Cast Iron Dutch Oven Restoration & Cooking
In this video I will be restoring and seasoning this old and rusty Dutch Oven that I bought online for a very good deal. The condition it was in made a perfect project for an educational restoration video.
Although rusty cast iron Dutch oven could be a great way to get a cheap cookware, I would definitely avoid buying anything that displays any signs of:
1. Cracking: Can be an indication that the cookware piece has been dropped or underwent a rapid temperature change. I have a Dutch oven in this condition, and it has no use to it now.
2. Chipping - Chipping is also can be an indication of physical impact, but more of a cosmetic fault.
3. Warping - A sign that the cast iron has been inappropriately heated and cooled, this is a very serious condition that will negatively impact the cookware use.
4. Pitting - The condition of a cast iron cookware that was likely caused by some type of exposure to chemical erosion.
5. Lead - Also if you know for sure that the cookware has been used to melt lead at any time in its existence, I will get rid of it and never cook on it as it could be very harmful.
Hope you enjoy the video as I aim to make it both educational and entertaining to watch at the same time!
#CastIron #DutchOven #Restoration
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10 out of 10 for the cast iron job. 0 out of 10 for the french fries.
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 Thank you!)))
@robertbikers9502
Жыл бұрын
I was just going to say... those fries needed a few more minutes, and the extra oil blotted off...
@timmyCOD
Жыл бұрын
10:10 for the length of the video!
@janiceshira91
Жыл бұрын
I. A M. LOOKING AT. WHAT. MOST WOULD. DO YES FRENCH FRY But bake bread small roast Bread Taking it out and using the bale i though wonderful next time make using lid and bales bread
@Erskin_S
Жыл бұрын
🤣
You click, knowing what the result will be and yet you keep clicking on video's like this for the satisfaction of it. Good job!
@CoolRestorations
2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
I love the fact that there isn't any music in the background to detract from what you are doing. Beautiful job on te restoration. Seems like nothing is made with pride, nor with the intent of it lasting anymore .
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!👍👍👍
I'm so glad someone out there decided to sell this piece instead of throw it in the trash....the first step to it's fabulous restoration! ❤️
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
Last week I found a #10 cast iron cauldron 50 lbs, went through this entire process but used grape seed oil. Looks nice
Great tip about the lead! This looks just as good on the campfire as it would in a castle!
Welcome back! Thanks for being careful and not touching the pot while it’s in the oven. 😍
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! the pot was cold, I didn't bake it in that oven ;-) Just so others are careful.
@stevemoy9834
Жыл бұрын
Why
Yaaay welcome back 😍 you took advantage of that snow day in the middle of April
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you:)
Appreciate the video. I’ve never been convinced vegetable oil is the way to go. My oils of choice are grapeseed oil and, if you can afford it, avocado oil, both having a much higher smoke point than vegetable oil. Another suggestion I got from Kent Rollins’ KZread channel is always lightly re-season your cast-iron after every use on a stove top burner. Clean it, get it just hot enough that you cannot leave your hand on it and re-season very lightly with the oils I mentioned and wipe excess with a paper towel. I’ve done many cast-iron restorations and followed this plan and they look great.
Great tip on checking for lead. Thx
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
It's also popular in my grandfather's village in Indonesia. Great job!👏
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
It's a great way to cook! Hello to Indonesia! I hope to visit this beautiful country one day!
Finally you are back!!! Good job 👍🏼
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!🍳❤
Yery nice work always love to cook with them it cooks again very nice work as always Lee
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Lee!
WOW WOW WOW!!! greatful and using all that your teaching!
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Glad to be back, I’ve been waiting for your video. Interesting video 👍
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Retro Restoration!
Great restore and it turned out super gorgeous. You really enjoy your work and great video.
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Alan!🍳
I was waiting for this video. Thanks! 😍
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy my friend thanks for watching!🍳
Excellent Restoration Bro a totally new Lease on Life.👌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you James!
Thank you for this information. I was doing it the hard way! This way is a lot better and faster!
