Burning cast iron

[Gentleben]

Here's a few pics of a bean pot I burnt for my neighbors last weekend as I did my ribs
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had some crud build up so he wanted cleaned
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[Gentleben]

I had to spli tmy ribs cause teh Warden don't lke he r ribs smoked !!
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Smoked ribs
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Un smoked ribs
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[vett0111]

Ribs look good. So does cast iron. You might make me spark the pit up with those pics. Lol

[RodSmith]

I have a lot of cast iron that needs to be cleaned just like that now beautiful pot. I guess I need to pick one out and try it. I know you told me before that a gas grill would work, I just have not gotten around to it yet.

[Bass Fishin Tejanos]

Good job Captain you made my hungry. LOL the cast iron looks good

[KingTut]

Originally Posted by RodSmith

I have a lot of cast iron that needs to be cleaned just like that now beautiful pot. I guess I need to pick one out and try it. I know you told me before that a gas grill would work, I just have not gotten around to it yet.

How do I do that with my gas grill? I have two cast iron skillets that need to be brought back to life.

[jackiekennedyfishingguide.com]

Take the skillets over to Ben's and get to talking to him, I mean listening to him, and then just pull the ole switcha rue.
Clean it best you can and put it on the pit, the heat will burn off most of the stuff, if not clean or good enough put it back on until it comes out good. then season the skillet

[Lou The Fisherman]

Rod and KingTut - I use my 3 burner weber gas grill and turn the middle burner off. I run the temp up to 400 to 450 degrees. I use a small putty knife and scrap as much "stuff" off the inside and outside as possible.

Then I use LARD. I use a paper towel to put a coat of lard all over the inside and outside and put it in the midde of my grill and cook it for one hour.

Take it off the grill and sit it on a wood cutting board and see what kind of shape it is in and let it cool a little bit and if need be keep scraping and cleaning and give it another coating of lard and put it back on the grill. Sometimes you have to do this 3 or 4 times before it is clean and ready to use. When you are all done, always put a light coat of lard on your cast iron then you can store it whereever you want. When you get ready to cook with it it will be ready to use.

[vett0111]

Lou looks like you went to Ben school of cleang cast iron. Thanks for the info.

[ruskelwhitebassmoore]

those ribs look awesome ben, and great job on the cast iron.