Cast Iron Nightmare??
I was given a nice old 10" cast iron skillet from the 1950's. Only problem is the former owner sprayed it with WD40 in his garage so she wouldn't rust. Any chance of bringing it back?
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YEP......
Spray it down with a good oven cleaner. Then scrub it with hot soapy water (you want to strip it).
Then place it in a 200*F oven until it is bone dry.
Then coat it with a good oil (canola/olive oil---best is flaxseed oil)
All sides----use your fingers and really rub it in..then wipe it down with a paper towel.
Place it in cold oven upside down and turn the heat up to 500*F (or as high as your oven will go) and let the pan heat up with temperature rise.
When oven reaches temp.....set timer for 1 hour.
Turn off oven...leave door closed and pan inside to cool down for 2 hours.
That's the first seasoning job.......repeat at least four more times to get that smooth dark texture.
Spray it down with a good oven cleaner. Then scrub it with hot soapy water (you want to strip it).
Then place it in a 200*F oven until it is bone dry.
Then coat it with a good oil (canola/olive oil---best is flaxseed oil)
All sides----use your fingers and really rub it in..then wipe it down with a paper towel.
Place it in cold oven upside down and turn the heat up to 500*F (or as high as your oven will go) and let the pan heat up with temperature rise.
When oven reaches temp.....set timer for 1 hour.
Turn off oven...leave door closed and pan inside to cool down for 2 hours.
That's the first seasoning job.......repeat at least four more times to get that smooth dark texture.
