Subbed, and I'll tell ya why; young man, no candy colored hair dye, no fishin tackle in his face, well spoken, polite, respectful, and I could go on for awhile, but I wont. Good job Dad
Just build a small fire and put said cast iron cookware into fire .the fire will burn all stuff off and then you wash off and start seasoning your pan to use again
Excellent job on the cleanup and restoration of the skillet. One suggestion on the corn bread is coat the inside of the akillet with lard or crisco, put it in the oven and turn it on to 450. Get the ingrediants ready and when the skillet starte to sole slightly, remoce it abd put in the cornbread mis. You want to hear the sizzle. Bake for 20 minutes and start checking it for doneness. Usually takes 25 minutes. The cleanup will be quick with no sticking at all. the golden brown crust will be better too. Thanks for the video, we still cook with cast Iron made by my wifes great-great grandfather back in the 1890's
When my Mom passed all i wanted was 2 of her several cast iron skillets. I knew anything else will never last but the cast iron will last for generations. Great job!!
I came here looking for a way to restore cast iron with out chemicals. I certainly learned how but 22 minutes later after seeing this young man apply some smarts and some elbow grease (and do a great job) with his dad my hope for America has been restored a bit too.
Personally I heat them up the red hot and hit him with water and that just kind of gets rid of every bit of rust on them and I've done this with several of them that needed attention badly
As so many may have said. I am proud that you can carry your grandfathers legacy on like this. I am a cast iron fan and this maybe all you would need to ever cook, fry, or bake with for the rest of your life. Shoot, it was all he made have had. I really appreciate you learning and exercising the right ways.
I have to be straight honest here. Number one, this really is one of the best restore cast iron videos that I have seen on RUclips. Most importantly, I witnessed a good young man who demonstrated a solid character of wholesome dignity and intellect. Something you don't see much amongst the young men today. I fervently believe that this young man will be a standard in his life for others to follow and will become an outstanding husband and father in his future. I don't mean to be mushy on this, but you have to call it when you see, and these days, it has become more and more rare. Most likely he is the product of proper upbringing and faith. Thank you for the video Sir!
@@robertsbushcraft I know this is an old video, but I happened across it. I'd like to add my two cents on how we always restored them. We simply threw them into the woodburner stove atop a bed of hickory or oak coal for a few hours and took them out looking like a brand new cast iron skillet...no scrubbing, soaking etc. There's no scale left on them as it burns down through the seasoning and everything just falls off and you're left with shiny...well... a dull grey new looking cast iron skillet.
Great demo. Thanks. I put my cast iron in the oven while the oven is heating. When at temp, liberal amount of butter in pan, swish around til melted, dollop homemade cornbread mix in, bake. No stick! Yum.
We just came across this video. You have taught two old dogs (70 and 79) a new trick. We will be trying it out on a cast iron dutch oven in the next several days. Thank you! May God Bless.
@robertsbushcraft Is there a different way to reseason the cast iron without a charcoal grill? I have a small gas grill. Will that work? What if there is just some rust on the pan from humidity in the house?
WOW!!! You did an AMAZING job on that skillet, THANK YOU for rescuing and restoring that pan from otherwise certain scrap iron!! I knew vinegar was used to remove rust, but I didn’t realize just how effective it was until I saw your video. I had a house fire, and salvaged my skillets, from the dirt, but haven’t done anything with them….until I saw your video, you have given me inspiration to clean them up and restore them. I hope you will always remember how you found your grandfather’s skillet and restored it with your dad, so you can pass the story along, with the skillet, to your kids some day…..
It is so refreshing to see a young man like yourself interested in this kind of craft. I've restored many old cast iron pots and skillets. You did a fine job on this one with the vinegar and I know how long that takes. Over my many years I've resorted to a plastic tub with about 5 to 7 gallons of water in it with two cans of plumbers lye dissolved in the water. In about 48 hours my iron pieces are clean as a hound's tooth. I wash them real good in hot soapy water and dry them completely. In the oven they go to bask in a balmy 450 degrees for a half hour. I them wipe them down with a good oil like avocado or just plain canola. Back in that oven for an hour or more, then turn off the oven and let them cool by themselves inside that cooling-down oven until they and the oven are at room temperature. You can repeat this about three times for a great seasoning. Sure can't argue with your results. Nice job! NOTE: THE PLUMBER'S LYE IS NOT A SAFE PRECEDURE. LYE IS A CAUSTDIC SODA AND WILL CAUSE BURNS ON YOUR SKIN IF YOU DON'T PROTECT YOURSELF WITH HIGH RUBBER GLOVES. BE VERY CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS. EVEN WITH GOVES ON I REMOVED THE IRON PIECES WITH A STEEL HOOK. DO THIS OUTSIDE - NOT IN THE HOUSE OR GARAGE. WHEN I DO THIS IT'S USULLY WITH FOUR OR MORE IRON PIECES. DON'T BE ALONE WHEN DOING THIS. HAVE A FRIEND WITH YOU. I'M A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WITH HAZ-MAT CERTIFICATION FROM GEORGIA TECH.
When my wife and I were first married I came home from work one day and she had scrubbed half of my cast iron pans down to bare metal. She was so proud of herself!
Had a Master Sgt in Alaska nearing 30 years with a lump of coal he drank coffee from on his desk. He was drafted and sent to Korea, got to know a USO lady where he shipped out & helped her wash cups at night. His last night he told her he was afraid & thinking of going AWOL. She told him to keep his cup and not wash it until he came back and he'd be safe...they'd wash it then. Didn't get to see her then so he decided to wait until he retired to wash it. Came to work one Monday morning and a female Buck Sgt was grinning ....guess what I did for Sgt. B, it took forever to get his cup clean. Ugly green cup from dish detergent giveaways on his desk. He stayed calm, told her to take two days off at home.
