| The process of restoring rusted cast iron
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| | begin the process of restoration. Start
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| cookware can bring a family heirloom back
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| | by using steel wool or a wire brush to
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| to life and make it a fully functional
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| | remove as much surface rust from the pan
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| asset in your kitchen. You can even
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| | as possible. You can then soak the pan
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| salvage a garage sale or flea market find
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| | in a solution of 1 part vinegar to 10
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| that looks too far gone. The beauty of
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| | parts water for a day or so. This will
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| cast iron cookware lies in it's rugged
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| | help to finish dissolving any rust that
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| durability and versatility. Cast irons
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| | remains on the surface of the pan. If
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| durability results from the quality and
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| | you run into a pan with severe rusting,
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| thickness of the material from which the
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| | then you may have to use a product like
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| pan was made. Older cast iron is
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| | spray on oven cleaner to remove a heavy
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| especially tough since it was made before
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| | layer of rust. Be careful when using
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| the time of cheap imports that do suffer
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| | caustic chemicals like oven cleaner.
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| some quality issues. But, nonetheless
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| | Wear personal protection such as gloves
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| any piece of cast iron that is
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| | and a mask to prevent personal injury.
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| structurally sound can be restored and
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| | Also, avoid using any other highly
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| put to use in your kitchen.Before
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| | caustic chemicals on your cast iron.
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| beginning the restoration process, you
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| | Solvents and similar chemicals can soak
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| must carefully inspect the pot or pan and
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| | into the loose pores of the iron and then
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| make sure it is truly structurally sound.
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| | leach into your food at a later
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| Look for cracking or pitting in the
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| | time.After you are sufficiently satisfied
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| surface of the pan. If the pan is
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| | with the initial phase of restoration of
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| cracked or severely pitted then it would
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| | your cast iron, then you can proceed to
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| be best to set that pan aside and not
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| | the seasoning step. seasoning is a
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| proceed with restoration. a cracked cast
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| | simple process whereby the clean pan is
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| iron pan is very hard to repair and
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| | coated with either lard or bacon grease
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| requires a process called brazing to fix
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| | and repeatedly heated in an oven. This
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| the pan. This is usually an expensive
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| | process creates a durable non-stick
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| process and even with repair the
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| | finish for the cast iron and makes it
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| possibility of contamination of your food
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| | easy to clean after use. For a more
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| from the repair process makes the pan
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| | detailed look at the seasoning of cast
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| pretty much useless for use in the
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| | iron cookware, please review my other
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| kitchen. If you would like you can
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| | article at Recipe-Rack.comLarry Honz is
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| restore the damaged pan and use it as a
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| | the chief talent at One of the web's
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| decorative reminder of days gone by in
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| | most popular cooking sites. Visit his
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| your kitchen.Once you have established
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| | website: Online Cookbook | Easy Recipes |
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| the soundness of the cast iron, you can
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| | Recipe-Rack.
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