How do I reseason an antique dutch oven?

3 Responses to “How do I reseason an antique dutch oven?”

  • Proud to be 51 says:

    Wash it in very hot soapy water, and scrub it really well with steel wool. Something like SOS, that way you get soap with the steel wool. After you finishing cleaning the pan, re-season it.

    Season the clean oven by getting it as hot as you can stand to touch, then wipe all the surfaces with a thin coat of melted shortening or thin vegetable oil using a paper towel. Coat both the inside and the outside. Make sure you treat the lid too. It should be glossy – not dripping.

    Then heat the oven until the shortening becomes a hard, varnish-like finish (do not burn it). You can do this in your oven at 350 degrees. Expect some smoke. Allow the dutch oven to cool normally (never splash or immerse a dutch oven with water to cool it off!).

    Hope this helps.

  • murkovsky2006 says:

    Try this
    First wash it in very hot water using dish detergent of your choice and steel wool scouring pad,sos pads work well and rinse thoroughly. After that don’t wipe dry put on burner of stove on high heat to dry. When dry, use a small amount of cooking oil and rub into pan then put in your oven and cook for 15 to 30 min. at high temp. Be sure to put the oil both inside and outside of pan.

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