I am really smiling. I want to thank you so much for this video. My rusted skillet looks amazing! I bought it from a yard sale and it was really rusted. Every other video was telling people to buy all kinds of products, electric sanders, etc. I was so confused. After watching your video, it made so much sense and my skillet is back to cooking again. Thank you thank you thank you again.
This is an excellent video. I wish I had known about this when I restored mine. I did some experimenting but then resorted to vinegar, as I have known the cleaning power of vinegar since I was a kid. (I'm old now.) You can see the interior of the pan is pitted. This happens when you leave food sitting in it, particularly acidic foods such as tomatoes. So transfer food to a bowl as soon as possible and wipe out the pan when cool enough to safely handle. I have several cast iron pans from dutch oven to small single-serve frying pans. I love them. Oh, I don't have a grill so I seasoned my pans in the oven. If you are fortunate enough to have a fan that vents outside it will work great. I'm not so fortunate so I use just a little bit lower heat and go for a longer period, especially of you live in an apartment building, you do not want to set off the smoke alarms. Once seasoned well they are nonstick and you don't have to worry about a nonstick coating pealing off into your food. PS : Do not plunge a hot cast iron pan into cold water, it will most likely warp.
Young man, You made me smile.Thank you so very much. I even have some of my father's cast iron pants that are over seventy years old. I loved this video!! ❤❤❤
Thank you! I will try that. Glad I found your channel. Mostly loved the ending “May the wings of liberty never lose a feather”! Because of kids like you, we can have still hope. God bless!
Awesome video! Baking soda and water mixed into a paste would reduce the wait time. Create a paste and cover the cast iron; the rust and seasoning begin to break down after a few hours...add a little water to the paste and rub most of it off and then add the cast iron into the apple cider vinegar if its not all removed. It should take half the time to wait...
I've watched a three orfour of these videos. This is hands down the easiest simple crust removal of cast iron I got a skillet from a man 94 he was called home to Jesus and his daughter gave me the skillet of his .lots of years of build up I'm going today to get vinegar ,pan ,gloves n metal scrubber. Thank you and God bless!
A pleasure here on the south coast of England to watch such a calm, relaxed restoration. I treat my skillets and woks just like that but never had to start from where you did. Stay well.
This is amazing!!! I just finished using oven cleaner to clean an old iron skillet and it’s bothering my breathing. I’m looking for another way and found your channel. I can’t believe how clean you got that skillet. Wow!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this. Just to know there still are young people who take pride in their work. You’ve brightened my outlook of America and our youth. God bless you all
Oven cleaner is toxic for the environment and so is any spray can, its time for individuals to not contribute to the pollution, the govt. wont do it, not enough in time, as they are run by big business
Good job, fellas. And it's good to see a son and his dad doing something together. Robert reminds me of my boy. 2 years now, he's been stuck overseas due to Covid measures. Won't bore you with that, but hope y'all are doing well.
I've restored a lot of cast iron in my day, but never heard about vinegar. This is the best way I've ever seen to restore those rusty, caked on beasts. Thank you.
Good Morning from Arizona...I was looking through UTUBE and saw your channel... Really nice what you did with the Cast Iron skillet..I am Diffiently going to have to try this..I found an old cast iron at a swap meet and I put it out in my garden area..But since you showed me this, I will have to try your method.. Your Grandpa would be So Proud of You Young Man!!
Instead of the vinegar, you could just throw that skillet into a bed of coals from the outdoor fire and let the fire burn off that rust and old seasoning. That's how my grandmother used to do it.
You will not warp or Crack a cast iron pan unless it's made in China by throwing it into a fire ive done this all my life n̈ I'm 80 years old and I learned this from my grandmother and great grandma.
I was going to suggest throwing it in a campfire. Leave it in until it cools if you’re worried about warping or cracking. I’ve done 8-10 old skillets that way. Even some that have been buried in a chicken yard or under mud for a few years.
@@robertsbushcraft my grandson burned the build up off of one of my cast iron pans. It is working great for me. A good test for any fry pan is don't start cooking until a drop of water will skip across the pan.
For a young man glad to see you're interested in old stuff like my grandparents had wished I had some I'm 66 by the way & love what you did with the skillet keep living and learning love it
Omg thank you. I've watched them Yankee doodles and a few others ok. But you, even as young as you are , you showed me something I'd forgotten. THANK YOU YOUNG MAN... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Thank you !! Got 2 Lodge cast iron pots and a cornpone skillet that I didn't know how to care for that are rusted and now I have a way of removing the rust and save my pots. So thanks I can get my pots back!!
I love that you have something from past family members... meal time is good family time, imagine the meals and love this cast iron pan has been witnessed to.
That’s a great video. I have always wondered if I was seasoning my cast iron skillet correctly. I’m going to season it your way and while I’m at it I’ll do an old Dutch oven and lid too. I just read your channel discription and I’m impressed with the fact that there’s no foul language and alcohol use but clean living. Im from Northern California but have always preferred that in family and character because of my faith. Im your newest subscriber. Thank you sir and God bless
Thank you. I treasure my old cast iron like its part of my family and your care and instructions using the things I was taught to use ensure me that my cast irons may last another century should my great grandchildren find buried in my back yard !! You are a treasure too young man.
Wow, great video. Thank you for making it! I was helping my Grandmother-in-law clean out her garage. We found a whole set of cast-irons that were passed down from he deceased mother. Offered to revive them for her so she can appreciate them in the kitchen. Of course, I offered not knowing a thing about restoring cast-irons! I think I'm going to go ahead with this method! Seems plenty doable in the wife and I's 1BR apartment. (We should be ok with the smoke from oven.) You guys rock, great energy, thank you again!
