered how long the vinegar bath would last. Great to get feedback from those processing a lot of iron!
Hi. I just picked up a Chicago Foundry skillet and was told it was seasoned with vegetable oil. I don’t have the space for a lye bath or electrolysis. I recently read that one can warp a vintage pan in a self cleaning oven. Do you have any thoughts on how I can strip the cooking surface to make sure it’s safe for me to cook with? I don’t know for sure what was used in the pan over the years. Will a vinegar bath and steel wool remove the seasoning? Any advice is truly appreciated. Also, I’m in the market for a Gris 8 or Wagner.
If you have limited space, you can take a can of Heavy Duty Easy Off Oven Cleaner and spray all over the pan in question (be sure to use a paint fume mask and goggles so you don't ingest any air borne particles while doing so) while placing it into a heavy duty DARK plastic garbage bag. Wrap securely when done and place in an area that is both well ventilated and away from pets and children. There are plenty of videos on YT showing how to do this safely, but that is the jist of it. Easy Off is nothing other than pure lye in can/spray form, so very much a recommended way to strip a skillet. You're right about the self clean oven in that it could warp your skillet especially if the side walls are thinner and you can't control the temperature in a self clean oven. The vinegar can come after you finish with the Easy Off because vinegar neutralizes the lye and is perfectly safe. Hope this helps.
LadyLibertyStacker Thank you so much!
May I ask another question? Bought a Gris #6 and #7 in PA this weekend. Discovered a great antique store north of Pittsburgh. Very light surface rust in just a few places. Neither pan has crud build up, except some on the outside of one of the pour spouts on the #7. I’m going to use Easy Off, however, to get what little remains of the old seasoning.
Should I try to get rid of the rust before stripping, or wait until after the Easy Off and subsequent cleaning, etc. I’ve heard the Lodge rust erasers are great.
Hola Miss LLS and everyone ♥️
Hola Mr. FS!
Where can I go to purchase cast iron from you?
Email me at LadyLibertyStacker@gmail.com and I will provide you with a link. Thanks!
Power tools and cast iron is a no.
Yes agreed on collectible vintage cast iron like ERIE, Griswold and such. But on non collectible pieces where a smoother surface is desired, I beg to differ. But you’re not going to appease everyone when it comes to cast iron.