Easy-Off Cast Iron Stripping

[@eleanorposey5609]

🍳 Just a word to the wise - Aerosol cans are designed to be used upright. When you spray them at an angle you release propellant without as much product. If you would set your tub upright on one side making sort of a spray paint booth, you would get a more efficient spray. 👍

[@castIroncookware]

You are right, I was having issues with holding the can at the correct angle. I believe if I had set the tub on its edge would have also helped with the camera angle as well.

[@Lindalougallagher]

Thank you I guess that’s why I couldn’t get my can to spray right only a tiny bit would come out, and I was wondering if I needed to shake it before hand, I’m about to go try again, hopefully the smell won’t kill me!!

[@jenmailsouth4155]

@@castIroncookware Great video and love the scripture included.

[@MeepChangeling]

This is not true of all spray cans. Some (particularity spray paints) are engineered to spray the same amount at any angle. Always. Read. The. Directions. On. Each. Can.

[@russlehman2070]

it looked like the angle he was using would be okay for a can that was half full or more. Usually there is a tube that runs from the valve to the bottom of the can. As long as the end of that tube is submerged in the liquid, it will work. If the can is low, then it needs to be upright or you will get nothing but propellant.

[@sammyhumphrey2362]

I watched your video several years ago. I had several pieces of cast iron that I got when I married --way over 50 years ago. They all had a lot of build up of grease and was terrible. I tried your method of using the Easy Off and it took a few days on some pieces but it worked great. My cast iron looked brand new. Thank you for your tips.

[@GuyWilson-k4o]

Thank you for the tutorial AND the closing scripture. God bless you and your sharing the Word.

[@ljmigs13]

I just stumbled across your videos while looking for how to fix the cast iron pan that was left outside for 6 months. After watching most of your videos, I decided to give this one a try. Let it sit overnight and it was like brand new after a little bit of scrubbing and re-seasoning. I wish I had taken before and after pics. Thank you for explaining the process so clearly!

[@williemarsh4448]

Thank you, for showing us how to cleaned cast iron. Your way was much better than ours. Love the verse from the bible.

[@lynetteallen782]

Folks I once burned fried chicken in my cast iron skillet. My grandma told me to boil some water and a little bit of vingear in the pot for about 15 or 30 minutes. She said that would soften up the burnt crusty stuff. That worked well enough that I could then take a Brillo/SOS pad to finish up. I had to re-season the inside after that, but it worked good.

[@TheRange7]

I was all set to use the 50/50 vinegar-water to reclaim some early 1900's cast iron pans i have. Then I saw a few channels saying that the acid in the vinegar rally pits the iron badly. Now I'm back to square one because my cast iron is really grody and super rusty.

[@llewdis]

Don’t know if somebody already said this, but placing it rim down and making sure the bag is tied off, not just cinched works brilliantly to strip off the seasoning. I left mine for 48 hours (liberally coated) and had none of the old seasoning left. Great video and thanks for the demonstration.

[@castIroncookware]

You are so very welcome and thank you for watching and commenting.

[@JeannetteShoreland]

Also, I bought an Easy-Off refill container and applied the liquid form with an old brush. In my case, 24 hours was sufficient for the complete removal of old seasoning. I did add too much seasoning oil afterward. Thank goodness I saw this video and removed it. This video is really helpful.

[@kimberlymigliorato8755]

I swear I could smell the old familiar aroma of Easy Off from when Mama did it back in the day. I even coughed a little. 😝 😂 but, seriously I am going to have to try this method because I walked into my kitchen after being out all day and found my husband had used and burned food in ALL my cast iron cookware then set them into a sink full of soapy water. 😡 He has been banished from my kitchen. He has no idea how much we southern ladies cherish our cast iron cookware (he's an uptight British chef who only uses stainless crap lol) because most of us have inherited it from generations past. I inherited mine from my Mama who passed away last year and my silly ass never asked her how to maintain them. Next time I leave him unsupervised, I will put them somewhere he will never think to look for safekeeping like... where the vacuum is kept or, in the washing machine. 😹

[@wandaarnt234]

Loving the story about Hubby 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@cindykq8086]

He did that to your cast iron and you let him live?? You're more merciful than I would have been.