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Soaking in warm/hot vinegar works very very well also!👍
HI Mate. Good Luck with your channel. You are now featured on my Home Page. Good Luck
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Awesome Martyn!🚀❤ Will I find it in the members list or the subscriptions?
good call on the lead testing! I'll do that next time. I had an old DO that looked like it had been used to change motor oil. I never got the nerve up to eat out of it and I had to let it go.
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Luis!
I LOVE cast iron.
Thanks for the video, and for showing how to season it. I suggest seasoning your ironware 5 times before using. You wont regret it. I have my grandmother's cast iron skillet. The seasoning is so good that it's better than my non stick skillets. I'm thinking about letting my daughter have it. I have arthritis in my hands and I can't lift the heavy thing any more.
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Yes the more layers of seasoning the better 👍👍👍
Very cool, well done.
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!🏝
Great job.
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Vijayakumar!
Great restoration! The ending made it better😍 let me get some French fries!
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked it, come over I came you some!🍳❤
brilliant resto bud
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you dave!
@dave1secondago
2 жыл бұрын
@@CoolRestorations your welcome bro
Very good job! You are super!
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much mate!❤🍳
EXCELLENT VIDEO
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Quasha!👍🏼
Nice content👍 very interesting to watch your channel
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dima! Have a safe trip🙂 🥰
@dmitriygroz9285
2 жыл бұрын
@@CoolRestorations thank you 😊
Those potatoes looked fire! 😮💨
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Oooo yet, but I didn't get to enjoy them ))
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
yeah*
you did a wonderful job now you need a country cutter out of arkansaw that make's spiral frys they our out of this world . look up johnny russell country reuion nashville he loved to eat and so do i .ivan painter
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ivan! And thanks again for the tip 😍😊
I’ve seen a couple of videos where lye crystals are used to get rid of dirt, old seasoning and rust. My question is: is it safe to use lye on something we will cook food on? Does the iron absorbs the lye somehow and contaminate the food? Thanks in advance for your comments!
Nice
French fries look delicious.
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you:)
Who cooks french fries in a Dutch oven? Make some doughnuts man
Next time warm the pot up with the oven. Putting the cold pan in the hot oven is a good way to shock your pot and cause it to crack.
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip!👋
could you also remove the lead with a special method?
@CoolRestorations
8 ай бұрын
If it has lead you can’t remove it, and you can’t cook on it any more
You should use Lard for seasoning..
Am I alone in the thought that this is not actually a dutch oven? It's my understanding that a dutch oven has a lid that allows you to put hot coals on top of it without them falling off. This is simply a stew pot with a lid. Does anyone else agree?
Muito bom trabalho 👏👏🇧🇷
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
I saw this video because my Dutch oven size makes this look like a giant is restoring this Dutch oven.
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
HAHA, HOW BIG IS YOUR POT?
Are there kits to test if a pan was used to store motor oil or chemicals? If so, what are they called and where could I find them?
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes people used old cast iron cookware to melt lead for fishing. The test kit tests for lead. It can be bought on Amazon or EBay
@Gooseneck41
Жыл бұрын
@@CoolRestorations Thanks. A relative bought a skillets at an estate sale that had been in the seller's barn for a long time. Do you know if the lead detection kits would show motor oil or other farm chemical?
I'd wear gloves during all that scrubbing, heavier than the ones worn when putting the oil on. Have you ever tried crisco instead of oil? I've heard it seasons better than oil but haven't tried it myself.
That is the loudest paper towel running oil that I have ever heard. @5:50.
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Next time I'll make it less loud ))
How did cast iron dutch oven go from regular size to smaller, or is it caused by filming video?
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
It’s was always small,I think it’s about 8 inches wide.
Oil should be at least 375 before dropping potatoes in it then keep it at 350 at least to fry them up golden brown.
🥔🥔I like my French fries 🥔golden brown🥔
Is there a reason why you used veg oil instead of Crisco? (In another restoring vid you used Crisco) Also, I might need a how-to on making that wonderful fire pit in your backyard.
@CoolRestorations
7 ай бұрын
Probably use what ever I could find at the time. I heard avocado oil is very good for seasoning.
I could not clearly see the rhe cleaner you used. What is it?
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
EvapoRust is the rust remover
Lead test seems like an extra step but it’s a wise step.
