I want to add American skillets didn't say made in USA until 1960s. I once saw these two 10 inch skillets on the curb wasting away. They were three notch lodges (made in Tennessee) from the 30s or 40s only marking on it was a number 5.Lady said she had evicted some renters and they had left those two skillets out hoping somebody would take them. Looked worse than the ones in your video. I restored them, gave one to a friend. The one I kept has this beautiful spiral grain milling marks on the cooking surface. I fry eggs in it almost every morning. When is the last time you heard of somebody picking up a teflon skillet off the street! Cast iron is wonderful.

@riasomers642

5 жыл бұрын

My #5 doesn't have company marking, but 3 dots at base of handle & no ring. $3 but needs restoration.

@MrPhantomFury

5 жыл бұрын

Probs cuz b4 then everything wz made in the USA & didn't have 2 identify 'emselves among a bunch of cheap imports :)

@taylorwilliams4131

5 жыл бұрын

Those iron skillets came from my mom and dad. They were old looking and after they passed, I was evicted by my sister, so I left them on the curb for someone who collected junk, no knowing they still could have been used Came back and they were gone to a new home. Thanks.

@MrPhantomFury

5 жыл бұрын

@@taylorwilliams4131 Hmm what r the odds...

@harrylee4698

5 жыл бұрын

I clean mine with vinegar and water soaked 3 days does wonders

I was iron deficient as a child and my doctor had me eating out of cast iron all the time... it worked wonders. My granny passed a few stored (rusty) pieces down to me and this video came in handy. Thank you Sir!

I don't know how KZread knew I needed this, I wasn't actively hunting for help with my castiron skillet, but it's been on my mind. I have one that I bought brand new, I think I cooked in it once, then I let it sit, and sit... and sit. Depression doesn't care about stuff like that, and so it sat, with water in it, for longer than I care to mention. As it's coming up on New Years, I've been trying to come up with some resolutions that I felt like I could successfully tackle. Saving that skillet it the first thing I wrote down. Then, same day, I see another of your videos showing up in my feed for no reason. It was how to clean the skillet. I liked your presentation, and decided to see if you could help me. I went to your channel, and in the search box, I just typed in "rust" and this video came up. I've watched it three times now. First time I wanted to see what you had to say. Second was to soak the information in. Now I'm taking notes and going through the steps. I have to tell you, before this, I was preparing myself to toss it. I did NOT think it could be saved. Now, I'm thinking I got this. Going to take me a couple of days, but I feel good about the skillets chances. I know this is an old video, and no one will likely see this, but I wanted to thank you anyway.

I grew up all over but my Dad was from Texas, he could cook anything on a stove top, but his weapon of choice was a 10" Cast Iron skillet. After my Dad pasted on I tried my hand at cooking, but I never Got a chance to ask my Dad how he cleaned his cast Iron. You have filled in the gaps in my learning . Thank you Kent for your insightful videos this is what I am going to pass on to my daughter on our upcoming camp out.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

One of the greatest abilities of a teacher is to fascinate his/her student. I had no idea how interesting cast iron cookware could be. My Grandma and Mom and all my aunties used to cook with cast iron and none of us kids were allowed to wash it, and I never understood the big deal. I'm rewatching all of these tutorials and I'd like to personally thank you for teaching me. This is important. It needs to be passed down.

About the vinegar and baking soda thing; vinegar is acidic and baking soda is alkaline, and the bubbling is from them neutralizing each other. It'd probably work better to just use one or the other. If you need it to be a paste, probably add the vinegar to cornstarch or flour, or just water to the baking soda. Using them *together* probably largely defeats the purpose.

