I Found Rusty Cast Iron Pan from Trash and Restored It

Couple weeks ago I found this rusty cast Iron pan from a dumpster. I didn't see any cracks so I thought it's definitely worth saving and of course It makes also nice little video of the restoration and seasoning process. Next week I'll do something more complex again.

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I started with by electrolytic rust removal. If you try it, I recommend checking out some tutorials because you are dealing with water and electricity after all. Also as mentioned doing it outside or in well ventilated area is recommended because of the formed gasses. Then I cleaned the pan further with oven cleaner, steel wool and scotch brite. I needed to remove all the old seasoning to get the new seasoning stick properly. I doesn't show too well on the video but at the end the pan is cleaned to the bare metal finish (dark gray instead of black).

After the cleanup I used pig fat or lard to create the new seasoning. I started by heating the pan to 100 degrees CELCIUS. This open up the pores on the cast iron and allows better more durable seasoning. after the pan was heated I put on the fist layer of pig fat. then I baked the pan in 250 degrees for 30-60 minutes and let it cool for a moment (not nearly to room temperature). I reaped baking and recoating 5 times, until I was happy with the results.

I tested the pan by making "finnish pancakes" which are basically crepes but slightly different I used pre-made powder to speed up the baking process. That's why it looks like it's only flour and water (it's not).

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[brose]

When you whipped off your oven mitts to reveal gloved hands underneath, you earned my subscription.

[gagothesour]

I wish someone would just find me lying around and then restored me like that

[Immashift]

I have a small cast iron pan I've had in my life since I was abouth two years old. I'm 29 now, and the seasoning on it from three decades of oil and stuff is indestructible. I've made chili in it, heavy on tomatoes and acidic stuff, and it's even seen the dishwasher. Still it's just and black and well broken in as ever with zero rust. The thing just does not care. My friends ask me why I take a five pound pan hiking and camping but at this point it's like an old friend. Even fell out of my pack once hundreds of feet down a mountainside, it still didn't care.

[beeneverywhereman]

This video should be used to teach chemistry. I could totally see an instructor pausing the video and saying..."Now class, please write out the reaction that is occurring to eliminate the Iron oxide. So awesome! Thank you so much for doing this.

[guessmyname]

"And that was how all the DNA was accidentally removed from the discarded murder weapon, your honor" 😬

[ImProbablyFine.]

Such a scary pan, it gives me the crêpes

[micahfoote]

The bike: pick me, pick me!!
The dude: dang, look at this rusty old pan. I like him.

[nazarbratko]

My wife yelled at me and said if your so intrested in watching dishes being washed go to the kitchen and do it yourself ....

[chickendrawsdogs]

"What are you baking in the oven?"
"Pan."
"Pancakes? I thought..."
"No, THE pan."

[BeMystifiedSelfHelpTipsbyGaya]

I like how he was still wearing the black gloves while cooking AND spreading the jam and stuff haha

[komori_fire]

Dude gonna pull out a half gallon of jelly like we’re not about to talk about it?

[jayf]

The part where the flipped the oven gloves off only to see you're still wearing normal gloves is so funny to me, i keep repeating it 😂

[BrbFeedingMyUnicorn]

The fact that I haven’t seen him rinse this thing off yet stresses me out 😂

[happydays]

I WISH YOU WOULD SHOW THE PART WHERE YOU RINSE IT WITH WATER WHEN IT'S LIKE REALLY DIRTY AFTER THE PRODUCTS

[cydnicaldwell]

Its really nice to see that you seasoned the pan after cleaning. Not many people know to season a full cast iron pan thats not enamel or otherwise coated. Beautiful job!

[AmySay]

“It can also be fun, not just dangerous”, they say, as they light that shit on fire.

[MinYoongi-smmr]

Friend : what kind of asmr do you listen to?



Me: it’s complicated 😬

[sonnyca]

I’m skeptical about you “finding” the pan. I suspect you fought an old grandma and stole her heirloom pan.

[rachete.the.machete]

See you all in 5 years when this is recommended again

[AlajBag]

So you'll wash a frying pan for a couple of days but you won't whip your own cream?