Old Iron Skillets

A few years ago, while rummaging around in my husband’s grandparents’ basement we came across two old iron skillets that were very rusty.  At the time, I thought it would be neat to clean them up but really didn’t know if I could ever restore them to the point of using them.  Well enter a few more years in our basement before I remembered about them and this is what they looked like.

This week I remembered them and thought it would be fun to see if we could restore them.  I decided to start with the larger skillet.  So one afternoon this week I sat in the yard while the kids were playing and worked to get the rust off with a steel wool pad.  With a lot of elbow grease I was able to clean it up pretty well.

Then I coated it with vegetable oil and slid it into the oven at 350 degrees for about an hour to season it.  This process was a little bit stinky. 🙂

I am really pleased with the results!  I have used it a couple times already.  Hopefully soon I will be able to take the time to work on the smaller skillet.

Have you ever cleaned up an old iron skillet to use again?  How did you get along with it?  I am glad I finally tried.  I definitely think it was worth the time and effort.

Blessings,

Jennifer