Kent, I just wanted to tell you, my 17 year old son found a 10 incher on the side of the road during a city wide clean up two years ago. He looked to see where it was made and brought it to me to show me his find. Now keep in mind, he was 15 at the time. Well he put it underneath the kitchen sink inside the cabinet. We promptly forgot about it until about a week ago. It had a fair amount of rust but it doesn't appear to be pitted or deep rust. He has been bugging the soup out of me (in a good way) to help him clean the skillet. I pulled up your video here and he was as happy as a billy goat with two billy sticks in mating season after watching the video. It had no sooner stopped playing that he grabbed his skillet and said, "WoW!, I just learned something useful and valuable and bolted down the stairs and into the kitchen to start cleaning his road treasure. We have a city-wide clean up here each spring where citizens can toss out ANYthing they want to get rid of. It's a funny site watching scavengers of all kinds roam the community looking for treasures. My boys look for cast iron pots (for their mom) tools and things of that nature. The 17 year old asked me twice what your channel is called while watching it. I told him and have subscribed to it and he will be subscribing as soon as he can get to his login. Keep up the wonderfully helpful videos. I am my sons have learned much from you.

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Tom thanks so much for sharing and that does sound like a good scavenger, treasure hunt for sure, Be sure and tell your son thanks also

Totally agree with you on chemicals. Never put nasty stuff on your food utensils.

@killerskillet

3 жыл бұрын

@Robert Mustain I think the intention was to point to the immediately-repellent, sensory-offensive type of chemicals as opposed to table salt or water. Also- not "Everything is a chemical." Don't be a pedant and also wrong at the same time.

"yarn't not"........You are taking me back to my Ozark hillbilly roots. Don't stop because you are one of my favorite KZread channels.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bud

@fragglefknrock7568

5 жыл бұрын

hillbillys from the boyou or the mountains. this man looks like a desert born cowboy. little different

@ilovebutterstuff

5 жыл бұрын

...Not Pennzoil.

@deedeeedwinburks8614

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from Alabama but I now live in the Ozarks hills. Liked your comments

I truly love your videos, I don't know what it is about you but you make me appreciate a big chunk of what I think is missing from our country. Thanks for the hard work that you put into these videos please continue to make them.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@darksidemachining

4 жыл бұрын

What is missing is right there in his title....cowboy and for what it stands

The oven cleaner is for removing the old seasoning. It's lye based, and nutrualizes in vinegar. Give vinegar bath for a day after you scrubbed off the oven cleaner to remove the rust and it will be as bare as the day it was cast. When you buy an old skillet it's always a good idea to remove the old seasoning unless you know who owned it before and that it was only used for cooking. It is always a good idea to lead test pieces that you find out in the wild as well as many old timers used cast iron cookware to smelt lead to make bullets and fishing sinkers.

@anonfornow359

9 ай бұрын

No idea about the lead thanks

Thank i so much !!!! I had been given a old old piece from my great grandmother... im sure it didn’t look like this when she had it... but it was in boxes out in the barn for yrs.. so im determined to save it !!! Im Fixn to put all ur knowledge u share to use 🤠😇

Wanted to say thank you for the tip. Sanded the bottom of my 10” pan and re-seasoned. What a difference it made, thank you again for the tip.

@CowboyKentRollins

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Thank you Mr. Rollins for putting this out. I used your instructions in restoring a 12" skillet, a dutch oven and cover and a grill. You have saved my wife and I a few hundred dollars in replacement costs. I found all of these in an area of our house I hadn't been in a while. We are wanting to transition to cast iron cooking. The only things we did buy were a 10" skillet, and a griddle. Like you said in the video, just a little time and elbow grease.

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help Greg

Inherited a vintage piece from my Grandmother. I noticed a soft, sticky spot on the bottom. Using dish soap didn't resolve it. Didn't want to season the pan until I resolved it. Grateful I found you. Have watched several of your cast iron care lessons. This one seems to have just the information I will need to bring this well loved piece of cookware back to life. Thanks so much for sharing.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

So glad you found us, and it will help for sure

November 2021 Kent your still the best. All it takes is time, patience and a little hard work. Elbow grease we call it. Every highschool student should spend a day doing this. It would give them a sense of accomplishment and pride when they finish. Ya.....I'm deamin

Probably the most educational video for dealing with rust i've seen because it doesn't just use extreme examples it starts with the minor to moderate level most newer owners like myself might encounter, so thank you for the help!

