Cast Iron Dutch Oven Restoration
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- Cast Iron Dutch Oven Restoration is a video where I show the method that I use to remove rust from cast iron cookware in order to restore it for use again. I use a vinegar spray solution to save on the vinegar usage I go through the steps that you need to take to keep from damaging the cast iron cookware. You will also get to see the finished product after three rounds of seasoning has been applied.
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NC girl whose Grandmother used only cast iron; cleaned them with vinegar and seasoned them with Lard she made. Best dang collards and cornbread came out of those pans. I am now a homemaker using cast iron in my modern NY kitchen. Thanks for the Grapeseed oil tip, I am Vegan. Your channel is a Godsend.
You are so very welcome.
Ooooooh...Mmmmm Mmmm...you just made me soooo hungry little lady..
I have my Grandmother's Dutch Oven and it is so rusty. You make this look so easy. I have all of her Cast Iron Skillets which my mom had. When mom died, I inherited them. They are over 124 years old. I love them and Cherish them. I hope I can restore the Dutch Oven♥️
How'd it go?
I did! And I say if I can do it, you can too! It takes longer to start though!
That's nice, something that old passed down in the family. My brother got our mom's cast iron skillet, and I have a nice collection to pass on to my kids and grandkids.
I bet your ancestors would be so happy to know how long & well they have been used & loved 😍
You did the best job I've ever seen removing the rust from cast iron. I have this type pot that my mother use to call her baked bean pot. She stopped using it back in the early 70s when new fancy cookware came along. The old bean pot was put in my father's barn where he used it for dipping horse feed. The pot then got thrown into an unfloored room in the barn where it stayed for the last 48 years almost. It is rusted brown now. I'm gonna use your way of cleaning up the old bean pot. Thank you so much for doing this video.
When you get it finished, you will also have a great story to go with it as well.
@@castIroncookware Both my folks would be glad to see me clean up the old bean pot...and thanks to you I can do that now! My mother cooked much food in cast iron pots and skillets. Not just beans but biscuits, cornbread, muffins shaped like ears of corn and regular muffins, cakes, even pies and cobblers in the huge skillets along with fried chicken, pork chops, then gravy from the drippings and such. I still have her other cast iron stuff which lasts forever. ...You do a real good channel. Thank you.
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@@curtischildress9580 update please.
updates?!?!?! that is so cool!!
For some reason this video gave me so much happiness in a dark place today. Thank you for the content sir.
You are so very welcome.
Past lifetime, you were happy scrubbing cast iron pot. Who knows!
@Chad, I agree 👍
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This is the sort of cookware video people need to be watching. We gotta have stuff we can restore over and over, not stuff that has to be replaced over and over.
Long video but so very helpful. I had a brand new Martha Stewart cast iron grill pan but it got rusty. But I threw it away because I thought it was ruined. I needed to see this video 5 year ago. Crying real tears. 😭 Now I understand why my dad went crazy when my mom threw away his rusty cast iron skillet.
Daddy was correct
The discoloration gives it character. Also, you have a great teaching spirit. Thank you!
My Dad is the best I know regarding cast iron seasoning... He 'cooks' them in REAL FIRE, and then brillos them before starting the oil seasoning process...! His regular-use pots have a near mirror finish! One more thing: He KNOWS how to use them! 😋
My husband says his mother and grandmother used to build a big fire once a year and put all their cast iron pans on it to burn off the crud before reseasoning it.
Can you put them in the oven to season??
@@ramp-b.1711, yes, you can. Before turning on the oven put aluminum foil on the bottom or on the the rack below the pan, pot, skillet depending on the type of oven you have. This will catch what drips off. There are also videos on how to do it...
If you measure your shortening, and your dry ingredients , you will never have a "crud" to burn off.
The one awesome thing left about YT. Repair and restore videos. Thank you.
You're so very welcome.
Just came across your video today and I love it. When we moved back into the empty family farmhouse, my husband found a cast iron cookware set in the basement. I have since cleaned them all but after watching this, I will do it again. Thank you for the video.
Awesome!
Getting ready to sell about 100 collectible cast iron skillets: Wagner Ware, Griswold...etc. They were my husband's uncle's collection. Thanks so much for your video. I wanted to find out how to treat them without doing any damage. This was really helpful.
I have two Griswold skillets that I use often.
Where will you be selling them?
@Jackee Schwartz by chance, have you sold them yet? And if you have not, where will you be selling them at?
@@MzClementine I'll be selling them on my eBay store called Planet Einstein. Don't have them listed yet. Still cleaning them.
My wife inherited from her father an identical Lodge #8 cast iron dutch oven with lid. Our son uses it to bake traditional sourdough bread. The oven spring from the cast iron and a few sprites of water is absolutely amazing.
No restoration was required since it was well cared for by her father who was born in 1914 and knew how to use and maintain cast iron cookware.
Thank you for helping me to identify our vintage Lodge #8 cast iron dutch oven and lid.
That is awesome! I am glad that I was able to help you in learn the maker of your Dutch Oven.
I was just about to throw away a family heirloom Dutch oven, I glanced over at it and I said what the heck. Might as well give it a vinegar bath. I CAN NOT SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH! 😊
You are so very welcome. Thank you for taking on the job of preserving a little bit of history too.
This video was timely. We were given a BIG cast iron pot/lid and a round cast iron griddle (both 14 inch) 2 years ago from an old hunter/trapper. They were very rusted and since they've been out in our junk pile and gone through two snowy winters (Yikes!), I thought of throwing them away this coming summer. But after watching this video, them babies are gonna be rescued and used - by me!
That is awesome! You will love them when you are finished with the restoration.
I was watching a channel today and had to comment. The woman was telling people lodge was not collectible because it was a new company that had just been around a few years. I commented and informed her the lodge company started making cast iron cook wear in the 1890s. I was polite about it.
I like your channel because you give good and informative information and show the right way to restore cast iron.
Being polite is always the way to go. People are more receptive and more open to change when respect is involved.
It's just crazy that so many people toss these cast iron pots and pans out ! I've always cleaned them like you, and put them to use again. Great informative video, thank you ! ✌️🇨🇦
May I ask if it’s white distilled vinegar or the dark type.. I’d like to try this but wanted to make sure which type of vinegar please! Thank u blessings from California 😁🙏
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I bought a Dutch oven exactly like that one for $5.00 at an auction and restored it it turned out beautiful thanks for leading the way.
That is awesome! You're welcome and thank you for watching.
I did too I love my cast iron, I just ordered a cast iron pie pan
@@castIroncookware Good video.I have a cast-iron pot that’s sticky how can I clean that so it’ll be as good as new
@@bevgleason9089 give it a thorough scrubbing with dish soap, apply a little bit of cooking oil, wipe away as much as you possibly can and bake for about an hour at 450 degrees.
Want to sell?
I don’t even own a Dutch oven, but now I really want to find a rusty one. Awesome job bud!
Thank you so much. I hope you find one soon.
My husband just went and picked one up from an antique store close by in Taylor TEXAS. 10 bucks! Exact size as this one in the video. Can’t wait to season it!
I have the Dutch oven but never had a lid. It belonged to my grandmother. I am 67 and I never knew her. I have had it for 50 years. I have an ugly lid I use for it. It it is the only one that I have found that fit it. I love the pan. Use it all the time. Thanks for the info.
I just purchased a cast iron pot set. When I first got it, my husband put them in the dish washer to clean them. Needless to say, all the pieces rusted, badly! He tried CLR to clean them but I definitely will show him this video to de-rust them the proper way! Thank you so much for this video!! Bless you!!
😳 The stuff of nightmares ...
