Not sure if this has ever been discussed here. figured i'd share this process. well I rescued 2 skillets that have been sitting in the bed of a friends truck all winter. they were in very bad shape.

heavy rust both inside and out. some pitting had begun and created some tough areas in bended areas.


i had to use a wire brush and a 4'' wire brush grinder to free the cast iron of the heavy rust. i thoroughly spent sometime inside and out.













i then used the "Bar Keeper's Friend" and a stainless steel chore pad to finish the grind down. the skillets are finally beginning to show they still have life.





I then thoroughly rinsed out skillets with water. next put each skillet on a burner at medium heat to evaporate the water out. i set the oven to 200dgr. and put them in upside down to start seasoning process.



after 30 mins i was certain the pores of the cast iron were open and ready for the veggie oil. took them out and poured a puddle of oil the size of a tennis ball into the skillet and used several paper towels to completely spread the oil inside and out. i could easily notice the iron absorbing the oil in. i was careful not to over saturate which can be a bad thing later. put them back into the oven upside down for another 2 hours and repeated the process for 6 hours. it's important to do the seasoning with the skillets upside down.





the skillets are now completely seasoned and very smooth and slick inside.