I have many GRISWALD and WAGNER cast iron pieces I bought in the late 40s and 50s . they were rusted from slightly to seriously . Using the heat,scrub, method over and over, then 4/0 steel wool and elbow grease, then seasoned properly in the oven, They are still perfect. NO food is better than that cooked in cast iron. Thanks for this REMEMBERING SESSION.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure

@lolitadiaz0113

7 ай бұрын

The 40’s omg how old are you 😂😮

@OneOfTenVirgins

5 ай бұрын

​@@lolitadiaz0113 She's probably 90 to 100! That's from the iron ya get from cooking in cast iron!! 😂😁🤣

This is what I love about knowledge, spread it like a flame and it will never die.

@CowboyKentRollins

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan for watching

Best cast iron care ever! I grew up with cast iron but never got seasoned pans so starting from scratch. your videos are great!

This motivates me to clean up my old cast iron skillet.

Well DAMN...I need a man who REFUSE to give up on me like he refused to give up on that skillet! 😉

@wizardofahhhs759

4 жыл бұрын

No they're not, they're married to real women.😛

@LoanEagle

4 жыл бұрын

@Sunlight Haven "They're either married or gay!" (Great line from the movie The Big Chill)

@LoanEagle

4 жыл бұрын

@Sunlight Haven Most are either married or gay! (quote from The Big Chill).😉

@car9140

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously. If they have an easy come easy go attitude with other things in life, they’re probably not worth a second look. This goes for women too.

@cowboyup545

4 жыл бұрын

Hang in there Baby he in the future.

Shared this to my brother who was asking me how to clean his rust up. I love the work you guys put in as a team keep it up!!!

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Helped clean out a garage that my husban's family had for 4 generations. It was a gold mine in old cast iron and all have rust. Thanks you for the help.

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you got the treasure

“Have a great day, above the grass!” Love it.

Thanks Kent! I bought a rusty lodge brand Dutch oven at a flea market for $12 and this video did the trick. You made a subscriber out of me!!!

Thank you Kent Rollins! I am going to be restoring a rusted out Lodge Dutch oven. Very excited. ITts gonna need to go in the oven. I am ever so thankful for your videos and all the hard work you and your wife put into it. God bless you and your family brother :)

THAT SALT TRICK BASICALLY DID THE JOB!!!! Its LIKE EXFOLIATING! I WAS SATISFIED SEEING THE RUST LIFT UP!! THANK YOU SO MUCH I HAVE SO MANY CAST IRON PANS THAT I CANT LET GO TO THE TRASH💯 I BROUGHT A CAST IRON “ERASER” AND THAT DID NOTHING I WISH I WOULD HAVE SAVED MY MONEY AND WATCHED YOUR VIDEO

Great info. I found 3 old cast iron skillets small, medium, and huge. I am so excited to get them clean

Omg this was so helpful 😩 My mother threw two of her cast-iron skillets away because they were really rusty. I purchased her another one and we used it for a Baked Macaroni & Cheese and my sister had it soaking overnight and when I woke up it was rusty. After this video it looks brand new. Thank you so much

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help. Thank you for watching

Oh goodness, Thank you. Just ordered some OLD cast iron pieces from Ebay that need love and tenderness. I'm so grateful for your know how. God bless you, Shan and the dawgs!! ♡

I did this and really changed my life in the kitchen. Thank you!

I'm glad you posted this. I ran across an old Wagner that needs to be brought back to life. If it survives the fire, ill go ahead and show it some love :)

Thank you! This was the best advice about cast iron I've ever seen.

I am a reseller. I found three cast iron pieces (2 Griswold/1Wagner) that I wish to fix up and resell. I came across this video. You are amazing! Thank You! I cannot wait to fix up these skillets based on your advice.

I've used a few of your tips from older videos, they worked well. My cast is in good shape now, thanks to you!

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Glad they helped

Thank you so much for this. The seasoning tips I got years ago weren't good enough for the FL humidity and I didn't know how to remove a few tiny rust spots. Now, I'll be able to use my favorite pans again

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching

Thank you Kent, I have passed up many pans at garage sales cause they were so rusted. Now I know what to look for, and how to fix them. Keep up the good work and thanks a lot.

