I Found Rusty Cast Iron Pan from Trash and Restored It

Couple weeks ago I found this rusty cast Iron pan from a dumpster. I didn't see any cracks so I thought it's definitely worth saving and of course It makes also nice little video of the restoration and seasoning process. Next week I'll do something more complex again.
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I started with by electrolytic rust removal. If you try it, I recommend checking out some tutorials because you are dealing with water and electricity after all. Also as mentioned doing it outside or in well ventilated area is recommended because of the formed gasses. Then I cleaned the pan further with oven cleaner, steel wool and scotch brite. I needed to remove all the old seasoning to get the new seasoning stick properly. I doesn't show too well on the video but at the end the pan is cleaned to the bare metal finish (dark gray instead of black).
After the cleanup I used pig fat or lard to create the new seasoning. I started by heating the pan to 100 degrees CELCIUS. This open up the pores on the cast iron and allows better more durable seasoning. after the pan was heated I put on the fist layer of pig fat. then I baked the pan in 250 degrees for 30-60 minutes and let it cool for a moment (not nearly to room temperature). I reaped baking and recoating 5 times, until I was happy with the results.
I tested the pan by making "finnish pancakes" which are basically crepes but slightly different I used pre-made powder to speed up the baking process. That's why it looks like it's only flour and water (it's not).
Thanks for checking out my video once again! Please, if you liked my video, consider subscribing and leave a like and a comment!

[@brose04008]

When you whipped off your oven mitts to reveal gloved hands underneath, you earned my subscription.

[@bigjay123]

I just hope he changed them.

[@christygibson4971]

1 no

[@aidenflame1576]

what time stamp did he do that!!

[@jzexyz]

@@aidenflame1576 7:45

[@bonhll8070]

maybe he has a tattoo that would ruin his anonymity

[@gagothesour]

I wish someone would just find me lying around and then restored me like that

[@WydOverThere]

Is everything ok at home?

[@gagothesour]

@@WydOverThere yeah, except me I guess

[@jonahandthem]

God can

[@gagothesour]

@@jonahandthem God can sugondese

[@danicalifornia9430]

Yeah me too im actually a toaster

[@Immashift]

I have a small cast iron pan I've had in my life since I was abouth two years old. I'm 29 now, and the seasoning on it from three decades of oil and stuff is indestructible. I've made chili in it, heavy on tomatoes and acidic stuff, and it's even seen the dishwasher. Still it's just and black and well broken in as ever with zero rust. The thing just does not care. My friends ask me why I take a five pound pan hiking and camping but at this point it's like an old friend. Even fell out of my pack once hundreds of feet down a mountainside, it still didn't care.

[@dudedudeee7113]

what impress me the most from your story is that you manage to found the pan after it fall from hundreds of meter of a mountain

[@YodaZemunski]

That pan deserves to be honored with a medal

[@thisiswhatilike54]

Cast iron don’t care. Cast iron don’t give a $&%#

[@micahfoote7270]

The bike: pick me, pick me!! The dude: dang, look at this rusty old pan. I like him.

[@crecent3145]

Lmao 🤣🤣🤣

[@VolcanicProtectorMan]

@TheRecklessOne but that 50$ bike can get you around to places. How often is he going to make pancakes or whatever this pan is for.

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

Just like gym class...

[@storr7535]

abigail foote spoiler for next video maybe

[@wamuuthepoleperson168]

@allan truong but odd tinkering said that the pan is about £60 and if the bikes £50 then he can sell the pan and buy a bike and still have £10 left over

[@beeneverywhereman]

This video should be used to teach chemistry. I could totally see an instructor pausing the video and saying..."Now class, please write out the reaction that is occurring to eliminate the Iron oxide. So awesome! Thank you so much for doing this.

[@TelasDiary]

This is the only noteworthy comment amongst the other trash comments.

[@tostadin3.06]

That is a really good idea

[@Crigar09]

The guy owns videos for vintage gaming console restorations. I'd use those instead for the same purposes. I know I'd fall asleep if they made me watch this video in high school

[@fuad1417]

Some electrolysis thingy

[@borkiborz2891]

so what is it exactly?

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

"What are you baking in the oven?" "Pan." "Pancakes? I thought..." "No, THE pan."

[@Crigar09]

So the pan can be hot enough already and by the time you poor the dough...instant pancakes...no? aight I'm out!

[@Hjonks4627]

@@Crigar09 why not but them both in? You'll get pancakes and a baked pan

[@jadzia2098]

Amazing work you are doing. Those cast irons skillet and Dutch oven, are the best. Love using those. They are the best skillet There is. If you take care of it, they will last you a Lifetime.

[@esejsnake1503]

@@jadzia2098 who? I want to buy one

[@jadzia2098]

@@esejsnake1503 you can check anywhere they sell pots and pans. You also can check at garage sales, thrifts store, cause at one time i found a small skillet at a trifht shop. I saw some at an hardware store, with the skillet and pots and other baking and cooking supplies. As i Said, if you know how to care for those cast irons skillet, they last a very long time. You also need how to cook with those thing. It's not like any of those skillets.

