Cast Iron Cookware hasn’t changed much since the turn of the century. That’s about to change as Jason and John, owners of Borough Furnace, bring cast iron cookware into the 21st century. John and Jason have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to build a modern day foundry to create cast iron cookware and more, and I talked to them by phone for GardenFork Radio.
Chef Erica Wides joins us today to talk about how to cook radishes, how to use soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and toasted sesame oil to enhance your home cooking, and to answer the question that vexes us all, why does restaurant food taste better than my home cooking. Plus Erica’s thoughts on knife sharpening, good saute pans, and more.
I found a badly rusted cast iron pan, and wanted to show you all how remove rust from cast iron in this video. Rusty cast iron can be brought back from the dead, to clean the rust off the cast iron, it takes some elbow grease, and the pan will never be brand new, but old cast iron is great. [Note, I have posted some updated info below the video, thx!]
Update: Use vinegar at full strength. If this method does not work, watch our video on how to strip cast iron using oven cleaner, or with a simple battery charger tank method. Plus it will be a great cast iron pot with a good story of where you found it. Let us know your tips for seasoning cast iron below the video.
You can remove rust from cast iron, but it can take some time. Take it easy and it will work well. Check out our other cast iron videos, how to season and clean cast iron, and learn more about cast iron pots and fry pans, and all the great reasons to use them.
We are now using Flax Oil to season our cast iron, the result is a much harder finish than just using vegetable oil or shortening. so save the vegetable oil for the deep fryer. Watch our Best Way To Season Cast Iron video.
One of the cool things about working in an urban area like Brooklyn, NY is this:
When people want to give away or ‘recycle’ items from their apartments, they put them out on the sidewalk .
Today, walking down President Street, I found this amazing Lodge cast iron fry pan set out on the sidewalk with a bunch of other kitchen items.
How cool is that? Clean off the rust, re-season it, and you’ve got a great pan! Here’s a GardenFork.TV video we did about how to season cast iron pans.
What neat street finds have you run across lately? tell us below:
