Backyard BBQ

[Chase7]

I have 2 cast iron skillets I’ve had for over 10 years neither have rusted both are kept in the house.

I don’t remember how I seasoned them I’ll guess right now, vegetable oil. Probably cooked a lot of bacon in them.

I’ve never had them in a dishwasher maybe that would matter?

I was looking at a cast iron skillet at Macys a month or so ago. The handle was like 6” long, the handle was so short to me I could barely hold the skillet, the skillet was to heavy.

The handles on mine are a good 10” or so.

[bambino]

Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

I am definitely going to try cleaning it up and seasoning correctly. I’d hate to get a new one and destroy it from improper care.

Not to mention it’s rewarding to take something that looks like a piece of crap and make it like new.

Here’s one if you can’t refurbish yours

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[HDGristle]

Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Mines not really a pan like that, although I have some including a big kettle for making soup. The piece with the rust issue is a big, maybe 12x18”, square plate that sits in the grill. One side is flat, for pancakes or something similar, and the other has ribs.

Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Pro-Gri...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

If you have something like that and actually run a few seasoning cycles you'll get that good polymerization needed to form a protective barrier. As long as you only have surface rust you should be able to restore it and use that thing for years to comes.

When I clean I use a chain mail scrubber and some coarse ground salt with a smidge of water. Rarely have any flaking. Alternatively I caramelize onions and then wipe them around, dump them and then wipe out the pan with an oiled cloth. I also use onion to clean off my grill grates.

[Jacuzzme]

I think it turned out pretty good. Labor intensive tho.

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[bambino]

Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

I think it turned out pretty good. Labor intensive tho.

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You’re a wizard J!!!!! Start a side hustle!

[HDGristle]

Looks good, J. How many cycles?

[Jacuzzme]

4 cycles of 45 minutes. It was tough keeping the grill temp low enough, so cut the recommended hour down a bit to compensate.

[HDGristle]

If you have that even, deep, shiny black you should be good.

[Jacuzzme]

It was nearly a goo after the last run until it cooled, but wasn’t smoking at all in the heat. I’ll do some scrambled duck eggs (got a guy) tomorrow morning for a test flight.

[HDGristle]

Regular vegetable oil?

[bambino]

I’ve heard Duck Fat is the whammy jammy


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[Jacuzzme]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

Regular vegetable oil?

It was grape seed oil from Whole Foods.

[HDGristle]

Grape seed has been the most consistent for me. Interested how your egg test goes tom

[flows-with-water]

Originally Posted by Chase7

I have 2 cast iron skillets I’ve had for over 10 years neither have rusted both are kept in the house.

I don’t remember how I seasoned them I’ll guess right now, vegetable oil. Probably cooked a lot of bacon in them.

I’ve never had them in a dishwasher maybe that would matter?

I was looking at a cast iron skillet at Macys a month or so ago. The handle was like 6” long, the handle was so short to me I could barely hold the skillet, the skillet was to heavy.

The handles on mine are a good 10” or so.

Never never never put cast iron in the dishwasher

[HDGristle]

How did the eggs turn out, J?