On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:50:57 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>"Vesper" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:51:07 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>>>On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:14:59 -0500, Vesper > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thank you very much. Some of this sounds unusual but I will take your
>>>>word for it. It should make an interesting experiment. I have no
>>>>problems with my Lodge stuff.
>>>
>>>Lodge, schmodge. What's the real problem? Did you just lose the
>>>seasoning or do you have a burned on crust? If you lost the
>>>seasoning, you know what to do... but cooking up some bacon and making
>>>a couple batches of fried chicken in it wouldn't hurt either.
>>
>>
>> The problem is that it was never properly cured to begin with.
>>
>> I cooked with the wax still on it.
>>
>> Then I tried to cure it again and screwed it up.
>>
>> Now it stinks.
>>
>> I now know how to fix it.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> V
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>There shouldn't be "wax" on cast iron. You must have bought that
>pre-seasoned stuff which has never really worked well (Lodge brand or not).
>It needs a proper cure with fat and high heat.
>
>Jill


Well, it sure looked like wax and tasted like wax in the chili. It
was kinda sticky too.

Point taken. I will cure all my iron properly from now on.

V