I've got one that I need someone to do this to so I can start over. It's older than I am and was poorly taken care of for several years before I got it.

The cast iron I bought for myself is all in good condition. That one means a lot because of where it comes from but I don't have the patience to scrape all that shit off. I wish someone would do it for me so I could enjoy the pan my grandaddy cooked me bacon in.

[–] Dkiscoo@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just put it in the oven on cleaning mode if you have a self cleaning oven

[–] Laurentide@pawb.social 4 points 7 months ago

My oven uses some weird "eco-friendly" self-cleaning process that involves pouring water into it and steaming the dirt off, which doesn't sound like it would be good for the pan. Got any alternatives? I found a Griswold at the thrift store a few years back and I'd like to be able to restore it without damaging it.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Drill with an abrasive scubbing pad on it will sort it out real quick.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That really depends on the condition of the pan. I've had some where power tools were insufficient.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I have yet to see any kind of powered abrasive that WON"T get to the bare metal in a right quick manor. It's kind of what the stuff is made for......

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Right, that is your experience. And I'm telling you that there are cast iron fry pans that can defeat wire brushes, both manual and ones you attach to your power drill. (Of course it's up to you if you want to believe me. There's no particular reason to believe some random stranger online, but then again, there's no obvious benefit for me to lie about it.)

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Wet/dry sandpaper is fast and will easily get you down to the fresh bare metal again. Then you simply re-season and start cooking that delicious bacon in it again. A rainy Saturday afternoon will easily get it done.

[–] Empyreus@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Follow guides on using the yellow lid can of oven cleaner in a trash bag. Works perfectly fine and reduces the scraping to almost nothing.