Mediwrench
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I feel very lucky to have found a cast fry pan at a garage sale for $2. However it has some rust in it and I don't know how to clean in off. I'm afraid I damage it. Do I have to season this kind of pan? How do I do it?
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Polishnurse
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Salt and veggie oil, heated to cooking temp then robed with a rage to sesson it. Never clean with soap and water.
Some use viniger and salt. The cooks choice. JMO Bill
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gillguy
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Just wash it real good, use some steel wool to get the rust off. Once you have it real clean heat your oven to 350, take the pan and coat it inside and out with Crisco, just a light coat, but make sure you have it all over it. Heat the pan for 30-45 minutes, then take it out and let it cool off, then wipe off excess grease. It may take a few time to get it nice and black, but once you do they cook great.
Also never leave it sitting in water. Wash after each use and dry it off with a dish towel. Some people keep them in the oven instead of storing them with other pans.
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To clean it like new put it in a campfire then take it out the next day when it`s cool. Wash well and dry then rub in vegetable oil. 
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click here for the lodge cast iron website, then hit the tab for "use & care".
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When I cook meat, I clean mine with soap and water, then add shortening and heat. So, I would clean it good with soap and water, since you don't know what's been in it. Grease it good and heat it until it's HOT then let it cool, then wipe it clean.
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Screamingeagle wrote:To clean it like new put it in a campfire then take it out the next day when it`s cool. Wash well and dry then rub in vegetable oil. This is the correct way to clean the pan. After applying the vegtable oil stick it in a oven at 350 for a hour. Rub in more oil and cook on. NEVER NEVER use soap or salt on a cast iron pan to clean it. Cooking with salt is OK after the pan has been seasoned by oiling and heating. The pan will really be nice after you use it several times, it will turn black which is what you want.
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You know I have used soap and water, I have greased and baked, even scoured a little bit and I have concluded that you really can't hurt the things, so it really doesnt matter how you clean just grease it back up good.
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tvme
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Mediwrench wrote:I feel very lucky to have found a cast fry pan at a garage sale for $2. However it has some rust in it and I don't know how to clean in off. I'm afraid I damage it. Do I have to season this kind of pan? How do I do it?
Congratulations- thats an excellent price. I scour all used cooking stuff before use. Kind of a, "I don't know where its been" thing.
If its a nice old pan just re-season as new. If its a new import the inside finish might be really rough. One Chicom import I saw had "pimples" on the surface the slmost the size of bb's. I've smoothed these pans up very quickly with an angle grinder and a random-orbit sander. It takes longer by hand but the work is satisfying. BTW, dutch ovens are a PITA to smooth up.
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I use mine on the gas grill for eggs, pancakes and sometimes dinner foods. Before I start, I give it a shot of Pam for Grilling spray and preheat it. Then, when the food is done, I leave the cast iron on the grill while we're eating to burn off any left over food. When it's clean up time, I turn off the grill, give the cast iron a good scrape with a spatula or grill scraper, let it cool down on the grill then wipe it off real good with paper towel for use the next time.
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