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Originally Posted by craziekajn
My parents had a pot that was never seasoned and has some rust on it that they were going to throw out that I took. The question I have is how do you get rid of the rust and then season it.
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You can wire brush the rust off . Then (being very careful) Wear rubber gloves and eye protection, Mix water and lye in a plastic container that is big enough to hold the cast iron.put cast iron in container makeing sure it is compleatly under water. cover and let sit outside . depending on how bad a shape your cast iron is in it may take 4 or 5 days to bring the metal back to original finish.
Pull from lye / water mix and wash 3 times w/ soap and hot water . then wash 2 times w/ hot water. put pot on stove over low heat to dry.
To reseason, Heat pot till warm and rub w/ lard inside and out . Put pot in gas grill upside down w/ foil under it to catch any drips and crank up the heat as hot as it will go. let the pot cook for an hour or 2 and turn off heat . Let pot cool on its own. It will take 2 or 3 times like this to really get a good black non stick finnish on your cast iron. any chance you get fry something in your pot and leave the oil in it over night. then pour out oil wipe clean w/ paper towels and wash in hot water , NO SOAP!
To store your pots after washing and drying w heat you should wipe a thin coat of oil inside the pot and lid. fold a paper towel and place between the pot and lid to allow air to circulate in the pot . This prevents rust.
In a black iron pot that is well seasoned you can fry eggs w/o any oil or butter and they won't stick at all.