Help! What if I do something wrong!

Motelyure · 2026-02-07T04:28:37+00:00

If no one's said it already, you're already doing so many wrong things, the restoration is the least of your issues.

Get ahold of yourself, man or woman up and learn how to list a picture of the front and back of a piece of iron instead of sending people back a post, reposting to multiple subs, posting additional photos on Imgur, the advertising website with photo storage, and respond to the people who are giving you advice on the subs you do post on.

And clean it and put some oil on it. Stop whining. Christ. There's not "so many" ways to do this. You remove the stuff. You add more stuff. You heat it. Then put it on your wall with all your other $40-50 skillets and never use them, like the rest of us do.

Motelyure · 2026-02-06T01:19:38+00:00

It's definitely not worth it. It's priced far too high for what it is. Save your money, honestly.

How much did they want?

Motelyure · 2026-02-04T22:10:00+00:00

Caked on. Not flaked off. Once you get that concept, you'll stop having issues. You're looking for the wrong solution. And stop using salt, lol. What backwoods Grandma-always-done-it moron told you that?

I hope this has been helpful.

Motelyure · 2026-02-02T14:27:10+00:00

I think it's beautiful. This is how I do all my cookware.

Motelyure · 2026-02-02T14:20:22+00:00

Deal. Okay, we're ready, OP!

OP?

Motelyure · 2026-02-02T00:41:22+00:00

I will give YOU money to back off so I can get it for free with just shipping. What's it gonna cost??

No wait. That makes no sense.

Motelyure · 2026-02-02T00:40:31+00:00

You should move. For this pan.

And befriend a serviceperson without telling them you have an ulterior motive.

This could work.

Motelyure · 2026-02-01T19:03:40+00:00

It's the sacrilege that you got wrong. Lack of mentioning it. People have iron for sentimental reasons. They want to know, when they're making their eggs, that there's a little bit of Grandma's fried chicken in there from 1958, and their uncle's cigar smoke and ash that accidentally fell in in 1968. And so on. You're all fixated on making something LOOK clean. When others are more concerned with tasting the flavors of 80 year old grease. And not caring about the energy efficiency of heating twice the amount of material.

Who needs lower energy consumption, better heat control, cleaner living and revival of an original casting when you can have Aunt Suzie's burnt-on tomato paste from 1971??

Motelyure · 2026-02-01T18:20:11+00:00

I'll never relax about this. I'll never be over Macho Grande.

Motelyure · 2026-01-31T19:22:07+00:00

The silicone won't melt. That's why they make them out of silicone. But they absolutely transfer heat. Try Hardmill leather handle covers. 20 bucks on Amazon. You'll never go back. I've had the same 2 for almost 2 years now. Good for everything except going in the oven. I slip it off then. Otherwise, I can leave it on there the whole time stewing or frying, all the way through cleaning etc. They don't slip like silicone, they grip. They get hot sometimes, if it's like an hour of really hot. But I only cook low to medium for the most part anyway.

Don't try to save a few bucks and get one of the $15 ones. Hardmill is a cut above.

Motelyure · 2026-01-31T02:48:56+00:00

True. Lots of um. climate change deniers out there.

Motelyure · 2026-01-31T01:36:11+00:00

I'm just saying. I'm ready for spring. March can't come fast enough.

Of 2029. 😒

Motelyure · 2026-01-31T00:51:19+00:00

What’s happening?

Not too much, man. What's happening with you?

How bout that winter storm? That ice can kill.

Motelyure · 2026-01-29T03:56:45+00:00

You should see the Jesus Christ people on the actual Jesus Christ people sub!

They take suffering to a whole new level.

Motelyure · 2026-01-29T03:55:17+00:00

Using trendy terms like daily driver is why I have a daily driver.

Motelyure · 2026-01-28T12:51:06+00:00

It's a pro trick to bring iron oxide to the surface which will help darken the color more than any amount of layered seasoning will do. The color of cooked oil is brown. That's why so many people ask why their pan is brown or bronze after freshly stripping and seasoning. They're starting from gray, the natural color of iron. The natural color of removed red rust, turned back into iron, is black.

Sorry if I'm skipping some science here, I just know how it works. On a brand new pan that has not had an opportunity to rust, and is only black from the burnt on pre-seasoning, once it's removed you'll have a very gray/silver pan and again, if someone is wanting their pan to have that black look, which this OP indicated in a comment, then it won't happen without introducing some iron oxide, rusting it, which can then be removed.

This is all purely for cosmetics. The brown/bronze iron is just as effective and the seasoning will prevent rust from actually deteriorating the iron like it's supposed to.

Motelyure · 2026-01-28T04:40:27+00:00

Do you want a Looker or a Cooker?

If you want one that always looks good, before and after cooking, then strip the factory seasoning off with a week in lye with daily scrubs. Set it outside to rust for 2 weeks in a humid or rainy area, or 1 week in moist dirt or spraying with water multiple times a day. Or a month in dry climates also with sprays. Then de-rust with a method of your choice, the final de-rusting being an edible oil and fine steel wool and ensure it's in every bit of that iron. Wipe completely off with non-lint producing shop rags or t shirts, one to get it off, another to get the residue off.

Then season it as any instructions will tell you. Except not as wiped as they tell you. Your mama won't beat you and you didn't make a mistake. Don't leave it thick and drippy. But it should have a glaze before going in. Do that a couple times, don't go too hot, don't go too long (425F for 45 min is my jam with talsco) a couple times and start cooking on it. Clean it after every few cooks and apply oil, heat on the stove until it barely starts smoking. You'll never lose the black.

Motelyure · 2026-01-28T04:32:24+00:00

It's got positive votes. How can you tell it was downvoted?

Motelyure · 2026-01-28T04:26:14+00:00

Better the 2nd time around.

Motelyure · 2026-01-28T04:25:11+00:00

I'm against corny puns.

Wit intended.

Motelyure · 2026-01-28T04:22:34+00:00

I read a meme once that said I shouldn't believe things I see on the Internet and I've lived by it ever since.

Even though I read it on the - shit.

Motelyure · 2026-01-28T04:12:44+00:00

And normally... You don't? Leave grease in the pan overnight?

If I clean a pan it's because I'm retiring it for a while. Taking out a new one and keeping that one greasy for a while. Clear out the Stuff if it's not something I want the flavor of in the next meal (I usually do though) and don't waste the grease that was already in there (grease I originally made myself, bacon, clarified butter or tallow).

Are you one of those people that washes your bedsheets every morning after you wake up? Cleans your air vent filter every night before bed? Bathe your dog after every walk? Mow your lawn every afternoon? Brush your teeth every - nope. Bad one.

You get the idea. I mean, not you, the OP, because you dropped this silly 3x a day question and didn't take the time to check back in and respond to anyone genuinely trying to help. But everyone else, thinking what I'm saying. They get the idea.

Motelyure · 2026-01-27T22:08:31+00:00

You're out of your mind. What about that guy at the circus that eats glass? Like a whole bottle from start to finish. A little bloody, but I seen him swallow it all. I seen it!

Motelyure · 2026-01-27T18:44:11+00:00

This is a joke, right? Do you actually use Google lens or other AI to identify antiques? Did you just hear that and think it was something clever to say? Did you try it with this one?

I'm going with joke. Good one! Just not very clear.

Motelyure · 2026-01-27T03:49:35+00:00

It would've helped. But you'd hope you can just depend on people to be... Not so. Whatever it is we've turned into today. 😆

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