[@GulfCoastBamaFan]

I have used this method eight times over the last six weeks. I've learned that Easy-Off is formulated to work FAST. My first spray stays on no more than 24 hours. I've found that even the gunkiest pan loses half of its crud by then. I scrub with steel wool, rinse and spray again. It comes out again after 8-12 hours. I have moved on to rust removal after two treatments but two of my eight so far have needed a third treatment. So far, the longest I've gone between first spray and vinegar bath for rust has been 72 hours. That was on a No. 10 3-Notch Lodge that had about 1/8" of crud on the back. It needed four treatments and each of the last three were for 12 hours. Easy-Off is not cheap. But it is highly effective and it rinses clean. The vinegar bath strips off rust and neutralizes any alkaline residue. What I end up seasoning is bare metal Cast Iron, and the seasoning is what keeps everything in that bare metal from contaminating food cooked in the pan. If you can afford the $25 for three cans, do it. If you're impatient or time-poor, or you're in an apartment or someplace else that makes lye or e-tanking unworkable, this method is the answer.

[@GilaMonster971]

What contaminates food in a cast iron pan? It’s iron, and iron isn’t contaminating unless you have hemochromatosis that requires blood letting.

[@josephshehan4969]

My late grandma used to soak her cast iron in a bucket with vinegar baking soda and poroxcide for four ro seven days . 🤗😊

[@ceciliafuentes3299]

Thank you thank you. I have about 10 maybe more cast iron pots of every size and they all need help. My husband got them at a yard sale, and I will clean everyone of them thanks to you.

[@beckyb7872]

Thank you again for your pearls of wisdom🥰

[@B81Mack]

Something I've learned when using any stripper... re-wet the surface with the stripper a few minutes before rinsing, it will make it big difference in how much comes off.

[@castIroncookware]

Great tip. Thank you.

[@txmap]

Glad I watched till the end. Psalm 1 was read at my daddy's funeral and always makes my heart smile. I just stripped a BS&R dutch oven and lid and also an Aebleskiver pan and have them both in the oven seasoning, and now I'm stripping an old Wagner Ware 9 in. with the same method. It's smooth as glass on the inside but pretty crusty on the outside and on it's second coat of Easy Off.

[@GB-go6gp]

First of all... WoW, I am thoroughly impressed ! I found an antique æbleskivver pan for my daughter, and someone made a feeble attempt at removing random spots of seasoning. "You could wear rubber gloves, not such a bad idea" (but not like me), "now you really want to be in a well-ventilated area" (not inside like I am), "probably, not a bad idea to have a fan" (not like me). After the horse has already left the barn... "I like to breathe". We must be brothers, lol

[@sallypeters909]

Great video! I watched it and learned to leave the grubby pan in the bag for longer than 1 or 4 hours. I left it in the bag for 15 hours! After rinsing the pan there was still crud left, so I scrubbed off some or the black gunk with a stainless scrubber. Then I applied the second coat of EasyOff. I even used a clean trash bag! I preheated the pan to 200°F and took the pan, bag, gloves and spray can of EasyOff OUTSIDE to my picnic table The temperature was 40° and the wind was blowing the spray away from the area. I put the pan into the bag, sprayed it well, wrapped it tightly and brought it inside to my cellar which is about 68°. I’m going to leave it for 24 hrs this time and hope to be ready to season the pan tomorrow.

[@SeattlePioneer]

I just had a cast iron frying pan that, after many years, had accumulated caked on grease, especially on the side to which heat is applied. Since it's winter time, my wood stove was stoked up, and I just put the cast iron in the HOT stove and let the grease be burned away. It worked BRILLIANTLY! Of course it needed to be seasoned again. Then I inspected a couple of very well used aluminum frying pans, and they had accumulated crusty, baked on grease as well. So I put those in the wood stove and burned off all the grease on those, one at a time. This required more care than with the cast iron, since the aluminum pans had plastic coated handles. But I placed th handles down, and the frying pans up. The plastic seemed pretty resistant to heat damage as well. Teflon coatings gone LONG ago, so that was not an issue. In the past, I'd used a knife to CARVE those grease accumulations of pans, but this method was easier and more thorough.

[@normacotter3377]

I really appreciate you sharing a WOOD OF GOD with us. We have to be the salt and light in this world. Thanks once again.

[@allankopf7588]

Thank you. Blessings to you and your family

[@Dutch054]

Very nice video.. I tried this for the first time last weekend. Used 2 black trash bags for 5 pieces. Left it in the bags for 24 hours on the back porch in 80 degree weather. Worked great. I learned that my wrist length rubber gloves weren’t tall enough ! Got a little blistered just above the wrist. I used my silicone grill gloves afterwards and had zero problems. It seems to be a good option if you don’t want to set up a more elaborate tank, or if you aren’t doing big numbers of iron on a regular basis.

