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Well that backfired (midwest.social)

submitted 2 days ago by PiecePractical@midwest.social to c/castiron@lemmy.world

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So my dad is having a retirement auction. Among the stuff we forgot my mother had owned we found her old campfire Dutch oven covered in surface rust. I scrubbed the rust off and put a quick coat of seasoning on it just so that it didn't sell as a lawn ornament. Obviously I started thinking that maybe I should keep it. Once it was on the stove cooling off, my dad took one look at it and said " That cleaned up pretty nice, I think maybe I'll keep that after all"

Didn't think to take a before picture but here's an after.

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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"That cleaned up pretty nice, I think maybe I’ll keep that after all"

"tough shit, old man, you had your chance and you gave it away. $10 million and it's yours though."

Entirely depends on your relationship with your dad, though, but mine would just roll his eyes and say "fine I'll just get a new one." neither of us would in any way feel upset about it, and have a small chuckle while retelling it later.

[–] PiecePractical@midwest.social 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

LMAO, he would get a kick out of that. I really don't need that big of a Dutch oven though and I had talked myself out of it like 3 times already.

Plus, my wife is already joking about how "rather than inheriting it from your mother we're going to inherit it from your father" and that seems like too good of a story to ruin.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 4 points 21 hours ago

I really don’t need that big of a Dutch oven though

The appropriate number of cast iron cookware is n=n+1. And coupled with the ability to cook for more people at once, the more the merrier! Especially if you garden your own potatoes. I swear cast iron and potatoes were meant for each other.

Make sure to tell your wife some random stranger on the internet said "she's right" , it does make a good story.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pretty sure it's a low key compliment from dad who appreciates the dedication op showed to restoring the oven.

Many manly interactions are low key that way as overly saying they love/appreciate a thing like that is too scary.

Not sure, I don't know these people, but it is most likely, in my humble experience.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

I'm sure in the Ops instance there are no hard feelings either, and they'll also have a chuckle while telling the story. OP didn't seem upset or anything.

My dad is absolutely the kind of person who can't outright compliment something or say how he feels, so I get the vibe. I'm mostly the same, but I'm trying to be more vocal in my appreciation for things with my wife.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 17 points 2 days ago

Yea, you can pry the Dutch oven from my cold, dead, hand!

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago

I picked up a rusty skillet with a machined cooking surface in thrift. I've still got it 20 years later. Only one I've ever seen with a machined surface (big single swirl).

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 2 days ago

Roommate of mine found a rusty one too, but i was smart enough to say that if he wont restore it i will do it, but then i also keep it.

[–] CreatingMachines@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago

You've won, but at what cost?

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Hi excuse me. I'm OOL here the interior is too damaged? I know the deal of cast iron but not understand clearly what's the problem can't you scrub or grind it?

[–] PiecePractical@midwest.social 2 points 22 hours ago

Lol yeah, like Chris was saying, cleaning it up went fine. The backfire was dad wanting to keep it for himself.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

They succeeded at removing the rust, but failed at being able to sell it off and have one less thing. Because now their dad has chosen to keep it lol

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I was also confused at the title. The "backfired" part was at the end when he was told he wasn't going to keep it.

Whoever cleaned it did a good job.