Rusty Cast Iron Griddle? Make it Better Than Brand New
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- čas přidán 2. 03. 2019
- We will take this rusty Lodge Cast Iron Griddle and restore it to better than Brand New condition by stripping lt with oven cleaner, sanding the griddle side and re-seasoning it with flax seed oil. Then we will throw it on the Lodge Sportsman's Grill and cook up some breakfast. Nothing is better than breakfast cooked outdoors on live fire and Cast Iron!
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The best way I found to remove rust from cast iron is to use a round wire brush on a drill.
I put it in a vice between 2 board s to hold and grind all the rust off. Then it looks like it was just cast. Once its washed, I warm it up on the stove. Then i rub Crisco shortening all over it . And this is the important part! With a dry clean cloth, I dry it ALL OFF, leave nothing! It will have the thin film you want on... then it goes in the oven. 3 coats like that and it will shine. You don't want a thick coat. THIN THIN THIN IS WANT YOU WANT!!! DRY!!! DRY!!!DRY!!!
I started cooking on cast iron when I was about 13, I will be 62 in 2 months. I have over 25 peices. Some that were my grandmother's. I have done all kinds of cooking on the stove and on the camp fire. I think I can say i know what i am talking about. If you think like me, please give me a thumbs up.....Thanks....Stay Safe!
I absolutely love your videos!!!! We had a pan that was accidentally left out on our place for 2yrs. My old friend from Croatia fixed it for and seasoned it again. Best pan I own!!!!
A brillo pad removes rust like a champ, and you can re clean and sterilize, also cook off any excess chemicals and re season the griddle. But love your videos and watch them all the time, bought a lodge cook it all cause of you lol, I love it.
Wow I can't believe the difference...chef you really know your stuff!!👍👍🤗❤
Perfect timing!! I just came into some old cast iron that needs some love. This video will be a great help.
It's great that you take the time to make these videos, edit and post them. Not only is it education for folks, it allows other people to comment and provides a forum for conversation about different tips and tricks they have learned/follow themselves. Well done. I would never tell someone else "you should". All I can say is what I would do. If it's really bad (baked on/caked on crud), I use the self cleaning oven mode (fire if I don't have access to an oven). If it's not really that bad - salt and an old piece of leather and scrub it. I too use 80 grit and a sander if need be. I also use vinegar. I keep going until there are no signs of rust at all, when it's dry. Then it's ready for re-season. I also use flaxseed oil for the re-season (4 layers - baked on in between). Then olive oil (with a lint free cloth) for routine re-season after each use. When I clean them after use... hot iron/hot water... and once clean -- dry with heat (over the fire). Min 210 deg F before I re-oil. Usually 300-350 deg F. What I don't do, is use anything that I wouldn't use/spray directly into my mouth. That's been my general rule - and it's worked for me. To each his/her own though. Thanks for taking the time to make the video, try new things (that you haven't before i.e. the flaxseed oil) and share with folks... while also providing the opportunity for others to chime in. Thanks for sharing. Nicely done Sir.
I've not had a piece of cast iron as bad as this one, but I have had a pan that was close. I've always been afraid of using harsh chemicals, so I just took a flap sanding disk on an angle grinder to it, and it worked perfect. Some would argue about the amount of material this might take off, but it was fine. Still is years later. Nice vids.
I love coking on cast iron, rescued a few pieces myself 🇺🇸💕☺💕🇺🇸
I left a lodge cast iron griddle outside in the rain.. you can imagine what it looked like after a month of rust and gunk. Little elbow grease with a wire brush and some dish soup and stripped all the nastiness off. 2 hours in a 500 degree oven and a good coating of canola oil on both sides resulted in the most non stick cooking surface I've ever cooked on. It literally beats my sur la table scanpan. It's that good. I recommend you try that method. If you have a lot of nasty gunk, use a mix of baking soda and water then finish off with vinegar.
Great video! I continue to learn about cast iron cooking and maintenance of cast iron cookware. Thank you for making these videos. Have a great week!
Mark
Another Classic Video, from.the Backwoods Gourmet. 😎
Learned something easy off and white vinegar and flax seed oil thanks for the tips.
Watching this was very satisfying.
*I love your display of cast irons* _Thank you so much for your video, it was helpful_
Love my Lodge. Just got one a week ago, and I can't stop using it lol.
Great video. Sometimes our mistakes turn in to an opportunity. Good advice and love the channel. Your simple cooking always looks great and is an inspiration to us all to go out and cook. Keep it coming.