[@guessmyname1104]

"And that was how all the DNA was accidentally removed from the discarded murder weapon, your honor" 😬

[@ador3nai46]

Jeff White under appreciated comment lol 😂

[@mallorygarcia5154]

That’s funny but slightly disturbing.. just my type of humor lol

[@TheCelticSeer]

Genius comment!!

[@ekstadropsen]

So good😂😂😂

[@davidbell1487]

LMFAO 😂!

[@komori_fire]

Dude gonna pull out a half gallon of jelly like we’re not about to talk about it?

[@cj222100]

Lol exactly, I was like what type of jelly comes in a huge plastic bucket like that 😂

[@bodyofhope]

Maybe he made his own preserves?

[@TrappedMedia]

Thats strawberry jam

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

In Finland jam often comes in large "buckets".

[@pussyfootproductions]

What about that tube of pork fat?!?! lol

[@ImProbablyFine.]

Such a scary pan, it gives me the crêpes

[@cronobactersakazakii5133]

This comment gives me the chives too 😃

[@dobrealexvlad]

Good joke :)) :D

[@TenBear]

For a joke that bad I'm going to batter you

[@Froggyboard]

This deserves more likes wtf.

[@lauriemayhew2279]

It canape that scary!

[@nazarbratko3401]

My wife yelled at me and said if your so intrested in watching dishes being washed go to the kitchen and do it yourself ....

[@arloisthegreatest8810]

LMFAO 😂

[@noemigonzalez6007]

She's right tho

[@sijamMGL]

🤣🤣🤣

[@fernandagnakanishi]

loooool 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mikey-ym6ok]

Man up. Dont take that shit from her.

[@BeMystifiedSelfHelpTipsbyGaya]

I like how he was still wearing the black gloves while cooking AND spreading the jam and stuff haha

[@BeMystifiedSelfHelpTipsbyGaya]

@jubjub247 hahaha 🤣🤣

[@bcallow2900]

But not while dumpster diving 🤣

[@parvanirose]

"Sugar, spice, and everything nice. These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little girls, but Professor Utonium accidentally added an extra ingredient to the concoction: CHEMICAL X."

[@DenlixCutix]

@C B S true

[@DenlixCutix]

renember he touched all sorts of things with it

[@jayf9635]

The part where the flipped the oven gloves off only to see you're still wearing normal gloves is so funny to me, i keep repeating it 😂

[@MinYoongi-sm9mr]

Friend : what kind of asmr do you listen to? Me: it’s complicated 😬

[@staceyw.6608]

Hahaha. LOVE this comment! It's great ASMR right?!

[@drteddy2609]

This asmr asmr is fine, people eating makes me want to punch someone in the throat though.

[@henryrichard7619]

This is less weird than 90% of the ASMR out there.

[@IheartHGR]

👏

[@shadimalpz1717]

jajaja... Y sí, a mis amigas no les puedo explicar que miro estos videos, nunca lo entenderían xD

[@BrbFeedingMyUnicorn]

The fact that I haven’t seen him rinse this thing off yet stresses me out 😂

[@rhubarbpie2027]

I was wondering when he was going to wash off the oven cleaner with hot soapy water. I always do that before properly seasoning my cast iron, To each their own though.

[@MimiJoys]

Stressed me out that he never did wash it in Hot Soapy Water and then Rinse it after using Oven Cleaner on it! 😜😝😨

[@jessi330]

@@MimiJoys You don't use soap on cast iron.

[@katirib]

jessi330 Yes you do. Before you begin your seasoning.

[@rebekahdavis8731]

@@jessi330 Yes you can. That's a myth. Years ago when soap was riddled with harsh chemicals you couldn't. Nowadays it's perfectly fine. * Dish soap used to often contain lye which would strip the seasoning, ie the plastic like substance. You can't even use lye with plastics...Because of that very reason...So you don't really understand what you're saying steven. It's used to clean a cast iron right down to the bones, at which point you would need to season it all over again. Check your facts before calling lies. Lye is 100% a caustic chemical and shouldn't be handled with bare hands...just one of multiple reasons why it's not used commonly in dish soap anymore.

[@sonnyca]

I’m skeptical about you “finding” the pan. I suspect you fought an old grandma and stole her heirloom pan.

[@mammamiia08]

Old grandma would never let such a pan rust like that!

[@cdh79]

a friend of mine found one as well when he brought out the trash.. he restored it and it's the best pen he's ever owned.. i wouldn't get rid of mine either

[@82ndAbnVet]

Grandma would have kicked his ass for trying to steal her pan!

[@kathyflorcruz552]

You've never seen houses cleared & everything dumped before? I sure have. House flippers do it all the time - throw treasures in the trash. Plus that junk yards are FULL of things like this.

[@82ndAbnVet]

@@kathyflorcruz552 you must be a short person because his joke went WAY over your head.

[@rachete.the.machete]

See you all in 5 years when this is recommended again

[@RYUMIXTAPE]

Ok

[@Julia-zg2sj]

ok

[@lxrdvix2837]

Ok

[@NachoBran_CandyCabbage]

ok

[@salvatoremorra01]

Ok

[@AmySay]

“It can also be fun, not just dangerous”, they say, as they light that shit on fire.