@CowboyKentRollins

4 жыл бұрын

Found a lot of bargains that were rusty

McClary Driptop Spiders - made in Canada - are well made! I use my grandmother’s 1927 version every week.

@CowboyKentRollins

3 жыл бұрын

That old iron is the best

Awesome video you two. I only cook with Cast Iron go figure a girl from California. Thank you for the lesson today I learned alot. God bless you two and the dog's ❤.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tanya and God Bless you as well

This was a fantastic and informational video! Thank you Kent for what you do!

@MrBucidart

6 жыл бұрын

Daddy, you must be home :), Kent has some good stuff going on.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Best way to prevent rust on cast iron. Cook with it constantly.

@thomasgronek6469

6 жыл бұрын

Ellen; I agree,,, As they say; "out of sight, out of mind" I put a slightly dirty Griswold away for a while, it wasn't ruined, but it didn't help. I brought it back to life with 'Wet-or-dry' paper; 240 grit. I could have used, or followed up with 400 grit, but 240 made it look really spiffy. 'Wet-or-dry' can be found at any auto parts store, Just ask (it usually comes in sheets like sandpaper). Cut it, don't rip it. Good luck, and have fun

@ellenarchambault8526

6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Gronek Thanks. About lost my religion when my roommate washed my grandfathers 16 inch skillet in the dishwasher.

@thomasgronek6469

6 жыл бұрын

are you wrestling with a rust issue?

@admiral54barns56

4 жыл бұрын

@@ellenarchambault8526 OMG!! I woulda lost my religion, and my shit over that!!! That's criminal!! I take my cast iron seriously since its been in my family for generations.. my great grandmother owned some of those pans..

@shac9131

3 жыл бұрын

My grandma's was in her cabinet for over 20 years unused. 2 of them, and not any rust at all whatsoever and we're used for many decades. I snatched them when I went over to keep some of her belongings before house was sold. I still never used them for years. Still were great. Then I brought them in my camper van doing a few years of travel and Florida's heat etc freaking ruined them with rust. I was jaw dropped when I saw them. The rust is 10 times worse than those in this video. I'm going to try to save them. I just regret not ever cooking on them before, but it creeped me out having childhood memories of her making my bacon and eggs on them amongst other things and she's deceased now. I'm just sensitive that way

Thank you for this video, you helped me save skillets that have been in my family for 3 generations now. Keep 'em coming.

@CowboyKentRollins

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help and Thanks for watching

I'd like to say thank you for all video's, I just joined the cast iron cooking family. I'v learned alot from you and can't wait to try some of your recipes. My new lodge cast iron is all smoothed out and reseasoned. Fried some bacon for breakfast. Clean up was easy and fast.

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Best thing to cook with, Thank you for watching

Thanks for this!! I've got some cast iron that I've picked up that was super cheap because it was rusted. Going to give this a try. Thanks cowboy!

Thanks again Kent and Shannon for another great tutorial. You're my Go-To channel for anything related to cast iron cooking or maintenance. I've tried your methods and they work. Nuff said. I've got three pieces of brand new Lodge cast iron cookware. The inside finish is nothing like my much older Lodge, Wagner and Griswold pieces sooo, I'm going to take my time and follow your advice three more times because I want all of my cast iron to be in the best possible shape. God Bless. Stan

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stan and that old iron is the best thing. Hope all is well my friend

Great tips! Everybody should try to keep that old cast iron alive!

I learned something today. Thank you

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick for watching and Happy New Year to you

@patrickburchett1795

5 жыл бұрын

@@CowboyKentRollins thank you for your reply. Happy new year my friend..

