Have an old rusty cast iron skillet? No need to throw it away because it’s incredibly easy to restore and season back to its glory …
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How to Restore, Season and Clean a Cast Iron Skillet
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Like other comments. BS video. Non abrasive, then uses an abrasive pad. 😂😂😂 It's cast Iron!!! Nothing on the market as a pad is Stronger than the Iron!!! This guy.
Born and raised in Erie PA home of the griswold!! And still can’t find one to own lol impossible to find! Guess I’ll live with my lodge for now. Sucks. lol
How do you clean a very old cast iron kettle that has just sat ignored for years ?
Why would you re-season every time you cook? I am re-seasoning mine for the first time in 25 years after moving.
For some reason I thought you had to reseason it like 3 times when you strip it down.
Thanks just did it to my new cast-iron. I seasoned it that what you said in the oven and it came out nice and shiny. I didn’t use it for steak and then what I did was clean what you said to do and then after that, I seasoned it when it was hot to put it awayand shiny thanks a lot❤😊
But Brillo pads are very abrasive.
I have my mom's cast iron that has very heavy crud on it. Brillo doesn't cut it. My friend had her's sandblasted clean, but there are no sandblasters in my area. Was wondering about Muriatic acid? Anyone have experience with that.
Thank you Chef Billy. I really like your pleasant face and directions on how to clean and season a new, rusty or just having cooked skillet. So thank you again.
My husband is a custom welder and had a Great grandson come in with a cast iron pan with a broken off handle. It belonged to his Great Grandpa.we put in in his oven at 900 degrees and welded the handle back on. It looks very old and Rusty so I followed your directions to restore it and now it's seasoned, clean and looks new. I looked up the pan and it dated back to the 1800s. He's going to be so impressed and able to pass it on to his own family.
I left my pans and white vinegar for a week and a half to two weeks. Did I hurt the pans and what should I do?
Help, please. I fried chicken breast tenderloins seasoned with/lemon pepper in canola in cast iron skillet. A thick residue i could not remove formed on skillet. I added dawn & water & heated it on my stove & scraped with metal spatula. There’s some black powder residue left & rust. How do i prevent that hard residue from forming? & what do i do now? TYIA
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500 degree F ?
i bought two used cast iron pots and doing what you are recommending. I see my papertowel after putting the oil on it turning black, am I doing something wrong? is it still dirty?
just got a smaller skillet (6 1/2") that I hope to use camping, it was pretty cheap but has a good heaft to it, only downside is that there is some evidence of pitting on the inside of the pan, should I take a sander to it to get it flat again or just season over the slightly uneven surface?
My pan has the grill type pattern inside and while using name brand papertowels to wipe out, little ity bits of papertowel are left behind.. I keep wiping trying to remove them. Ah well… Thanks for the vid!
i don't have an oven.
Question: I have a couple rusty skillets and while scrubbing at the rust it seems I rubbed off all of the seasoning in some spots while it’s a little thicker in the spots that didn’t have rust. Now do I need to scrub the whole pan until everything is even? Or will it even out with seasoning? Did I ruin my pans by scrubbing them down to the metal in some spots 🫣🫣🫣
My oven does not go up to 500 degrees without my settings off my fire alarm. What do I do?
No restoration. Just regular cleaning. Ridiculous.
does this same process work on carbon steel
"Stickages" is a great word! Thanks!
0:37 not natural rust from the skillet but actually powdered oxide you can buy.
It will last for as long as you tolerate working for your skillet instead of it working for you.
thank you for saving my grandma's cast iron skillet!
I'm confused, did you use salt AND soap? You said there are a couple ways but never really mentioned soap until you were washing it off
Mine has a wooden handle! Is it ok to do this?
Great video and straight forward! Thank you!
Thank you! I just had my best skillet put through the dishwasher! 🤦
I don't have any special tools but I scrubbed my mother's iron skillet after she died and I've used it daily ever since. There's this build up on the bottom, though it isn't rusty. Is that okay?
Thanks! This is easy to do compared to some of the other instructional videos on YouTube!
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Thank you for such a thorough tutorial! 🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤
Just received a rusty(ish) relic. Followed your instructions. It is in the oven now!!!
Hello, thanks for all the clear information on the cleaning & maintenance of iron clast skillets.
Is this kind of skillet ok for frying eggs?
Thanks
I got so sick of going through T-Fal pans that I started using cast iron again. Enough with the planned obsolescence of everyday tools. Think GREEN people.
If you start with a clean pan, of course it going to look awesome at the end! Show the drill with one in bad shape!
Nice pointers, homie. 👍
What it had been sitting for years and over the last several months some onions had been set in there and rotted???
My husband just received 2 cast iron pan that need seasoning and cleaning,your video was awesome thank ,ps just subscribed to you .
Why is my pan still give off black stains when I try to season it?
You simplified this BEAUTIFULLY!!!!! Thank you. You have a new subscriber. ♡
Some brands of cast iron may require multiple layers of seasoning to restore the lost patina. Rinse, heat, and repeat until you get a uniform satiny-looking surface.
I scrubbed away half of the coating down to metal, and half still there can I fix it?