I will assume he cleaned up his errors? Maybe he'll get a rectangular Rubbermaid container, rubber gloves, a bristle scrubber, a box of Brillo pads and a gallon of vinegar for Father's Day? 🧐
P.S.: Oh, yes, and a sprayer to apply it (and himself) with.
I promise you it works every single time. It's the only way we clean our cast iron. Not sure if I ever thank this man...
@johnbesharian9965 I saw his video years ago and applied it to our cast iron pots. My friend don't believe me when I told her it is an old pot. 😂
That was very interesting and a breath if fresh air. This is how people should make videos. Genuine and edited with care so there's no stuttering or confusion. Love that you left the discoloration because it shows realness.
I had a cast iron pan that I had for sale at an antique show. I had a lady ask me how I got the pan all black. I answered "by using it". 🤣🤣 ✌🏻❤
Truth.
Look at all those gorgeous cast iron pans behind him! Pure paradise
I love this! I am the proud possessor of my great grandma's (b 1884), grandma's (b. 1905) and mom's (b. 1932) cast iron pieces on top of what I purchased over the years. I have 2 sets of pans from 4" to 14", several different sizes Dutch ovens, 3 rectangular griddles, a 16" round griddle with a bail, the corn stick pan, round separate biscuit pan, waffle maker with stand, a humongous turkey fryer that sits on a turkey fryer burner outside and more! Now I know how to clean those pieces I dont use as often that have a bit of rust on them, especially the corn stick pan. Thank you so much for this video and I love your southern accent!
Nice collection! I would suggest using a Beewax based oil for those pieces that do not get used as much. I takes much, much longer for the oil to go rancid while sitting out of rotation.
@@castIroncookware Thank you for that information, I'll definitely do that!
I have a dutch oven exactly like the one in your video. I found it at a thrift store 2 years ago. I didn’t know if it was actually a dutch oven because it’s so old. Your video confirmed. Mine was in excellent condition when I purchased. It had no rust. It had and is still well cared for. I have used it for searing roast and for cabbage on the stove top with it. It cooks great. I’ve never seasoned it, but will now. Mine is silver in color. I hope that it gets darker after seasoning. Thank you for this presentation.😊
I have one that is very rusted, been in our family from the 1900, and I want to keep, and restore to it’s glory of good old Deep South cookin. Thank you for sharing it’s a great help!
I saw a site where others built a fire and threw it in. Rust does burn. It's used in thermyte.
This is one of the few cast iron restoration videos on TH-cam that I can recommend! Excellent job.
Thank you and thank you for watching.
Nice
How do I clean it after use for coming a steak without stopping the seasoning?
@@mrsrowe11 i recommend that you wipe off what you can immediately. If it is stuck on, warm an inch or two of water for a few minutes and then the stuck on stuff should wipe out. If need be use a stainless steel scrubber.
@@mrsrowe11 the sooner after you use it easier it is to clean. On especially hard to get off crust from cooking, you can fill the pan halfway full of water and feed it to almost a boil. Turn off the stove and let it sit for a little bit. Once it gets cold enough to handle the burnt on food will usually come right off with a scrubby and a little bit of dish soap.
thank you, my cousin, wasn't taught how to take care of heirloom items so I sent her this
Thanks so much! I found a Griswold #10 at my local town dump in the still good pile! It is in great condition other than a very small amount of rust in the bowl. It has lots of flaking on the back. I will be using this great video to help and will check your other videos also. Yea!!! THANK YOU!!!!
I have an old cast kettle we use on a tripod over a camp fire. One season water was accidentally left in it and it rusted....BADLY. As I was just about to take a wire wheel grinder to it and start the seasoning process over, a friend came by and saw what was going on and said stop. This was his(quick) fix for the rusty kettle. Fill it 3/4 full with clean water, bring to a rolling boil over an open flame (outdoor only fix) at the boiling point quickly throw in a handful of baking soda (stand back, it foams up fast.) did this twice and could not believe the results. Kettle looked like new on the inside.Seasoned it and was back in use that afternoon. No wire brush, sanding or scraping needed.Thanks Skip !!
