Reply With QuoteIf you season it properly, it may not seep anymore. The polymerization of the oil should seal it up.
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Got to remember, a lot of this cheaper stuff is made in China now days and is of very poor quality. Does not surprise me that it has a bad spot in it that is pourous.Originally Posted by Mrs. Crappie Stalker
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If you season it properly, it may not seep anymore. The polymerization of the oil should seal it up.
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I experimented one time when I was cooking fish for a pretty good crowd and I had a cast iron pot, a aluminum pot and a stainless steel pot. The Aluminum pot required the most heat as expected, but the Cast iron took way more heat than the stainless and the grease burnt up nearly twice as fast. I used a "cheap" cast iron pot like you are talking about. I am now sold on Stainless....so, if you decide to buy another pot go ahead and pay a few more bucks for the stainless and the money will come back in burnt oil.....just my .o2...
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Once it gets to the desired temp, you don't have to keep the heat up when you're using CI. If you had reduced the heat, your oil wouldn't have burnt.
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Yes, I fish like a girl. If you tried a little harder, you could too!!
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your crusin for a brusin if you try to salvage it. law suite, burning someone badly or your house. do plant flowers in it and go get a quality pot to cook fish. to much risk trying to use it...
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Very, very difficult to weld a cast Iron pot. Has to be heated before welding, welded then cooled very slowly or it will re-crack.
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ALWAYS go with a CAJUN COOKER! I am still using the same oil that I bought in april 2014! I use it alot too!!!! I just keep draining and straining the oil (which is a breeze and takes less than 5 minutes after the oil has cooled!). The fish get prettier and prettier with each use! Rice bran oil is what im using. It has a much higher scorching point and to my knowledge is the only oil that does not transfer taste to your food. Don't believe me,.....come on over and you will throw rocks at the cast iron cooker!!!!
