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How can rust be removed from iron cooking utensils?
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Technically, you can't really remove rust out of cooking utensils. Besides,it's not going to be safe to use them anymore. You could be poisoned with the rust (iron) that seeped into the food. My advice to you is to get new ones that comes with a non-sticky coating, which will lengthen your cookware's lifespan.
Afterwhich,avoid scrubbing your cook pots the next time so that the layer of protection won't get scrubbed off, leaving the vulnerable inner layer of paint.
If you really have to save, this is what you could do:
Purchase some sand paper for metal from your DIY store or hardware shop to sand those rough surface away from the rusty areas. Sand it till you see the shiny inner layer of the metal.
As you sand them, you may apply some water to help polish it.
Boil the entire item in hot water to sterilize the bugger if you can.
Still, I would think it is risky to reuse it. Have another thought of doing that.
Cheers!
Coke, not the diet stuff. Let it sit.
try a product called trl. it is for rust, lime, and somethig else. you have to wear plastic gloves, but it cleans great. you can either have the pots and pans and utenils soak in the liquid in a bowl or pail and then just gently rub the rust off. once all if it is off, then re-soak them in clear water or run them uner the faucets for a few minutes, and just re-cleaned them with soap and water, and you are done.
bar keepers friend, they sell this product at bed, bath and beyond, and many other retailers.
boil vinegar in them awhile. and it should be just fine
first you have to take a S O S pad lightly scrub the rust . rinse well. and heat olive oil in the skillit on high. wipe it out with a paper towle. and repeat the prosess but heat on low for an hour or so. you will have a perfectly seasoned iron skillit
Sos pads, coke, or Steal wool
For my iron skillets. I used a steel wool and scrubbed the rust off. Washed them well. Put them on the stove and got them hot so they would dry well. Then oil them with tablespoon of oil and a paper towel. Rub it all around. Removing any left over oil. Put them oven 200 for a hour to re-season and to keep them from sticking and rusting again. If you don't have steel wool salt and a damp cloth. Scrubbing will also remove rust. So much for the carpal tunnel have a child or friend to help you. I do good at 34 to hold a full pot.
Burn them again and then bake them covered in cooking oil. I like to use corn oil but any will do.
To remove rust, some collectors advocate soaking the pan in a 1:1 solution of vinegar and water, soaking the pan in Coca Cola, or even sandblasting or wire-stripping the pan.
coke
I see 3 questions. How can rust be removed from iron cooking utensils: limeaway (and there is one more product on the market, ask the store clerk at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, a hardware store or Home Depot). Rust seems to return though and it seems to me if they are rubbed with an oil then that could almost prevent them from rusting again. Seems to me that vegetable oil (after you've de-rested the utensil) does not flame, but test it out first to be sure that works for you.
I know a chiropractor in my area who has a radio show and he suggests taking castor oil, fish oil, eating fish once a week, or buying fish oil from a health food store (that has no mercury in it) and those should help with your arthritis.
My doctor suggested that I had carpal tunnel and even gave me a brace. I don't have it. I found out that all I had was a computer that shocked me a lot and caused me pain up both arms. But anyway, lift your wrists when you type, and when on the computer use a ball mouse. …it works for me, see if it works for you.
Go to your local hardware store and buy some NAVAL JELLY. No joke this stuff is very thick and dissolves rust without scrubbing. Or you can try good old white vinegar,it too dissolves rust.
Try to avoid things like rust remover or CLR.
These checmicals work but not something that should be used on cooking pans and utensils since their residue could get onto the food.
Try the Jelly, Coke, or vinegar that was described earlier.
I would also reccomend getting rid of iron skillets and utensils and invest in the non-stick teflon pans. They are alot lighter wieght, and will be easier for you to handle.
Good luck.
That can be done by a process called electrolytic rust removal. It's used by collectors and others to remove rust from antique metal items. It not complicated or expensive, but you would need to get someone with some basic electrical know-how. Any electroplating shop could do it (in case there is one in your area), as could any high school science science teacher or any young person who does mechanical work on their own automobile. The link below shows how the process works, and you can find other descriptions by doing a search on the internet for "electrolytic rust removal." (The quotation marks aren't necessary.)
Sorry to hear that! Are you pan, made out of steel? If they are, you can removed the rust. But it'll just keep coming bac.=Bleach!