[@VirgoGoddess90]

Look up The Hindenburg disaster if you want to see what a whole lot of it will do

[@TheMrboogity]

One should say “stuff,” not “s***,” as in “... light that stuff on fire.” You should never say or write “s***,” on the Internet. It’s vulgar.

[@clairedixon5471]

TheMrboogity are you the pope or somethin

[@anywaysso2108]

TheMrboogity HAHAHHA THIS MADE ME LAUGH

[@YourLocalPlagueDoctor]

TheMrboogity okay boomer

[@windestruct]

0:15 When mom throws out something that i'm sentimental of Edit: This is just a metaphor

[@VicJuarez88]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@-Prakriti]

Just don't fall in dustbin

[@nancyaaauto3724]

RaCoOn

[@happydays5009]

I WISH YOU WOULD SHOW THE PART WHERE YOU RINSE IT WITH WATER WHEN IT'S LIKE REALLY DIRTY AFTER THE PRODUCTS

[@brianwest8119]

Unfortunately, you can't use water to clean cast iron dishware. Otherwise, it will rust back up. So, another method of cleaning is highly advised.

[@MimiJoys]

@@brianwest8119 Yes you can! My Grandmother had FANTASTIC Cast Iron Skillets. I have FANTASTIC Cast Iron Skillets! I would NEVER use Oven Cleaner on something I'm cooking with and NOT use Hot Soapy Water and a Good HOT WATER RINSE afterwards, then either put it in the warm oven or on a top warm burner to dry, then you season it with oil and place it in the hot oven,afterwards, they turn out FANTASTIC!!!!

[@tommjj]

@@MimiJoys FANTASTIC

[@deflatedfruit4716]

@@MimiJoys FANTASTIC

[@rebekahdavis8731]

@@brianwest8119 That's a myth. It will only rust if you don't dry it right after like you're supposed to with any metal. Cleaning it with water is perfectly fine.

[@AlajBag]

So you'll wash a frying pan for a couple of days but you won't whip your own cream?

[@melizacardona8680]

This is so funny

[@TheCelticSeer]

Is it cream or is it Shaving Foam? We didn't get to see the can, unlike the Oven Cleaner!!

[@lexcastillo2768]

my thoughts exactly

[@secrets2youth]

That is a good remark. I just had to make a comment because truly why wouldn't you make your own cream? The one you're using or any fabricated one oh, they are also bad for us with all the chemicals Etc. But a great video on the pan you've done a great job

[@Dirtyboxer1]

i understand him. making homemade whipped cream is hard work.

[@ankit5774]

And suddenly this video turned into a cooking show. Haha 😂 even had eating sound.. Khaaaop

[@jerzyzareba551]

"Hydrogen is highly explosive" *literally uses a lighter to burst hydrogen bubbles*

[@j-man72b72]

Flammable, not explosive.

[@thany3]

Just like methane. You know, the stuff that is used to heat a gas hob.

[@gabigamerff9649]

@John Fisher nnjcgggh

[@gabigamerff9649]

@John Fisher kl

[@sdushdiu]

Tell us genius, just how much "highly explosive hydrogen" is generated? Any chlorine gas generated would be a more serious irritant.

[@markopetkovic2568]

Did I just spend 10 minutes watching someone wash the dishes?

[@Crigar09]

That's quarantine making us do...

[@calicotree_]

No if you play in 2x speed like me

[@lj.s.3021]

I ja!

[@MegaAlexison]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LegoLordPro]

Basically lol

[@mammamiia08]

Now when I realize that you're Finnish I understand why your vids are silent 😁😉 /a swede who loves it!

[@LoafnotFoundYT]

He's american

[@mammamiia08]

@@LoafnotFoundYT Why do you think that? When he finds the pan it's not english language on the container. Plus the pan itself is common in the Scandinavia.

[@LoafnotFoundYT]

@@mammamiia08 when you see the game boy restoration it's in usa location

[@mammamiia08]

@@LoafnotFoundYT How so?

[@LoafnotFoundYT]

@@mammamiia08 just look at it

[@aoutsky]

Legend has it: he is still wearing gloves.

[@lilly7996]

D N lmao 🤣 right!

[@edvinfloreby7023]

D N you know he is only doing it for the video... some people are really dumb

[@lilly7996]

Edvin Floreby wooow, you have no sense of humor. He was just being funny

[@briellearia685]

@@edvinfloreby7023 you're quite literal i guess

[@74C50]

Plättar!!! That's what we call the small pancakes that you can make with this cast iron pan in Sweden!

[@voxJT]

Thanks for this. I'd always wondered what they were actually called. My mormor and mom made these for us growing up. Became a family tradition that even my wife has continued on with. But we always knew them as plutton, made in a plett pan. I'm guessing that was just the way the word evolved into our families English.

[@branbeggrify]

@@voxJT the pan even has a specific name in swedish, "plättlagg".

[@interstellargalactic5959]

And it's 'Lettuja/Letut' in Finnish and the pan itself is called 'Lettupannu'.

[@Fuzzycat16]

here we call em .... Pancakes.

[@jimmieakesson8816]

@@Fuzzycat16 LULW

[@DrWoodyII]

An interesting note, hydrogen burns with a pale blue flame, almost invisible in the daylight, while chlorine burns with a yellow flame. It looks like the flame has a heavy chlorine influence. [3:30] The initial flame starts with blue color and then switches to yellow.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Instant pancake mix?? After all that, you use a just-add-water instant pancake mix?!?!?!???