[@castIroncookware]

The longer the gloves are, the better. Especially if you have sensitive skin. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience.

[@daviddinkins5719]

First video I've watched of your's. Thank you for sharing Psalm 1, 1-3. It gave me a little push I needed to get back to my nightly reading. I got sidetracked and cut back to only reading in the mornings for the past week or two, but im about to get back on track because of you. Bless you brother!!

[@ingodwetrustright5964]

Thank you for the video. I restore mine 6-8 hours and at times overnight when using Easy Off.. Less scrubbing or rinsing. Works pretty well for me.

[@TerrySprey]

I just did this method after watching your video I sprayed down with oven cleaner let it sit for 24 hours did this two times 48 hours total amazing results it looks new. I put a coat of grape seed oil on it put it the oven. I ordered your Eazybreexy stick on Amazon it should be here later today then I will put at least another 5 coats on it. Thanks for the great video I would have never thought to about doing this

[@ancillaiona]

Great video...the first couples of attempt was actually a great lesson...it shows the length of time that might be required for greater results with less work..

[@randywaldron2715]

Thank you for your expertise and your videos. I am now to cast iron and am in the midst of attempting to revive a trio of skillets. One is a nickel plated no 8 slant logo Griswold. The gunk encrusted on it is so thick I honestly thought someone must have painted over the nickle with black paint. Now I see on this video that the old seasoning can indeed look like actual paint. Will continue with the Easy off method. Hopefully they plating will prove to be intact. The interior surface is pristine. Thanks once again

[@imagesbykim]

Hi, Thank-you very much for this amazing video. You are an excellent teacher! I bought a very old dutch oven in Cast Iron and it was so crusted over that I thought it might just be for decoration. First I let it soak in water for about an hour on my own and then with a knife I peeled some of the gunk in thick strips like I was peeling an apple. (super gross) Then I found your video. After 2 EO applications I can see progress and I am excited to keep trying and leaving overnight. When it is all cleaned I will continue with your season methods. Absolutely amazed at the results so far. Thank-you!!!

[@hgraceschmitz2841]

Thank you for this! My boyfriend recently bought a bunch of old cast iron at an antique auction and described them as "really rusty". I can handle rust, but I haven't seen them and have no idea how rusty they are. I previously used your 50/50 vinegar solution on a Lodge dutch oven I accidentally let rust over and the results were nothing short of amazing! We are tackling them tomorrow afternoon and I will take before and after photos. Thanks again!

[@debbiejohnson7199]

Thank you for sharing a scripture. It was a nice surprise. I have a lot of cast iron. I'm trying to teach my daughter how to take care of it.

[@franceshamilton1225]

Hi how did your rust auction cast iron come out

[@franceshamilton1225]

Just want you to know I love you and always great to hear quotes from the Bible when ending your videos thanks

[@paulinemiller4624]

Found several of your videos just today and have been watching. So much great information as I want to restore my mothers iron skillets. But best of all the surprise reading of God’s Word!! Thank you, what a blessing!

[@castIroncookware]

That sounds like a wonderful project to make a on.

[@berthamiles6507]

I like your videos! and I like the fact that you showed your errors! Very helpful!

[@jeffsmith7568]

This the 1st time I have herd of this. Think I will give it a try. In the winter when the cook stove is in use, I will put the pan into the fire, It works real fast and good. Thanks .

[@castIroncookware]

Heat cleaning works but there is potential for damage.

[@SeattlePioneer]

So what kind of damage might you get by baking cast iron in a wood stove? That works fine for me. Baking aluminum frying pans with plastic handles, THAT takes more skill. And it might burn off Teflon coating. But my experience is that by placing the handles down, away from the main heat of the wood stove, that works in my limited experience. And the any Teflon is LONG gone! So what kind of damage might you expect?

[@gailyahodnett6743]

After wanting a good cast iron pan for years, my Husband brought one home that a friend gave him. I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm going to get some EasyOff with the yellow top and strip the old seasoning off. I can't wait to start using it. Thanks for all of your knowledge.

