The Use of A Cauldron

[Adam Of Avalon]

I have some rust in teh bottom of my cauldron, what can I do to get rid of it. And can I cook in my cast-iron cauldron? Or will it be toxic or have a funny taste?

[Yvonne Belisle]

Steel wool used gently for the rust or even better salt and a lemon to rub it off then treat the cauldron with cooking oil the same as you would a cast iron skillet. You should be able to cook just fine in it.

[Mairwen]

After you wash your cauldron, make sure to rub it down cook with cooking oil place it upside down in your oven with a pan underneath (on the next shelf) to catch the drippings. Turn the oven on "warm" and leave the cauldron in for 3-4 hours ~ this "seasons" the cauldron; the oil forms a protective seal, see. Once you can no longer feel "grease" when you touch the cauldron (carefully), it's ready to come out of the oven.

[Emy]

Iron cauldron are great for both cooking and spellworking, however it easily gets rusty if you leave it standing with water in it.

B*B

[Adam Of Avalon]

Beautiful, thank you. I'll print these out and get right on it!

[Arduinna]

I prefer to use shortening instead of oil. I've tried oil, and ended up with a yucky film on the bottom of the pan. Also a great easy way to treat your cast iron is to light a fire in your BBQ, coat the pan, and when the coals are ready put the pan on, and leave until the coals burn out and it cools. I've gotten by best seasoning of cast iron this way.

[Mairwen]

Originally posted by Arduinna
I've tried oil, and ended up with a yucky film on the bottom of the pan.

Probably used too much oil. With oil (when you're cooking or doing anythign else), you dont' use as much as you would with shortening.

[Lavender]

How often do you need to season cast iron pans? I have a couple of old cast iron frying pans I was thinking of restoring to use.

[Mairwen]

Originally posted by Wildchild
How often do you need to season cast iron pans? I have a couple of old cast iron frying pans I was thinking of restoring to use.

Only when you fry something and it sticks.

[Lavender]

:sick: I think it's time to re-season these pans!

[Mairwen]

Wash them really good next time you do dishes. Some people say you're not supposed to wash an iron skillet with dishsoap ~ I say bah! I grew up watching my great-granny, my grandmother and my mother doing just that. Just let your pans drip dry in the drainer. Then, make sure to season them, and off you go!

[loopy]

When I burn things in my cast-iron cauldron, some of the black color coating stuff on the bottom burns off as well. Is there something I can do to prevent this?

[Lavender]

Thanks, Mairwen! Did that & they look pretty good now. :)

[Methanespirit]

This may sound un-orthodox, but I have used swimming pool acid to clean up many types of metals especially when cleaning up an old cauldron from the used goods store. It works especially well on copper and brass. Just don't leave it in the metal container too long. After it has removed as much rust as possible, wash it out, and then you can grind out the remainder with an electric drill with a steel brush-wheel attachment. I realize this sounds crude, but it works and is fairly quick.

[Autumn Wynde]

I have some rust in teh bottom of my cauldron, what can I do to get rid of it. And can I cook in my cast-iron cauldron? Or will it be toxic or have a funny taste?
Make sure that your cauldron hasn't been painted black. Some come like that now, especially if they came from a metaphysical supply shop. If it is you will have to burn off all the paint first before you use it to cook with!

About the BBQ idea, I wonder if I could season it in a propane BBQ also? Anyone know?

[~*Ginger*~]

Heck, the 'old folks' use to build a fire, and put cast iron into the fire.
It burns all the crude out.

with the film, it just needs to be burned longer, it'll come off, I do believe.
Fire is not gonna hurt a cast iron.

[Romani Vixen]

We always washed them with the other dishes, but immedeately dried them and gave an oil rub-down.