Is it ok to keep using it or can I fix it? Should I just throw it out?
2007-02-01 04:22:31 · 7 answers · asked by TT 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Definitely don't throw it out. Those things are too expensive to be waylaid by a tiny rust patch. Yes, scrape off the rust, oil it and keep it.
Also, I've found that if you get that black build up on the bottom of cast iron skillets, you can put them in your self-cleaning oven and let them run through the cycle. Then brush off any ash residue, clean them and oil them for storage.
2007-02-01 04:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ frosty ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely don't throw it away... the best cast iron skillets are those that are old (even really old) because they've been used so long (if seasoned correctly) that they're almost non-stick and really black. That's actually what you're *looking* for in cast iron.
Any rust spots mean that the iron was not seasoned sufficiently in that area to prevent moisture from getting on it and creating rust. Sometimes that's because the pan has sat in a puddle or where it couldn't get air so the moisture couldn't escape while it was drying or in storage.
As others have said, just sand any rust off, and re-season the whole skillet or at least that area the way you would if it were new... by putting in the oven for a few hours, etc.
Some people even go out and find really old somewhat rusty cast iron pieces just so they can recondition those areas and have a great skillet for almost nothing, and without having to build up the non-stick over years.
Diane B.
2007-02-01 14:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use it until you fix it. Srub it with steel wool to remove rust. Then, season the pan. To do this, coat it with cooking oil, or bacon greese, lard, etc., and bake at 450 or do this on the grill outside because it will smoke. If you do this a couple times it should be o.k. Oh, cook it for an hour.
2007-02-01 12:38:59 · answer #3 · answered by T.M. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use steel wool to scrape away the rust. Then put a little cooking oil in it and line it with a paper towel when you store it to prevent the rust from coming back.
2007-02-01 12:28:52 · answer #4 · answered by kiera70 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just scrub it off with an sos pad, rinse well and dry it on the stove. When it's nice and hot rub it down with some vegetable oil and put it away (after it cools).
2007-02-01 12:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by gillig960502001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the person is correct don't throw it also after you do what she suggested, oil the whole pan & reseason by heating on a gas stove, if electric you may want to do that outdoors
2007-02-01 12:31:49 · answer #6 · answered by marquie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a little oil in it and fry some chicken,then invite your mother-law over for dinner and you eat a salad.
2007-02-01 12:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