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Old 09-26-2015, 21:20   #9
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Originally Posted by Razor View Post
I recently stripped and re-seasoned my non-historical, boring, bought-by-me Wagner cast iron skillet. Filled a 5 gal bucket with water, added 1/2 lb of lye (100% lye drain cleaner from Home Depot) and stuck the skillet in the water. Let it sit 24 hours, then pulled it out, scoured it with steel wool to remove a couple remaining spots and soaked it another 24 hours. Pulled it out, rinsed it with clear water and it was bare iron ready for seasoning.
Holy Green Pad Batman! And easier way to clean it would have been to toss it into a bonfire, sand blast it or the ole steel wool. That was a lot of work!!!
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