Guest guest Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hi Diana, Cast iron pans rule! It's is rare I will use any others. I even bring them when cooking at friends houses. Nothing will stick to a well seasoned and well maintained cast iron pan. I pick them up funky and rusty from yard sales for cheap. Got a killer old dutch oven last time for 2 bucks. Here is my method for getting them clean and maintaining them. 1 For Rust: Coat them light with olive oil 1st, then heat them on a gas stove on high, crank the kitchen fan and open a window, heat it till it smokes and burns off the oil, then cool down a bit, soap them up, then SOS pad off the rust. Then season step 3. 2 For Grim: I scrape grime with a paint scraper, sand paper, or sharp steel spatula edge where if needed. Then step 1. 3 To Season: Coat with olive oil and bake for 30 minutes at 250f, let cool till warm enough to handle and buff out with a dry dish cloth. Then store. 4 To clean, Dry & keep rust free: Clean ASAP after use. Use a plastic scrub or dish brush to clean with. Never soak with water or use sos on them. Dry out the pan on the stove to remove water before storing. 5 If scrapped up from use or from a major cleaning: Rub a bit more oil and wipe off before storing. Heat and rub with oil on paper towel next to wipe clean before next use - or step 3 re-season. That's what I do. Enjoy!! -bradley , diana scott <dianascot_33 wrote: > > Thank you. Sounds like a good idea. I shall have to use my gas stove as burning is not allowed where I live, so shall scour first. > Diana > > --- On Tue, 10/21/08, Windsong B,Harman <windsong_b wrote: > > Windsong B,Harman <windsong_b > Re: cast iron rusted pans Diana > > Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 1:01 AM > Greetings: > Ive read some of these posts of how to clean rusty iron pans. > My thought may not fit , unless you live in a country area. > The old way, when people used those pans on wood stoves, they would > become very thick with grease,oil, ect. To clean them people would > build a hot fire outside, and throw the pans in the fire, it would > burn off all the impurities, when the pan came out of the fire it was > clean. (this method would prob clean off the rust too. But, also, you > do have to re-oil them. > Wado, Windsong > > , mrs.fabulous@ ... wrote: > > > > I use coarse salt and lemon/lime halves and scrub, scrub, SCRUB! > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > > > > " DonnaLilacFlower " <thelilacflower@ ...> > > > > Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:07:15 > > <> > > [vegetarian_ group] cast iron rusted pans Diana > > > > > > Used plenty of steel wool. You need to reseason the pans after you > > remove the rust. > > Donna > > > > , diana scott > <dianascot_33@ > > > wrote: > > > > > > Donna, how did you get the cast iron pans useable again? I have > some > > that look like that. Thanks. > > > Diana > > > > > >___________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___ > > > > > > > > > http://mail. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Excellent. One question: does one oil the outside or just the inside? --- On Tue, 10/21/08, bradley_s_p <bradley_s_p wrote: bradley_s_p <bradley_s_p Re: cast iron rusted pans Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 9:43 PM Hi Diana, Cast iron pans rule! It's is rare I will use any others. I even bring them when cooking at friends houses. Nothing will stick to a well seasoned and well maintained cast iron pan. I pick them up funky and rusty from yard sales for cheap. Got a killer old dutch oven last time for 2 bucks. Here is my method for getting them clean and maintaining them. 1 For Rust: Coat them light with olive oil 1st, then heat them on a gas stove on high, crank the kitchen fan and open a window, heat it till it smokes and burns off the oil, then cool down a bit, soap them up, then SOS pad off the rust. Then season step 3. 2 For Grim: I scrape grime with a paint scraper, sand paper, or sharp steel spatula edge where if needed. Then step 1. 3 To Season: Coat with olive oil and bake for 30 minutes at 250f, let cool till warm enough to handle and buff out with a dry dish cloth. Then store. 4 To clean, Dry & keep rust free: Clean ASAP after use. Use a plastic scrub or dish brush to clean with. Never soak with water or use sos on them. Dry out the pan on the stove to remove water before storing. 5 If scrapped up from use or from a major cleaning: Rub a bit more oil and wipe off before storing. Heat and rub with oil on paper towel next to wipe clean before next use - or step 3 re-season. That's what I do. Enjoy!! -bradley , diana scott <dianascot_33@ ...> wrote: > > Thank you. Sounds like a good idea. I shall have to use my gas stove as burning is not allowed where I live, so shall scour first. > Diana > > --- On Tue, 10/21/08, Windsong B,Harman <windsong_b@ ...> wrote: > > Windsong B,Harman <windsong_b@ ...> > [vegetarian_ group] Re: cast iron rusted pans Diana > > Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 1:01 AM > Greetings: > Ive read some of these posts of how to clean rusty iron pans. > My thought may not fit , unless you live in a country area. > The old way, when people used those pans on wood stoves, they would > become very thick with grease,oil, ect. To clean them people would > build a hot fire outside, and throw the pans in the fire, it would > burn off all the impurities, when the pan came out of the fire it was > clean. (this method would prob clean off the rust too. But, also, you > do have to re-oil them. > Wado, Windsong > > , mrs.fabulous@ ... wrote: > > > > I use coarse salt and lemon/lime halves and scrub, scrub, SCRUB! > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > > > > " DonnaLilacFlower " <thelilacflower@ ...> > > > > Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:07:15 > > <vegetarian_ group> > > [vegetarian_ group] cast iron rusted pans Diana > > > > > > Used plenty of steel wool. You need to reseason the pans after you > > remove the rust. > > Donna > > > > , diana scott > <dianascot_33@ > > > wrote: > > > > > > Donna, how did you get the cast iron pans useable again? I have > some > > that look like that. Thanks. > > > Diana > > > > > >___________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___ > > > > > > > > > http://mail. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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