How to Season a Rusty Cast Iron Skillet | How to Fix, Clean and Restore Cast Iron

hey guys today i'm going to show you how to restore a cast iron skillet [Music] all right to get started i'm going to mix a little bit of baking soda with water just to form a paste we're going to use this to rub all over the cast iron to help start the chemical process to break down the rust [Music] a little back story on the pan it's about 50 years old that my mom gave me a few years ago it's been sitting in the cabinet for a while and i finally found it i decided now is probably the best time to bring it back to life [Music] make sure you watch until the end of the video where i'll show you how non-stick a cast iron can be when it's been properly seasoned [Music] you can see the rust already starting to come off with just the baking soda if you find this oddly satisfying give it a thumbs up and hit the like button [Music] so i let it sit for a few minutes then i added some vinegar vinegar is actually the enemy of cast iron when you're cooking with it because it'll eat through the seasoning but that's what we want to have happen here is eat through all the seasoning and get down to the bare metal [Music] before i took my pan to the sink i preheated my oven to 500 degrees fahrenheit then i started scrubbing and put a lot of elbow grease to make sure that there was no more residue on the pan i want to make sure that the cast iron is dry with a clean paper towel here i'm wiping it down with a thin layer of canola oil i make sure i wipe off any excess oil that's on the pan then place it into a 500 degree oven upside down with a piece of aluminum foil underneath just in case it drips [Music] after 20 minutes i pulled the pan out of the oven and rubbed it down with another thin layer of canola oil be careful because the pan is really hot but you want to see that it's smoking that lets you know that you're going to create a nice layer on your pan i seasoned the pan three times total but you can do more if you feel like it all right guys here's the finished season cast iron pan you can see how well the deep dark black color is already starting to form on the pan that's what we're looking for it's going to get better with age the more we cooking it and just make sure you don't use any soap on your pan thanks for stopping by and don't forget to hit the thumbs up button if you like the way my cast iron turned out and hit the subscribe button and notification bell and so you can see how the seasoning is on the pan i cooked an egg over easy without sticking to the pan until next time bye [Music] you

Channel: A Chef and His Spoon

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Id: U1BHyL1vLeg

Length: 3min 30sec (210 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 20 2020