That is awesome information. If I ever get a tea kettle, I will have to try that.
I do the vinegar step and, once neutralised, I sprinkle baking soda on the pot and then add concentrated lemon juice.... let it sit a couple of minutes and voila!! Ready to season....
This was perfect - all the necessary info and no extra talk.
Great, right!
That's practical all mom would cook with all my life and l like to cook with. Mom would salt her pans with a little lard on stove. It worked. I love the video people use them.
This video was perfect for exactly the reasons you stated! I so agree with you!
I have this exact Dutch Oven I inherited from my Aunt. I just used it today to make a brisket. It came out melt in your mouth delicious. I love cast iron!!! Thanks for the video!!
Sir, thank you for educating me, imparting your knowledge.
I enjoyed how you made that
cast iron shine.
BLESSING
The stuff I find myself watching!!!😂😂😂 honestly super satisfied with this video the guy seems like a genuinely good person
What he said. 5 stars
Amazing... Thank you! great tip for keeping my iron pots... God Bless
Lol...I was thinking the.exact same.thing. He has a easy personality and does seem like good people.
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@@marlaswihart502 ANN MURRAY
I always put the pan on my stove and heat dry,before I put away,,,never a rust problem..Skillet is 70 years old,,granmas and moms now mine,,
Me too!
That's what Mom always did!
I put mine on the stove the other day to dry it but forgot to take it off. It was very dry and the house was filled with smoke but the skillet was quite dry and clean. Had to season it!
I have always done mine same way.
When I first started using cast iron it was a pice my roomate had for quite some time, and he was a good bit older than me but both of us were still ignorant about uaing cast iron, we would literally leave it to soak after cooking eggs and then we also just towel dried it, but nothing bad ever happened, the seasoing on the skillet was immensely thick, I swear so much more goes wrong with my cast iron now that I actually do take care of it lol
I have a beautiful cast iron vintage wood burner that needs to be cleaned ... thanks for sharing
I have three ovens , Furphy 20 inch. A stew in one would feed 50 people. I never clean the outside, and I never use detergent in any of my ovens. Cheers. Doug👍👍
I inherited my Gramma's and have never used it, simply because I have never seasoned it, (nor cleaned it; as you have proven -can be done!).... this video is a game changer!.... thank you for sharing!....
You are absolutely welcome and thank you for watching.
I may just go and find our old cast iron pan in the basement that I didn’t really know how to de-rust, clean & use. I keep hearing how healthy cast iron is to cook with. Video was very well done! Thank you!
I did ..and this upload was a genius god sent of information on restoring cast iron
Beautiful! It's truly amazing what a difference the seasoning process made. I am more confident in looking for old cast iron for a discount price! These cast iron pots and pans are truly generational and to be treasured.
Indeed!
@@curtischildress9580 I have one like this(dutch oven), my Mother gave my husband, It got too heavy for her to lift off stove when full of food, I'm going to pass this down to my daughter , It is a treasure, ...Thank You~
@@toosexy7955 These old pots will last forever. Tell your daughter to keep passing it down in the family. I'm the 4th generation to actually own my pot...it came from my great grandparents.
Man... I remember the waterless cookware people at the county fair always bashing cast iron when I was a kid. Because of that, I always thought cast iron was nasty. Thanks to people like yourself, I eventually bought a piece of cast iron, and that piece now takes center stage in my kitchen. I absolutely love my cast iron! Thank you so very much for this wonderful video!!!
You are absolutely welcome. Cast iron cookware has definitely stood the test of time.
I cried for weeks after realizing that i left my cast iron at my old apartment when i moved 300 miles!!
We have half a dozen cast iron skillets of various sizes in our kitchen plus a cast iron griddle. The smallest one my wife uses for cooking her eggs. For biscuits, pizza, pancakes and such I like using the griddle.
