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1. RE: Old cast iron?
Jun 30 2006, 11:11 PM EDT
Try removing as much rust as you can.(steel wool should work pretty good) Then coat it with oil(I've always used vegetable oil..guess it doesn't really matter), then bake it in the oven. I had one rust on me(hubby liked to put it in the dishwasher!). You may have to re-season more than once for it to stop rusting. I did.
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2. RE: Old cast iron?
Apr 27 2007, 2:50 AM EDT
"Try removing as much rust as you can.(steel wool should work pretty good) Then coat it with oil(I've always used vegetable oil..guess it doesn't really matter), then bake it in the oven. I had one rust on me(hubby liked to put it in the dishwasher!). You may have to re-season more than once for it to stop rusting. I did. "Like she said, remove rust, coat in crisco, bake it in, it may take a time or two afterwards be careful how you wash and dry it! never use a scowering pad and dry on a hot burner. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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3. RE: Old cast iron?
Jun 6 2007, 12:25 PM EDT
Scrape as much of the junk off it with wire wool as you can. Heat grease in the pan until the pan is smoking. Take care it doesn't catch fire! Let it smoke for a bit, then cool the pan and wipe dry with paper towels. Put more grease in the pan, repeat. Repeat again. Slowly you'll build up a layer of burned-on oil that will stop the pan rusting. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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May 25 2008, 12:55 AM EDT
I had to clean mine after we had a house fire ( the only thing that survived was my great grandma's cast iron) all the good got burned off. I reseasoned them. But I can also remember my grandma taking them when they got too thick with age and puttin them directly in a fire. it burns off lots of the buildup. I have done this a few times to ones i got at auctions or garage sales and it works great, then you coat them and bake them. Dont coat them heavy, just a nice even coating. If you coat heavy it will not cook off and you will end up with nasty grease pockets. Then you have to put them in a fire and burn them clean again. 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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5. RE: Old cast iron?
Sep 8 2008, 2:11 PM EDT
Put it in a campfire, right on the coals.
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