Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-25 Thread Gary Hurst
i never got so bad to where a simple rub with coconut oil didn't get the job done On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:57 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Some of the Coleman guys hose the rusty pan with oven cleaner and stuff it in a plastic bag. In a day or three pull it out, scrape,

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2013-11-25 Thread Mitch Haley
Greg Fiorentino wrote: Like OK Don we also have a KitchenAid stand mixer. We had a discount-store version (Hobart) since forever, but I recently lucked into a commercial model on Craig's for cheap. I almost passed on it because it had a label no attachments, but obviously did have the PTO. I

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2013-11-25 Thread OK Don
It might be hard to whip a carton of cream for topping the pumpkin pie in a 20 gallon bowl :-) On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: I went looking on my CL, found this one. I'll have to pass, it's three phase.

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2013-11-25 Thread Greg Fiorentino
...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 10:13 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines avebyhe9 Greg Fiorentino wrote: Like OK Don we also have a KitchenAid stand mixer. We had a discount-store version (Hobart) since forever, but I

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2013-11-25 Thread John Reames
Abuse a hitachi wj200-015lf :) -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 25, 2013, at 13:13, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Greg Fiorentino wrote: Like OK Don we also have a KitchenAid stand mixer. We had a discount-store version (Hobart)

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-25 Thread clay
:04:57 -0500 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines Message-ID: 52927809.7060...@constructivity.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Do that thing

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Curt Raymond
don't know if its true or not but some of the guys on the Coleman forum swear it is. -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:58:19 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines Message-ID:     CANTuLYhRst8xds3-c2jPhqScvE

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Dwight Giles
...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines Message-ID: CANTuLYhRst8xds3-c2jPhqScvE=wh4fm5pevk8kpvcxepc4...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 As a devoted cast iron snob, I cook on nothing else. Over

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Rich Thomas
Do that thing with the electrolysis to get all the rust off. Battery charger, a bucket of water, and washing soda. http://www.rickswoodshopcreations.com/miscellaneous/rust_removal.htm --R (who has not tried this but might some time) On 11/24/13 4:46 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: I'm interested in

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread G Mann
being seasoned again. I don't know if its true or not but some of the guys on the Coleman forum swear it is. -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:58:19 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines Message-ID

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Dwight Giles
seasoned again. I don't know if its true or not but some of the guys on the Coleman forum swear it is. -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:58:19 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines Message

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Curt Raymond
] OT--Cookware Snob Opines Message-ID:     cah-alp9taf0wo8cfp6z2+ywg_qez0iegjbrk3nhnqiwcrvm...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Haven't you used some of those old cast iron pans to cook at ChowdahQ? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Curt Raymond
...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines Message-ID: 52927809.7060...@constructivity.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Do that thing with the electrolysis to get all the rust off. Battery  charger

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Curt Raymond
I had to look up what EVOO was... I use mostly olive oil, never cared too much if it was EV or just fine, perhaps my palate isn't developed enough to care. I'm pretty lazy about seasoning, wipe a good coating of olive oil, or shortening or whatever is handy into the pan, get it warm and call

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Dwight Giles
Car talk guys say EVOO is good oil for cars. They are of course eyetalian. On Nov 24, 2013 8:43 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I had to look up what EVOO was... I use mostly olive oil, never cared too much if it was EV or just fine, perhaps my palate isn't developed enough to

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread G Mann
http://www.gcica.org/mfg-history/wagner_history.html This might be of interest to some of you. On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.comwrote: Car talk guys say EVOO is good oil for cars. They are of course eyetalian. On Nov 24, 2013 8:43 PM, Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 24, 2013 5:25 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Some of the Coleman guys hose the rusty pan with oven cleaner and stuff it in a plastic bag. Brilliant idea, considering the porosity of cast iron and the extreme toxicity of oven cleaner. But then I suppose these guys spend

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-24 Thread Jim Cathey
Some of the Coleman guys hose the rusty pan with oven cleaner and stuff it in a plastic bag. In a day or three pull it out, scrape, scrub, rinse and season. I like this idea for the simplicity of operation... A battery charger and washing soda _is_ simple, and works like magic. It also puts

