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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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 Posted - Aug 03 2009 : 7:48:10 PM
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It's been on the stovetop for about 4 years,not being used because I don't know how to get it "seasoned". It has a couple of light rust spots on the inside. How do I get it into cookin condition? Thanks in advance 
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mom2my2boyz
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sarah
MN
USA
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Posted - Aug 03 2009 : 8:56:54 PM
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My hubby just last week brought home a DISGUSTING - and I do mean *Nasty - completely rusted, caked-on-food-from-who-knows-when 10 inch cast iron skillet. No idea where he found it, but he asked some guy if he could have it and next thing you know, sweet hubby's bringing it home! *smile* I took one look and thought - no way is there going to be anything left after you sand all the rust off! But - low and behold - he sanded all the nastiness off, seasoned it per MaryJane's instructions in the June-July issue of MJF (page 90) and it's GORGEOUS!!!!! Seriously, I've already used it a few times and I am completely delighted!! Just to think - under all that nastiness, there was a beautiful, completely useful skillet that was just going to waste! So I recommend digging out your June-July issue of MJF and heading straight over to page 90! Everything you need to know is there. Hope that helps!
Sarah
"So I threw my hands in the air. I was done with Wal-Mart and Wonderbread. I wanted something real."
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 01:03:51 AM
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And if you don't happen to have that issue handy you can take some steel wool to the pan if the rust isn't too bad, clean all the rust off....do a quick wash in hot soapy water, rinse, dry thoroughly then lightly coat with lard or crisco. Put in a 220 degree oven for some say an hour....others say longer. But leave it till the coating has turned your pan a nice black and it looks like a shining new pan. The more you cook with it the better it will be. Fry bacon in it for a nice yummy flavoring to help get it seasoned up nice for the next several uses. Always make sure if you have to wash it that you immediately dry it well. If you've just fried bacon in it just pour off your bacon grease and don't wash it. Put it away in your oven and use within the next day or 2. If you won't be using it real soon after frying bacon, pour off bacon fat and wipe out with a clean (whispers) paper towel, clean coffee filter or a lint free cloth. Once you've seasoned this pan well food won't stick to it and its healthier to use than teflon pans.
Happy farmgirl sister #353
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 06:55:12 AM
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I don't have the previous issue,so thanks for putting the directions here! I'll be workin on it this afternoon......
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 09:41:03 AM
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If your pan has a lot of burned on grease on it, you can put it in a bon fire or fire pit. It will burn off. I have one of my great grandmothers iron skillets. It was caked with so much junk, you couldn't read the numbers or ridge on the bottom of the pan. After the first time I washed it, I put it on the stove and turned on a burner to get it good and dry. Well, then I got sidetracked and next thing I knew there were flames (not big ones) comming out from under the skillet. I thought, what is wrong with this picture? I have an ELECTRIC stove. I grabbed a potholder and took it outside. The next time we had a fire in the firepit, we just threw it in the fire. Cleaned up real nice. Can read the numbers on the bottom and all. Then I seasoned it like MJ says.
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2009 : 12:08:26 PM
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I've got it in the oven now.....took some elbow grease to get it clean! In the meantime I found a smaller skillet & a soup pan w/lid in the bottom cupboard that was left by my mom. Bad thing is they have wooden handles so I won't be able to do the oven bit with em,but will season on the stove top.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2009 : 1:31:36 PM
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I thought of that-and so did my Dad-we looked at the pans & much to our surprise there's no way to get the handles off-the handles are cast iron in the center & the wood was drilled out & then slipped over the cast iron core,& we don;t know how they were secured on but they're there for the duration. Pans must be 30+ years old as my mom got a whole set of em when I was a kid.
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2009 : 1:46:46 PM
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Went back & looked at the pans again-Dad seemed to remember that the handles unscrew using the eye that's at the end of each handle so you can hang em up. He was right-handles removed & am scrubbing away! Thanks,ladies!
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