[@susiethomas6909]

Marcel Audubon - I was thinking the same thing! 😂

[@laurijtsalmela]

Finnish pancakes require that amount of water. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MimiJoys]

I thought the same thing! 😜😝☹😖😜😝

[@pantrymonster]

Gross thin pancakes too...

[@makaronilaatikko1780]

@@pantrymonster Did you mean Finnish pancakes? They are meant to be that thin.

[@dylanmarroquin5366]

As a cook, i strongly love this video! The fact that someone would throw such a good piece of equipment out is beyond me! Cast irons are lovely but a big responsibility ❤️❤️

[@humdinger5701]

I was a Cub Scout and Eagle Scout. My heart has a soft spot for cast iron. Great for cooking Bacon and chasing off aggressive raccoons.

[@rorig4630]

@@humdinger5701 haahahahaha

[@ausfoodgarden]

Lucky you haven't met my wife. She wanted to replace a thick cast iron wok with a Teflon coated thin-walled aluminum one because it "looked dirty" And Odd Tinkering I'll be checking the metal recycle bin next time I go to the rubbish tip. 😊

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

40 years cooking with cast iron...each time you use them, wash in hot soapy water (yes!), rinse, immediately put on the stove over heat. When the pan is hot, grease entirely...handle and all, continue heating for 2-3 minutes. Job done...they never go rusty if you do this 5 minute job. I cook all manner of food including acidic. They are so durable and efficient. Hope that persuades you to use them. x

[@farrellvanessa]

@@moiragoldsmith7052 this is exactly what I do as well. I never have an issue. 😊

[@musicmaniac32]

I love this channel so much. It's educational and entertaining. I am still surprised by how much humor he puts into his restorations.

[@jaredmoss8170]

The electrolytic reaction is quite complex. There are several reactions taking place at the voltage you dials in there (7.3 volts, which is quite overkill and may lead to many adverse side reactions; but who cares - it's an old pan :). The main reaction you are wanting to take place is the full reaction below (which is only an estimated guess, since many different iron oxide reactions can occur): 1) 4 Fe(0) + 6 O2 --> 2 Fe2O3 More specifically, in the electrolysis of iron and iron oxide: 2) 4 Fe(0) + 3 O2 + 2 H2O --> 4 Fe(III)O(OH) (bubbly red film in your water)... which decomposes slowly to Fe2O3 (red iron oxide, rust) when dehydrated. Now, it important to note which electrode the anode and cathode in a galvanic/electrochemical cell (batteries), which discharges spontaneously, verses an electrolytic cell, where the cell is "charging" using an external potential. Hence, in either case, the cathode is defined as the electrode electrons are flowing in and the anode is where the electrons are flowing out. Therefore, reduction always happens at the cathode. In a galvanic cell, the red "positive" electrode is the cathode (electrons flow in) and the black "negative" electrode is the anode (electrons flow out). In an electrolytic cell, the red electrode becomes "negative" (-) at is considered the anode (electrons flow out), and the black "positive" (+) is considered the cathode (electrons flow in). You'll notice the flow of electrons is opposite for each these two types of cells. This becomes easier to understand when thinking about how a battery operates. Batteries store charge and when they are used they "discharge" spontaneously (definition of a galvanic/electrochemical cell). However, when driving an unfavorable chemical reaction (turning rust back to iron), the cell is essentially being "charged" back up, which requires a reverse in electron flow using an external power source. This change of current flow reverses which electrode becomes the cathode and which becomes the anode by definition. This is the reason why you see the rusted pan plugged into the "negative" terminal, because it needs to be the cathode in order to reduce iron oxide back to iron (make electrons flow INto iron). (The red (+) electrode is considered the anode in this electrolytic cell set up). **Thank you @OddTinkering, for correcting my mix up. This is a good reminder for me :) The two half reactions at each electrode are: Anode side (positive, red terminal): 4 Fe(0) (normal iron) -> 4 Fe(III) +12 e (electrons are produced to head to the cathode) Cathode side (negative, black terminal): 2 Fe2O3 + 12e- (electrons pushed from anode oxidation) --> 4 Fe(0) (pure iron) + 3 O2 (another explosive gas you were seeing) Now, there is another main reaction happening at that high voltage you set, the electrolysis of water. This extra voltage (potential) is being fed into the water molecules as well and breaking them apart, as shown below: 3) 2 H2O --> 2 H2 (g) + O2 (g) The two half reactions are (general equation): Anode: H2O -> O2 + 2 H+ (acidic protons) + 4 e-. (these electrons head to the cathode, black terminal side) Cathode: 2 H2O + 4 e- -> H2 (g) + 2 OH Overall reaction: 2 H2O --> 2 H+ + 2(OH)-. This is a general equation for neutral pH. However, it is known that autoionization occurs spontaneously, and can be induced by the electric field around the anode or cathode causing separate reactions to take place. Additionally, it is know that there are several different electrolysis reactions that can take place, depending if the water solution is basic (has excess hydroxide ions) or acidic (excess hydronium ions). The one given above is a combination approximation of the two. Acidic half reactions: Anode: 2 H2O -> O2 (g) + 4 H+ + 4 e-. Cathode: 4 H+ + 4e- --> 2 H2 (g) Basic half reactions: Anode: 4 OH- -> O2 (g) + 2 H2O + 4 e-. Cathode: 2 H2O + 4 e- -> 2 OH + 2 H2 (g) If you add both of these acid and basic half reactions you get the general equation given above. However, regardless of the chemical route taken, the result is hydrogen is produced at the cathode while oxygen is produced at the anode. Hence, producing the exciting explosive fireballs, which everyone should have fun with in small amounts! (Small amounts for safety). The purpose of adding sodium chloride (table salt) is to increase conductivity to allow the flow of electrons and ions through the solution. It does not participate in the chemical reaction, only flow of current (unless the electrolyte you are using is susceptible to electrolysis at the voltage specified; however, inorganic electrolytes are generally very robust depending on anode and cathode reactions). Only very minimal amounts of NaCl (table salt) are electrolyzed into sodium metal (which reacts with water into sodium hydroxide, which would make your water basic (you should do a pH paper test before and after, it would be interesting. However, the result may not be conclusive since both FeO(OH) and NaOH will lead to basic water. FeO(OH) is slightly soluble in basic conditions). I may have gotten carried away, but I hope you enjoyed learning a little about some electrochemistry! :)