[@rhodabouknight4674]

Excellent didn't know I got very educated on this thank you so very

[@begarza8218]

Ok I have been wanting my two cast iron skillets stripped for a long time came across your video. I purchased some oven cleaner today with yellow cap and it’s outside now in a trash bag after I sprayed it down. Thank you for this video wish I would have come across this sooner.

[@realitycheck6]

Best part, the scripture at the end!!👍🏻😊

[@suzzettebridges4931]

Love cast iron best cooking tool there is!❤

[@orenstovall4474]

I am by no means a purist, however I do believe in the born in fire cleaned in fire method. aerosol cans can contain more than you bargained for , just one mans opinion. Also want you to know I reference your channel often for ideas and have found you very helpful, thank You.

[@choctawhatcheekid309]

People I have watched a lot of videos on cleaning and restoring cast iron. I called a sand blasting company in Birmingham Al. and they said they used BAKING SODA on cast iron and did this all the time $10 per pan. When I got pans back they were grey metal color and looked like they had just been broken out of sand molds at factory. This has absolutely no damage to cast iron. Well worth the price. Do this when humidity is low in your area and reseason as soon as possible.

[@castIroncookware]

Were they blasting with baking soda or applying it as a past or something? I;m always looking for new safe methods.

[@choctawhatcheekid309]

@@castIroncookware Yes they are using baking soda as the blasting medium and you will not believe how good the cast iron looks when you get it back.

[@castIroncookware]

@@choctawhatcheekid309 I will have to check into that. Thanks for the info. I would really like to see a finished piece in person that has been cleaned with this method.

[@MustangGuru]

Harbor freight sells these machines and use many different types of medium in them.

[@beckys5461]

Put the item inside the bag before you spray. No over spray flies everywhere and it keeps the stink down. ETA: I put my hand inside the bag and bunch the bag around arm/wrist. You can still see through a white bag but you don't get stuff everywhere.

[@DivaliciousMD]

Followed these directions to restore my 25+ year old Lodge skillet. Then I made my own seasoning kit like yours. This is the most fun I've had cooking with my pan since I purchased it all those years ago. So much easier to cook and clean now. If I knew back then... God bless you! 😀

[@monserratbustosblanco5645]

I have used this method and it has worked great, the only thing I did different was that I left the bag out in the sun ( 100 degree) for about 6 hours. I’m in central Texas.

[@rallymum5246]

Thanks for that. Where I am in Australia seems to have a similar climate to Texas.

[@sheba5203]

I enjoyed watching your method to strip the rust. There's a few other ways I've watched on KZbin that has no fumes or bags. They used a storage container and put the cast iron inside, then added 50/50 white vinegar and water to cover completely, snapped the locking lid and let it sit for different hours to see the progress then left it overnight. I must say it worked very well and zero harmful fumes, the acid from the vinegar did the trick. Another way is to use Lodge rust eraser to get the rust off and washed/rinsed/dried and oil seasoned in the oven at 400 degrees for an hour. Love your collection on the wall!

[@castIroncookware]

A storage container is a great idea. That will help to keep it moist. This method stops working when it gets dry.

[@sheba5203]

@@castIroncookware so true, and white vinegar is much cheaper than oven cleaner.

[@sheba5203]

I totally agree on the price difference. I'll go with the vinegar any day.

[@susancarew9353]

I've got my Mother's cast iron & it needs real help! I'm trying your method right away!! I know this will save her pans! Thank you !!

[@theoneonlymichelle3.082]

Did it work for you?

[@landofevolution9757]

I did spraying in my shed outside with door open to try to shield from a windy day. The fumes were so strong it was in my mouth and later felt like my eyes were bothered from being on my face possibly? I ended up having to spray with one hand and holding a hand towel over my nose and mouth with the other while spraying because I could not hold my breath or run away from the fumes fast enough! 😮 I took someone's advice and propped it up while spraying to avoid losing propellant. Trying to keep sealed in black bag as long as I can before rinsing scrubbing. 😊 fingers crossed Thank you for your video ❤

[@lindadrake2001]

Thank you, I will try this method. You gave me hope, these pans I have are sentimental. Thank you also for the encouraging Word. Blessings

[@kevinbarton8588]

Enjoyed your informative video. Also I realize this is not a new video however it must be the miracle of God's timing because I really needed to be reminded of that verse worse than I need cast iron help. Thank you so much for what you do. God bless

[@powellpendergraft3689]

Very nice, thanks for the Word, too!