Love this and thank you so much. My husband brought home what he thought was a gigantic planter from a neighbor who was getting rid of his dead mother's old junk. It is, in fact, a huge cast iron cooking pot. The kind that the old timers would put over a fire to cook huge stews or boil down cane in. God bless its heart, it is rusty like crazy because it has been left out in the weather for years! I didn't know what to do to remove all the rust that has accumulated inside and out, but, thanks to your video, I know what to try. Will do this as soon as the rain ends here because I want that precious find to be restored to all her former glory. God bless from me here in southwest Virginia...a mountain girl through and through.
That is awesome. So far, I have not restored at these that large yet. Hopefully I'll get the chance eventually.
That's an awesome story! Enjoy it and make lots of stew. ❤
You got lucky all the way around, I went looking for mine to find out my hubby used it as an oil pan draining my truck and got rid of it. Needless to say it wasn’t a quiet time for about 6 months in the house. Our son was about 3 kept saying daddy want gum gum you dum dum 😆
Hey there! Something that's worked for me. I buy my wife new washcloths for stocking staffers at Christmas. Innocent and pain free 😉
Oh where were you when I was restoring our 1930 Home Comfort kitchen wood stove??? It had sat in a cabin next to our dairy barn for decades and the roof leaked! The cooking surface was a rusty mess. We moved it to the house barn and it was my project. I did not want to sand blast or use chemicals. I opted for some extreme measures in my book, but I was desperate. I soaked the surface with coke, then wiped it off, followed by olive oil and fine steel wool and lots of rags. And worked my way over the stove. We set the stove in the yard and lit a fire. It smelled like an Italian restaurant :-) She has graced our kitchen now since 2016 and looks new. No stove blacking was used. ~ Diane
I'm glad I've found this video. Someone who had my house before me left quite a few cast iron cookware and full of rust and I can't wait to get to working on them
I own several cast iron pieces. Thank you for sharing the way for me to keep my pieces for many years to come.
After watching numerous videos about cast iron I came across yours thankfully. Might I say you made this an incredibly easy, informative and idiot proof experience. Love this video.
Just been chatting to my 97 year old Dad. I've an old cast iron pot he gave me. He remembers his little mum pick up that heavy pot back in the 192o's , made even heavier with the rabbit stew and dumplings in it. I now have it next to my woodburner full of kindling and am thinking of restoring the beloved rusty old thing and maybe cook with it. Reminds me of my Dad and grandparents , makes my heart swell.
I have a Dutch oven exactly like the one you restored. Of course it has rust, and I didn't realize how easy it is to remove it.
I've got one of these Lodge dutch ovens I bought new over 30+ years ago that I don't think I ever used or seasoned it and it is just in the garage all rusted. Didn't know how to use cast iron before you tube! Now I've got to dig it out and get to reviving it! Thanks
Having fun
Food tastes much better cooked in cast iron. I use mine for fired eggs, omelets (I put in oven at 300). Have fun. If you have glass top stove check the warranty. Some you can't use copper or cast iron.
Just got a few pans as a 'throw in' at an auction for other stuff. Excited to watch your other videos on cleaning up these very old, well used pans I got. So interesting what you can learn!
Indeed...👍🏾
Thank you for the cast iron restoration lessons. My mum gave me a nice cast iron frying pan. It has a bit of rust at the bottom and I didn't know what to do. I know now because of your great video :)
Thank you, this is awesome. I just followed your instructions and cleaned up a cast iron pot I found at a yard sale. Looking forward to cooking in it!
It is so rewarding being able to use a piece that you have put back in service yourself.
I am so blessed to have found your video feed. My mom passed and a novice cook friend washed the skillets and let them soak. Given my state of mind I didn't think but the rust had me horrified. The two skillets sat for three years. I'd bought wire wheels and was about to buy some rust always from the auto shop. Thank God I saw YOU. I'm off to get a scrubby and get to work. I'm thanking you in advance. I'll send before and after pictures. I'm subscribed to YOU. Andrea thankful for my heirlooms and how to restore them.
