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PSA: That vintage rusty skillet I found at a flea market turned out to be my best pan
I gotta admit, I was super skeptical about buying a beat up cast iron pan from a booth at the Charlotte flea market for $8. The thing was covered in this thick orange rust and had a weird smell like old motor oil. My buddy kept saying just scrub it down and reseason it, but I figured it was a lost cause. After three rounds of vinegar soaks and a lot of elbow grease with steel wool, the thing started to look like a smooth, dark mirror. Once I gave it a good season with Crisco (you know, the stuff in the white tub) and baked it for an hour, it was like magic. Now I use it for everything from cornbread to searing steaks, and nothing sticks. Has anyone else rescued a rusty old pan that turned out way better than the fancy new ones you can buy at the store?
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tylerr291d ago
Hold up. It's a pan, not a magic wand. I have rescued a couple old skillets myself and they work fine, but people act like you found the Holy Grail or something. A new Lodge pan for $25 does the same job without the weekend project of scrubbing rust off your hands. The whole "they don't make them like they used to" thing is mostly hype. Old iron might be a little smoother, but it's not going to make your cornbread taste any better than a modern preseasoned one. Glad you saved some money, but let's not pretend it's life changing.
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