You did a great job. Most impressive is you learn from comments too. Smart man.
I learn a lot from comments. The comments are just as helpful as the video. Plus you can usually find out if it works or taste good. Some people are ruthless and to honest lol.
Thank you for your site. Very informative!
Nice job! Yeah, I don’t know what I like better. Cooking on cast-iron or the actual restoring of it.
This was so helpful!! My griddle looked awful on one side. Thank you
That is a nice cleaning job of the griddle and the same procedure applies to other cast iron products also.
Tip: For 1 pan re-seasoning I use flax oil gel capsules found in the vitamin section of stores. 1 jar will last for years.
Jeff Link smart
You watch Cowboy Kent Rollins dont you?
Someone just gave me a rusty 6.5 “ fry pan. After an afternoon of cleaning and hand sanding because none of my sanders would fit in that little pan, it turned out great. Next day was time to reseason. It looks amazing. Will be perfect for my ultralight day hikes.
Good job on the restoration of this griddle. Almost as good as new. I hear good things about seasoning with Flax Seed Oil. Nicely Done. Thanks for sharing. 😎.
Chris, love this ! Love finding old cast and restoring it ! If only people knew that they could save that awesome cast with a little work !
Yep. That little cameo of the small griddle was a garbage can find. Thanks for watching.
Restoring a 1950 grill griddle right now. Waaay worse condition. But its coming along
thanks for sharing, got griddle coming in the mail going to be getting the grill in a few weeks
Absolutely amazing👍
Great job thanks
Nice refinish job! 🥘🍳
Great information brother enjoy the rest of the weekend God bless 🖒🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Good evening,thanks for the video have a great evening 😁
Liked and subscribed👍 I’m barely getting into cast iron myself and am learning so much from channels like yours😊
Grape seed oil works really well for me. It seasons to a black hard finish, is non stick, and is very durable.
Grape seed oil is poison
I used olive oil on cast iron pan but I want to restore griddles my grandfather tried to get rid of. And turns out they are vintage lodge cast iron griddles.
Any oil will do that. The only substantive difference between oils is the smoke point.
I'm looking forward to seeing some great cooks on that grill, 'Wood.
*OMG* I am naive to cast iron. I have a griddle which I broil meat and did not know to use the other side. *Thank you so much!* _The eggs and bacon will be on it in the morning!!_ LOL
Regular old white vinegar works wonders on removing rust
You can also make your own lye bath (without any other nasty ingredients) and soak the cast iron for some days until the rust comes off easily. Another way is mixing water with white vinegar and again soaking the cast iron until the rust comes off. A lye bath does not harm the cast iron, you can leave it in there for quite a while. When using vinegar, you should try to remove the rust after some hours. If it's still not coming off, give it a day. Then a few days and keep trying to remove the rust every 2-3 days. Vinegar can harm the cast iron over time, therefore you don't wanna leave it in there for longer than necessary.
After using both methods you can simply clean your cast iron with soapy water and then reseason. After using vinegar I prefer to not only use plenty of water to neutralize it, I simply use a little baking soda.
I prefer both methods over chemical cleaners which always contain more than just lye or acid.
My experience with flax has yielded great results, but it comes with two cautions: it is not cheap, and it stinks like hell to season indoors. The only upside to its cost is, maintaining a season is far more economical than restoring one. Hope you enjoy the results!
I use flax on my carbon steel too, and have great results with it there too. I hsvec heard of folks who've had issues keeping flax bonded to their carbon steel, but I've not personally had that problem. I seasoned the whole pan though, not just the cooking surface, and do the same with my cast irons, I wrote down the whole thing and finish the season in the oven, when it's not grilling season and I'm not doing it outdoors.
Yep, Flax is the best for cast iron from my experience. All my Lodge is always seasoned with Flax.
You can use seas salt semi course and a half of potatoe and rice brand oil to remove rust you can season cast-iron with fringing potatoes
If you have a self cleaning electric oven put any iron skillet through the cleaning cycle and when it comes out all the rust and old seasoning will just rinse off no scrubbing.
Great Video. I have a heavy duty Weber Cast iron square skillet on my grill. No Rust, just lots of gunk. What is the best way to get that cleaned up? TIA
Great video,. I have the same griddle from Lodge and love it, however I was lazy after a dinner and few drinks, and left it for the next morning. The striped side of the griddle was rusting very quickly. I used salt and scrubbed it dry. I don’t have an electric sander, and it’s still a little orange, but it’s smoother that it was. I will now season with flax seed oil first and olive oil for a finishing touch. What can you recommend if there’s still a little bit of orange from the rust but it’s still smooth?
