[Sca-cooks] Rust removal

[Susan Fox]

lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:

> If it turns out that the rust is very penetrating and you soak it in 
> rust remover, you might just make your pan useless. I think it's worth 
> getting a good idea of just how bad it is before you destroy it. 

Well, worst case scenario, I'll have a goodly hunk of cast iron to use 
for that electrolysis de-rusting of future items, eh?

>
> I'd clean the pan first in some simple "non-invasive" "non-toxic" way 
> - wash, scrubbing with an abrasive cleanser, dry, then do the "Crisco" 
> wipe, then dry well.
>
> At that point take a look at it to assess its condition. It may turn 
> out that with a decent cleaning - without wire brushes and power tools 
> - your pan is almost ok.
>
> But in any case, you'll know the next best step to take to finish the 
> cleaning process.

I'll try this when I'm feeling a bit firmer and the cuts I oopsed on my 
fingers last weekend heal up.  Just too hot and tired at a tourney day 
and the new pocket knife turned out to be Really Sharp.  Sigh.

Drak.... er, Selene