2006-10-09 08:08:54 · 16 answers · asked by hubswildbill 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
This is very easy.
You will need a wooden spoon, salt and a high flame.
Place your skillet on the stove an over a high flame.
Let the pan get real hot.
When hot, spinkle salt generously in the pan.
Stir with a wooden spoon, scraping the sides and bottom.
The salt should get a rusty orange color.
Discard the salt.
Be careful cast iron holds heat.
Repeat until clean.
Then, use an olive oil or (theheavier the better) oil to coat the sides and bottom.
Wipe it into the skillet.
Leave in oven overnight to "season".
A gas oven is great! The heat settles it.
If you use the pan for just chicken or pancakes, always have it oiled and just wipe it clean after use.
If not, uwse a little detergent on it and season frequently.
Happy cooking!
2006-10-09 08:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Luna Dia 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The skillet should be scrubbed carefully to make sure all rust has been removed. Then put it on the top of the stove to heat it to the point the moisture has evaporated. Then, while the skillet is still warm, take a soft rag or a paper towel soaked in olive oil, or any other type of oil such as Canola, etc., and wipe down the inside (only) of the skillet. This is called "curing," and (if done properly) it will keep the skillet from rusting. If you don't use the skillet for more than a few days in hot weather, just re-wash it (as the oil can turn rancid in the heat and thus affect the taste of whatever you're cooking). If the food you're cooking at that point has even a little oil in it, you won't need to "cure" it prior to cooking. Then, just repeat the process after you've cooked in the skillet once more.
Using iron skillets is a great source of natural iron, and is recommended by the Red Cross as a way to increase one's "crit" numbers prior to donating blood.
2006-10-09 10:31:12 · answer #2 · answered by sunflowerjean63 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK - this sounds bizarre - but it works.
Get a bottle of ketchup, and pour it into the skillet. You can dillute it a little if needed, but not too much. Let it sit for 2-3 days, and then wash. You'll be amazed at what tomato acid can do. My dad used to use this trick on coins he dug up while metal detecting.
2006-10-09 08:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by bmt330 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first, get rid of that rust by simply washing it thouroghly with soap and water. if that doesnt work, you can purchase a product called rust resolver. there are different types of this. make sure you get the non-toxic. this should take care of the existing rust. after that, try coating the pan with a good layer of cooking oil and you can season it on stove top or in the oven
2006-10-09 08:14:32 · answer #4 · answered by benzhowz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take fine steel wool & clean out the rust. this may take several trys. then clean good. rub in cooking oil & heat slightly, & let set a while,then repeat oiling.wipe out scillet but leave a slight film in it to protect it from rusting again.
2006-10-09 08:46:23 · answer #5 · answered by Tired Old Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use salt and (vegetable, olive, etc.) oil to get rid of the rust
rinse
rub oil into skillet all over
put in 250 oven for several hours
2006-10-09 08:16:53 · answer #6 · answered by tristanrobin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steel Wool and rinse. Salt and oil then bake for 15 min at 350 degrees in oven.
2006-10-09 08:13:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the original non stick pan, it needs to be cured, clean the rust off, then heat cooking oil in it, real hot, let the oil soak into the metal then keep it dry
2006-10-09 08:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by manfromblueriver 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Grease it up and put it in the oven and bake. You could have it sand blasted. They make some stuff called Pot Black.
2006-10-09 08:12:45 · answer #9 · answered by Witchy Woman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scrub it with steel-wool, and once you get the rust off you'll need to re-season it...you know how to do that?
2006-10-09 15:45:28 · answer #10 · answered by confused 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