You are such a passionate man. You enjoy what you do.
I recently found a cast iron pan i in my 93 year old mother in laws yard it must have been there for atlease 50 years thanks for helping me to revive it
I have that same pot. It was just as horrible and I did a cleaning on it, awhile back, but it didn’t come out as well. Didn’t know about using vinegar. Thanks for that tip! I have lots of other cast iron pots and use some of them often. Blessed to have inherited a major collection. I even have two shapes of corn muffins pans. But, haven’t managed to clean them well enough to make the muffins come out nice. Thanks for your great video!
You are so very welcome.
Cast iron newbie here. I'm finding tons of this stuff at the thrift stores. Thank you for these excellent tutorials, they make caring for them easy. Best to you and yours.
You are absolutely welcome. It sounds like you have been bitten by the cast-iron bug too.
@@castIroncookware Thank You
WOW I would give you a kabillion likes if I could!! That was amazing and very helpful with rust issues and how much your simple yet effective way of cleaning works in the kitchen!! Thank you so much for showing and sharing!! ...and yes..I wish I had an iron Dutch oven too! I have 1 antique 8 inch skillet I use for baking 🙂👍👍❤
I used a toaster oven that goes up to 500° can plug it in on the back porch and not smoke up the kitchen. My #8 dutch oven just barely fit had to do the lid separately but got a great end product. Found my dutch starting to rust in the garage and covered it with a heavy coat of crisco until i could clean it with your method about a wk. thank you it now looks brand new. PS i buy a couple of sets of wash clothes a couple times a year so the wife hasn't gripped me out for ruining a cloth now an then. She knows it will be replaced.
I think that I need to start replacing a few as well. I am just not able to stretch out the way I like in the dog house. Lol
I came across your video while searching for something else and decided to watch this. This was very interesting because I'm trying to find a used Dutch oven in some garage sale or flea market. I know that it would probably be old and rusty and to figure out how to clean it. Well I will have these instructions and use it when I find my Dutch oven. The one seen in the stores are not made like the old days. These are rough edges inside and out. Reason for that Dutch oven that it makes the best damn popped popcorn ever! When I house sat for a month these people had this very old Dutch oven that they used to pop popcorn and when I found that out it was so so so good! Try it! FYI we have 5 cast iron skillets from 6" to 15" that are 60 years old and good shape - my moms. Took care of them like he said.
I will have to give the popcorn in cast iron a try. TY
Trust me, I think you will like the popcorn popped in a cast-iron Dutch oven. One thing though in popping corn the best popcorn is to not use oils or popcorn oil and such. If you want the best tasting popcorn ever regardless whether it's cast-iron is using Crisco. It has to be that, and it will be a lighter fluffier tasting popcorn. 😋
Good morning. I speak spanish, but I understood your explanation well. You speak very clear and relaxed. Now I know how to properly care for my cast iron cookware.
I have one of these with some rust & can't wait to use your technique to repair it!! So glad I found your channel! Love cast iron.
I inherited that EXACT dutch oven plus a smaller one. Same size and all. It was left outside by the previous owner and stored with old cooking oil in it to the point that the lid stuck to the base. This video is a godsend. Thank you so much!
That’s probably the most gorgeous Dutch oven I had ever seen!
My granny taught me to dry my cast iron on the stove top after a towel, to make sure there is no moisture left at all
@Deb Harris so it doesn’t rust
@Tony HD Be nice boy
I want to thank you so much for sharing how to restore cast iron Dutch pot. It was very informative.
