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Getting rust off of cast iron

lovesrecess — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:55:48 GMT

Just found my mother’s very old cast iron muffin pan that somehow got put in a box in the garage....it has a lot of rust on it but I know it can be cleaned...did a search but only found ads for buying stuff to spray on it....I know there is a way to remove the rust without going to the store...can anyone help?

i tried a Brillo pad on the bottom and some of the rust came off....but can’t use it in the muffin cups...they are deep and not very wide....TIA!

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

Shepherd — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:26:44 GMT

Go to the Lodge Cast Iron website. They have great directions for use & care.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

KingstonsMom — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:47:45 GMT

@lovesrecess

I believe the other poster means LODGE cast iron:

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

deepwaterdotter — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:29:35 GMT

I would try rubbing the rusty areas with just fine steel wool (Brillo without the soap).

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

lovesrecess — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:42:07 GMT

Thanks so much...don’t know why I didn’t think of that

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

lovesrecess — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:03:34 GMT

Just FYI....the site pretty much suggest scrubbing off the rust and reseasoning.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

SharkE — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:12:29 GMT

Why somebody threw it in the garage. I hate that ol' heavy rusty stuff.

Rust will come back after you scrub on it.

to many newer modern materials now days like that Zaherian guy who sells his stuff on Q to mess with that old time 'stuff'.

I had one way back in the 80's when I was a young girl and threw it in the landfill. I got one half cast iron and half aluminum that I saw at Walmart and never saw it again after I bought the last one and that thing is a wonder.

Don't have to baby it, can use dish detergent in it and rinse clean under faucet. Half the wgt.

I fried chicken in my original cast iron back in the 80's and read instructions on how not to use dish washing detergent in it , do not subject to extreme changes of temps from off the stove to letting it

soak in sink overnight. who has all that free time?

Modern cast iron has been improved trying to scape chicken bits out of that thing even after a overnite soaking and if you tried to make gravy out of the chicken grease in one of those things and you can't scrub on it, etc. I'm still mad after all these yrs. LOL Not for me.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

twinkies — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:17:59 GMT

Use coca-cola and steel wool .

cathy from ma

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

SharkE — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:17:47 GMT

https://www.qvc.com/Geoffrey-Zakarian-12%22-Cast-Iron-Nonstick-Skillet.product.K48206.html?sc=PSCH&TZ=EST

this is the new modern version

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

fthunt — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:51:54 GMT

@SharkE AGREE............Chef "Z" product is fab. I bought the small frypan and went back for the middle size. It's wonderful - use it almost every day. Leave that old rusty stuff in your memory bank along with corded telephones and black & white TV.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

SharkE — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:41:36 GMT

I've been wanting to get his 10 in skillet haven't gotten around to it with ordering Foodi's. Maybe next month.

He advertised a pan that was all cast iron and I could tell by looking at it , it was really nice to put homemade rolls in , but, it weighed 8 lbs empty.

I don't want to handle anything that heavy and boy if you dropped it on your toe you'd be headed for the ER.

Stick with my light wgt stuff in my 'old' age. LOL

https://www.qvc.com/Geoffrey-Zakarian-9x13%22-Cast-Iron-Nonstick-Baker.product.K48209.html?sc=SRCH

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

SilleeMee — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 13:34:45 GMT

BAR KEEPERS FRIEND

removes RUST...that's what it says on the can and it works, I've used it to remove rust on several things.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

Eileen in Virginia — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:16:15 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
I've been wanting to get his 10 in skillet haven't gotten around to it with ordering Foodi's. Maybe next month.

He advertised a pan that was all cast iron and I could tell by looking at it , it was really nice to put homemade rolls in , but, it weighed 8 lbs empty.
I don't want to handle anything that heavy and boy if you dropped it on your toe you'd be headed for the ER.

Stick with my light wgt stuff in my 'old' age. LOL

https://www.qvc.com/Geoffrey-Zakarian-9x13%22-Cast-Iron-Nonstick-Baker.product.K48209.html?sc=SRCH

@SharkE I have his largest skillet and love it for searing steaks and chops before finishing them in the oven. It is very heavy, but has a helpers handle. Nothing sticks to it. DH does the dishes. He knows to be careful with the non-stick coating, but all bets are off beyond that. He dries it and puts it back in the oven. We store it in the oven because we have a galley kitchen where space is limited and because it’s drier in there. So far, we haven’t had a problem with rust.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

SharkE — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:17:30 GMT

and you won't with the new stuff. That old timey stuff from way back is the stuff I detest. Rusty ol' heavy stuff. Poor women back in that day who had to do all that cooking without a/c lugging that heavy cast iron around and hand scrubbing it all day long.

Those heavy irons they had to press clothes with, hauling water from the well and creeks. I could go on and on with the life of the yesterday women.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:21:18 GMT

There's a liquid you can buy. You just brush it on, let it rest an wipe it right off.

My late husband used it all of the time for various projects. He'd often use it for screens that had rusted.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:28:15 GMT

Here's a website for a more natural way to do it:

https://cleaning.lovetoknow.com/Cleaning_Rust_Off_Metal

Here's one from the makers of WD-40:

https://www.wd40specialist.com/products/rust-remover?specialist=GoogleRustManagement&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6-X3u-qR4wIVhYzICh3E-AewEAAYASAAEgK_DvD_BwE

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:31:03 GMT

There are a lot of them. Supposedly this one got 4 stars, that means something to some people. I'm more of "I'll believe it when "I" see it. Ha!

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

BeccaLou — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 04:12:00 GMT

@lovesrecess To clean rust off of cast iron take some table salt mixed with a little warm water, just enough to make a paste with it, once it looks rust free take a lightly dampened paper towel and wipe off the salt past and dry . Place your cast iron in the oven on 300 for about 20 minutes , cool it will be very hot. Then lighty oil it with vegetable oil. And that should take care of it. Just don't ever let the cast iron get wet and stay wet. to clean it wipe out grease or food. Then take a few damp paper towels or a cloth and wipe out with a lightly dampened cloth. And always dry it in the oven. cool and oil it again and wipe out the exceass oil.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

BeccaLou — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 04:13:41 GMT

@lovesrecess I forgot to tell you to use steel wool with the salt paste to clean your cast iron.

Re: Getting rust off of cast iron

SharkE — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:56:33 GMT

@Annabellethecat66 wrote:
There are a lot of them. Supposedly this one got 4 stars, that means something to some people. I'm more of "I'll believe it when "I" see it. Ha!

I wouldn't fix food in anything that is a household chemical.