[Sca-cooks] Rust removal

[Susan Fox]

This is not a "thin layer" but I think it frightens me less than Phlip's 
battery charter method.  I live alone and probably nobody would find me 
for days... eeep.

Selene C.

Carole Smith wrote:

>One thing that gets off a thin layer of rust from cast iron is a little Crisco and a paper towel.  Not as exciting a remedy without use of power tools, but it works for me.
>   
>  Cordelia
>
>Susan Fox <selene at earthlink.net> wrote:
>  I wrote:
>
>>I really hate having to bring out the wire brushes for my cookware!
>>
>
>Which reminded me: what do the members of this august company prefer 
>for rust removal from cast iron? My mother just gave me her old 
>ableskiver pan and it's awfully rusty. This is going to be difficult. 
>I'm hesitant to dive in with chemical rust removers because then the 
>trick is to remove the remover before using the pan for actual food 
>without chemicals. You see the quandry.
>
>In the meantime, I'm going out to get a wire brush that will attach to 
>my power drill, that may save some elbow grease anyway.
>
>Best,
>Selene Colfox
>