A cast iron skillet is one of the most valuable cooking tools a person can own. You can do so much with a cast iron skillet in terms of cooking and baking.
It's the one piece of cookware that's been used by generations of families and for good reason. It makes cooking food easier.
If you don't already have a cast iron skillet, you may be able to purchase one at a second-hand shop for cheap.
Keep in mind that you may find a skillet or two that appears to on the rusty side, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't consider buying it.
We're about to teach you how to properly clean and restore cast iron skillets.
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Could save a lot of time by using a dishwasher and a polishing wheel.
Fine steel wool will take off the rust. wash it by hand with dish soap dry immediately. Wipe down with cooking oil. bake at 350° F for 1 hour let cool and then you have a new pan did it myself last night
Corpsman Up does this hold true??
never tried that cleaning method. I put my cast iron in the stove, open all the windows, and put my oven on a cleaning cycle. It will restore your cast iron to new condition.
Sandi Treat-Statkus
Lots of different ways. The easiest (if you have a self-cleaning oven) is to just put them in the oven and run them through a cleaning cycle. Works like a charm. You can toss them over hot coals and that’ll do the job too. The lazy mans way is a molasses bath. Basically a molasses/water concentrate that you soak metals in. Cleans them by chelation. Works on most metals but will dissolve some so google the technique to see if it’ll work with whatever you want to clean.
Nothing like an iron skillet!
Fire, burn it, put veg. Oil on ..
Canola oil works better
(My 2 cents)
Can also spray them with Easy Off oven cleaner, wrap them in a plastic grocery bag, then let them sit overnight.
Scrub them with steel wool or a wire brush.
Then reseason
(This must be done outside because of the fumes)
Self cleaning oven is what I use– works really well.
If that doesn’t work then find a restaurant supply and buy Carbon Off, use just the same just more powerful than easy off…
Dillon Scott
Richard H Greene
It worked on the few i have bought used from garage or salvage sales.
It does not remove pitting of course, but will get rid of surface rust fairly easily.