How do you clean cast iron cookwear that is rusted?

Well you have to use a piece of steel wool on the pans to get the rust off. Too keep the pots and pans from rusting you need to treat them with vegetable oil. After putting the vegetable oil on them you heat them on the stove just a minute. This helps protect. Also when you wash the cast iron be sure to reheat them on the stove to dry them. This keeps about 99 percent of the rust away from them. I used have a cast iron set that belonged to my grandmother and now my son has them, as they use them for campfire cooking and they look as good as the day my grandmother bought them. She bought this set in 1920's. They do last a very long time when taken care of. Another thing you can do is sand the rust off with a sander/buffer. It is much quicker and less hard on the elbows. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] [EasyMeals] Misc. Tips (Nov. 26) > How do you clean cast iron cookwear that is rusted? > > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > "Folklore Family" Listresses > Missi [email protected] & Kath [email protected] > »§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« > >