and scrub it down with steel wool as well....lolYes, many oils mentioned...and all seem to work. Just make sure to wash with soapy water after each use lol!
Ryan
These are only used on my grill or smoker and that's where I store them also. Their so smokey now anything you cook in them picks up some smoke flavor.
Best way to clean cast iron - build a large fire and put the cast iron in the fire for a few hours. Not over the fire, IN the fire.I bought some cheap CI 8" pans at dollar store near me four of them for 8.00. Coated with some kind of sticky stuff. So I soaked the in some lye and then soaked them in vinegar along with my CI 20X14 griddle. I seasoned them with duck fat on my grill. LoL
These are only used on my grill or smoker and that's where I store them also. Their so smokey now anything you cook in them picks up some smoke flavor.
You can get back to the original cast iron with a few hours of high heat. I have put a pan in an oven and run the self clean cycle. Old school is to let it set in the coal bed of a fire for a few hours. Bottom line is high heat will burn seasoning off. It stinks and smokes during the process. Then you get to decide how to start the seasoning process again.I have a question. My son used one of my grandmothers old cast iron frying pans a couple of years ago for an oil change on his car. The oil was immediately drained into a bucket, but the pan wasn't cleaned. Is there any way to make this frying pan safe to use again or is it hopeless. The cast iron pan is probably 70 years old so I really don't want to toss it.
Chris
Thanks, putting it in the wifes oven is definitely out of the question - she'd kill me. However I could put it in one of my bon-fires or in my kettle running the Vortes for a few hours. How would I know if the oil is completely burned off?You can get back to the original cast iron with a few hours of high heat. I have put a pan in an oven and run the self clean cycle. Old school is to let it set in the coal bed of a fire for a few hours. Bottom line is high heat will burn seasoning off. It stinks and smokes during the process. Then you get to decide how to start the seasoning process again.
It is a clean bare metal. Not black at all. However, it will rust quickly, so I would suggest starting the seasoning process right away.Thanks, putting it in the wifes oven is definitely out of the question - she'd kill me. However I could put it in one of my bon-fires or in my kettle running the Vortes for a few hours. How would I know if the oil is completely burned off?
Chris
If you google it, the word is, the motor oil will ignite and burn off at 400 F. How many hours should you leave it in at 400 F? I don't know but I'd err on the side of a lot. Good luckThanks, putting it in the wifes oven is definitely out of the question - she'd kill me. However I could put it in one of my bon-fires or in my kettle running the Vortes for a few hours. How would I know if the oil is completely burned off?
Chris
Thanks Mark, I'll probably wind up burning it off a few times.If you google it, the word is, the motor oil will ignite and burn off at 400 F. How many hours should you leave it in at 400 F? I don't know but I'd err on the side of a lot. Good luck