The porcelain enamel makes them easy to clean and maintain, but there are some things you may want to consider doing in order to make sure they last as long as possible.
The heat retaining properties of cast iron makes it easy to produce impressive, bold sear marks on whatever it is you may be cooking. You can find them at antique shops, thrift stores, garage sales, eBay, or your local Buy Nothing Group.Many of our grills come with porcelain enameled cast iron (PECI) cooking grates and they are incredibly popular. Now I get out and find yourself some old cast iron pans and give them new life. If you want to spend an hour of your day listening to Cowboy Kent Rollins talk about all sorts of cast iron maintenance and tips, you really won’t regret it.
Rub the oil all over on the inside of the pan, the sides, the bottom, and the lidĪfter a few minutes, buff out an excess oilĮnjoy and repeat seasoning after each (or every few) uses Rub the oil in with a dedicated old rag/towel (sometimes I use scrap napkins that make their way into our house) Pour a bit of oil (grapeseed, olive, avocado, or linseed works) in pan Heat cast iron on stove until it’s hot through, but not smoking This will dry it so there’s no chance of rust and it prepares it for seasoning When still hot, rinse with hot (not cold) water and scrub with a brushįor burnt on food, you can use coarse salt to scrub off I don’t recommend going too crazy with metal because it will scrape off your seasoning When done cooking, scrape out all the leftover food. Since I know people will ask, here’s how to clean and how to season cast iron pots and pans. Then, scrape with wire brush, repeat the salt and oil method, and you’re set. This will remove ALL of the seasoning and return it to the bare iron. Try any combo of those options.įor serious issues when rust pockets are under the seasoning, you can put the skillet in the oven and run it on self cleaning mode (not for enameled pans) without any chemical cleaning products. Soak baking soda and white vinegar then give it a scrub. If your pan needs a heavy duty cleaning, you repeat the above steps and/or try a few more things: Scrub it with a wire brush.
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