Fabulous idea! The only ways I've ever done are harsh and tedious. Will try this next time I find a cool cast iron pan. Only thing I'd change is using gloves, the vinegar is super acidic and burns skin. 🙏🏼✌🏽
I just both my first 2 cast iron skillets and I'm so exited, so I'm watching a lot of you're videos 😁 I love how you call brushes and sponges "scrubby" ☺️
Oh, you need to cook cornbread in those pans!!!! You won't believe how delicious it comes out!!!!! But since you posted 10 months ago, you probably already did!!! 🤔 😄😄😄
Well done! This is my first experience with cast iron cookware! I was so curious to see how you were able to take the old rusty pot and restore it to the almost original condition is such a short period of time! Very impressive. It makes me want to go out and purchase a cast-iron pot!
I just want to give you fair warning. Once you start it's hard to quit.
Very impressive I have one of those pot now I know the cleaning techniques I am delighted. Thank you so much for sharing like it .👍👍🙋💛💛👍
I represent that remark. Definitely addicting to restore old pieces back to like-new condition or even just back to useable condition of the piece is already somewhat damaged
👏👏👏job well done. Very impressive.
I am so glad I found you here. I found a bunch of old cast iron pans!
It sounds as though you have a lot of work ahead of you. You will enjoy every minute of it. You will be especially proud when your finished.
We in south India apply cooking oil after washing it every time, just a 1/4 teaspoon and spread it nicely and keep it. It never rusts this way and over time becomes nonstick. This is a traditional method we use, hundreds of years
Just found the exact same Dutch oven with Lid with about the same amount of rust. .......$5 saved it from the scrap heap.
Now with your advice i will start to clean it up
My neighbor was putting a brand new rusty sauce pan in the trash but I rescued it! I started your method but I didn’t get all of the rust off but I got 90% off. I don’t have a scrubby but I plan to get one this weekend. I’ll have to recover my strength before I do scrubbing again lol! It has raised letters & numbers inside on the bottom so the scrubby will have to do the job!😆
Thank you! I found this exact piece in an old house we moved into but the rust is x 10 than yours but it gives me hope...🥰
Terri Craig can you keep us posted on how yours turns out?
Thank you, your third person I've watch. You di it perfectly. I'd rather follow you your better. God bless for being on here!🍲
I recently bought a Dutch Oven and getting ready to restore and use. Great tips! Thank you so much!
The pan cave 😆 😆 I love it 🥰
Wish I’d seen this 4 years ago, I worked myself to death removing rust. Never knew, even with watching every video I could find, it would be so easy.
I've done it the hard way too and easy is much better.
i knew there'd be a channel for my new cast iron enthusiasm.
My husband love these pots and pans and skillets they’re heavy but I keep them clean for him thank you for the guidance and keeping them like new because he loves them👍😄
You are so very welcome.
Thank you for the information. I’ve watched several videos on seasoning and restoring cast iron skillet but you actually went in to enough detail to make me realize what I was doing wrong. I used this video to save my daughters 13” Lodge that her older sister left in a sink of water.
Wish I had seen this 10 years ago. SOMEONE threw my rusted griddle away without my knowing. I loved that griddle.
Heard of that happening so many times.
@@castIroncookware I wanted to see you apply the seasoning.
I’m 66 and remember my father building a small fire and “burning” my mother’s cast iron “spider”…. The one she fried chicken in.
He’d set it in the fire till all the crud burned off, let it cool then rub crisco on it. Then he’d put it on a low fire till it cooked the oil into the the spider. He let it cool then wash and dry it just like your last step. That spider is still around. I don’t ever remember seeing one flake of rust on it while he was living. Thank you for sharing how to properly care for and keep all my cast iron for my daughter.
He took care of us just like he did that cookware… with love.
Sell that one to me! Great job!
I’m new to restoring and you have been a great deal of wisdom! Cast iron has become my passion between the history, cooking and restoration of it. Thank you and I look foreword to many more videos!!