You’re awesome sir. I loved you in the show Chopped as well. Blessings to you, and your family from San Antonio, Texas. 😀

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jessi for watching and God bless you as well

Love it Kent! I'm reworkin my small amount of Lodge cast iron. I really got after it with my 1/4" die grinder to slick it up inside, but not too much. 100 grit, followed with 150 grit. But still left some toe holds So I'm back reviewing your video's, while my pieces are cooling from a second day of seasoning. You give so much great info in your teaching presentations. My Daughter cooks in her cast iron danged near daily, and has most of her 32 years of marriage, and 5 youngins. She won't allow anybody to touch her cast iron. LOL! We gave her my Mother's Cast Iron many years ago now. Thank You for your time and for Sharing your Knowledge. (And chuckles are much appreciated, too.)

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Sonny

My cast iron skillet had a bit of rust on it, not the best, Walmart quality, tried different methods, hard to get all the rust. I was going to throw it away but now I just cover it with aluminum foil and it still gets the job done, makes cleaning a whole lot easier too.

You just helped me save my pan. I'm down to the silver in it. God bless y'all

THANK YOU, I just wanted to ssy, this has to be the the most thorough video I've have yet seen on cast iron skillets. Very wel done, and you discussed the pros and cons of sand blasting. Again thank you.

@CowboyKentRollins

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and they are the bet thing to cook with

Kent, There is one more method that you may not have heard of. I learned this one from Shopsmith. Yes woodworkers use cast iron too! For a really really bad skillet, get a tub or bucket big enough for the skillet with a lid. Put in the skillet and fill with enough water to cover the skillet. Take one large potato, dice it, and put in the water. Let sit for a week. Hold your nose and remove it from the water, brush and rinse it off. You should have no rust at this point. Respectfully, Kevin

@OneOfTenVirgins

5 ай бұрын

What??? Why does this happen?

@eshwar6969

4 ай бұрын

@@OneOfTenVirginssuper potato I guess lol. I’d try this but my skillet isn’t that badly rusted.

@tonycarter6424

4 ай бұрын

⁠@@OneOfTenVirginsif I had to guess I’d say the starch bonds to the water and the acid breaks down the rust

I pulled out my Mom's old cast iron pan from the 80s. It had about an inch of rust in the bottom. I did the rust removal wrong. This video helped me know what to do about it and remove the rest of the rust. I really appreciate this video. I think I'll sell it at a garage sale and get a stargazer, though, once I've seasoned it properly and cooked some bacon like you said to do. It will make a good, skillet to learn the basics before I go buy and expensive one. i can't wait to finish cleaning and seasoning it and cooking some cornbread in it.

Thank you Kent Rollins. I'm trying to rescue a flat round griddle. Blessings to you.

Made in America!!! Yes Sir indeed. Great tips, always informative and helpful. Thanks.

Thank you, Kent! I found a nice old 9 inch Griswold at the antique store today. It's in pretty good shape. Looks like just a little bit of surface rust. I hope to be baking cornbread on Sunday.

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

A treasure, hope you enjoy it

My husband's from Baton Rouge and ya' can't cook Cajun without cast iron! Thank you for the tutorial on how to reclaim badly used pieces. I'm taking a solemn vow to treat my cookware more tenderly. It serves me well, and I need to return the favor. Ya' done good, Kent.

Thanks Kent. Just used the oven and baking soda/vinegar method. Worked great. Now I'm off to the seasoning video. Thanks for being there.

I've always used salt to clean my skillets like my Moma taught me. I have her 70 year old Wagner that is still cooking. However, when I was a little girl, there was an old Oakie that used to come work for us on the farm. He rarely ate in the house with us. He cooked in cast iron and I used to watch him use coarse sand to clean out his skillet before he put it away.

@cjg690

5 жыл бұрын

At least sand is better than penzoil haha

@Gutslinger

4 жыл бұрын

That's neat. As I was watching him, I was actually wondering if sand could be used in place of salt.

@DoctorSuezz

3 жыл бұрын

I've also seen sand used... pretty cool memory - comment by the way. ♡

@johnpont1831

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, pioneers DID use sand to clean with - gave me the notion to try using coarse salt - I had nothing else and whaddya know, it worked -- hadnt seen anybody else using that method til Kent doing it.

