[TheForge] Pineapple twist

[Bruce Freeman]

Phlip,

Replying to the second question:  Yes, normal "cast iron" seasoning will do fine for any black iron.  If you polish the metal, though, it will give you a shiny dark brown color that some people think looks "dirty".

I recommend the following procedure.  Using a cloth, apply the thinnest possible layer of polyunsaturated vegetable oil to the black iron.  Heat in an 400F oven for 1 hour.  Repeat if necessary.  Then wash in warm water with soap or detergent to eliminate the traces of oil that may remain.

If you use too thick a layer of oil, you'll get sticky, greasy spots.  Therefore it can be helpful to warm the iron before applying the (viscous) oil so that the oil runs freely.

What's going on here is that the oil, under the influence of oxygen and heat, cross-links at the double bonds (which is what "unsaturated" - with respect to hydrogenation - refers to), and turns into a "plastic".   

Bruce
NJ

>>> phlip at 99main.com 7/28/2005 8:15:36 AM >>>

Can someone run over the instructions for the Pineapple Twist for me? I have
a project that it would be very appropriate for (actually a couple) and I'd
like to get it right ;-)

As the project is making a couple of steel tasting spoons for a couple of
friends, would I be OK seasoning the spoons as I normally would a cast oron
frying pan, or a steel wok? Or is there another finish that you guys would
suggest?

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....

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