Ultimate Cast Iron Resurrection

This shallow cast-iron skillet belonged to my wife’s late grandmother. My father in law took it and kept it in the garage for several years and this is the result. Let’s make this bad boy beautiful.

The back was worse than the front.

Starting with kosher salt, steel wool, copper wool, Dawn dish soap, and a Scotch-Brite pad, I scrubbed this thing for two days.

After 1 day of scrubbing.

After two days.

Here, I worked on the back of the garage pan using the same method and materials.

Though it looked worse than the front, the back cleaned up very nice.

Here’s the front, straight out of a 24 hour vinegar bath and just before being seasoned with a combination of flax seed oil, vegetable oil, canola oil, and Crisco.

Little bit of bourbon while we wait

After one round of seasoning. I seasoned it on my propane grill to ensure I get the temperature up to 700°

Here it is after the third coat of seasoning. Can’t wait to use this bad boy now