On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:29:57 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote:

> On 12/31/2019 3:34 PM, Nemo wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:15:47 -0800, wrote:
>>
>>> On Monday, December 30, 2019 at 4:43:28 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
>>>> Grin, I don't bother to filter it but then it goes in the fridge for
>>>> other uses later.
>>>>
>>> I don't either and I remember my mother had one of those metal 'grease
>>> keepers' on the stove. It did have a metal filter in it but I don't
>>> bother as mine goes into a half pint canning jar then to the
>>> refrigerator.
>> I normally wouldn't filter it either but I've been working on seasoning
>> this cast iron skillet off and on for weeks. It's the Lodge 10 1/4"
>> one with the matching cast iron lid. The sides are about 3 and 1/2"
>> high. The inside bottom of the skillet is much rougher and pebbled than
>> another Lodge skillet I own. It took multiple applications of high-
>> oleic Sunflower oil and EVOO before the paper-towel pads stopped coming
>> out with a reddish tinge. I decided to try bacon grease even though
>> some people say it can go rancid. I'm seriously considering giving it
>> a Kluthe Treatment. I'll use my angle grinder with a 120 grit flap
>> disk and smooth the inside bottom and a little of the sides. Then I'll
>> start over.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Â*Finish it off with 320 on a random orbit sander . Should get enough
> curl on the edges to buff it up the sides just a bit . My 12" Lodge is a
> little rough too , but not enough that I'm going to smooth it - just
> checked , the Lodge 10" x 16" griddle is quite rough too . I think they
> just sandblast them now instead of polishing them as they did in the
> past .Â* Both my 9" Wagner and a 10"Â* unbranded one ("made in USA" and
> about 45 yrs old) are polished , the "Country Girl" 8" that came with a
> set of pots is pretty rough , looks like a totally untouched (fine
> grain) sand cast .

I decided to forgo the Kuthe Treatment. It seems to be coming along well
with EVOO at 325 Degrees. It's not like I intend to fry eggs in it. For
that, I use a Calpholon skillet.