[@dethadder0]

You could've just said "Because science" and that would've sufficed for me, lol, thanks for the knowledge bomb though!

[@jamieshannon9809]

THE BEST COMMENT EVER ON KZbin. In fact, not just a comment, but a comprehensive ElectroChemistry lesson for us all.

[@seraphimdagger]

thanks for explaining, science side of youtube

[@Damarlo36]

I didn't read this whole thing but I loved your effort! I gave it a like!!

[@jaredmoss8170]

I was bored in the office... That’s what I was lol ^_^

[@jeanettejack2152]

You had me hooked at the flailing legs in the dumpster!!!

[@Samunin_Draquarius25]

jeanette jack subscribed because of that😂

[@shoshog4647]

Me too

[@cydnicaldwell1337]

Its really nice to see that you seasoned the pan after cleaning. Not many people know to season a full cast iron pan thats not enamel or otherwise coated. Beautiful job!

[@RichardT2112]

Preparing food with black latex gloves for the win!

[@Once800-]

Doesn’t wanna show us his hands.

[@bodyofhope]

@@Once800- his nude hands.

[@Gray1sg0d]

There's 3 types of people ^

[@avinav2003]

Apart from restoration skills, recording and concept of shooting these videos are appreciable

[@xorinzor]

"Honey, the hobo is back dumpsterdiving again"

[@albertocortese3586]

ahahah wish the trash in my country were like that...here trash is real tarsh, nothing valuabel in general :/

[@bendu1ba6]

Wow him flapping the gloves off was life changing!

[@suzyq2189]

one of the many highlights of this video was finding out that cast iron pans have pores

[@jaykneegarner2479]

Suzy Q They do but for the most part you want to fill them in! The shiner and more glasslike the skillet is the less likely it is to stick. If you compare the difference between a antique Grizwald or Wagner cast iron skillet that’s been regularly used and properly maintained! Vs. say a new Lodge brand skillet you’ll find that the lodge skillet is quite rough looking and feeling. This is due to the fact that the lodge skillet isn’t as finely ground/polished as the antique skillets. If you ever buy a cast iron skillet( highly recommend) I would look for a antique skillet that’s been well cared for than a new one! I have used both and highly prefer the antique skillet over the new ones! My lodge skillets are after 10 years of regular use only about half way to being smooth as glass. It’s taken many years of seasoning and use to build the carbon layers to where they will fill the pores and things won’t stick.

[@Crigar09]

Next video: How to rinse open pores on a recently restored cast iron skillet.

[@lorenstribling6096]

Love this. I have some of my grandmothers cast iron from the early 1900's. Nothing cooks as well.

[@GayCorvidae69]

Kids in my chemistry class; ‘we’re never gonna use that’. This guy right here proving them all wrong

And getting lots of money, by the way.

[@evilwarcow]

He protec He attac But most importantly... He will make you a snac

[@rubensanchez8118]

evilwarcow and his cast iron blac

[@The_Beast_666]

ROTFFLMAO

[@Linda-9037]

From trash to treasure and YOU DID IT !!! I enjoyed watching your knowledge transform it.

[@idkwuisp7626]

I instantly noticed from the scenery that it's Finland. Torille!

[@sampuhhupmas5666]

Suomi!

[@drasiella]

Me too, from the inscription on the trash bins

[@RitaKuvaa]

SUOMI 🍳

[@22_______________tm]

Kerranki saa olla ylpee isäm maasta! Äkkiä torillen

[@mikkokarttu4366]

Perkelei

[@laura69271]

i have one like this,i live in Norway and this pan is part of a Scandinavian culture..this iron pan is very heavy.. and when i say " heavy" i mean really HEAVY... you don`t need a gun or a baseball bat to protect your house, one iron pan like this and one hit in the right place and the thief is dead like stone... the old house wives used to kill their unfaithfull husbands with an iron pan like this.. so ladies... if you have something in mind don`t use an Ikea pan.. buy one like this.. it works ! :-) )))

[@taylorqueensbury170]

brown eyed girl these pans are for disciplining a cheating husband haha

[@hzla88]

I have a cast iron frying pan.

