[TheForge] Fwd: Cast Iron Cookware

[phlip_u]

Hey, guys- anybody know what this stuff is? I've never run into it 
before. My tendency would be to tell him to heat it, then wire brush 
while hot.....

Phlip

--- In spca-wascaerfrig@y..., PBLoomis@a... wrote:

    We recently bought, at Sam's in Gulfport, a set of cast iron 
cookware:
two skillets, a griddle, and a dutch oven with a proper lid but no 
legs, each
with a separate zipper bag, all packed in a reasonably sturdy carry 
box w/
rope handles.  Marketed by Wenzel but made in China.
    Aye, there's the rub.  And rub.  And rub.
    Our instructions from Lodge Cast Iron say remove the shipping-and-
storage coating before seasoning cast iron cookware.  With Lodge ware, 
this is easy.  With this Chinese stuff, not so easy.  Scrub and scrub,
following the Lodge instructions.  Dry it off and more of the stuff 
comes 
off on the paper towel.  Scrub and scrub again, with Dawn which will 
eat
through aluminum pans if left alone.  Dry it off and more of the stuff 
comes 
off on the paper towel. 
    Has anybody else gone thru this?
    Does anybody else know what the Chinese used?  
    And how to remove it?
    If the Chinese used stove blacking, is it poisonous?

    Suggestions gratefully received,
    Scotti
    Knowledge is never wasted, nor is the time to acquire it.
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