Review of Stansport Cast Iron 6 Quart Chicken Fryer

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Stansport Cast Iron 6 Quart Chicken Fryer

This product is advertised as being a 6 quart fryer but it only holds 3 quarts. Totally false labeling/advertising. I wouldn't have ordered it if I had known it only held 3 qts. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER!!!!

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I took a chance on this, but as the other reviewer noted, this is a 3 quart fryer, not 6 quart. Aside from the size, the pan and lid I received were terrible. Both were badly cast (lid edge uneven, metal thicker in some spots than others), there was a gouge in the inside bottom of the pot and a divot in the lid, plus cardboard and gunge stuck to the outside of the lid and pan. Worst of all, was the exceedingly poor quality of the interior finish and the "pre-seasoning". As far as I can tell, this pot was coated in tallow or some other sort of wax, to give the illusion of a smoother interior finish and was NOT properly pre-seasoned OR finished inside I couldn't even begin to remove the wax (I tried) and there is no way I would want to ingest it. And despite the weird coating, there was still some rust on the inside of the pot. Additionally there were tons of little metal particles inside the pan. I tried wiping them out but the interior of the pan seems to be deeply coated with them. There is just no way that this could possibly be safe to cook in. This pan was made in China, clearly with little to no quality control. I also suspect the metal used is some sort of weird alloy and not proper cast iron (or the worst quality cast iron ever) just didn't look right and weight didn't seem right and seemed brittle. I had originally rejected buying a Lodge chicken fryer because I thought the interior finish on it was too rough, but the Lodge was a thousand times better than this piece of garbage. Returned.

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I've had it for a little while but it was unseasoned, so I've waited to write a review -but still have yet to use it to cook in. The seasoning process suggested by the manufacturer isn't as good as an old fashioned, lard shortening season, which I used after the first attempt [made my house smell dreadful!] Second time, I seasoned it near an open fire pit which gave it a really great patina.

One more open fire seasoning and it should be good to go. I'll return to write more after I've cooked my first batch of local fish or campfire chili in this fryer.

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I bought two of these to use as smoke generators in large smokers. Works well for the purpose to hold wood chunks over the burner.

Very heavy pans that might be too heavy for regular use on a stove, especially with the lid on when loaded with chicken. Not seasoned (bare cast iron), so will need seasoning before use.

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Received the skillet. A little surprised that they recommended veg. oil to temper as I always used lard, but I did it their way. It turned out wonderfully. The temper was excellent, the size was excellent and the chicken turned out perfectly, as did the fries, beans, donuts and corn bread subsequently made in it. Just like the old pots we used to get & have, and I expect to be able to give this to my daughter as Mom gave hers. Highest recommend.