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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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 Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 10:38:29 PM
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I need some suggestions on cleaning a cast iron dutch oven. I bought it yesterday at a thrift store for $1 so I am not out anything If i can't get it clean. The outside & lid are perfect, the inside appears to be really either rusted deeply or the inside deeply seasoned & burned. I washed it and wiped it out and very little rust residue came off. What can I clean it with.
 
Cheryl
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2009 : 5:23:51 PM
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My grandpa used to build a fire, outside, and put in the old, dirty cast iron pans, and burn them? Never tired it myself.
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2009 : 5:56:22 PM
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I would scrub it with and SOS pad and then coat it really well with oil and then I would put it in the oven at a 200* and let it bake for a few hours checking it to see it it needed more oil.
diana
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Mother Hen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
Peck
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2009 : 9:39:21 PM
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Cheryl, I've read a article of an old woman who said every fall when they burned leaves, she would put her cast iron pan in the fire then when it cooled she would season it again.
As far as what Diana said, that's just what I did with an old "griswold" cast iron pan my DH had on his porch when I moved out here, it had nuts/bolts, screws, dirt, leaves, etc, you get the picture. Well I took it in the house and scoured the daylights out of it with SOS pads then washed it a few more times with as hot a water as I could stand. Then I seasoned it all over but I put it in a 400 degree oven until it smoked good, then I pulled it out wiped it all with paper towels, recoated it and let it cool in the oven that was beginning to cool. I've used it for nearly 4 years now, never had a bad taste in anything I've made in it.
Let us know how it turns out for you and what method you find. You could also check on line for other options.
Cindy
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2009 : 9:53:27 PM
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Thanks Cindy, Diana & Michele for the input . My Dh brought some SOS from the store AFTER I had scrubbed it as good as I could & put it in theoven 350 degrees.. after it cooled It really looks coated with cooked on oil... but I may start over tomorrow and give it another good scrubbing and repeat the seasoning..I will let you know what happens.
Cheryl
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2009 : 07:59:29 AM
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Every time I use my cast iron I heat it up wipe it with a little oil and put it away when it cools.
Diana
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2009 : 3:35:47 PM
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CHERYL,
Well if nothing works, you have nice planter for the summer, perfect for the porch with impatiens and ivy.
Nancy Jo
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2009 : 7:43:48 PM
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From the photo it looks like maybe it is enamel on the outside, and some has worn away on the inside?
I love my cast iron pans, I use them every day. I seasoned them with oil, and I use Martha Stewart's advice and clean them with kosher salt instead of scouring them.
I have a couple of cast-iron cookbooks that tell how to season them but I am not sure about enameled cast iron. They mostly cover just the plain cast iron ones without the enamel.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Feb 10 2009 : 3:59:07 PM
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Cheryl -- Do you have a self-cleaning oven? I scrub the pots out as good as I can with steel wool then put it in the oven for the "cremate" cycle. Works great. Then you just season it and you're ready to go.
Judith
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 10 2009 : 4:03:36 PM
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Judith, I never thought of that. I suppose it can't hurt. Thanks
Brenda, I think it is emameled on the outside.. Kind of a gray blue speckled. Some inside at the top of the pan. Do you think I can clean it like Judith suggested & use it to cook in afer I reseason it?
Cheryl
Farmgirl #309
Almost daily posts at:
http://www.k-fallsfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
Come visit the barn at http://barndoorcreations.blogspot.com/
Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise',
I wash my mouth out with chocolate.
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2009 : 10:53:55 PM
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If it is enameled I don't think it would be good to cremate it, but it would look dandy with petunias planted in it.
Judith
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Cleaning Up: Cleaning the pot,,.. dutchoven |
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Cleaning the pot,,.. dutchoven