Great idea with removing the rust, built up burnt on fat, a good way to restore them so that they do not stick is in your oven at 250, do the same thing, lightly grease the pan until it is seasoned in the pan so that the pan does not stick, if you have a wood stove you can keep it on the top of the stove until it is seasoned, it does not necessarily have to be overly hot, it just takes time, you cant rush it, it is worth it as you cannot beat cooking in a cast iron frying pan. I always put my in the oven after i have go threw baking when the oven is still hot.
This is the best restoration video I have ever seen. Your technique is so easy to relate to the everyday individuals who don't want to buy a sandblaster or drill with a wire brush drill-bit! I subscribed immediately and liked this video. Father and son power!! Amazing!!
Really appreciated the content as I have a Goodwill find to restore so coming online to learn how it's done. Super enjoyed you, the way you speak and carry yourself is very attractive. Grandma bragging material right here.
Thank you for your video. I mistakenly threw away a small cast iron skillet in my fire pit, when I discovered it, it had been in the fire until the fire had burned out. I put it aside and forgot about it. I saw it earlier of the day I so happened to see your video and had planned to take it somewhere for restoration. Now I shan't, I'm going to try your procedure. Thank you again for sharing. GOD bless you.
Super video! Some might be forewarned though that extended soaking cast iron in vinegar tends to “pit” the iron. Using lye to dissolve the baked on crud, then vinegar to remove the rust works without the worry of damaging the cooking surface.
Thank you Young man for sharing this video. I was very impressed with the results.you did a really good job showing this process. And now, what a treasure you have, your Grandfather’s skillet. You’ll be thinking of him when you’re cooking in it. May God bless you.
Aussie here, great presentation, that's the same method we use on our handed down rusty tools, as well as wire brush, we use un-soaped 'steel wool' it is finer & can be pressed with your fingers in gloves in a circular motion.
Since I have learned cheap canola oil is aweful for our health. In fact, All man made seed oils are killing our health. I may try bacon grease smeared on my cast iron pans during the slow bake fire oven method of seasoning😊. Great video❤!
@@lorimullen3680 canola as well as vegetable oil is bad for health. You mite try lard or crisco or coconut oil which holds up well to high heat. Great lesson. Thanx
Nice! Great job guys. Looks like you got yourselves an old BSR (Birmingham Stove & Range) skillet! I have a few in my collection, and they're great! Thanks for sharing!
Tyvm young man...I have a couple of iron skillets that are not bad but need some cleaning...they were left in my log cabin when I bought it 5yrs ago...I have been putting the job off but now watching you it's not as bad as I first thought...ty again
I've seen many videos on restoring cast iron. I like to see different ways and tips for doing this. At first I thought this was going to be one of "THOSE" videos. Boy was I wrong. You did a very awesome job with this video and that pan. You got a like and sub from me. I can see grandpa up there and looking down on you with a BIG smile on his face. Well done young man. Well done.
This was 👏 awesome . And I just relived I don't know shoot about my cast iron skillet. Scrubbing my skillet last night I was wondering why the black was coming off. The seasoning! Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it 👍
I’ve got an old #7 iron skillet that belonged to my grandmother then to my mom. Now I am 54 years old and it got passed down to me. So it’s no telling how old this pan is. It’s so caked on and thick with old seasoning (especially on the bottom like that one) that I can’t even begin to imagine what brand it is. I can only see the number on the handle. It’s maybe even worse than yours was on the bottom but not as rusty. I am anxious to try this vinegar method and see if I can have such good results like you did. I really don’t want to have to resort to oven cleaner or some of those harsher methods. Thank you for sharing!
I have 150 to 200 year old frying pans owned by the women in my family all the way back to my great great grandmother. The skillet that appears to be the oldest is heavily seasoned on the sides and bottom, but the cooking surface is still smooth. Although I enjoy restoring iron, I've chosen not to de-season it because (to me) I would be erasing family history. It still fries bacon like a champ, so why do anything at all?
You were doing a fine job right up to the point you started cooking taters, onion and eggs. I had to hit the pause button and go fix me some eggs and taters. But that's cool, I was hungry and boy was it good. It's obvious you had a great mom and dad raise you, keep up the great work and thanks for the vid.
The way I clean cast iron when I find it in the same shape as the one you have there I build a very hot fire and place the cast iron skillet in the fire and let everything burn off and when it cools take a wire brush and scrub it down then season it with cooking oil and bake it on , but I'm proud to see a young man like you learning the old ways great job young man 👍❤️
We never had to do that. It might be worth a shot just to see if it makes a difference. Our thinking is that if what we're using is working there's no need to waste any more vinegar.
I got a old cast iron skillet that I found years ago when we was cleaning out a old house for someone so I bought it home it is got a ton of rust on it going to do what you said to do Will do a before and after pictures and let you know how it turns out thank you for the video
Thank you for this education of restoring some cast iron. I have several second hand pans hubby picked up for me that need restored and I keep seeing about doing lye baths. Well, my friends and I learned the hard way you cannot use lye in an aluminum pan! So I don’t have a large enough pan to use. But now I know I can use apple cider vinegar to soak the pans in! Again, thank you so much! 👏👏👏
We've always used apple cider vinegar, I'm reading in some of the discussion/comments that white vinegar does work. I just don't have any experience with it to say whether it works or works better than apple cider vinegar.
@@robertsbushcraft thank you for responding. I’m going to try the oven cleaning method first. If there’s any crud left after that, I will definitely try the Apple cider vinegar method
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@robertsbushcraft if that was buried in grand pappy's shed, check it for lead, he might've used it to make fishing weights
Subbed, and I'll tell ya why; young man, no candy colored hair dye, no fishin tackle in his face, well spoken, polite, respectful, and I could go on for awhile, but I wont. Good job Dad
@@ragnarmjolnir9654 fish tackle! Lol I'm using that
@@popeyethepirate5473I once heard a guy say the only thing those type of kids are afraid of is a magnet! Lol!
heh heh my Bucky used to say "boy you're starting to look like a hardware store!"