[@norhafizah7924]

😄😄😄

[@bluesky4568]

Lol, my daughter in law wants my big camping skillet.. maybe I should ask what her intentions are 😏

[@ruedina]

In Poland we use dough roller. May be not so heavy, but with a little of practice you can educate the husband how to behave properly.

[@Dakiniwoman]

I love to see things restored... too many wonderful items are just discarded for no good reason.

[@jellygoaway1219]

I love that everyone is just critical of his cooking skills in the comments

[@michaelmiller6013]

I'macat i mean, he burnt watery pancakes

[@xlavenderskies]

Michael Miller they were crepes

[@xlavenderskies]

jubjub247 okay and? you’re not the one eating them...

[@xlavenderskies]

jubjub247 this aint no cooking show tho sdfgjk

[@xlavenderskies]

jubjub247 honestly you just need to stop, i don’t need to admit anything. this is not a cooking show lol. he was just repairing a pan and made some crepes. you’re doing too much

[@mymechanics]

Ohh mini Crépes 😍 very good restoration, was very interesting to watch with these techniques 👌

[@zsin128]

ikr

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks buddy!

[@maxbricolo623]

"This is cast Iron pan used to make crèpes..." *cofused French screaming

[@eeeeeehhhhhhhh]

Tiny crépes for tiny Fae

[@joseanoguera5898]

Not crepes but blinis, to be eaten with caviar. (Russian and Nordic tradition)

[@tomlinzer]

@@joseanoguera5898 nah, that pan is used to make "lettu"s or "lätty"s. finnish "crepes" or pancakes or whatever. well, I guess you could also make blinis with that

[@mockupguy3577]

@@tomlinzer , or Swedish plättar.

[@arianamaria_]

Americans panicking bc they just look like shitty pancakes 😂🥴

[@cynthiabasil8356]

My aunt had a quote on the wall " I love hard work I could watch it all day long. " 😲

[@marylhere]

I have ice tea spoons made by this company....it was my mother's stainless from the 50s. Quality stuff.

[@shotgunbettygaming]

WAY more intense than the average cast iron restoration lol! You know when electricity is involved....it's SERIOUS!

[@ljekatt]

Gense is founded in my hometown. It warms the heart a bit extra to se this pan being rescued!

[@rob2257]

I just realized I'm halfway through a 12 minute video about someone washing dishes. . . . . . *facepalm*

[@kevinbratwurst1418]

Hmm... do you wash your dieshes in saltwater and elctrocute it? If so.... not bad MIster, not bad.

[@sophiacristina]

While you don't even wash your dishes, what a shame!

[@alliegarcia4832]

Omg I’m glad I read this half way through the video I gotta go to work !

[@AntonGully]

The electrolysis was pointless. Vinegar would work better, but you can just use an electric drill with a wire brush attachment and do the whole rust removal job in about five minutes. At some point you have to make sure EVERY bit of rust, old seasoning or baked on grot gets removed and this is easiest done with a power tool. The actual seasoning shown wasn't great but four coats will do the job.

[@shinysunlight]

Rob lots of ignorant people i see... oh well. Just an usual day...

[@waitingfordaybreak8485]

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

[@nightfury1591]

This man has a simple life : Clean, record, upload, get money. Repeat

[@weezerl0vr]

I am soooo sorry but I read your name as night furry

[@nightfury1591]

@@weezerl0vr That's not a real name

[@weezerl0vr]

?

[@nightfury1591]

@@weezerl0vr 😂 sorry, my name is one letter R. Night Fury, not Night Furry

[@SoDa-fy6nt]

@@weezerl0vr then are there also furries only in the day? Hahahaha

[@Denobambino814]

That transition from the dumpster back to the workshop was godly

[@boahnation9932]

A flip that's available in every video editing software?

[@phillipcastillo8519]

I’ve gotten atleast 4 of my cast iron pans this way gotta love when people throw away gold like this!

[@hekeptdying1428]

That was such a turn on when he just flicked his oven mittens off. 😩 7:45

[@weareallfritz4365]

I probably watched it like 20 times

[@sethlishman]

To all my Witcher 3 fans “FOUND THE PAN HAVE YE??”

[@joshguy2177]

I was looking for that comment XD

[@RasoKye]

"But mine were black with soot, and I could see myself in this one if I wanted, but those years are long past"

[@xChronicleNurse]

LMAOOOOO

[@snashac899]

9:30 “huh, the pans already seasoned, I wonder what else he could be doing with that- oh he’s making the little crepes I see.”

[@ezzypoo7909]

You’re the only person I know that can make 10 minutes of cleaning a pan fun

[@mallorygarcia5154]

i just subscribed because i was hoping for him to actually use the pan to make crepes AND HE DID

[@AverageArtz]

"Crepes"... lol no, those are pancakes, albeit in a smaller size.

