How to Restore, Season, and Maintain Your Cast Iron

[@Born.In.The.U.S.of.A]

Loved the information you've given. Thanks so much for posting this video because I needed it! 😊

[@BoulevardHome]

So glad to hear it was helpful, thanks for watching!

[@stevegordon5243]

Cast iron is great and really doesn't require that much maintenance overall. And it will last for generations if taken care of (which is minimal)

[@BoulevardHome]

It certainly will last forever! If you take care of a cast iron properly, you're great grandkids might use it someday! Thanks for watching.

[@charliesgrumma5388]

NEVER USE SOAP AND WATER TO CLEAN A CAST IRON SKILLET! Use a real copper or real stainless steel scouring pad (not the cheap plated pads) and some grease to scrub any stuck on foods loose in the pan and then use a couple paper towels to wipe out the inside of the skillet. Next add a little clean cooking oil (bacon grease preferred) to the skillet and wipe it out again with a clean paper towel to make sure the inside is clean. ("High smoke point" doesn't apply unless you are heating a dry pan with only the "seasoned film" and nothing in the pan but who heats empty frying pans?) If the paper towel still has black on it repeat with new grease and wipe it again. Your frying pan is now clean, seasoned, and ready for storage or for cooking. Do not cook tomato dishes in your skillet, and if you cook food that doesn't stick to the pan still give it a light scratch with the pad and some grease and wipe it out and it is good to go again. You can wash the scouring pad in hot soapy water then store it to clean your pan the next time. My granny taught me this in the 1950's and it has worked for me for going on 75 years. I've got 2 of grandma's skillets I still use I'll bet are more than 100 years old and they have never been washed with soap and water, ever. Just scrubbed with a scouring pad and grease and wiped clean. Any germs that may live on the grease in the pan dies once the temperature of the pan rises above 160 degrees in you are a germophobe. If you clean your skillet this way it will always be seasoned perfectly.

[@dvxAznxvb]

I suppose that this is one of the most ironic videos about cast iron i have ever seen

[@BoulevardHome]

Haha why's that?