Maybe 13 years ago, this video could have saved me a lot of trouble. I bought several very rusty cast iron pots at the local flea market. Most of them so old that "made in USA" had not been thought of when they were made. Everything was "made in USA" in those days, so nobody thought it necessary to stamp it into the mold. It was hard work to restore them but worth it afterward. Would have been half the work if I knew these techniques.

Thank you Kent and Shannon! Ya'll have such a great channel! I hope a lot of young people see this and take heed. Cast iron is wonderful and will last for many years if you take care of it. But even if it wasn't taken care of, you can restore it most of the time. I have skillets, griddles (comal), and ovens that are at least 75 years old and been in my family for several generations. I love to cook with them and I know if the power ever goes out, I can still cook on a grill or campfire using my cast. :) Love your videos! Keep up the great work and God bless you both! :)

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry and God Bless you as well

I bought a Wagner Ware Drip Drop No.9 Cast Iron roaster last weekend at a yard sale for $8. It needs work, but it seems to be well within the bounds of redemption. I just needed to come back here for a refresher on the processes I previously learned from your videos. Thank you for the value you are giving through your KZread channel.

@CowboyKentRollins

11 ай бұрын

Glad to help

I've used green scrubbers and dry salt as an abrasive for mild rust. I went to a vinegar bath for heavier rust after firing the pans. (put on high a high heat burner until the majority of the crud was burned off, allowed to cool then scrubbed again. In the end, I had black hands/fingernails for a week, but I had beautiful vintage Wagners from the 60's and a BSR from the 50's as well as two small lodge pans. Spectacular. They all work like new, are well-seasoned and non-stick. I loan a few things out, but NEVER my cast iron.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

I might loan out my truck but never my iron

thank you. just uncovered a box of cast iron and I wasn't sure if it could be saved. I'm gonna try

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck and hope you have many treasures

Thank you Kent for all the great information. I’m going to try the woodstove approach. Great idea!. I’ve got a baking soda and vinegar pan in the works now. Have been cooking with my great grandmother’s cast iron pan for 40 years or so and have gathered up several more from antique stores. Love this video with all the great ideas!

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Susan for watching

Great channel. Love all the tips and info. I’m in Australia and have been cooking in camp ovens for many many years. A method I’ve used for restoring cast iron is by submersing a piece in a mixture of 1 part molasses to 9 parts water. Let the piece soak in there for a few days or more. Hell I’ve even been really busy at work and left them in there for 3 weeks or more. Just have to stir the mix or turn the pot every day and top up with water if necessary. The cast iron will come out looking brand new and then just re season it.

Good tips Kent! I've loved my cast for all my life. Probably have at least 150lbs of it. For those that might decide to power sand their cast iron - please be very careful of the sanding dust. I once power sanded a skillet to smooth it out and breathed a bunch of the dust. Oh my gosh, it was worse than CS/tear gas. For a while, I seriously wondered if I needed to go to the ER. I don't know if it would affect everyone that way, it's just my experience. So, work outdoors, and wear an appropriate mask.

This is terrific, and is rock solid information. My granny taught me most of the things you demonstrate so well and this is like a much needed refresher course for me. Thanking you kindly.

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Kent you just read my mind, the other day i was thinking about restoring the cast iron skillet that's been in my family for a few generations

I’ve shared this video more times than i can remember, this is such an important video tutorial, thank you Cowboy Kent Rollins!

Another great video....I'm cooking on cast iron pans and a large dutch oven handed down through the years from my great grandmother...they are all over 100 years old and look fantastic. I make "Cracklin' cornbread" in my deep skillet just like my granny did when I was growing up. My dutch oven puts out incredible beef stew or homemade "chicken and dumplins"

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

That old iron is the best

your tips have made my cast iron beautiful..

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching

Thank you for sharing Cowboy Rollins. I always enjoy your videos.

i enjoy your videos, very informative and practical. thanks Ken!

Great tips.. got a rusty ol dutch oven to try this on.