[@mallorygarcia5154]

AverageArts yeah I was gonna say pancakes but it was technically a crepe pan so I just said crepes 😂

[@kevinblanchard6652]

@@mallorygarcia5154 "You know, just to put this in there, I had a whole mess of crepes this morning. They're just like pancakes, maybe even better."

[@Dakiniwoman]

Mallory Garcia... that is not a crepe pan... that is a pan for making Swedish pancakes (Plattar) that are not either regular pancakes, nor are they crepes...crepes are French and the recipe is completely different... I have my Grandmother's pan like this and I am 74 years old...

[@mallorygarcia5154]

Dakiniwoman ohhh I see thanks for letting me know

[@aciyaiona]

He whipped them oven mitts off like a true pro 💪🏾

[@ninalovegood]

Dude's like - OH HEY HYDROGEN CAN BE LETHAL BC IT EXPLODES but he also lights a fire in the solution for the sake of cool shots.

[@jaykneegarner2479]

Nina Graf it would take way more than that run could produce to do anything more than singe a eyebrow!

[@tron3entertainment]

Nothing like crepes made with the same gloves which just scrubbed a rusty pan.

[@Isiahkan]

Adds texture and flavour

[@TheRightsofPassage]

No one's going to eat anything.

[@kevinmalone1600]

What do you mean?

[@Auburndad50]

He wears those gloves to bed too.

[@Timthornton1]

That's funny

[@Sassafras30]

This was so interesting to watch. How could anyone let such a beautiful cast iron pan go to pot! You did a great job. I love castiron cookware.

[@EVPointMaster]

7:27 "Honey, why is the oven running?" "I'm just baking a pan" "A pan of what?" ...

[@jaykneegarner2479]

Good one, though I generally do my seasoning out on the grill as the process of seasoning stinks like well burnt oil!

[@lettynamang5444]

Pan is bread in our country

[@albertocortese3586]

@@lettynamang5444 yeah, in my country it is also bread.

[@ashleymarie2749]

Dumpster diving with my Pa growing up was always the best we’d find so many awesome things

[@smartdog107]

With my Mom & favorite Aunt. 😁 Sometimes the finds would be mind blowing. 🤯

[@pfadiva]

In my rural end of the world, we had dumps, not dumpsters. (I'm old.) That was Dad's Sunday afternoon drive, cruising around to the dumps sites looking for stuff. I once found a white gold men's wedding band.

[@kingyattaaesop-shakur8691]

This guy has a wonderful energy! videos are off the chain!!! Great work 💯💯💯

[@MAMACITA101010]

Looks like I'm gonna spend the COVID-19 global quarantine restoring my cast iron skillet

[@Bushman4]

I've done 4 so far, with 8 more on deck... but I do it totally differently. In the oven on self clean for a few hour, then clean and do the oil coat (so thin that it looks like it's all gone) at least 5 times, baking for an hour in a 450°F oven each time, and letting it come to safe handling temp in between each round.

[@AnyColorYouLikeBro]

How's that coming along?

[@mc10333]

Did you restore it yet

[@MAMACITA101010]

@@AnyColorYouLikeBro its been done!! Looks great too

[@MAMACITA101010]

@@mc10333 yes I did!! Looks great too😊

[@isam2858]

Ooouu the way you flipped your oven mitts off....so impressive 😂😂

[@egandoueperoumal9811]

This is the best example of 'one man's trash is another man's treasure'

[@BrandiCousteau]

Best restoration channel! You're amazing. I actually wait for you to put new videos out 😂 haven't posted a comment until today but I had to. I could watch you for days. Your humor is the best. Keep it up 💕

[@shadowforge]

You must not watch many restoration channels then, this isn't even in the bottom 5 here compared to channels like Handtool Rescue, Rescue and Restore or Restore It.

[@laken97]

As someone who was never taught how to season a skillet i really appreciate you adding that in there! :)

[@5roundsrapid263]

Pork fat really is the best for it. Once it’s seasoned, hot water and paper towels are are you need to clean it. A tiny bit of soap, if it’s really dirty. No abrasives!

[@kilo6526]

Dude, I love your videos!!! They are very informative and totally entertaining! Please keep them coming💪🤙👏👏👏👏

[@astrinymris9953]

My mother told me that my maternal grandmother found a discarded iron pan. She cleaned it by putting it in a fire until everything was burnt off. This seems a lot easier and safer. My sister has it now, because she asked for it first. If you snooze, you lose. ;-D

[@catfishredneck88]

another great way to warp and crack an antique.

[@dollhousemakr]

Putting it into a fire is a good way for it to crack or explode.

[@obscurejourney6386]

@@dollhousemakr Well, apparently not that pan.

[@1977bmg]

Yea it sounds good KILL IT WITH FIRE !!!!

[@languagelearningdabbler]

Me: How did I get here 😳 Also Me: Wow, that’s cool 🤩

[@lorrey1242]

another process of getting rid of rusts. seen other channels uses sandblaster but this guy uses his patience and full effort.

[@ChickenNEO]

Like they always say, "One man's trash is another man's treasure..."

[@compositesquare]

Eating the pan-cakes at the end was the best part of the video 🤣🤣😂😂👍

[@joelanderson_t]

Especially with the eating sound effects at 10:46 😆

[@davidalbarracin3012]

The plate with the letters behind each crepe moved me to subscribe 😂

[@bd8026]

What about cleaning off the oven cleaner residue before oiling? Yum delicious easy off oven cleaner!