[@thumbstruck]

My Mom had my Grandma (from Sweden) do her cast iron. It took a few days, but was worth it!

[@tDream78]

I have a self cleaning oven simply because I can't breathe around this stuff. I've started restoring pans even with ventilation, I found it helpful to have a mask (I had one pre-Covid for allergies). If you are sensitive to this stuff, use one you have or wait until you can get one. It makes it a lot easier.

[@castIroncookware]

Hopefully before too long it won't be so hard to be able to purchase masks. I need one for mowing the grass and working in my shop as well. They do really help.

[@udawyma1682]

Thanks for Everything!

[@pappabob29]

Like the way you put it into the bag "bottom up" the third time!! Yep!! I know what you mean about those fumes!! I do my Weber, typically, every year with easy off. The entire inside of the grill cavity, the flavor rails, and the grills. Outdoors of course and, for sure, if you accidentally get downstream of the vapors, it's "breathtaking"!!! I'll have to try that "bag" trick on the grills the next time. Those carbon deposits (you call them "seasoning") are pretty tough and the treatment usually evaporates/dries prior to softening it enough for it to wash off. On grills, it's not nearly so easy to scrub off as a skillet surface!!

[@mfmayes]

i left mine in a black garbage bag for 3 days, after the rinse and light scrub, it was clean and looked new

[@ScottWConvid19]

I just place cast iron ware on the hot coals of the fire in the wood burning stove to remove the old seasoning and whatever else on on it. Works great, every time.

[@castIroncookware]

Heat cleaning will work but there's always a chance of it cracking. I just do not want to take the chance.

[@ScottWConvid19]

@@castIroncookware Sudden heat expansion doesn't cause cracking. You just have to allow it to slowly cool down, which is why I put them in the wood stove at night and come morning , the fire has died down to just a few coals. Give it a vinegar bath and scrub and oil it up. Easy peasy. It's all I do and never had one crack

[@donvito2682]

I never knew how to strip a cast iron pan before. I tried everything and nothing worked until I saw your video. I live in an apartment and did this without any gloves and fan. If I ever do it again I'll definitely buy some gloves..that easy off is wicked stuff. I opened a window in my kitchen then placed a garbage bag in the sink with the cast iron skillet inside it. Then I sprayed it with easy off holding my breath while I sprayed because as I said..that stuff is wicked. Theres practically no ventilation in my kitchen unless the wind happens to be blowing thru my open window at the time. I used at least half a can of easy off on the skillet then I tied up the garbage bag, placed it on a steel pan and put it in the oven. I let it sit in the oven for 48 hours because I didn't want to find it neccessary to use the easy off again. I could smell the easy off in my kitchen for about the first 30 hours but nowhere else in my apartment so it wasnt that bad..after about 30 hours I didn't smell the easy off anymore until I took it out of the oven on the 48th hour. Every bit of the old seasoning along with alot of crud came right off with ease. Then I sprinkled some comet on it and scrubbed it again before re-seasoning it. I did this 4 days ago and today I have a cast iron skillet that looks like new. Thanks so much for the info.

[@victoriaheuman8853]

I use a razor blade on the cooking surface too. It scrapes off the hard food layer real well.

[@movimientolatinodjquirozca4342]

I really enjoy your videos, I specially enjoy when you share knowledge not only of the cast iron. But of the scripture...thanks and may God continue to bless you, Amen!

[@gregschuler1596]

Going to try it tomorrow. Just started collecting about six months ago. Like your channel!

[@uprayup]

2024 - Thank you so much! Your video was great. I have to skillets and cant wait to start on them tomorrow.

[@donnabourque3023]

That is the most i have learned from searching! Thank you for the blessing. Keep the shows coming!!!!

[@castIroncookware]

Awesome! Thank you for watching.

[@ayerimosfox]

I work at an electroplating company so stripping cast is super easy. This process of stripping is easy at home for the diy'r in your life or on your own.

[@castIroncookware]

I agree. An electrolysis system is my favorite go to for stripping cast iron. Not too complicated for the DIY people.

[@kevincrosby1760]

I used to have access to a machine shop with a Hot Tank. Nothing like boiling lye solution to make life easier...

[@andrewbates3824]

Loved the Bible verses at the end. Keep up the good work.

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you for the encouragement

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

I did several pieces of cast iron with Easy Off years ago. I am going to use your stovetop seasoning to renew instead of re-stripping and re-seasoning. "But seek ye first the kindom of heaven, and all these things shall be added unto you." 😁

[@castIroncookware]

Awesome and thank you for the Word.

