Cast Iron Pot?

[powwowell]

I'm curious about a rather large iron pot that recently came into my possession. It has been in an outside environment and is quite rusty. No cracks , breaks, or chips, unless they are under the rust. It has "20 A" on the bottom of the pot. When placing a rule across the top and measuring down to the center of the pot, it's 13 inches deep. It has four "supports" (that goes ion top of a metal ring?). They are four inches from the top of the pot. Right where the "supports" are, measures 66.5 inches around.

Does the 20 A suggest that it's a 20 gallon pot? What's the most efficient way to de-rust a pot of this size? Thanks for any suggestions, facts, knowledge of any kind.

 

[CZfool68]

Calling Diablos and wahoo! Maybe lawless too. You can sand and use vinegar to remove the rust by hand. Then reseason. This site has some info if people don't chime in.

http://www.castironcollector.com/seasoning.php

Oh, and post a picture if you can. Sounds very interesting.

 

[Geezer]

One that big and that rusty, I'd find someone to bead blast it for me.

 

[Don]

One that big and that rusty, I'd find someone to bead blast it for me.

This. It's gonna take a long time to clean that thing with a wire brush.

 

[Diablos]

I'd etank it, no possibility of damage that way

http://www.castironcollector.com

This site may have some info for ya

 

[Windini]

I got a "regular" sized kettle (10"-12" diameter?) with lid from a guy with a stack of them--he'd been using them as planters. Rusted as all get out.

I used a wire brush in a 4" angle grinder and a wire cup brush in a drill and got rid of the rust, then re-seasoned. Been a cookery champ ever since! (16 yrs & counting).

 

[J R Green]

Most cooking pots are measured in quarts so 20 quarts is about right for an 11" pot 13 " deep.

Could it be part of a dutch oven?

Does all Dutch food smell like farts?

 

[powwowell]

This thing is too big to be a "indoor cooking pot". Stoves ain't that big! It's more like the pot that one of my grandmas used to wash clothes with, outside. It's like the big pots used to cook gallons of Jambalaya in. I can't imagine where I can come up with the facilities to use Electrolysis, or Lye. I'll try to get a few pictures today. When it warms up a bit, I'll pressure wash it. That will knock off some crud, ashes and any loose rust. Anybody know of anyone in the east part of the state, that does bead blasting?

 

[Diablos]

This thing is too big to be a "indoor cooking pot". Stoves ain't that big! It's more like the pot that one of my grandmas used to wash clothes with, outside. It's like the big pots used to cook gallons of Jambalaya in. I can't imagine where I can come up with the facilities to use Electrolysis, or Lye. I'll try to get a few pictures today. When it warms up a bit, I'll pressure wash it. That will knock off some crud, ashes and any loose rust. Anybody know of anyone in the east part of the state, that does bead blasting?

if its to big for etanking, you could use some evapo-rust

http://www.evapo-rust.com/


and some seasoning directions, if your pot is as big as i'm thinking it is

 

[Windini]

Does all Dutch food smell like farts?

Eventually.