I can't remember who told me or where I learned it, but I use grape seed oil sometimes to reseason my pans.
Brushing oil on the unseasoned cast iron is somehow satisfying.
Hi Backwood gourmet. Name is Kevin. Love you channel. I want to know what you think of the Lodge fire cook stand? It's simple but functional I think for camp fire cooking with cast iron cookware. Cant find any reviews on youtube. I would like to see you do a review on it. Thanks. Be safe.
I use Gamo rice bran oil it is almost 500 smoke temp I think it has worked the best for me 3 times
I picked one of these used last week $45 CDN it need to be reseasoned they are over $100 CDN new..Tried pan cakes no luck ...Maybe after a few more burgers and 🥓 I'll try 🥞 again.
I'm trying to resurface a gas-powered stove top griddle insert the house and The griddle needs to be seasoned it has blue powdery stuff coming off it when it's been washed what do you suggest
I’ve been scrubbing the ever loving crap out of this exact griddle today. 😩 it’s killing me I’m gonna get this oven cleaner tomorrow to save myself the blackened hands and elbow grease.
You might want to check out using electrolysis to remove rust, it works well for me. I enjoy your videos, thanks for doing them.
Check out our channel page for a video on that. Thanks for watching.
I like your videos !!!! But i personally think that you need to rethink putting those chemicals on your cast iron. It its that bad use oil and salt.
The cast will absorb those nasty chemicals.
Ir you cant eat it dont put it on cast .but thats just me. Good luck
The best way to burn of all that build up is a self cleaning oven. I have tried every way. That is the best by far. When you take it out wash it off and re season and it is as good as new.
This is great. Picked up an old Lodge on eBay and looking forward to the restoration process.
Next time mix up 1 part molasses, and 9 parts water. Let soak for 3, or four days. Then you will be able to take water hose and was the rust away.
Now I know how to fix the cast iron griddle that I got from my auto, who got it from her mother. It's not a Lodge product. I'm not sure what company made it.
Are you saying Black seed or Flax seed oil?.. thanks for the video
How do Y'All feel about Electrolysis for cleaning your cast iron?
Nasty chemicals man:( the safest way is to burn it nice on medium sized camp fire;D if you can..:) if not drowning it it in vineger bath for a week+ will do the same job:) thumbs up for the great chanel and cast iron tips!
Throwing cast iron into open fire always comes with the risk of overheating the cast iron to the point when it changes its properties. It then results in a "red skillet" (the cold cast iron has a red shine after overheating) which cracks easily and tends to not accepting a good seasoning anymore. Better use vinegar, lye, baking soda or electrolysis.
I bought a very blackened cast iron griddle for $4 a week ago and it's now been in vinegar in a rubbermaid tote for 5 days. I wouldn't spray any cast iron with oven cleaner either.
How do you season the other side, or do you just not use that side?
Heard bad things about easy off ! Not into chemicals . Could be wrong . Wire grinding wheel and olive oil has worked for me . To each his own I guess
What kind are those dual propane burners you have? Looking for a little bigger setup than my normal camp stove for larger cast iron skillets.
Here is a link to the one I have and it has held up well after 4 years. amzn.to/2MqmZmA
Doesn't a vinegar bath also work?
Like them shoes Mr Backwoods
I bought a lodge. Nonstick is bull! The pan is rough. My other cast iron skillet is super smooth.
I bought a brand new 12 Dutch oven by lodge. It is very rough inside. Do you have a suggestion to help smooth it out
The factory surface is not an issue in the Camp Dutch Ovens. Just season it well and go for it.
With the light rust left over when you oiled it is ok I’ve just Strip to mine put it in the oven to dry and I has like a light coat of rust on it is it OK to oil it or how do I get that off?
That tight light rust is OK to season over. It actually helps the seasoning stick better. Thanks for watching.
I always feel job well done when I return CI to its former glory. But I would never use oven cleaner. Too many chemicals. Try vinegar sometime.
Buy a crisbee puck to season and you'll be surprised how quickly it works to be egg ready.
