Newly acquired Krumkake iron

I'm with you Sue...Rats! I'll have to see a beekeeper friend I know today to see if he has any beeswax. The package I got said it was pure refined beeswax. But the finish is definitely not shiny after three coats. George or Betsy, I'm just curious to know if there are other uses for beeswax besides seasoning cast iron?
Charlie
 
cballen said:
I'm just curious to know if there are other uses for beeswax besides seasoning cast iron?
Charlie
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There are LOTS of uses for Beeswax. It can be used as an ingredient for many homemade things like furniture polish, hand creams, lip balms, waterproofing. The rosin my daughter uses on her violin strings contains beeswax.

Here are some interesting sites with info on beeswax as well as recipes & purchasing bulk wax.

Beeswax Co.

ebee honey

Rachels Supply

You can see the prices vary widely - from $7.50 to $20.00 for a 1 lb block. Some include shipping in the price, some don't. The 1 lb blocks I get are $5 each.
 
Beeswax seasoning over Crisco??

I've got a couple coats of Crisco on the Dutch Oven already, and am wondering if it would work if I put a coat of beeswax on top of the Crisco seasoning. What do the experts think?
 
I tried cooking something expendable in my ci with that flat coat of supposed pure beeswax and the damn finish was anything but non stick. And I put on three coats! That proved it to me. Tossed the contents, cleaned the pan completely and gave it a traditional coating of oil. It is beautiful, black and non stick.

I'm still going to find some pure wax and try it again.

Sue
 
Re: Beeswax seasoning over Crisco??

Ken said:
I've got a couple coats of Crisco on the Dutch Oven already, and am wondering if it would work if I put a coat of beeswax on top of the Crisco seasoning. What do the experts think?
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Certainly. Remember very light coating. If you are just trying it out, and are happy with what you have with the crisco, just do the cooking area with the beeswax.
 
jsl said:
I tried cooking something expendable in my ci with that flat coat of supposed pure beeswax and the damn finish was anything but non stick. And I put on three coats! That proved it to me. Tossed the contents, cleaned the pan completely and gave it a traditional coating of oil. It is beautiful, black and non stick.

I'm still going to find some pure wax and try it again.

Sue
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Sue, the oil, or crisco shortening, is a very good seasoning, so by all means use your pot. Take your time, and then when you find some "pure" beeswax, just wipe your cooking surface with it melted on a lint free cloth, and you can heat it up to carbon it on the stove top.
 
NO.

I haven't cleaned or seasoned the pots yet, also, it is a turkey roaster not fryer. I am going to use the lid as a deep fryer for CHICKEN! I love fried chicken, and I haven't found ANYPLACE locally that does a good fried chicken. The best I have found is at Golden Corral, and that is 30 miles away!

NO fish though, not in my fryer.
 
Re: Beeswax seasoning over Crisco??

George said:
Certainly. Remember very light coating. If you are just trying it out, and are happy with what you have with the crisco, just do the cooking area with the beeswax.
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Thanks George. I was thinking beeswax for the DO since mine sits all winter without getting used. This past winter I left it in the garage, not properly prepared for storage, and it looked pretty bad come Spring. I've already started with another 2 coats of Crisco on it today because we're going to be using it camping this weekend. I may try out the beeswax method on it next week.
 
Re: Beeswax seasoning over Crisco??

jsl said:
Nice to know we can beeswax over and oil base.

and George, chicken will do just fine.

Sue
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If your oil seasoning is truely carbonized, the beeswax won't know the difference as it will be a carbon as well.
 
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