It looked like mostly surface rust. Just needed some love and basic care.
Just submerge the whole thing in vinegar for a day and you barely have to scrub
There's a guy that worked at the Wagner factory thinking you took that bail off all wrong, lol
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Haha 😄 Thanks for watching mate!
@cynthiawesley8470
2 жыл бұрын
I wish he could fix my bail. Right wrong or inderferrrr🤣
Where did you get a new wire handle
@CoolRestorations
3 ай бұрын
I made it. All you need is good pliers
@Nozam
3 ай бұрын
What type of metal wire did you use? I’m restoring one and I need a new handle too! Thanks !!!
Heard of Electrolysis in stead of chemicals? Would have done a top notch job with no elbow grease. Good job and all but why chemicals when you dont need them?
@CoolRestorations
6 ай бұрын
Yeah I have done that with some of my projects. Do some research on evaporust. It’s safe on cookware.
Wish we coulda seen da bottom of da pot to I.D. it. But GREAT demo.
@cynthiawesley8470
2 жыл бұрын
?& how you straightened out the bell? So perfect.
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
It's a taiwan made nothing special:-)
@CoolRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
@@cynthiawesley8470 you mean the handle? I just made a new one quick and easy :-)
@cynthiawesley8470
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing special? I don't care where it's made. That's a beautiful piece. & daaang great talent on da handle.
Please do give it a good rinse after using a chemical solvent. Soaking an oven in white vinegar is highly suggestible over any substance that you cannot consume without possible physical harm. Anything that you put in that pot (not good for consumption) is getting soaked into the cast iron. (Just my humble opinion and suggestion)
@CoolRestorations
7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
The sounds of the wire brush...
Get yourself a stainless steel enalysis tank and get yourself a stainless steel brush it's about faster and a lot easier
My great grandmother would have just put this in an outside wood fire.
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
That's one way to do it! I'm just not to sure it's safe for the cookware, too much heat could cause heat damage. Maybe one day I will try 🙂
If it is contaminate with lead, what do about it? Throw it away?
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
If it has lead it means someone was using it for melting lead for fishing. You won't be able to use it as a cookware ever again.
@amandagomez3175
Жыл бұрын
This is so interesting, I’ve seen several videos on restoring cast iron cookware, but non said to test for lead. I’m new to this, anything else we should be aware of?? Thank you for this information.
@nancyharman4795
Жыл бұрын
@@CoolRestorations Fishing?? My father had a tiny cast iron cauldron (?) that he used for melting lead to cast his own bullets! Round ones for his muzzle-loading rifle, and elongated ones for reloading brass casings for some of his other firearms. But FISHING?? I'm at a loss... But then, I buy fish at the grocery store. Or Long John Silver's! Just out of interest, how could a lead-contaminated cast iron piece be safely repurposed? Decorative storage for non-edible objects? Planter for non-edible flowers? Or does the container have to be discarded? And if it's got lead, how to discard responsibly? Great video, but my mind is TEEMING with questions!!! Thanks! 😺💕🐾
A esas papas le falta coccio..
I thought grape seed oil Bake a Small loaf of bread
You must got this duch pot free
Therer's no instructions,
Just use a wire wheel do a job.
Gee, 5 minutes of watching somebody scrub a pot. Glad I cleared my calendar......
@cynthiawesley8470
2 жыл бұрын
But so worth it huh? I'm a repeat watcher today.🤣🤣🤣 He's bad & I do mean GOOD.
Кубань це Україна!
Next time wear gloves
That’s not a Dutch oven it’s a bean pot or stew pot, who told you that was a Dutch oven?
@CoolRestorations
Жыл бұрын
It's a Dutch Oven.
@clarencewsmith707
Жыл бұрын
@@CoolRestorations no it’s not d.a
@clarencewsmith707
Жыл бұрын
@@CoolRestorations Dutch ovens were used on the camp fire to make bread or biscuits and the top of the pan had a lifted edge about an inch so you could put coals on top to brown the bread once it had risen and was done on the bottom, the coals were placed on top to brown the bread, yours is not a Dutch oven sorry