2006-09-20 15:24:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Steel wool, hot water and elbow grease, then re- season it in the oven.
2006-09-20 15:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by popeye 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scrub with a stainless steel scrubber, usually plain dishsoap will work, but occassionally more elbow grease and scouring powder will help. After rinsing well in hot water, dry with a dishtowel. Turn your oven on to about 300 degrees. While it is warming, put one tablespoon of olive oil in the pan. Rub it around with a paper towel or old cloth, thoroughly coating the inside of the pan. Continue on the outside, making sure to cover all surfaces. Put the pan in the oven for four hours. The heat of the oven will "season" it, and make it less likely to allow water into the surface and do further damage. It also makes it less likely for foods to stick to it when cooking. As a side note, if cooking something acidic, like tomato sauce for spaghetti, the acids in the sauce will release iron from the skillet into the sauce and give your food a higher iron value. You still need to be careful to wash the pan well after acidic foods, and re-season it.
2006-09-20 15:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by H2Ocolors 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it in a self-cleaning oven on "clean 1-hr." setting. Remove and wash away with hot sudsy water rubbing lightly with steel wool. Dry with a paper towel. Reseason by rubbing generously with suet or a salt-free fat and put in a 300 degree oven for two hours. To keep cast-iron in good shape, after each use, wipe them out with a small amount of cooking oil on a paper towel.
2006-09-20 15:59:53 · answer #3 · answered by jake 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you bet, Clean them out with some Very hot water and steel wool. Boil them if ya have to, Then season the pan back with some fresh grease and a lil salt and bake in oven for 1 hour at 350
2006-09-20 15:27:18 · answer #4 · answered by myothernewname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clean the cookware while it is still hot by rinsing with hot water and SCRAPING when necessary. Do not use a scouring pad or soap (detergent) as they will break down the pan's seasoning... if the pan was seasoned.. In all probability, they were not.
Heating the pan(s) just hot enough that you can still touch them does open t he pores and allows you to do a better job of cleaning and getting the "stuff" off. Then when the pans are cooled, you can use dish soap on them
2006-09-20 15:39:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I *(stupidly* put mine in dishwasher about 20 yrs ago.....and it rusted.....i was young and didnt know any better.....i still have it and its perfectly seasoned.....sounds like you got good advice here....the main thing is never wash with soap and always rub oil in it when you clean it and before you store it away....it will soon be as good as a non-stick pan......good luck
2006-09-20 15:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by a_suthrn_belle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub vegetable oil inside and out and bake it in the oven awhile.
2006-09-20 15:27:22 · answer #7 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can work them over with steel wool and then reseason them with cooking oil.
2006-09-20 15:27:15 · answer #8 · answered by BobTheBizGuru 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
already said I know but steel wool and oil....and you must keep these oiled all the time! from day 1
2006-09-23 03:01:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