Part of the "LOOK AT ME" crowd starting to finally grow up is they finally realize WHY people have been looking at them,
Boys like this are the saviors of our nation. Great job kid. Great job dad!
@@michaelsorrells4506 Great job Dad, and everyone else that helped guide this young man from childhood.
I sincerely appreciate the encouragement, Michael!
We need 10 million more just like him
The lost skills are never lost with people like yourself preserving and teaching them
Hey thanks, Mike!
The use and care of cast iron is nowhere near the realm of lost skills. Every cook in the USA knows how to use and care for cast iron.
Your granddad would be proud. Good on you man.
Hey thanks, GNPBES!
Grand dad threw it away. Never dreamed of seeing it again. Didn't miss it, either. 😢
And pride is the devil's first sin. Why would he copy the devil if he knew that?
It great to see young men interested in preserving the old ways ❤
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Breakfast prepared in a cast iron skillet is a labor of love, anything less is role playing.
America needs more young men like YOU!
Hey thanks, Swoop!
@@robertsbushcraft You're welcome.
Just build a small fire and put said cast iron cookware into fire .the fire will burn all stuff off and then you wash off and start seasoning your pan to use again
Great video Ty you for sharing, I found this very informative 👍 😀 👌 👏 😊
@@vmdyer6743 That's what the old cattle drive cooks did.Works great.
Excellent job on the cleanup and restoration of the skillet. One suggestion on the corn bread is coat the inside of the akillet with lard or crisco, put it in the oven and turn it on to 450. Get the ingrediants ready and when the skillet starte to sole slightly, remoce it abd put in the cornbread mis. You want to hear the sizzle. Bake for 20 minutes and start checking it for doneness. Usually takes 25 minutes. The cleanup will be quick with no sticking at all. the golden brown crust will be better too. Thanks for the video, we still cook with cast Iron made by my wifes great-great grandfather back in the 1890's
@@Dave-ty2qp That's how I do it too! 😊
Great tip! We'll try this out!
When my Mom passed all i wanted was 2 of her several cast iron skillets. I knew anything else will never last but the cast iron will last for generations.
Great job!!
I came here looking for a way to restore cast iron with out chemicals. I certainly learned how but 22 minutes later after seeing this young man apply some smarts and some elbow grease (and do a great job) with his dad my hope for America has been restored a bit too.
Pete, I appreciate that. As honestly as I can say it, I really do appreciate that.
same here!
Throw that greased skilletin the oven BEFORE you add the Cornbread mix...gets crustyand won't stick as yours did
Personally I heat them up the red hot and hit him with water and that just kind of gets rid of every bit of rust on them and I've done this with several of them that needed attention badly
Of course acetic acid (vinegar) is not a chemical!!
People, be warned, once you restore and cook on cast iron, you will spend the rest of your days looking for old cast to restore.🤤
TRUTH.
Yup!
TRUTH
It’s true
I'm tired of these non-stick pans. They good for a few months and then start sticking. And they're not healthy for ya.
I liked the cooking demo afterwards, to prove that it works. I hope this comment finds you well.
Thank you! We love the saying, "Trust but verify". We want to show that it actually does work!
As so many may have said. I am proud that you can carry your grandfathers legacy on like this. I am a cast iron fan and this maybe all you would need to ever cook, fry, or bake with for the rest of your life. Shoot, it was all he made have had. I really appreciate you learning and exercising the right ways.
I have to be straight honest here. Number one, this really is one of the best restore cast iron videos that I have seen on RUclips. Most importantly, I witnessed a good young man who demonstrated a solid character of wholesome dignity and intellect. Something you don't see much amongst the young men today. I fervently believe that this young man will be a standard in his life for others to follow and will become an outstanding husband and father in his future. I don't mean to be mushy on this, but you have to call it when you see, and these days, it has become more and more rare. Most likely he is the product of proper upbringing and faith. Thank you for the video Sir!
Captain Moroni, I wholeheartedly appreciate your encouragement.
@@robertsbushcraft I know this is an old video, but I happened across it. I'd like to add my two cents on how we always restored them. We simply threw them into the woodburner stove atop a bed of hickory or oak coal for a few hours and took them out looking like a brand new cast iron skillet...no scrubbing, soaking etc. There's no scale left on them as it burns down through the seasoning and everything just falls off and you're left with shiny...well... a dull grey new looking cast iron skillet.
absolutely correct!!!
Exactly he seems what you described like a gem hard to find on this days, blessings to him🙏🙏🙏
I just wonder if it's worth money
If more of this generation were like this kid, America would be in much better condition.
It starts with parenting… upbringing shapes personality
Hey I appreciate that, SavedbyGrace!
I agree 100%
You mean more of this generation having kids restore cast iron? Lol😂
Thank you for the cleaning on the iron skillet. I'm 72 years old & never knew the right way to clean one. Your video was great. Have a blessed day
You are so welcome, Karen!
Great demo. Thanks. I put my cast iron in the oven while the oven is heating. When at temp, liberal amount of butter in pan, swish around til melted, dollop homemade cornbread mix in, bake. No stick! Yum.
Truly the best!
We just came across this video. You have taught two old dogs (70 and 79) a new trick. We will be trying it out on a cast iron dutch oven in the next several days. Thank you! May God Bless.
You are very welcome, Mary! Keep a good eye on the progress and I hope you have fantastic results!
WOW!!! What an incredible young man!! Mom and pops did an excellent job in raising this young man!!❤❤.
