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What I’ve done in the past….
Old cast iron.
Throw it in a camp fire….
Burnt the gunk out.
While warm, coat with crisco. THIS will work also if you need to re season it and get it smooth again. Done this a couple of times...
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I've read so many type oils over the years, & usually use Crisco myself. But when ya get right down to it, the one thing that was used a hundred years ago, 200 maybe, with success, might still be the ticket...lard.
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Campfire Kahuna
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I dont like to use a real high smoke point oil.
The carbon is what you want. Seasoning is nothing more than carbon left behind after an oil burns off.
Seasoning is not supposed to be gummy or sticky.
Vegetable oil or corn oil works fine. So does lard.
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If it is sticky, turn up the heat and put it back in.
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The carbon is what you want. Seasoning is nothing more than carbon left behind after an oil burns off. Food for thought? carbon. Carbon introduced into iron. Carburized iron=steel. Steel, less porous than iron, less stick. Is it that simple yet that scientific? Ain't sayin it's right, just pondering & gettin in over my head.
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Definately take a sander/grinder to a cast iron to make a MIRROR finish and then season it... This does nothing but improve cast iron cookware. Even badly rusted cast iron utensil can be restored using an angle grinder unless it has holes in it. In that case drill some more holes and call it a colendar. I usually start with a wire cup brush. If that doesn't smooth it up a flap disc works well and you can get different grits. I wouldn't use a grinding wheel. A hand sander will work also.
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The carbon is what you want. Seasoning is nothing more than carbon left behind after an oil burns off. Food for thought? carbon. Carbon introduced into iron. Carburized iron=steel. Steel, less porous than iron, less stick. Is it that simple yet that scientific? Ain't sayin it's right, just pondering & gettin in over my head. I wondered about that too, used cast all my life, did most of the tips above with lesser or greater success...then about 5 yrs ago I went to a yardsale and saw a vintage US made carbon steel skillet (don't know about the metallurgy, but it rings when tapped). Night and day compared with my cast iron. Use it, abuse it, overheat it, cold wet food in the pan...it just doesn't stick. Savory Spider brand name. I was going to buy another one for the camp box on Ebay, but they are priced through the roof. I gave the lady 5 bucks for mine, but had to dump out the dog food, it wasn't really part of the yardsale, but she was on a roll.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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I sanded the factory "seasoning" out and got it smooth, then seasoned it the way I do the rest of my cast iron. I only have one Lodge that had that new "factory seasoning" on it, but that is what I did. Took about 10-15 minutes to sand smooth.
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I seasoned right over the top of my last Lodge. I'm kinda leaning that way myself . You can burn off the factory seasoning if you like. No great trick to it. Hot oven for an hour or two should do it. Then scrub with hot water and a good brush. Then start from scratch.
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