Cast Iron Rust

[Brotherbill]

make a solution of equal parts vinegar and water, soak it overnight, wash/rinse and then re-season it with peanut oil at 400 f for 30 minutes.

this!

[Dale Moser]

EXACTLY! All these folks always screaming to never use soap on your cast iron are just regurgitating what someone else told them. They have no experience to base it on. I don't wash mine after every use but do so as needed exactly as you describe.

Why do you need to use soap?


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[LeanMachine]

Why do you need to use soap?


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Just gets a little funky sometimes. A light scrub with soap barely affects a heavy seasoning but helps to smooth things out.

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[Mike D]

I follow Kent Rollins methods.

https://youtu.be/a5NbQwzwUTw

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[eastxhunter]

Zero soap zero wire

[BTLowry]

Clean it as good as you can.

Then dump about 2 TBS of Kosher salt in it and use your finger tips to scrub it with the salt. It will get down in the little divots and get that out. Wash with warm soapy water. Pop it in the oven to dry and immediately start seasoning it.

[bboswell]

Wire wheel is a no no.
Just use vinegar/baking soda to clean
Wash with dish soap & water then cook a small piece of bacon in it or just oil it.
Then designate a bandana to wipe it after each use and light wash.
If not used for a long time, use water and soap, but cook with it immediately after and repeat the bandana step

I have 2 that I had to use wire cup brush on a grinder to clean up. They both seasoned and cook great!

[Ætheling]

Fire/Heat kills the rust. Season that thang!!

[Dale Moser]

I have 2 that I had to use wire cup brush on a grinder to clean up. They both seasoned and cook great!

Yeah, they season and cook a lot better after being slicked down with a wire cup on the grinder.


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[Fajkus7]

I follow Kent Rollins methods.

https://youtu.be/a5NbQwzwUTw

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This. KR is the man when it comes to cooking with some cast iron

[C.Read]

Make sure your water is as hot as possible when rinsing your cast iron. Cold water will make the "pores" (irregularities on the surface of the cast iron) close up quicker which won't allow whatever oil/grease you are using to season/re-season to soak in well.

[SabineHunter]

Great info here. Thank you all.

[S-3 Ranch]

Avocado oil or flaxseed oil, then cook up some bacon, wipe out any bacon residue, repeat
, repeat , repeat, or fry up something in pure lard , keep lard in a lard crock

[Ætheling]

EXACTLY! All these folks always screaming to never use soap on your cast iron are just regurgitating what someone else told them. They have no experience to base it on. I don't wash mine after every use but do so as needed exactly as you describe.

... and you will never develop the seasoning of a pan owned by a person that never uses soap. Detergent breaks up oil. Its intended purpose. If your pan has stuck on crud, fill with water 1 inch and out back on the flames. It will all fall right off.

[Lone_Wolf]

Avocado oil or flaxseed oil, then cook up some bacon, wipe out any bacon residue, repeat
, repeat , repeat, or fry up something in pure lard , keep lard in a lard crock

That flaxseed oil works pretty good and fast on a bare pan. I bought some for new griddle, seasoned up real nice.