how do i get rid of the black crust off a cast iron skillet with out burning it ?

Answer 1

Okay, if by crust you mean that nasty build up on the outside of the pan... you need to scrape it off with either an SOS pad or some steel wool. The outside of a skillet doesnt need to be seasoned since you don't cook on the outside of your pan.
(I can't even imagine why you would want to cook with your pans upside down...)
Get some dawn and steel wool. That will take it off. Then keep it clean with soapy water only on the outside of the pan. Don't forget to rub the inside with the oil of your choice after every cleaning. Also towel try the outside and heat dry the inside on the stove.

Answer 2

if this is a pan that you just picked up at a rummage or something then get yourself one of those , its like wire or more of a coiled metal. They use them in restaurants often. All my camping cook wear is cast iron and I swear by those at the end of the year. When ever I get cast iron from yard sale of flea market that has that 40 year crust around the top I give them a super scrubbing with the metal thingy I described, then reason them up. Never soap NEVER SOAP . Good luck.

Answer 3

I was always told that the black on an iron skillet is the "Seasoning" and keeps food from sticking. But I did burn something in my skillet once...we had to sand blast it down to the original metal, it only took a few minutes. We had to "re-season" it though.

Answer 4

I've been known to burn things in even a well-seasoned skillet. I scrub the cast iron with a scrubby and a little soap. (Heathen, I know) Then dry it out well, and reseason it in the oven. I reseason every month or so, just because.

Answer 5

If my cast iron get very grungy, I wash with a tiny bit of soap and a lot of coarse salt, the salt makes an abrasive but does not take off the seasoning on the pan.

Answer 6

in basic terms rinse your skillet off below the sink. permit it soak if want be to soften despite is caught to it. in case you should use a scouring pad of varieties positive, yet do no longer placed it in the dishwasher. forged iron in basic terms gets extra beneficial as further and further flavors are absorbed by the pan. This sounds undesirable, yet flavors from each little thing such as cornbread to eggs to beans and floor purple meat are completely stored in that skillet and it brings a extra properly rounded style to each little thing you cook dinner. placed it returned on the range on low warmth with a sprint of water in it to dry thoroughly (and forestall it from rusting) NO cleansing soap !!! in basic terms use water... =Dave

Answer 7

Actually, for the inside, I was ALWAYS told to NEVER EVER scrub, and NEVER EVER use soap.
If it is bad enough that food is stuck on, and you cant just wipe it clean, just put water in it, and boil it on the stove top. That should release the stuck on food.

Answer 8

like shave it off

Answer 9

SCRUB IT WITH COPPER SPONGE