Posted: 8/26/2015 12:16:07 PM EDT
| Somebody threw a cast iron pan in the garbage and I found it. It was rusted so I got most of the rust off so how long and at what temperature do I bake it to strip it. I vaguely remember you guys saying 500F. |
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I'm sure some heads might roll, but this how I learned ......
Build a good oak, or hardwood fire. Let it burn till you got a good bed of coals. Place skillet in bed of coals. Get it down in there good, and even shovel some coals in the skillet. Let it stay in there till the coals nearly go out. Then, clean the skillet with scotch Brite and water...NO SOAP!! Dry the skillet on stove top to evaporate any water. Coat the skillet, inside and out with lard, bacon grease, shortening, etc. I use lard because that's how grandma did it. Place skillet in oven at 350 for 2 to 3 hrs. |
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I recently did a couple of Lodge Camp Dutch Ovens that had been sitting in a Scout trailer for years.
I used a brass brush and vinegar to remove the rust. Here's a link to Lodge's recommended process for seasoning. https://www.lodgemfg.com/use-and-care/seasoned-cast-iron-use-and-care.asp |
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I recently did a couple of Lodge Camp Dutch Ovens that had been sitting in a Scout trailer for years. I used a brass brush and vinegar to remove the rust. Here's a link to Lodge's recommended process for seasoning. https://www.lodgemfg.com/use-and-care/seasoned-cast-iron-use-and-care.asp I don't want Lodge's method though. |
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This? |
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1. Sand it. 2. Wash/degrease it. 3. Put a THIN coat of flaxseed oil all over. 4. Put in oven at 500° for one hour. 5. Let sit for two hours. 6. Repeat oiling a total of six times. Repeating the steps six times is not really necessary. Do it once and start cooking in it. |
| IMO, for least amount of effort and best result: submerge overnight in a 50/50 white vinegar/water mix. Rinse and scrub with a scotch brite pad. Put in oven for a self-clean cycle. Remove, rinse and scrub with scotch brite pad. Coat with oil (some swear by flaxseed, I'll listen to grandmas all over the world and use crisco) and put in over on 275* for an hour. Repeat last step. Don't over do the oiling as you can get sticky spots on the cooking surface. It helps if you bake the skillet up-side-down to prevent the oil from pooling. |
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Electrolysis tank. Do it. I reconditioned 5 pans I found in a junk car earlier this summer..used the electrolysis method...5 gallon pail, piece of sacrificial steal, small battery charger set to 10 amps, fill bucket with water, add 1/2 cup Arm and Hammer super wash soda, clip positive clamp to sacrificial steel, negative to pan and watch the rust literally bubble off! |
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"bare" metal. A bear is an animal that shits in the woods. Quoted:
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Sand it first to shiny bear metal then season at 200. As mentioned youtube has lots of video on the subject. I repeat, sand it first  "bare" metal. A bear is an animal that shits in the woods. 
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