The campfire is good, but I've found that a Chore Boy scrubber is the best. It's a metallic copper colored wad that really cuts.
This is also exactly how my grandfather showed me and have been doing it for 30 years this way, with all the CI I got from him, and Lord only knows how long he cooked with it.... Only difference, I started using garlic oil to season with makes for better flavor of everything, lol
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The campfire is good, but I've found that a Chore Boy scrubber is the best. It's a metallic copper colored wad that really cuts.
Hi blairarnold, with all these suggestions for cleaning your cast iron I think you may have to go BUY about 50 CI pots, pans, & Dutch ovens so U can try all these ideas.:D:D Hey it was a great question to ask
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If I had the time and money, I'd do it, but I don't. Love the sand blasting suggestions! Boy would that take care of it quickly. Love the burn them real good suggestions because that ought to be pretty easy. Love the rub them with salt suggestions because salt is cheap. Finally, I really appreciate every one's suggestions.
I tempered all of my cast iron pots and skillets in stump fires but when/if any rust gets into any of them Ive always boiled salt water in them to remove the rust. It'll remove the rust from any pits you may have too. Go plentiful with the salt and let 'er roll for awhile and do a second time if necessary. As far as the lid...have it sandblasted if possible. (Beadblasting should work too.)
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my uncle worked in and retired from a glass factory and a few times a year they would put up signs outside the place 'pilgrim glass' that people could bring in cast iron for cleaning all they would do is get it really hot grab it with gloves hit it on the ground then smear a super thin coat of cooking oil on it when the oil dried repeat process until clean it also takes off any build up the iron may have while your cook stove may not get as hot it will do the same thing just put it in the oven on high for a long time and turn off your fire alarms keep an eye on it just have gloves handy and a spot to hit it on concrete outside i have seen my grand parents do that same thing i told you to do and it works
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Burn it in a wood fire. After cooling scrub clean. Dry on the stove top. Then apply bacon grease all over and heat in the oven. When it cools the cast iorn is porous and will be drawn into the metal. I still use the fry'n pans my mother had passed down from her mother. Nothing cooks better without burning food than cast iorn.:D
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I used a body shop sander on mine to get it smooth and wash it out then put some cooking oil in it and cook the pot on a fish cooker out side.
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