Cast Iron Restoration

Your cast iron is a crusty, rusty mess. And you don’t have the time to get it cleaned up. Or don’t know how. I can help out with that! Drop them off, send them my way and they’ll get dunked into a lye bath (the magical crud eater), then sent to a vinegar bath for any rust issues if needed. Any scrubbing will be with a plastic bristle brush & stainless steel scrubbers.

Once rust and crud free your pan will be seasoned in the oven with coatings of Crisco. Process finished, your pan is ready to start cooking! Huzzah!

• Classic time for restoration is 7-10 days, pending on the crust level of your pan.
• Gem pans / muffin pans and waffle irons will take longer as there are tons of nooks and crannies to work through.

** Note: once your pan is gunk free, it may reveal hidden pits and cracks. If there are cracks, it is advised that the pan be removed from cooking service. Pits are variable, if extremely extensive to the point where the cooking surface is marred, it’s recommended that the piece is removed from cooking service. We won’t know if these things exist until your pan comes out of the lye bath. I will let you know and see if you’d like to have the pan seasoned for decorative purposes or if you’d like to let the pan go to rust as a rustic / shabby decoration. 

Contact me if you have something not on the list and we’ll figure out how we can restore it!