I appreciate the kind words!
Amazing, amazing job. The world needs more of this hard working young man and his dad.
Hey thank you for that encouragement, Cap Koval!
Best parenting in the world, is teaching the youngins and spotlighting their skills.
Thank you! Self reliant!
That's right
Awesome job and no chemicals! I'm going on 70 and this is the way I'm gonna restore my 2 old cast iron skillets 🍳. Tyvm for sharing 😊
I hope it works for you as well as it did for me. Keep a good check on the cast iron during the process.
Sweetheart, he did use chemicals, even water is a chemical, he didn't use harmful chemicals is all. We learn something new every day. 😉
@robertsbushcraft Is there a different way to reseason the cast iron without a charcoal grill? I have a small gas grill. Will that work? What if there is just some rust on the pan from humidity in the house?
Thanks for this video. I never knew how to restore my grandma cast iron skillets. I can't wait to start.
Enjoy the process! It really is fun to work on it and to reap the benefits for years to come!
WOW!!! You did an AMAZING job on that skillet, THANK YOU for rescuing and restoring that pan from otherwise certain scrap iron!! I knew vinegar was used to remove rust, but I didn’t realize just how effective it was until I saw your video. I had a house fire, and salvaged my skillets, from the dirt, but haven’t done anything with them….until I saw your video, you have given me inspiration to clean them up and restore them. I hope you will always remember how you found your grandfather’s skillet and restored it with your dad, so you can pass the story along, with the skillet, to your kids some day…..
sweetest guy! I miss my grandmother every single day... great find & good work sweetheart!
You did a great job. I believe that a lot of people have learned from you
Beautiful job, young man! Excellent teaching & demonstration! You give hope for us old-timers!
@@7owlfthr thank you very much!
It is so refreshing to see a young man like yourself interested in this kind of craft. I've restored many old cast iron pots and skillets. You did a fine job on this one with the vinegar and I know how long that takes. Over my many years I've resorted to a plastic tub with about 5 to 7 gallons of water in it with two cans of plumbers lye dissolved in the water. In about 48 hours my iron pieces are clean as a hound's tooth. I wash them real good in hot soapy water and dry them completely. In the oven they go to bask in a balmy 450 degrees for a half hour. I them wipe them down with a good oil like avocado or just plain canola. Back in that oven for an hour or more, then turn off the oven and let them cool by themselves inside that cooling-down oven until they and the oven are at room temperature. You can repeat this about three times for a great seasoning. Sure can't argue with your results. Nice job!
NOTE: THE PLUMBER'S LYE IS NOT A SAFE PRECEDURE. LYE IS A CAUSTDIC SODA AND WILL CAUSE BURNS ON YOUR SKIN IF YOU DON'T PROTECT YOURSELF WITH HIGH RUBBER GLOVES. BE VERY CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS. EVEN WITH GOVES ON I REMOVED THE IRON PIECES WITH A STEEL HOOK. DO THIS OUTSIDE - NOT IN THE HOUSE OR GARAGE. WHEN I DO THIS IT'S USULLY WITH FOUR OR MORE IRON PIECES. DON'T BE ALONE WHEN DOING THIS. HAVE A FRIEND WITH YOU. I'M A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WITH HAZ-MAT CERTIFICATION FROM GEORGIA TECH.
That sounds effective! Thanks for watching and commenting, we really appreciate it!
When my wife and I were first married I came home from work one day and she had scrubbed half of my cast iron pans down to bare metal. She was so proud of herself!
Had a Master Sgt in Alaska nearing 30 years with a lump of coal he drank coffee from on his desk. He was drafted and sent to Korea, got to know a USO lady where he shipped out & helped her wash cups at night. His last night he told her he was afraid & thinking of going AWOL. She told him to keep his cup and not wash it until he came back and he'd be safe...they'd wash it then. Didn't get to see her then so he decided to wait until he retired to wash it. Came to work one Monday morning and a female Buck Sgt was grinning ....guess what I did for Sgt. B, it took forever to get his cup clean. Ugly green cup from dish detergent giveaways on his desk. He stayed calm, told her to take two days off at home.
A very fine young man. Good job. I was laughing when you say, Mom should not be home when you do this.
Try it and you'll find out pretty quick why I said that :D
Great video. Love the generations working together with respect and camaraderie.
The best!
I am really smiling. I want to thank you so much for this video. My rusted skillet looks amazing! I bought it from a yard sale and it was really rusted. Every other video was telling people to buy all kinds of products, electric sanders, etc. I was so confused. After watching your video, it made so much sense and my skillet is back to cooking again. Thank you thank you thank you again.
That is FANTASTIC news, @marieblyden7512! You are welcome and I hope you get many years out of that cast iron skillet!
This is an excellent video. I wish I had known about this when I restored mine. I did some experimenting but then resorted to vinegar, as I have known the cleaning power of vinegar since I was a kid. (I'm old now.) You can see the interior of the pan is pitted. This happens when you leave food sitting in it, particularly acidic foods such as tomatoes. So transfer food to a bowl as soon as possible and wipe out the pan when cool enough to safely handle. I have several cast iron pans from dutch oven to small single-serve frying pans. I love them. Oh, I don't have a grill so I seasoned my pans in the oven. If you are fortunate enough to have a fan that vents outside it will work great. I'm not so fortunate so I use just a little bit lower heat and go for a longer period, especially of you live in an apartment building, you do not want to set off the smoke alarms. Once seasoned well they are nonstick and you don't have to worry about a nonstick coating pealing off into your food. PS : Do not plunge a hot cast iron pan into cold water, it will most likely warp.
Thank you for those tips, Truth!
Vinegar and soda clean corroded battery clamps like new as will Coca Cola. I wonder if Coke or Pepsi would clean a skillet.
