Cast Iron Tea Kettle - 1 Qt

I bought this cast iron tea kettle because it\'s small size would enable me to use it on the ledge of our wood-burning fireplace insert in spite of the fact I knew it\'s not preseasoned. Having purchased cast iron cookware in the past and seasoned it myself I thought it would be no problem. I was totally unprepared for the difficulty of removing its wax coating. \"Scrub with hot water and detergent,\" are the instructions. Absolutely did not work. I thought I\'d gotten the wax off but the toxic-smelling odor coming out of my oven when I tried to season it showed the wax was not only still present but possibly poisonous. Putting ammonia in it (and sticking it outside so I wouldn\'t have to deal with the fumes), followed by more scrubbing with copper mesh and a *lot* of elbow grease seemed to do the trick. Definitely not worth the time....Be forewarned. However I love the way it looks. It\'s a beautiful design and now that I see just how small it is I think the fireplace insert shelf would have handled the the two-quart kettle. And that comes pre-seasoned. Wish I\'d realized that ahead of time.