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Frederick Moir
PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines If it is rusted, I bead blast it with metal shot [auto shop style] back to bare metal and season it from scratch to perfection.. I love how it cooks and it always comes out just right. I will try to attach two pics of one of my seasoned

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread WILTON
'Hafta to try the ding test on the pans I cast in '54. Wilt - Original Message - From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines As a devoted cast iron snob, I

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Greg Fiorentino
? Inquiring minds Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of G Mann Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 5:58 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines As a devoted cast iron snob, I cook on nothing else. Over

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Gary Hurst
PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines As a devoted cast iron snob, I cook on nothing else. Over the years, I established a rule that when I find very old and very good cast iron.. regardless of condition, I buy it. Good quality cast iron can be found

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread OK Don
My wife now has several LeCreuset pieces, and loves them, though she did prove recently that they are not as non-stick as the old (1970) cast iron skillet is. We have a KitchenAid stand mixer from around 1985 - the lift-up-the -bowl type, says Pro on it that has been mixing bread dough weekly

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Greg Fiorentino
, 2013 3:36 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines Yes, there are some cooking tasks for which cast iron is best. But, as a good friend of mine likes to say, horses for courses. Enameled cast iron couples the heat-retaining and spreading features of cast-iron

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Fmiser
Greg wrote: How about cutlery? How do the snobs (count me in that group!) opine on kitchen knives? Wusthof-Trident. I first used them in a commercial kitchen. I got to see how they hold up to heavy use - and I used and sharpened them. I'm sure there are other quality knives available, but

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Peter Frederick
I've not tried the Asian knives other than a very cheap Santoku set for fun and a cheap Korean carbon steel knife to see if I like that style. I'm not impressed enough to do more than sharpen my Chicago Cutlery stainless stuff. It serves me well, although they all need another trip to

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Peter Frederick
Kitchen Aids rock! We have two, the one my Aunt got for us in about 1965 and the one she had of the same vintage, right after they started selling home kitchen stuff. Both still run, although they both need some work (new gear set on the tilting one from my aunt and a new switch for the

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Greg Fiorentino
- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Peter Frederick Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 7:29 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines I've not tried the Asian knives other than a very cheap Santoku set for fun and a cheap Korean

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread David Bruckmann
Apparently the ones from 1965 are built to last, the modern ones not so much. Lots of drivetrain issues, I'm lead to understand. Mine certainly seems rather poorly constructed with a lot of movement of the machine body, suggesting that something is seriously out of round. I suspect Kitchen

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread OK Don
I read in a review (no claim of validity) that the earlier kitchenaids were made bu Hobart, who sold the brand to Whirlpool recently (last 10 years or so?). I expect that quality would suffer, though our old one has a mechanical fly weight based PWM-like speed control, and the new ones have

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Craig
On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:36:09 -0800 Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: How about cutlery? How do the snobs (count me in that group!) opine on kitchen knives? We have a set of R.H. Forschner Co. Victorinox, including an 8 slicing knife, a 6 boning knife, and a 10 chefs knife, among

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Greg Fiorentino
: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:36:09 -0800 Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: How about cutlery? How do the snobs (count me in that group!) opine on kitchen knives? We have a set of R.H. Forschner Co. Victorinox, including an 8 slicing knife, a 6 boning

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-23 Thread Russ Williams
I also have R.H. Forschner Co. Victorinox knives. 10 Slicer , 8 Chef, 6 Flexable Boning, and a set of 4 Paring Knives all with the Fibrox handles. Going to treat myself to a 7 Santoku for my B-Day. Son gave me the Chef and Boning for Christmas 2 years ago the rest I got at the local restaurant

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-17 Thread Gerry Archer
Back in the '60s there were a number of research studies concerning the toxicity of aluminum. Aluminum cookware was eventually shown to be safe but aluminum containing antacids, when taken in large quantities, were not: Snip..aluminum is not as toxic as heavy metals, but there is evidence

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-16 Thread Rich Thomas
My cast iron cookware was passed to me from my great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother, I presume some of it is well past 100 years old as my ggm passed at like 98 back in the 80s, I think she got it when she got married, no telling who it came from or if it was new when she got it. So far

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-16 Thread WILTON
so, but he used a (my company # whatever) as a pattern. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines My cast

Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines

2013-11-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines My cast iron cookware was passed to me from my great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother, ... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change