I'm 61 my right hand has been operated twice for carpal tunnel. It never work! And I'm right handed. Sometimes, I can't write my name. It never hurts to try!! Good Luck!!
I always put it on the stove and heat it up with a little greese in then lightly scrub it and the rust comes right off
Here is what you do. you use steel wool and scrub as much as you can and cover it in oil and bake it of in the oven at 400 for one hour and if it is cast iron it will fill up the oil in the pores.
This is called seasoning and is done with Dutch ovens and all other cast iron cooking utensils.
use steel wool
the best way is to leave the old way of washing! why don't you try a machine ?
sand blast them
clean it and then "season" it
That one commercial I can't remember the name. I think its lime away or oxi something. Dang I can't remember but I wish I could because it sure did work great on the commercial
Rub them with oil, let them sit a few days, wipe the out, heat the pans and re-cure the with oil. They will probably still be a bit rusty, just wipe it out and use a scrub pad and do the process over. Each time you wash them they have to be recured.
Arthriris or not, I wouldn't get rid of my cast iron. To get rid of the rust, hot water and dish soap and gentle scrub should do it. Dry and coat with bacon grease and get hot to just smoking. Turn off and let cool. Do it again. Cool water and soap (quick wash) and dry. Next time you fry, use lard and oil. Cool totally before cleaning. For your information: Fat Back is the fat found on bacon or ham rind. It has been a very LOOOOONG time since I heard THAT word!!!!
Vinegar and baking soda, but be careful after you sprinkle the baking soda on and when you pour on the vinegar it bubbles up real fast so be careful. It works on drains also!
theres this special kinda rust remover i dont no what its called but i used it to take the rust off my bike. call walmart or target they will tell you what it is
they say use clr!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is the Boy Scout method. Get some vegetable oil and some old newspaper. Pour a little oil in the pan and spread it around, by bunching up some newsprint and using it as you would a sponge. All you are doing is making sure the oil is on all surfaces. No scrubbing is needed. Next, get a small wood fire going outdoors and set the pots to heat. They will smoke for a while, burning off the rust and excess oil. When they are done smoking, remove them from the fire and, as soon as they are cooled off a little, take some clean newsprint and wipe dry, using same method as before, without adding oil. They will dry to a nice finish.
You basically removed the "cure" of your pots and pans when you burned them. Usually iron cookware will only have a thin coat of rust, so a good washing will remove the rust. After washing and drying, saturate the pots and pans with vegetable cooking oil and use a clean cloth to smear the oil all over the pots and pans, inside and out. Next turn on your oven to bake and place your pans and pots in the oven set to 400 degrees. After an hour , turn the oven off and allow the pots and pans to cool gradually for the next 4 hours. This re-cures them. After curing, iron pots and pans will remain non stick until the cured coating is removed usually with heat or soap. To prevent this, clean your pots and pans immediately after use with just a paper towl or even a brown paper grocery sack and a little hot water. Most food stuffs will come right off, no need to scrub or scour, and while still hot, wipe down with a paper towel with more vegetable oil and push to the back of the stove. I have large cast iron dutch ovens and heavy frying skillets with lids that are quite heavy. I leave them on the stove all the time, and even clean without removing them.
Someone told you to get non stick teflon cookware. Do not do this. Teflon has been proven to cause cancer, and if you have any, dispose of them. Dupont that makes them, has been given until 2008 to remove 95% of all teflon from the market by the FDA, and this includes all cookware. Even non stick teflon erodes away and gets in your food. The same thing with plastic…Dont use! Glass or stainless steel or cast iron only.
You have pots and pans that will last several generations if taken care of. Do not put a cast iron pot or pan on heat without something in it to prevent over heating and cracking or warping.
Remember to just leave on your stove top pushed out of the way when you are not using them.
If you have a cast iron stove or a wood burning heater made from cast iron, using vegetable oil on it when hot will make it look new also, except it will smoke a lot so leave a window open.
Good luck with your pots and pans.
62 years experience.
…jj
Btw…My grandmother used fat back to cure her cookware with, or lard if the fatback was eaten
…jj
brillo pad, sos pad, ect…….
I removed some rust from silver jewelry using toothpaste. It came right off! And I'm not sure, but I heard peanut butter works too.