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RestoringThatOldCastIronSkillet
CastIronskilletscanprovideakitchenwithyears,evengenerationsofservice.Asinglebodyofdenseiron,theseskilletsarenearlyindestructibleandretainenormousamountsofheat,whichmakesthemidealforstovetop,oven,andevenoutdooruse.However,whenpoorlycaredfor,askilletcanrustorgetcakedwithlayersofstuck-onfood,whichcanreducethefunctionalityofitsversatilenon-sticksurface,orevenruintheskillet.
Luckily,withafeweasysteps,youcanrestoreyourcastironskilletbacktoitsrightfulplaceaskingofyourkitchen!
• STRIPYOURCASTIRONSKILLET.• CLEANYOURSKILLET.• PRE-SEASONYOURSKILLET.• SEASONYOURSKILLETAFTEREACHUSE.
Letsgetstarted!
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STRIPYOURCASTIRONSKILLET
Thisfirststepwillstripawayanyoldgunkandseasoningssothatyoucanapplyanewpre-seasoningtotheskillet’sbaremetal.
MaterialsNeeded• Rubbergloves• Eyeprotection• Adisposablepaperrespiratormask• Aspraybottlefilledwitha50/50solutionofvinegar&water(youdon’tneed
much—about¼cup)• 130-gallonkitchentrashbag• 142-gallonheavy-dutytrashbag• 1canof“Easy-Off”heavy-dutyovencleaner(READTHEOVENCLEANER
INSTRUCTIONSANDSAFETYPRECAUTIONSBEFOREUSING)
1. Openbothtrashbagsthenspreadthe30-gallonbagoutonthefloorofalevelandwell-ventilatedarea(adriveway,forexample)tomakeaflatworksurface.
2. Placetheskilletuponyourworksurfacethenremoveanylabelsorstickersif
you’restrippinganewproduct.
3. Putonyourrubbergloves,yourrespirator,andeyeprotectionandCAREFULLYspraytheskilletliberallyandevenlywiththeEasy-Offovencleaner.Then,fliptheskilletandrepeattheprocessuntiltheentireskilletiscompletelycoveredinovencleaner.
4. Transfertheskillettotheheavy-dutytrashbag,thencloseupthebagandstore
itinasafe,well-ventilatedareafor24to48hours.NOTE:Youmayneedtorepeatthesestepsonceortwicetocompletelyremoveoldseasonings.
5. Discardthe30-gallontrashbag,spritzyourgloveswiththevinegar/water
solutiontoneutralizeanyadheredovencleaner,andsetthemasideforlateruse.
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CLEANYOURCASTIRONSKILLET
Nowthatyou’vestrippedyourskilletfreeofgunkandoldseasonings,it’stimetoscrubitcleanwithsoap,water,andvinegartoneutralizeanyremainingovencleaner.
Materialsneeded• #0000steelwool• Dishsoap• Asmallbowlfilledwitha50/50solutionofvinegar&water• Afewpliesofheavy-dutypapertowel• 2heavyshowertowels
1. Putonyourrubbergloves,transferyourskillettoakitchensink,andrinseitfreeofovencleanerandanyparticulates.
2. Usingdishsoapandsteelwool,scrubawayanyremainingstuck-onseasoning
fromtheskillet.
3. Useyourpapertoweltothoroughlyscrubtheskilletinthevinegar/watersolutiontoneutralizeanyremainingovencleaner.
4. Usesteelwoolanddishsoaptocleanthevinegar/watersolutionfromthe
skilletthenrinseitclean.
5. Lay1showertowelacrossacountertop,thenimmediatelytransfertheskillettothetowelanddryitquicklyandthoroughly,usingtheothertowelifneededtoavoidanypotentialflashrust.
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PRE-SEASONYOURCASTIRONSKILLET
Onceyou’vethoroughlycleanedanddriedyourskillet,itstimetopre-seasonit.Thepre-seasoningisathinprimerofoilthatwillprotectthemetalfromrustorstuck-onfood.
Materialsneeded• CriscoShortening• “Scott”brandheavy-dutypapertowels• 1pairofovenmitts
1. Adjustyourovenracktothemiddlepositionthenpreheattheovento200°for30minutes.
2. Puttheskilletintheovenfor15minutes.
3. Taketheskilletoutoftheoventhenuseapapertoweltoapplyshortening
liberallytoeverypartoftheskillet.
4. Withanewpapertowel,wipetheinteriorandexterioroftheskilletcleanofanyshortening.NOTE:Eventhoughyou’rewipingit,thereisstillatraceofoilleft.Thegoalhereistoallowathinresidueofoiltopermeatetheporesoftheskillet,whileremovinganyexcess.
5. Puttheskilletupside-downontheovenrackthenpreheattheovento300°for
15minutes.
6. Removetheskillet,anduseacleanpapertoweltowipeitsinteriorandexteriordownagain.
7. Returntheskilletupside-downthemiddleovenrack,settheoven’s
temperatureto400°,andleaveitfor2hours.
8. Turntheheatoff,andleavetheskilletintheoventocoolcompletely.Whentheskillethascompletelycooled,repeatthepre-seasoningprocess2moretimes.
Congratulations,yournewlyrestoredcastironskilletisreadytouse!
Readthenextfewstepstolearnhowtoproperlycareforyourskillet.
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SEASONYOURCASTIRONSKILLETAFTEREACHUSE
Don’tworry—thissteponlytakesafewminutes.It’simportanttoseasonyourskilletaftereveryuse.Overtheyears,eachnewlayerofoilwillfusetothemetalandpolymerizetocreateanonsticksurface.
Materialsneeded• CriscoShortening• “Scott”brandheavy-dutypapertowels• 1pairofovenmitts
1. Heatyourskilletoverlowheatfor3-5minutes,thenuseapapertoweltoliberallycoattheentiresurfacewithshortening.
2. Useadrypapertoweltowipetheskilletfreeofanyexcessoilthenreturnittotheheatanother2minutesbeforecoolingandstoring.
Withproperuseandcare,yournewlyrestoredcastironskilletwilleventuallydevelopalustrousblackpatinaandasurfaceslickerthananynon-stickproductonthemarket,andbestofall,itwilllastalifetime!
AGUIDEFORPROPERUSEANDCARE• Alwayspre-heatyourskilletonlowheatfor2-5minutesbeforeusing.
Note:Thisensuresheathasbeenevenlydistributedbeforeuse.
• Alwaysaddathinlayerofoiltotheskilletbeforeusingtocreateaperfectnon-sticksurface.
• Neveruseyourskillettoboilwater.
Note:Thiscouldremoveyourpre-seasoning.
• Neverwashyourskilletwithsoaporharshabrasives
• Toclean: simplywashwithhotwateranda firm,plastic-bristledscrubbrush,anddryitthoroughly.
• Alwaysre-seasonyourskilletaftereachuse.