Picture of the underside would be useful. Is there a fire ring? What does that look like? Cast iron can often be identified by the handle design, too, that one looks vaguely like the Red Mountain that I have ... but not quite. And the sides look a bit too tall for what I've seen.
Have you seen those guys who identify places around the globe with only a split second view of somewhere on google maps? Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Do I have that way? No, but the internet be crazy good at identifying shit.
"Nasty" black stuff? Sorry for maybe being ignorant, I am new to cast iron cookware, but I thought the black stuff is what we appreciate and cure the pans for?
The smooth black parts, yes. The gunky/bumpy parts on the handle, no. That comes from years of continued use and improper cleaning where new oil polymerizes over leftover particulate the next time it’s cooked on.
But I wouldn’t recommend a dishwasher cycle as the method to use to strip your pan either. Self cleaning cycle on the oven should take care of it.
21 Comments
AdmiralShat@programming.dev · 25 pts · 3y
Holy shit the cast iron community is here!
obi_one@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
That's what went trough my mind too. And YESSSS!
Ecology8622@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 3y
Honest question - why does it matter?
AzPsycho@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
I have a small collection and was.interested in this one as my daily use but this is the first I have seen with no markings at all.
Ecology8622@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y
Thanks for responding. I can definitely relate. Some of these are vintage.
blueskiesoc@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Any mark/stamps on the back?
AzPsycho@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
None not even a size stamp.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
I suppose you could show us a pic of the back, but if there are no markings anywhere on the pan, I'm not sure how anyone would identify it.
Flaky_Fish69@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y
"YUP. That's cast iron." was my first thought.
Usually_Lurker@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Skillet. Cast iron skillet. That was my assertion.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Looks like a 6" but there's nothing to compare scale. I'm new to Lemmy, do we do bananas here?
Nougat@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Picture of the underside would be useful. Is there a fire ring? What does that look like? Cast iron can often be identified by the handle design, too, that one looks vaguely like the Red Mountain that I have ... but not quite. And the sides look a bit too tall for what I've seen.
Treatyoself@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Have you seen those guys who identify places around the globe with only a split second view of somewhere on google maps? Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Do I have that way? No, but the internet be crazy good at identifying shit.
HotNacho@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
It’s clearly marked Z for Zorro 😉
(sorry I don’t have anything actually helpful to say 😅 good luck with your search)
cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y
It appears to be a pan used for cooking
Cat@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
Kalkaline@lemmy.one · 4 pts · 3y
Have you tried running it through the dishwasher yet? That would probably get rid of that nasty black stuff and maybe you could find some markings.
ShittyWizard@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
"Nasty" black stuff? Sorry for maybe being ignorant, I am new to cast iron cookware, but I thought the black stuff is what we appreciate and cure the pans for?
tinysalamander@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
The smooth black parts, yes. The gunky/bumpy parts on the handle, no. That comes from years of continued use and improper cleaning where new oil polymerizes over leftover particulate the next time it’s cooked on.
But I wouldn’t recommend a dishwasher cycle as the method to use to strip your pan either. Self cleaning cycle on the oven should take care of it.
jeade_en@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Yeah, a pic of the bottom side might help. It's certainly vintage, the big pour spouts are a good giveaway there.
MadBabs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Idk, I see the mark of Zorro. Didn't know he was in the cast iron business, though
midori@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y