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I made some last weekend. Actually they were fresh grated potatoe and I made hash browns. I used my 12 inch lodge skillet outdoors on a propane burner. That way I could heat up a little shortening very hot. I put them in and spread them around a few minutes. I would stir or turn them when...

What is around the border? It looks like pressure treated lumber. I want to do something like that in my yard but read somewhere that you should not use pressure treated lumber.

You can wash them with soap and water!! I do and look how many other people do. You can't SOAK them in water or soap though. I also have a putty knife I keep by the sink to scrape it with. It's actually easy to clean. I got a 12 inch lodge before I finally found my old one and it's kind of...

I love pepper! It's like I have a little food with my pepper sometimes.

I use very very fine sandpaper when I want to clean mine. Or scouring powder and steel wool if it's bad. I have an old skillet that I regularly cleaned using 1000 grade sandpaper and it's as smooth as glass. I have taken it down to bare metal a few times. It doesn't take too much effort to...

Thanks for the info, I was wondering if it were really possible. Considering where scrap iron comes from and the lack of incidents of bad skillets I guess I am safe. I should post pics of my tiwanese skillet, It's as smooth as a wagner, and after all I have put it though it has not warped or...

I got a double boiler and was surprized at the quality actually. I also got a thin cheap non-stick set when I could not make up my mind which cookware to get so I got that to hold me over. The double boiler was obviously from a much higher line.

It's something I had not considered until I read about some brands of cast iron being made from scrap iron. I still would not have considered it if it were not for the recent problems with some items from china. I had an old cast iron skillet that was polished to a perfect smooth finish...

I like to can dry beans for convienience. And I think they taste better home canned than store canned. Even when I make a batch of beans it's usually too much for one person and I am the only one in my home that likes beans. When I can them it takes just as much time, but I only have to do it...

I had an old cast iron pan that was cleaned and reseasoned a LOT! I would use 1000 grit emory cloth on it and eventually it took on a smooth glasslike finish. I didn't have to season it after awhile, nothing stuck because it was so smooth! Someone gave me a differant cast iron skillet, one...

I have a couple pieces of caphlon that I love. I really like the see through lids and the shape of the cookware. When I got a whole set of cookware I choose cuisinart chef classic because it was less expensive. The lids are light but they fit will. The light lids are also easier to store. They...

There is a differance between trans fat and hydrogenated. Trans fat is a differant molecule configuration, the "trans" form (another example of a configuration is "cis"). These terms refer the the configuration of the atoms around the carbon atom. Hydrogenated is the same as saturated fats...

I have a mirror pressure cooker, along with a couple pressure canners. The cooker does say you can can in it and I had a small batch and was going to do just that. Then I remembered how much better the process went when I waited longer to lift the lid (I had some chili bubble out of the jars...

Canning venison is what influenced me to can. I started last year. I use the raw pack method. I made venison stroganoff last week with egg noodles and sourcreme and mushrooms and it was great! I soak my meat for an hour in brine after cutting it, then rinse it and pack it in the jars. I add hot...

I got an old national 7 and refurbished it with all american parts, like the vent tube, jiggler, and new guage. Since then I added new bakelite handles. It works awesome! I have an all american 921 and tried the parts out to make sure they fit first, then got parts to fit. The 921 has...