[@stacyyealock6779]

Thanks for the explanation, I never trusted this. I feel more safe using this technique now. God Bless you and yours.

[@castIroncookware]

You're welcome and thank you for watching.

[@michaelquillen2679]

Good video! I use Easy Off (or generic equivalent) on my pans. I always leave it on, in the tied-off bag, for 24 hours. Then rinse, dry, and repeat. Works well. Thanks for the video!

[@judyskountrykakery]

Thank you so much for taking the time to share God's precious word, that touched my heart brother. Godspeed

[@robertmccuistion9218]

I used a black bag and it did alright. Second time I put it in the open. Worked the same either way. I thought when I've done my oven I didn't have a bag to put the oven in.

[@castIroncookware]

The main thing is to keep it moist and warm. Once it dries, it stops working. It's the same with temperature. On cooler days, black trash bags keep it warm in the sun.

[@hermitruben4032]

Love how you ended your video. Bless you!

[@vcmay626]

Thank you for taking all of the confusion out of caring for my cast iron cookware.

[@galentaylor9953]

Thank you brother for fearlessly proclaiming God's Word. May the Lord richly bless all that you do.

[@micheleleigh7028]

Omg thanks so much for this video. I have my grandma's cast iron and the bottom is so gunky!

[@rallymum5246]

I just found this. Most of my cast cookware hs been stored in the shed. After a wet season they have all rusted 😭. I really need to work out how to fit them in my tiny house.

[@stevegordon5243]

Great video Stephen! I used this same method to restore a #8 Favorite Piqua Ware skillet that was my grandmother's and it turned out like new

[@castIroncookware]

That is awesome! It's great to see heirloom pieces continuing to be used.

[@GB-go6gp]

! BRILLIANT ! Mr. Cast Iron Cookware, this is the perfect method for stripping old seasoning from a cast iron skillet. I have an obscure pan for making a Nordic treat called æbleskiver. The seasoning was in bad shape, and using your method, this method, stripped every last bit of old seasoning 😁. Thanks !

[@castIroncookware]

Awesome. I've got ableskiver Pan but haven't used it yet. Can't wait to give it a try.

[@GB-go6gp]

@@castIroncookware You're going to LOVE it ! My Grandmother (who was from Denmark) told me that she's had æbleskiver with a cooked apple wedge with cinnamon and sugar, but she always served hers, warm from the pan & then shaken gently in a paper bag with about a cup of sugar. Right now I'm seasoning a new krumkake iron because I can't live through Christmas without any krumkake roles 😁

[@boly18]

Amen, thank you

[@edcox6784]

Thanks for the video. Most especially for the ending. Totally unexpected and gratefully received. God bless and keep you and yours.

[@castIroncookware]

You're welcome and thank you for watching. I'm going to be putting your tag at the end of every video from now on. I've been feeling the need to do that for quite a while but just haven't done it until now. Thank you for your comment.

[@sherreeroper7656]

I can almost imagine that smell. Thanks for that. I love my old cast iron. I have several skillets and 1 Dutch oven that will get the vinegar wash next week..I'm bad..I put Wd-40 on it😮‍💨

[@mikeduffer6858]

This is the method that I have to use. Thanks for the tips. Love your video's Steven. See you next week!

[@castIroncookware]

You are so very welcome and thank you for watching. See you next week.

[@wendyinhb]

I suggested using muriatic acid on another video( because we soak exhaust manifolds on boats) but another KZbin said, "If ya can't eat it, don't use it" Today after a wash and a vinager and salt scrub, I did a quick half hour boil of 50/50 vinager & water and a splash of baking soda and boy oh boy, it was awesome! Oh then while seasoning in oven, it slipped and shattered my oven door..🤣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️I just started collecting and trying different methods on CI that I won't cry about of I kill it..

[@ManLand]

Yeppers...3 days is the average of my findings...and Lye is not that dangerous as most folks consider it being a chemical...and as you stated, Lye in a can is just like a Lye bath...Vinegar which is acidic, nulls out the Lye which is a Base...A positive 1 and a Negative 1 = 0 . However them fumes of that can will make you cough and cough...well ventilation is a MUST !...I had no problems with my bare hands, My skin isn't sensitive to Lye...but my lungs, even outside with no breeze blowing...well, Cough Cough...lol. Very well done video and you covered all the truths and safety precautions...Don't fret the ones that say this is dangerous poison you are putting on your cooking pans.....Because Fire will also kill people...And Water will Drown...just common sense tells us that both, used responsibly, will be useful to cook with.

