Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

It's all seasoned up. Looks way worse than before. Will get it restored whenever things get better for me financially.

@macomeau @ami_angelwings - Runner is beautiful.

@socketwench - It's not copper. I've had copper cookware before, and I even think this actually says "ironworks" on the bottom.

@socketwench - before. It's been silver black for as long as I can remember.

@socketwench - certainly not copper. Before this it was a very dark silvery black.

Reseasoning panic #4

I went ahead and removed the comal from the water/vinegar soak, washed it to an inch of its life to make sure all the vinegar is washed off, and it's now reseasoning in the oven.

I've made the problem a billion times worse. I had small little orange patches of rust. Now the whole thing is orange. I'm only reseasoning it to seal the comal to keep it from rusting any further.

Once I get a job, I'm going to have someone profressionally restore it, and then put it away for good. I rarely use it as it is, (I make tortillas maybe once a year because I'm diabetic) and frankly, it's better I just have a cheapie non-stick griddle for stuff like that.

I just hope I didn't ruin it.

@andyy - It might be less "Spanish" for griddle, and more "Mexican" for griddle.

Reseasoning panic #3 - I just noticed that the comal has a tiny crack through it, and that means instant retirement anyways.

I'm going to wait until midnight (12 hours) for the rust to flake off, but if it isn't coming off, I'm going to reseason it, put it away, and once I get a new job, pay someone to restore it from scratch.

@ajn142@infosec.exchange - Dunno. Grocery store strength. Didn't know there were grades.

@ajn142@infosec.exchange - steel wool.

Reseasoning Panic #2 - The water-vinegar bath seems to be making the rust problem WORSE. It's definitely more orange now, and the rust patina isn't coming off.

Beginning to think I need to give this to someone to fix and then just put it away where I won't ruin it. I don't want to be the one who ruins an heirloom.

Listening to the Vesna album while working (procrastinating) on the office. Here's another good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw-eFiBJ2ss

@kf4yfa - I can at least give you the torillas now:

3 cups flour
3/4 tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup very hot water

Hand mix all ingredients at once in a large mixing bowl until dough just comes together.

Remove from the bowl and roll and knead dough on a flat surface until it's got a bumpy slightly tacky texture.

Return the dough to the bowl and let it sit, covered by a damp cloth, for up to 8 hours (at least 30 minutes).

Remove from the bowl and roll and knead dough on a flat surface until it's got a smooth and still slightly tacky texture.

Return the dough to the bowl and let it sit, covered by a damp cloth, for five minutes.

Break the dough into 15 balls.
Roll out each ball with rolling pin into flat round tortillas, thin as possible.

Cook on a griddle just above medium heat. Flip when tiny brown marks appear on the bottom side.

@socketwench - I used steel wool, as it was all I had. This isn't so much flaky chunky rust as it's a "rust patina" I just couldn't get rid of last year. I'm terrified that seasoning it with rust already there will continue to rust the poor thing.

@andyy - Comal is the word for "griddle" in Spanish. :)

You know, I didn't think China was up to something, even when they started poking around Taiwan's airspace.

But the balloons over the US (who would come to their defence) and hearing about a balloon over Central America (which contain a few countries who still have official ties), have me thinking something is up.

I'm not so sure WHAT anymore, but at the same time, I'm not so sure about a non-invasion of Taiwan anymore....

Reseasoning panic #1. The rust removal gel wasn't a gel when I opened it. This wouldn't have been a problem if I'd found this out BEFORE I SCRUBBED clean the comal. And I didn't want to reseason it with the rust patches. But I couldn't just LEAVE it.

Found another de-rusting technique using water and vinegar, so the comal is soaking in that right now. Hopefully that will do the trick.

If not, I'll just reseason it with the patches and try again next year with de-rusting gel. And this time CHECK the gel before I start.

Sudden Instant Winter Advisory

About to re season my grandmother's comal. I'm actually terrified when doing this. This is a working heirloom, so I actually do use it to cook. But it's also incredibly old and I don't want to be the one who breaks this.

On top of that, when re seasoning cast iron, you do absolutely everything you're not supposed to to cast iron. Scrubbing with soap and water and everything.

It went well last time I did it other than not being able to scrub all the minor rust patches out. I'm hoping the rust treatment I have will take care of those patches this time.