/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Stripped the rust off this old Universal Grinder I had in the garage, coated it in Crisco and baked on a new seasoning. I tried to leave the original tin plating in place where I was able to. I've tried lots of different oils finishing cast iron and in my experience crisco baked in the oven at 450f for a few hours is the way to go.

It grinds well and is a handy accessory for meat as well as for fruit and nuts. I see on Ebay that you can get them for around 10$ shipped which is a great deal if you don't have a grinder or food processor and cook a lot.

I'll wipe this down with oil after I use it and possibly store it in a bag of rice as well. Like all cast iron you can't put it away wet or it will rust, seasoning or not. You can use soap and water to clean just dry thoroughly and reoil after. The original manufacturer instructions to clean it (the patents 1897) say to run stale bread though it so I guess there's always that if you're out of soap.