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Fixing my Cast Iron Dutch oven
Posted on 3/6/24 at 11:47 am
Posted on 3/6/24 at 11:47 am
Ok y’all can judge me if y’all must but for Christmas I got a big cast intron Dutch oven for outdoor cooking. First thing I cooked was a pork loan roast with potatoes, carrots, onions. Placed it on the fire and I guess it cooked too hot. I had some sticking. I’ve tried cleaning and scrubbing with hot water. I boiled water in it several times and tried to loosen up the burnt on stuff that way and some came up but not all. Now anytime I cook with it I get black specs/flakes in my food. How do I fix it?
This post was edited on 3/6/24 at 11:48 am
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Posted on 3/6/24 at 11:51 am to OGtigerfan87
Got a drill and a rotary wire brush?
Posted on 3/6/24 at 11:52 am to Havoc
I don’t but I probably could get my hands on one
This post was edited on 3/6/24 at 11:54 am
Posted on 3/6/24 at 11:54 am to OGtigerfan87
Chain mail scrubber from Amazon.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 12:35 pm to OGtigerfan87
Spend a few minutes on the you tube and you'll find a lot of useful tips. I stripped all my cast iron, and ground a few to mirrors based upon what I learned. I had been "seasoning" everything less than ideally my whole life. Now they are legendary!
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:39 pm to OGtigerfan87
If you have a self clean oven, put the pot inside it and do a clean cycle. It will burn off any residue. Otherwise pile a small pile of wood around it and burn it that way. The oven approach would be better way to deal with it.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:41 pm to OGtigerfan87
Put it in the oven and get that SOB hot
Posted on 3/6/24 at 9:32 pm to MeridianDog
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If you have a self clean oven, put the pot inside it and do a clean cycle. It will burn off any residue. Otherwise pile a small pile of wood around it and burn it that way. The oven approach would be better way to deal with it.
An hour on self-cleaning mode will do the trick. Turn the pot upside down. After an hour or so, turn the oven off and let it cool naturally. Then take it out, wash it to remove any residue, dry it and start re-seasoning it.
There will probably be some rust-like stuff on it when you first take it out. Don't worry about that. Just wash it out and start re-seasoning it.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 11:36 pm to SpotCheckBilly
Families I know in Lafitte build a big fire every year or so and put their cast iron pots/pans in for several hours to clean them to bare metal.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:37 am to SpotCheckBilly
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An hour on self-cleaning mode will do the trick.
Do NOT do this. You can warp the pot.
Use chain mail, SS brillo or lye bath. If you are in BR, I can soak it in my E-tank if you want.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:54 am to OGtigerfan87
Before you do anything, try pouring a bit of cooking oil in there and adding kosher salt until you have a thick gritty paste. Scrub the hell out of it with an old rag or paper towels. Rinse it out and heat it on stove top. Add some more oil and wipe it around. See if you have eliminated the crud or flaking. If not, you may need to use sandpaper culminating in 150 grit and reseason.
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 8:59 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 9:24 am to Motorboat
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An hour on self-cleaning mode will do the trick.
Do NOT do this. You can warp the pot.
Nah, I've done it for about 12 pieces now with nary a problem.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 1:20 pm to MeridianDog
quote:That is not even good for the oven. Has ruined many an oven.
If you have a self clean oven,
Posted on 3/7/24 at 2:33 pm to Quatrepot
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That is not even good for the oven. Has ruined many an oven.
A couple years ago my mom decided to "self-clean" her oven for the first time. When the cycle ended, the solenoid that latches the door locked would not release. I had to pull the thing out from the wall and disassemble from the backside and permanently disable the lock.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 2:54 pm to Motorboat
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Do NOT do this. You can warp the pot.
I've been throwing nasty skillets and pots that I'm reclaiming into a fire whenever I burn brush for quite a few years.
I haven't noticed any issue but if it was a nice piece I guess I'd care.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:28 pm to OGtigerfan87
I use a 1/4 in. die grinder and 3 in. sanding discs to clean and polish cast iron pans before seasoning. It gives a mirror finish. The die grinder can be purchased at Harbor Freight for around $29. They have tons of sanding disc options and kits there as well. You will need a compressor with at least a 10 gallon tank.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 6:50 pm to OGtigerfan87
I would put it on a burner stand for boiling seafood, and heat that sucka until it was white hot.
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Posted on 3/8/24 at 6:25 pm to Quatrepot
QP, I guess I need you to explain what you mean to me. I self-clean cycle clean my over maybe once a month. Works great. Have done it for twenty years on two different ovens.
You put the pot into the oven, do the cycle, the pot cools as the oven interior cools and the clean cycle ends. All of the grunge is burned off the pot and all the oven needs is wiping out with a damp rag. Works great
You put the pot into the oven, do the cycle, the pot cools as the oven interior cools and the clean cycle ends. All of the grunge is burned off the pot and all the oven needs is wiping out with a damp rag. Works great
Posted on 3/9/24 at 12:18 pm to MeridianDog
I’ve just heard stories of that feature causing problems. More than one. Maybe they were just unfortunate.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 1:49 pm to Motorboat
Do you restore pots professionally? I ruined a pot trying to sand it with sanding discs. The surface isn't even and food would stick to the bottom when I would use the pot.
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