Comments on: Besides Using Chisel, How Does One Get Burnt, Caked On Food, Off An Old Cast Iron Skillet?

By: Miz D

Miz D — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

I don’t know if it would leave a stink or make food taste bad later but I bet a good spray with WD-40 would loosen all the gunk on your old cast iron skillet. Let it soak in good then scrub the skillet with steel wool.

By: spudzski

spudzski — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

Ya gotta put it’s fire back in it. Rub it in cookin oil and put it in a good hot fire fer an hour or 2. Cool er down with air coolin then scrub er down, but ye gotta keep her oiled up all the time.

By: Lord Percy Fawcette-Smythe.

Lord Percy Fawcette-Smythe. — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

put it on a heat source with nothing in it, let it get very very hot and you will find that any thing that has been left on the skillet will carbonise and fall off.

By: galyamik

galyamik — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

Use a strong solution of bleach. Bring to the boil in a well-ventilated location. After 10 minutes or so the gunge should be loosened.

By: Pagan Queen

Pagan Queen — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

I have tried what Cheryl P said,
but after cleanning I was told to coat with oil (vegetable) on a paper towel and let it sit.
Good Luck!!!

By: yuma2270

yuma2270 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

I use a small amount of sand with cooking oil and keep scrubbing. Then re-seaon the pan when done.

By: old fart

old fart — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

clean sand lots of elbow grease. Then when it is clean you have to season it again with cooking oil.

By: Ronatnyu

Ronatnyu — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

I’d put it on a slow boil for about an hour for the water to seep in. then use crumpled aluminum foil to attack it.

By: Snuffy

Snuffy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

Boil up some baking soda in it for awhile (don’t let it get dry)

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:08:16 +0000

In the olden days they let it burn off in an open fire pit