Found some old old cast iron handed down in my wife's family and is pretty rusty and i didn't know if it was able to be saved or not but after watching this im going to give it a shot

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

If its not cracked and its good quality made iron then they will come back to life

We once had a foundry in Sheffield, Alabama. I have lots of cast iron pieces. But, I have only been able to find the one skillet made here. It is said that their cast iron is one of the best . They also made wood stoves and heaters. Gone now , but just wanted to share. I have mom-in-laws and mom's passed down to me. One Wagner and I love them all. Not just skillets..dutch oven, roaster, etc. Love you video...just found you ...will look for more.! God bless !

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wanda and God bless you as well

@wandalanders8700

5 жыл бұрын

Opps! Need to correct myself ...went to look at my skillet from "Sheffield"..it is actually from Florence Ala. as the two cities are separated from each other by the Tennessee river , I probably made a mistake. Mom is gone and I am 66 years young.. Ha, so to me it's all the same ..we are known as the Tri- Cities and including Florence ..Quad- Cities. Sorry, the foundry in Sheffield did make stoves and things and I believe they also made some skillets..I am now on a course for research of our cast iron. I really enjoyed learning from you and the Mrs. Rollins.

Mr Rollins just wanted to say thanks again. I followed your step by step instructions for seasoning. I seasoned them 4 times today with olive oil. Cooked super in two of them tonight they worked great. I'm going to try to tackle that bad pitted Wagner tomorrow evening. Thanks again.

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure Chad, thanks for watching

Can’t beat a good cast iron or carbon steel skillet. Thanks for the tips Mr Rollings.

I've bought rusty cast iron skillets CHEAP, and took them home and restored them. I am still using them today. Bacon grease works well to restore them. You can also boil water in them, mixed with grease. The old cast iron is the best.

I just came across some Griswold cast irons, with maybe medium rust. Your channel was the first one I came to looking for tips.

@CowboyKentRollins

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and glad we can help out

Kent you got the best channel on you tube. Your a god send!

I have saved a many old crusty cast iron skillets by putting them in the camp fire and removing them the next morning. Some times it is better just to start over with that rough surface that really allows a deep and smooth seasoning job.

I was told my grandmother would throw her cast iron skillet in the wood burning stove every couple of years to get the burnt on grease off of the outside. Then re-season it. This would have been about 100 years ago(I'm 70). The old ways still work.

@CowboyKentRollins

5 жыл бұрын

That they do

Thank you very much Kent! such great tips. Like I said in previous posts I have some old cast iron passed down to me that needs some of this treatments. Again. thank you sir!

This is an amazing video with many life lessons taught through the process of restoring cast iron. Godspeed

@CowboyKentRollins

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thank you, Kent! Very helpful!

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you MaryLu for watching

Thanks Kent got me some USA cast that needs to be cleaned

I so love this. I also love the oven part.

After finding and watching some of your videos, this encouraged me to learn more on how to cook with them. And most of all, how to maintain them.

@CowboyKentRollins

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Like children and puppies.....gotta be patient. Laughed out loud on that one, amigo!

Kent, well heeled aren't ya? After 35 yrs faithfully married, I never argued with her! I learned in our 1st year married, "If momma ain't happy - nobody's happy!" and besides women know their men while we go on about our business of knowing how to provide! They learn how to win an argument, it's one of the first things they study! hahaha

Best video for cast iron rust. Thank you 😊

Kent, your videos are great. You remind me of my uncle. Enjoy watching your stuff, keep up the good work!

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

👍Terrific video. 💞 For some reason I love restoring cast iron. I like to use steel wool & good ol’ elbow grease. It’s so satisfying. 😁

@erikmc6385

4 жыл бұрын

Ive got some cast iron your welcome to restore for me 😀

@lovingatlanta

4 жыл бұрын

Erik Mc -👍 I’ll do it!!! 💝

I've used the course sea salt and oil technique to clean stainless steel. Both a skillet, and pots that I burnt rice or beans in. It works well.

Thanks once again Kent -patience is a real virtue. Stay safe. ATB Nigel

@CowboyKentRollins

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nigel and hope all is well my friend

Thank You so much I appreciate your sharing with us so we can enjoy our Cast Iron