[@castIroncookware]

I did a little bit of coughing myself until I got the fan in there to blow away the fumes. It really is an outside event.

[@frankmorris4790]

I leave it in the bag for about five days, really cuts it well. When I rinse I gve it a scrub. Then I heat it on the stove top, to nullify the possiblity of rust and repeat, sometimes it only takes a day.

[@tDream78]

@@frankmorris4790 I had someone tell me too much of this can wear the pan out?

[@frankmorris4790]

@@tDream78 Well I don't know how that would happen. You should only have to do it, ooh every fifty years or so...

[@tDream78]

@@frankmorris4790 True. My BSR late 1960s? century pan is taking it's 4th round to get the last off. It hasn't been cleaned in my lifetime, and I doubt ever. Lots of carbon on that one. Same for the Red Mountain #3X. My Wagner Sidney O from my grandma, was probably worse, but coming off nicely. I sprayed them down heavily and have them outside right now. 70 degrees today. The stuff around the heat rings of the BSR pans has been really stubborn. I'm just glad my folks didn't clean them. It actually protected them from rust/etc and they are in good shape under there. My grandmother noted how they needed to be burned out in the wood pile and that might have been the end of them.

[@CrochetWonders]

Thank you! I will try this on some pieces I have. And thanks for the Scripture. One of my favorites!

[@brendan7735]

I have a no 5 one notch lodge and love it, nice little frying pan

[@castIroncookware]

The #5's are the perfect size for so many things.

[@jcee6886]

Wow. I wasn't expecting the scripture reading. Nice touch brother.

[@user-h3s7v]

I have 4 cast iron pans that have been hanging outside on a fence, in Texas, for atleast 15 years, if not 20. I brought them home today and have mercy are they pitted and rusted!! I think I am going to try this. Even if they only look half decent, I guess I can use them as decor, since they did belong to my dad. If you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it. Thank you for the video! ~Kelly

[@castIroncookware]

Easy off and lye will not remove rust. That will only remove old seasoning in organics. Unless you're using electrolysis, the best way to remove rust is a vinegar water scrub. 5% acidity white vinegar mixed with equal parts of water. Soak and scrub for no longer than 30 minutes at a time until all of the rest is removed.

[@BigRandyR]

I'm new to cast iron and have been using 80 and 60 grit sandpaper, and hrs of work. Lol I hope the way I'm doing it is ok? Its a fun hobby. I've learned alot of info from your vids the last few days and wanted to say thanks and God Bless. Subscribed!

[@castIroncookware]

There are a few methods that are much easier than sand paper and you will get better results without damaging the surface. Electrolysis is preferred but requires a little bit of setup. A lye bath is the simplest. The Easy-Off method is basically a lye bath in a bag.

[@BigRandyR]

@@castIroncookware Oh man, I've done all my personal pans that way. I didnt know I was damaging them. I'll buy the easy off from here on out.

[@deanburney]

I have a two foot tall can of Easy Off oven cleaner with THE BLUE CAP! That’s the wrong one, Uncle Clyde! Going back for the YELLOW CAP EASY OFF! Thanks for the info, Brother! 🍳

[@juliahempstead9237]

Awesome scripture awesome tutorial!!

[@SYBEX21]

That’s what I found out too. Lineal covering and 48 hr. In a bag. I tend to use a wire wheel for that real hard souls up in the heat rings, sides or lids on Dutch ovens.

[@castIroncookware]

I really do avoid the wire brushes of any kind because of the potential for damage.

[@peggyrivera8845]

Thank.you SOOOO much for your Easy Off method. I'm going to give this a try on my Dutch oven.🙂👍

[@Unwrapasmile]

Absolutely awesome video thanks for sharing such a informative post. Thanks for the scripture as well such a blessing.

