Curing my black iron skillet

You can do it in the oven too but your kitchen/house will smell like shite for a while

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fry some bacon.

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that

1)Fire
b)remove rust down to bare arse metal
3)Get it HOT
d)fry bacon-coat with oil

Instead of vegetable oil, use shortening. Shortening doesn't leave it sticky like veg oil does.

I'll use a heavey salt/shortening mix with a paper towel to scrub it down to clean it every once in a while. Put it in the oven at around 250 for an hr then turn the oven off and let it sit inside until cool.

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Got some rough looking cooking stuff. Two skillets and a pot. Rub it down with vegetable oil and throw it in a bonfire right?

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yes.

but, in the future, never buy black pots new. just go to the pawn shop and get one that is already cured for half the price. they don't "lose" their value per say.

i use olive oil on mine after every cleaning with salt and paper towel...we cook cornbread, bacon, ground beef, eggs, etc. in ours...it cooks great...biggest thing for me that has worked is the heating and reheating..and the oil...

Just re-did my jambalaya pots. I used lard, wiped it all over the pot then put the pot updside down on a crawfish burner and cranked it up for 5-10 min. Did this twice on each pot and they came out perfect.

Only reason I asked...I didn't know if the bonfire attributed to the blackening any...or was it just the lard/shortening etc.

Where can one buy lard these days? Wally world sell it? Or do I need to go to a REAL grocery store?

Hell these Yankees up here in N. Bama don't know what a real butcher is. The only one I knew of closed down a few years ago.

Hopefully Krogers or Star Market would sell it. Appreciate the info.