People don't realize acetic acid will dissolve metal. Vinegar is an acid. You can even electroplate with it. You did a good job cleaning this up.
Well done son.....cast iron is the best...and ive never seen a better method than yours to fix it ....GODBLESS YOU...
Works like a charm! Thank you, God bless!
Young man, You made me smile.Thank you so very much.
I even have some of my father's cast iron pants that are over seventy years old.
I loved this video!! ❤❤❤
Smiles are priceless! You are welcome!
Thank you! I will try that. Glad I found your channel. Mostly loved the ending “May the wings of liberty never lose a feather”! Because of kids like you, we can have still hope. God bless!
Hey thank you for the encouragement, Suse! God bless!
It's been 11 months since you posted your comment. How did it go? Did it worked?
That is nice restored grandpa’s skillet. Good job
Thank you, Sanders Jones! We're still frying and baking in that skillet on a weekly basis.
Awesome video! Baking soda and water mixed into a paste would reduce the wait time. Create a paste and cover the cast iron; the rust and seasoning begin to break down after a few hours...add a little water to the paste and rub most of it off and then add the cast iron into the apple cider vinegar if its not all removed. It should take half the time to wait...
Great tips, Kristi! Thank you!
This is a GREAT tip. Thank you!
Ty 😊 great information
I've watched a three orfour of these videos. This is hands down the easiest simple crust removal of cast iron I got a skillet from a man 94 he was called home to Jesus and his daughter gave me the skillet of his .lots of years of build up I'm going today to get vinegar ,pan ,gloves n metal scrubber. Thank you and God bless!
You are very welcome and God bless, Carolyn!
A pleasure here on the south coast of England to watch such a calm, relaxed restoration. I treat my skillets and woks just like that but never had to start from where you did. Stay well.
Thank you and greetings to you, John! Cast iron holds value ( in my opinion), and this was well worth the effort!
This is amazing!!! I just finished using oven cleaner to clean an old iron skillet and it’s bothering my breathing. I’m looking for another way and found your channel. I can’t believe how clean you got that skillet. Wow!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this. Just to know there still are young people who take pride in their work. You’ve brightened my outlook of America and our youth. God bless you all
Well, thank you for the encouragement, Anna! I hope this method helps keep your cast iron in tip-top shape!
Oven cleaner is toxic for the environment and so is any spray can, its time for individuals to not contribute to the pollution, the govt. wont do it, not enough in time, as they are run by big business
Good job, fellas. And it's good to see a son and his dad doing something together. Robert reminds me of my boy. 2 years now, he's been stuck overseas due to Covid measures. Won't bore you with that, but hope y'all are doing well.
We're doing well and hope that you, MyTwoCents!
This is the best video to clean a really bad skillet without chemicals! Bravo guys!!! Good job!!!!
Thank you very much, Linda!
I'm glad no chemicals are used ,just organic
Me too, romystumpy!
Lol.. vinegar is a chemical
@@WApnjbut it’s natural and not a manmade chemical. Those are dangerous, vinegar is not.
@@KarenYork-t2c lol. You're silly... 😱 everything on the planet is a chemical.
I've restored a lot of cast iron in my day, but never heard about vinegar. This is the best way I've ever seen to restore those rusty, caked on beasts. Thank you.
You are very welcome, small footprint!
Good Morning from Arizona...I was looking through UTUBE and saw your channel...
Really nice what you did with the Cast Iron skillet..I am Diffiently going to have to try this..I found an old cast iron at a swap meet and I put it out in my garden area..But since you showed me this, I will have to try your method..
Your Grandpa would be So Proud of You Young Man!!
Instead of the vinegar, you could just throw that skillet into a bed of coals from the outdoor fire and let the fire burn off that rust and old seasoning. That's how my grandmother used to do it.
Indeed! I didn't want to risk warping or cracking the pan in a fire, so I just used regular ol' apple cider vinegar on this one.
You will not warp or Crack a cast iron pan unless it's made in China by throwing it into a fire ive done this all my life n̈ I'm 80 years old and I learned this from my grandmother and great grandma.
I was going to suggest throwing it in a campfire. Leave it in until it cools if you’re worried about warping or cracking. I’ve done 8-10 old skillets that way. Even some that have been buried in a chicken yard or under mud for a few years.
Is it possible to clean the blade of an old hand saw with the cidar vinegar as well?
@@robertsbushcraft my grandson burned the build up off of one of my cast iron pans. It is working great for me. A good test for any fry pan is don't start cooking until a drop of water will skip across the pan.
For a young man glad to see you're interested in old stuff like my grandparents had wished I had some I'm 66 by the way & love what you did with the skillet keep living and learning love it
Thank you for your kind words, Frances!
Omg thank you. I've watched them Yankee doodles and a few others ok. But you, even as young as you are , you showed me something I'd forgotten. THANK YOU YOUNG MAN... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
You are so welcome, Tonya!
Thank you !! Got 2 Lodge cast iron pots and a cornpone skillet that I didn't know how to care for that are rusted and now I have a way of removing the rust and save my pots. So thanks I can get my pots back!!
You are welcome and I hope you get many years of cooking in your cast iron!
I almost cried thinking that you were cooking from your Grand Dads cast iron skillet !!! Great job 😁 I am sure Granddad would be proud 👌💓😁
I sure hope that he would be proud, Sheryl! Thank you for the kind words!
Beautiful! Love that you used vinegar and not lye. Perfect for those comfort food recipes as well🥘
The vinegar really does the trick! Thanks for watching and commenting, Lauren!
I love that you have something from past family members... meal time is good family time, imagine the meals and love this cast iron pan has been witnessed to.
