Backyard BBQ

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.

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. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Here’s one if you can’t refurbish yours

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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 Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

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.

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

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

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https://ibb.co/VNGLTPH Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

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

Looks good, J. How many cycles?

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

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

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.

Regular vegetable oil?

I’ve heard Duck Fat is the whammy jammy


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Regular vegetable oil? Originally Posted by HDGristle

It was grape seed oil from Whole Foods.

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

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. Originally Posted by Chase7

Never never never put cast iron in the dishwasher

How did the eggs turn out, J?