Thank you for this video. It's good to know that we can our cast iron when it's rusty instead of throwing it away. Carolyn
I have some cast iron that is over 100 years old thanks to grandma and a little help from great grandma. Some of these were even brought across the nation in covered wagons and are still in use today. I must admit that the older cast is much better than today's cast. I don't have to deal with rust much but I do have to deal with build up. This is done simply by putting the piece into the campfire and letting it cook off until the pan barely turns barely red.. Then using a welders brush you brush off a lot of now white residue. Put back into the fire and repeat until it is all gone. Wipe hot pan with paper towel. Then use another paper towel making sure the pan is still very hot, drop in some bacon grease only and apply it with the paper towel. Let cool slowly and apply more bacon grease to the pan while cooling. To finish seasoning, make some french fries using bacon grease, pure lard, or Crisco only. The pan or dutch oven is now ready for stick free cooking including eggs! To clean, pour off any excess oil, let cool, wash off with cold water and a rag, Then dry with a towel.
That is awesome! There is a ton of History tied up in those pieces. I would be careful about letting them get to red because there is potential for fire damage. It sounds like you are able to catch it in The Sweet Spot though. I personally do not endorse fire cleaning because many people do not know how to find The Sweet Spot and wind up with severely damaged cast iron in the process. Continue to hand those stories down when you pass them to your children. That is an amazing connection to have.
sc928porsche sounds like just the way Grandma would have done it. I watched a lot of videos on seasoning and the science of polymerization behind all of the different oils and I couldn’t help thinking, “I’m sure they would have only used lard out on the frontier.”
@@CynergyDiva I think so too. Of course the modern lard has a few extra chemicals and hormones. Grapeseed oil is my favorite stand alone oil and I am sure it was not very available back then.
@@castIroncookware Yes I agree as I suspect is the case with most of our "food"
I just used your method and it worked like a dream for removing rust from my carbon steel skillet. Just a heads up to people as well, I was able to use apple cider vinegar. I diluted it 1:1 still and it worked well.
@Deb Harris I just followed the directions in the video other than using ACV. If I remember correctly, I just scrubbed it with ACV every 5-10 minutes for about 30 minutes. It was quite obvious when I could stop as the rust just disappeared.
Acetic acid is acetic acid. Apple cider or white distilled vinegar same acid.
I inherited a Dutch Oven JUST LIKE THAT,
I attempted to clean the rust with no luck so i was just going toss it out. But my heart just wouldn’t let me. Am I happy for running into this video 🥳
Awesome! I'm glad you did as well.
The staining just adds character
Beautiful job.
Thank you.
Absolutely the best video concerning rust removal out there!
Thank you so much. That is very encouraging and thank you for watching.
I have watched several videos on restoring cast iron pots and you by far is the best. Thank you!
Truly I could NOT believe you brought that Dutch oven back to full operation! I have soo much trouble having my cast iron pans be nonstick!
This is exactly what I needed to watch. I love caste iron, and I have a few. I need to learn how to de-rust the older pots and pans that I have picked up from the second hand stores. Thank you 😊 💓
I really like cooking with cast iron and I have I want a dutch oven and I haven't had one for years and years but this man is the best to clean and care for this cast iron he is the best
Amazed! Amazing!!! My phone must have heard me today and placed you in my TH-cam feed. I pulled my lid (which I never use) out of the cabinet today, and said, "Goodness! How am I ever going to get all that rust off? I've never used this lid and it looks terrible." I will be doing this pot cleaning this week. Thank you so much for sharing this! 🤗
My husband bought me a Dutch Oven, this is awesome, didn't know how to clean it safely, thank you for your Video 👍💕🙂
Thank you for sharing the most gentle fast and beautiful way to clean rust off have a beutefull life
I love your videos, I got about 4cast iron pans and a Dutch oven as well. LOVE them. Best cookware ever. Thank you for teaching us how to keep these beauties looking/ working their best.🙌💯👏
I rescued a cast iron dutch oven from the scrap yard. I was never seasoned . But has some rust issues. I plain on bringing it back to life. Thank you for the video.
Watching you honor that Dutch oven, is a blessing♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