That’s a great video. I have always wondered if I was seasoning my cast iron skillet correctly. I’m going to season it your way and while I’m at it I’ll do an old Dutch oven and lid too. I just read your channel discription and I’m impressed with the fact that there’s no foul language and alcohol use but clean living. Im from Northern California but have always preferred that in family and character because of my faith. Im your newest subscriber. Thank you sir and God bless
Thanks for sharing and that meal towards the end was perfect!
You're welcome and it was delicious!
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very good BSR pan made after 1960. good job on refinishing. Eggs were a true test.
I've never heard of BSR. I'm still using this several times a week and plan to until the Lord calls me home!
That is for sure, it passed the egg test right away, great 👍 video
Thank you. I treasure my old cast iron like its part of my family and your care and instructions using the things I was taught to use ensure me that my cast irons may last another century should my great grandchildren find buried in my back yard !! You are a treasure too young man.
Thank you for your kind words, Jeri!
Wow, great video. Thank you for making it!
I was helping my Grandmother-in-law clean out her garage. We found a whole set of cast-irons that were passed down from he deceased mother. Offered to revive them for her so she can appreciate them in the kitchen.
Of course, I offered not knowing a thing about restoring cast-irons! I think I'm going to go ahead with this method! Seems plenty doable in the wife and I's 1BR apartment. (We should be ok with the smoke from oven.)
You guys rock, great energy, thank you again!
Let us know how well the smoke and smell from oven works out. Mrs. Roberts is not too fond of this method inside our home.
Great idea with removing the rust, built up burnt on fat, a good way to restore them so that they do not stick is in your oven at 250, do the same thing, lightly grease the pan until it is seasoned in the pan so that the pan does not stick, if you have a wood stove you can keep it on the top of the stove until it is seasoned, it does not necessarily have to be overly hot, it just takes time, you cant rush it, it is worth it as you cannot beat cooking in a cast iron frying pan. I always put my in the oven after i have go threw baking when the oven is still hot.
This is the best restoration video I have ever seen. Your technique is so easy to relate to the everyday individuals who don't want to buy a sandblaster or drill with a wire brush drill-bit! I subscribed immediately and liked this video. Father and son power!! Amazing!!
Hey thanks for that, Jermaine!
Really appreciated the content as I have a Goodwill find to restore so coming online to learn how it's done. Super enjoyed you, the way you speak and carry yourself is very attractive. Grandma bragging material right here.
TWO THUMBS UP! One for the restoration with vinegar and the second for the awesome cooking! Thanks!
Hey thanks, Erick! You are very welcome!
Thank you for your video. I mistakenly threw away a small cast iron skillet in my fire pit, when I discovered it, it had been in the fire until the fire had burned out. I put it aside and forgot about it. I saw it earlier of the day I so happened to see your video and had planned to take it somewhere for restoration. Now I shan't, I'm going to try your procedure. Thank you again for sharing. GOD bless you.
Super video!
Some might be forewarned though that extended soaking cast iron in vinegar tends to “pit” the iron.
Using lye to dissolve the baked on crud, then vinegar to remove the rust works without the worry of damaging the cooking surface.
Yes! Be sure to keep a check on the pans if you use this method, the vinegar will pit the pan.
You took the fear out of doing this. Thank you mate!
I can't wait to visit my next antique mall.
Glad you enjoyed it! Antique malls are a treasure trove.
A job well done, now I know how to do my skillet laying in the garage for at least a year. Thanks buddy
You are certainly welcome, Kadir! We'll be hanging cast iron skillets and pots once we get our cabin done: ruclips.net/video/4xSfak35yvk/видео.html
Thank you so much! Someone was going to throw an old rusty iron skillet away so I took it. Now, with your video I know how to restore it!! ❤
That was our goal! We wanted pretty much anyone to be able to follow along!
Nice job! I found one in my mom's cabinet and I'm gonna use this method because I don't have any power tools, thanks for the video.
You are welcome and good luck, Thurgood!
Thank you Young man for sharing this video. I was very impressed with the results.you did a really good job showing this process. And now, what a treasure you have, your Grandfather’s skillet. You’ll be thinking of him when you’re cooking in it. May God bless you.
Amen to that and thank you, Dee!
Love seeing a man do dishes !!
Right on!
Nice BSR pan, made in the 60’s as evidenced by the made in USA stamp. I have the same pan, love it! Good for you!
Thanks for the info, @breikowski!
Glad to see you rescued the skillet and are using it.
I made sausage gravy and home made buttermilk biscuits last night. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, Cast Iron Lady!
Looks like a Birmingham Stove and Range skillet. Great job on the restoration cooking and its non - stick abilities. Iconic American cookware.
Hey thanks, Scott!
Great Job Guys!! You are a great team together with Curry in the background! Very informative and interesting! Thanks!
Hey thanks, Shannon!
Aussie here, great presentation, that's the same method we use on our handed down rusty tools, as well as wire brush, we use un-soaped 'steel wool' it is finer & can be pressed with your fingers in gloves in a circular motion.
That's a great tip! Thanks, John!
I’m so glad to know vinegar works so well. I have one that I haven’t managed to get fully clean. Thanks so much!
You are so welcome, Amber! Let us know how well this works for you should you get the chance.
Since I have learned cheap canola oil is aweful for our health. In fact, All man made seed oils are killing our health. I may try bacon grease smeared on my cast iron pans during the slow bake fire oven method of seasoning😊.
Great video❤!
Bacon grease is perfect for seasoning!
@@lorimullen3680 canola as well as vegetable oil is bad for health. You mite try lard or crisco or coconut oil which holds up well to high heat. Great lesson. Thanx
Nice! Great job guys. Looks like you got yourselves an old BSR (Birmingham Stove & Range) skillet! I have a few in my collection, and they're great! Thanks for sharing!