[@FlutePlayer777]

I'm sure he did in between steps.

[@tinydancer7426]

@@FlutePlayer777 thank you!

[@zackmcnaughton4316]

Absolutely love this channel! Thanks for the great content!

[@RyszardRudy]

Dude, when seasoning cast iron, every coat must be as thin as possible: first you apply the oil, then you use a towel to rub the most of it off, leaving a very thin layer. That way seasoning will be more even and it will hold better.

[@clambroth1923]

I soak or rusty iron tools in cider vinegar for a couple days or longer. Removes the rust just as well. Then I coat with motor oil.

[@ssijon]

I just sand blast old ones I find and season it right away. Quick and easy.

[@IceLynne]

He didn't even have a wire brush! lol

[@jeffteasdale8276]

Exactly......so much easier, & same results.

[@myshmallow]

Sandblasting can weaken it though. You're taking a layer of metal off when you do that. Thinning the cast iron. www.seriouseats.com/2014/12/how-to-restore-vintage-cast-iron-cookware.html "Sandblasting is another method Nick says to steer clear of: it not only cleans everything off, it also permanently alters the original surface of the cast iron.'

[@SilvaDreams]

@@myshmallow Sandblasting is a general term, you can use walnut shells which will strip away the rust but won't cut into the metal, it's commonly used on cars and plastic parts for removing paint.

[@wafflenerfy]

I got a cast iron pan from someone's garbage once too. A little scrub scrub, some seasoning and boom! We've been using it for years, great pan. I look for cast iron regularly at 2nd hand shops and yard sales!

[@beaut-ful-d-saster]

If the pan could talk, it would probably say thank you for giving it a second chance.

[@lidet19]

I love that the parchment paper was burned to bits by the end 😁 the eating sounds remind me of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

[@show_me_your_kitties]

Thank you for saving this pan, it belonged to my great grandmother. She killed my great grandfather with it in his sleep and my family has been looking for it since then.

[@KeriBerry420]

1 cup milk 1 egg 1/2 cup sifted flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 tsp vanilla Add wet into dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Should be thin. Use REAL butter on hot plet pan, fill each circle almost to top. Work fast using a smooth not sharp knife, they can stick. Enjoy with powder sugar, syrup and fruit.

[@olinaskadinautomo8155]

What if you make a vlog looking for antiques and restore it???

[@Fuzzycat16]

not everyone enjoys a vlog format. i for one could care less.

[@PhilippLerz]

@@Fuzzycat16 you don't have to watch it.

[@Fuzzycat16]

@@PhilippLerz It's an opinion you asshole.

[@stevenbrown3249]

I like how he wore the black work gloves as he was eating

[@em_i_lee7884]

I wish i can get a husband like this He can clean everything in the house

[@albertocortese3586]

@DOUD ahahah

[@lat514]

"Show your real self" Me showing off in a cool way my shyness: 7:44

[@TheMuseLuci]

there's so much chaos in the world. I'm stressed. so I'm watching a guy clean an old pancake pan it brings me peace.

[@vm722]

😆

[@davvesto6757]

I had no clue that you should treat the pan with fat to get a nonstick surface. Definitely gonna treat my cast iron pans with this

[@danaellenwood1260]

Save your Bacon fat, drip it through a fine strainer to get all the excess bacon bits out, keep it in the refrigerator in a jar or Tupperware container or the like. after cleaning your cast iron heated on the stove when hot and a layer of bacon fat all over, let cool on the stove. The best way to store cast iron is to have a piece of butcher paper between it and whatever you put on top of it , or if you have a pan rack hang it up and make sure you keep moisture away from it or it will rust again. that'll keep it non-stick and it will not feel tacky it will be nice and slick. Do not use vegetable oil to season it ends up being very tacky and sticky Bacon fat or lard is the best.

[@davvesto6757]

@@danaellenwood1260 okay thank you Dana. Very helpful tips!

[@satori4183]

Good job on saving that plättlagg!

[@ToniTone888]

Add "ASMR" at the end of the title and you'll get twice as much views

[@albertocortese3586]

@Angee Pizza nah, i also do. That thing about asmr is so retarded and sick that ends up being amazing.

[@-Prakriti]

@Angee Pizza 🍕

[@denilla8034]

I hate asmr

[@makinbiscuits]

I have one similar that I restored a couple years ago. I had no idea what it was used for so I use it to fry eggs.

[@peetsnort]

You know that I have issues with fried eggs. The pan I use is cured. Yet somehow I keep getting the egg white sticking. The previous day the eggs slide like marbles on ice and the next day I have to use the spatula. Wierd. It's a standard joke in my house. Possibly I need that special needs egg pan

[@pa0lab00m7]

Can also be used for muffin tops, i think. Or english muffin.

[@peetsnort]

@@pa0lab00m7 sort of like the production lines in factory. Just keep them coming

[@Vinterfrid]

@@pa0lab00m7 That would indeed be very flat muffins; they'd be approx. 2 mm in height. Right?

[@vampyrenz]

In sweden we use them to make Plättar, they are like mini pancakes. :)