What Gretel is that. I'm looking for the same one for my sports men grill. Can you please help me
You can buy this on our Amazon Store right here. amzn.to/2EzMv4A
I used flax seed oil on 3 or 4 pieces, on the advice of a friend. After use and clean up, per advice of Mr. Cowboy Kent Rollins, I oil the pans with olive oil. In each case, the flax seed oil seems to be gradually coming off and is displaced by the olive oil. For other iron pieces with a base seasoning of corn oil, I have not observed the displacement of seasoning. Corn oil give the nice black finish and it stays where you put it.
I don't wish to disparage one method over another but I think flax oil has nothing special to offer over the tried & true procedures of our forebears.
In the old days, all they had was bacon grease and metal tools. Sometimes I think folk overthink it. Thanks for watching.
@@BackwoodsGourmetChannel i just seasoned my cast iron grill with bacon grease and come great!! now i'm getting ready to do my pots with your technique ( make it smooth ) thank a lot.
never put a hot lodge skillet in cold water when done cooking, let it naturally cool, then just wipe with paper towel, or a little water and a plastic scrubber, dry thoroughly place back on stove top.
Why does it still look orange even after sanding and scrubbing? Mine looks jist like that after all cleaning I did and it still had an orange color to it.
Doesn't matter, still seasons fine. Rinsing in water helps.
I want buy a grital
I wouldn't ever use anything in cast iron I can't eat. Great job but the chemicals in that oven cleaner is very bad. Sorry not trying to criticize but it's sounding that way.
Wow one of my griddles look like your. Is in very bad shape.
"...you probably should have gloves on..." Ya think? [Laffin'😄]
Eggs wont stick with my seasoning/condition mixture. I want to send you a tube!
Has anyone tried using EVAPO-RUST? It is supposed to be non-toxic, but removes rust over night! I too, don't use the Easy-Off oven cleaner. I don't like the idea of caustic chemicals, being absorbed into the pores of the cast iron.
Yes Chris I have used it and it works great for rust. BTW sodium hydroxide is completely safe to clean cast iron. Just give it a good bath with soapy water. Sodium hydroxide is used in many of our daily activities.
@@larrystephens7437 Well, I am no chemist, but after doing a little research on Sodium Hydroxide (or Lye)... Not only is it caustic too, but when combined with iron, it creates an endothermic reaction, causing some really bad shit, one of which is rust! Then your just creating your own rust, and poisoning yourself in the process! I am gonna pass on that! But, thanks...
@@@chrissewell1608 I don't think the iron creates the endothermic reaction its the water. That is how the process works to remove the organic material. Putting it in the black bag will help heat it up to make it work faster. Washing it in water or vinegar will completely neutralize the sodium hydroxide. Here is a link that shows some of the common uses of sodium hydroxide. www.chemicalsafetyfacts.org/sodium-hydroxide/
@Chris Sewell Well Chris, no one is forcing you to use it. Use my alternate method of throwing on the fire till the seasoning turns gray and pull it out. Thanks for watching. BTW Larry Stephens has restored more cast iron than probably anyone and is very knowledgeable in this field.
@@BackwoodsGourmetChannel Dear Sir, It appears that Larry Stephens may be a close personal friend of yours. But just because I disagreed with his opinion, does not mean that I do not appreciate it, nor will further investigate it. Perhaps I am wrong? But I do always value another's information, until I can determine it's value. Please don't take it personally, that I don't take a strangers word, for face value. I am just looking out for #1... I still like your channel, but may not agree with everything you do or say. That is what makes us different!
That's cool..... Looks brand new..... It'll handle those eggs soon.....
Why not run it through a clean cycle of your oven.
No, don't use toxic stuff to clean. Salt, baking soda.
Nambypamby
I can NOT BREATHE around any type of 'easy off.’ That stuff is evil. I think it was originally developed to suffocate enemy troops.
Probably asians troops in Korea and vietnam
No way would I use oven cleaner. I never use anything on my cast iron that I wouldn’t put in my mouth. The pores suck that stuff up then leach it into any food you cook on it. I either get a good hot fire going in my wood stove, and chuck it in, or you can run it through the self clean cycle in your oven, although your wife may not like that too well. That’ll burn most everything off. Then you can give it a vinegar bath and your scrub pad of choice for the stubborn stuff.
There are many schools of thought on this. Last time I burnt them out and got the same kind of comments saying to use oven cleaner. Oven cleaner is lye derived from woods ashes. My grandmother made lye soap for years and it never killed us. The residue is caustic, that is why I used the vinegar, which is acid. That neutralizes any left overs. Plus plenty of water.
Plus the heat will burn any of it out.