Hey that's awesome that you can identify it, JT! Thanks!
I have the same skillet. Thank you for mentioning, good to know.
Tyvm young man...I have a couple of iron skillets that are not bad but need some cleaning...they were left in my log cabin when I bought it 5yrs ago...I have been putting the job off but now watching you it's not as bad as I first thought...ty again
You're welcome! Let us know how it goes!
Back when I made cornbread I got the skillet hot first and it will make the cornbread batter separate from the bottom.
A hot skillet is crucial for me to bake with success!
I've seen many videos on restoring cast iron. I like to see different ways and tips for doing this. At first I thought this was going to be one of "THOSE" videos. Boy was I wrong. You did a very awesome job with this video and that pan. You got a like and sub from me. I can see grandpa up there and looking down on you with a BIG smile on his face. Well done young man. Well done.
This was 👏 awesome . And I just relived I don't know shoot about my cast iron skillet. Scrubbing my skillet last night I was wondering why the black was coming off. The seasoning! Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it 👍
You're very welcome and I hope the video helped!
Thank you so much for teaching us the process! And thanks for showing how to clean it after cooking with it! ❤
You are very welcome, Sheila!
I’ve got an old #7 iron skillet that belonged to my grandmother then to my mom. Now I am 54 years old and it got passed down to me. So it’s no telling how old this pan is. It’s so caked on and thick with old seasoning (especially on the bottom like that one) that I can’t even begin to imagine what brand it is. I can only see the number on the handle. It’s maybe even worse than yours was on the bottom but not as rusty. I am anxious to try this vinegar method and see if I can have such good results like you did. I really don’t want to have to resort to oven cleaner or some of those harsher methods. Thank you for sharing!
I hope you get the same or better results, Lisa!
I have 150 to 200 year old frying pans owned by the women in my family all the way back to my great great grandmother. The skillet that appears to be the oldest is heavily seasoned on the sides and bottom, but the cooking surface is still smooth. Although I enjoy restoring iron, I've chosen not to de-season it because (to me) I would be erasing family history. It still fries bacon like a champ, so why do anything at all?
Im so glad I found your channel! And I know your grandpa was looking down from haven saying look at my grandson&myole' cast iron!!❤🙏❤!
We're glad you found us too, Dawn! I certainly hope that is EXACTLY what he's doing!
Thanks for the vinegar soak method tutorial. I over seasoned some of my cast iron.... thought I would have to get my cast iron sand blasted.
You are certainly welcome, Cheryl!
You were doing a fine job right up to the point you started cooking taters, onion and eggs. I had to hit the pause button and go fix me some eggs and taters. But that's cool, I was hungry and boy was it good. It's obvious you had a great mom and dad raise you, keep up the great work and thanks for the vid.
Ha! I am glad you were able to fix up some eggs and taters! That's a wonderful combination, isn't it? Thanks for the encouragement, @KustKickinIt!
Great video everything was great God bless you
Thanks and may God bless you too, Joshua!
The way I clean cast iron when I find it in the same shape as the one you have there I build a very hot fire and place the cast iron skillet in the fire and let everything burn off and when it cools take a wire brush and scrub it down then season it with cooking oil and bake it on , but I'm proud to see a young man like you learning the old ways great job young man 👍❤️
Happy to see that your work paid off so well! That skillet will be good to go for another 100 years, maybe more!
Great video!
Thanks, Eric! I've been cooking on it several times a week since the restoration and I think you are right, 100 years and maybe more!
Question? Would it be worth throwing out the dirty vinegar and replacing ot with clean vinegar some time during the first week?
We never had to do that. It might be worth a shot just to see if it makes a difference. Our thinking is that if what we're using is working there's no need to waste any more vinegar.
Thank you!! This gives me the knowledge to help some rescued cast iron, when i get onto my homestead!!
Blessings!!
I've used the same 8 gallons of vinegar to restore 12 skillets so far this week.
That's fantastic! 12 skillets WOW! I absolutely love my cast irons.
Any filtering?
Git er done.
Great job and thanks for carrying on traditions snd teaching others in the process.
I got a old cast iron skillet that I found years ago when we was cleaning out a old house for someone so I bought it home it is got a ton of rust on it going to do what you said to do Will do a before and after pictures and let you know how it turns out thank you for the video
We'd love to see how that turns out, Harold!
Thank you for this education of restoring some cast iron. I have several second hand pans hubby picked up for me that need restored and I keep seeing about doing lye baths. Well, my friends and I learned the hard way you cannot use lye in an aluminum pan! So I don’t have a large enough pan to use. But now I know I can use apple cider vinegar to soak the pans in! Again, thank you so much! 👏👏👏
You are very welcome, Karen!
Nothing beats a good old cast iron
Amen to that, 2000man24!
Wow, I'm impressed, I have a cast iron skillet that I thought I'd have to toss away, it's in bad shape. I'm going to try this method. Thank you
You are very welcome! Keep a good check on your cast iron. The longer you leave it in the vinegar, the more you increase the chances of pitting.
Can you use white distilled vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar for the bath?
We've always used apple cider vinegar, I'm reading in some of the discussion/comments that white vinegar does work. I just don't have any experience with it to say whether it works or works better than apple cider vinegar.
@@robertsbushcraft thank you for responding. I’m going to try the oven cleaning method first. If there’s any crud left after that, I will definitely try the Apple cider vinegar method
Such a beautiful job! I wish I knew this years ago when my beautiful cast iron wok rusted up. Now I know. Thank you so much.
I'm glad we could help! Let us know if you try it out
That skillet will last you a lifetime,I stripped one out of my great aunts barn 30 years ago with a lye bath
.My favorite piece of iron
I agree 100% and I hope to pass it on down the family line. Thanks for watching and commenting, Stephen!