[@matteagle8206]

Damn, that pan looks like one of my lodge pans, misplaced it for a while and found it in my truck under the seat (used it on a famping trip last year lol) now i gotta strip it all down, rust off, and reseason it, crazy that if you have rusted up old pans all you gotta do is get thw rust off and reseason it, just a testament to how tough cast iron cookware really is. We had a couple non stick pretty high end pans that would stick like crazy, then my dog knocked one off the counter and it got all bent out of shape, we got rid of them all and switched fully to cast afte having those pans for a little over a year, this was three years ago and the cast performs much better and nothing sticks once you get a good seasoning on them

[@larrystephens7437]

I always love reading the chemical comments when then this subject comes up. Just used this method to clean the handle of a #14 that would not fit in my 20 gallon Etank.

[@castIroncookware]

There is a lot of misinformation out there that occasionally causes controversy. A little bit of research usually clears it all the way.

[@larrystephens7437]

I have given up on doing a lengthly response post to them.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

I did several pieces this way years ago. No-one has been poisoned. I would rather this than a full-on lye bath, and my electrician husband is not on board with an electrolysis tank.

[@castIroncookware]

@@user-mv9tt4st9k it is a pretty involved project do an electrolysis tank but rewarding. It does take up quite a bit of space though.

[@JeannetteShoreland]

@@castIroncookware In fact, after the overnight lye 'bath' with Easy-Off. I applied a paste of baking soda to my stripped skillet to neutralize the lye because one KZbin site said it was a Lodge recommendation.

[@thenives]

Your the man. I been trying for awhile and in one day and one can I restored it back to original and see the handle has a number 10 on it and bottom have where it was made and also say 11 3/4

[@laurenconde1081]

So very helpful!! I am glad to be apart of the facebook group, everyone is so helpful just as you are! Thank you for the scripture at the end!

[@hollygolightly8048]

I believe you meant KZbin group

[@stardust289]

@@hollygolightly8048 nope, he runs a Facebook group that people post questions in. It’s a really great group!

[@gazarium6578]

Great Video! EYE PROTECTION! If you think lye (sodium hydroxide) does a number on crusty grease, you won't believe how destructive it is to your corneas. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES! Lye will continue to corrode away your eye ball until you flush it out with lots of water, but the painful damage will be done. Afterall, you do want to be able to SEE the results of your skillet restoration, right? Thanks again for a low key, informative video.

[@teaberdean1]

I have an 8qt kettle and a 17" skillet that are sticky. I've tried the salt method and scrubbing with lodges cast iron soap and seasoning them again to no avail. I've tried bacon grease, canola, and lard.... Still sticky. Please help! As a God-called preacher of the Gospel, I too appreciate you including Scripture in your video. I'm so thankful I found this channel. Thank you in advance brother and keep up the good work sharing the Good News.

[@castIroncookware]

When applying seasoning, wipe away all of the excess. The rule is "Less Is Best". Once you have wiped it down well, bake it in the oven above the smoke point of the oil that you are using for an hour. That will cause the oil to polymerize and take care of the stickies. I us a beeswax based product the gives me a storage coat without it going rancid. Oil will go rancid by itself and become sticky in storage.

[@justmyself1000]

For a much easier and more effective method....take your cast iron cookware and put it in your oven. Run the self-cleaning feature of your oven on high. Side benefit....your oven will be cleaned as well as the cast iron cookware.

[@howarddeheer8295]

I have tried easy off numerous times outside on hot days. It just doesn't seem to work well for me for some reason last time I used it I left it outside for about 3 weeks and checking on it everyday and respraying. I went back to the Lye tank. I finally came up with 103 gallon stainless steel tank I will have tank up and going before long

[@benbekemeier5545]

Seems to be frowned upon, but I use a wire wheel on my angle grinder to strip the build-up on my cast iron. It leaves a smooth burnished surface which doesn't bother me.

[@kevinmahoney1995]

Going to try this on mine. Just got some Easy Off from the store today, hope this works. I live in an apartment and my outdoor balcony is screened in though. There's no fan out there and I can't open the screening. I hope the fumes won't cause any issues. I'll seal the bag tight. I'll break one of those covid masks out of retirement while I'm doing this, too.

[@donaldshields2483]

Good video I enjoyed watching keep up the good work and I’ll keep watching god bless

[@darryljf7215]

Before rinsing, and with the product still on the pan use some wire wool to remove the gunk. This speeds process up. When there's no more to remove, then rinse out. Also, if you rinse the pan and leave to air dry - the pan will probably get flash rust. You can avoid this by applying some hot oil to pan.

[@doriaddiss8403]

Very, very helpful videos! Not sure how I found them. Must be a God-thing. The scriptures at the end are so refreshing. :-) Thank you!