"Sky" > wrote in message
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> X-posted with followups set to rec.food.equipment
>
> Well, I scored a cast iron Lodge dutch oven at the cost of only $5! The
> dutch oven has "8 D O" marked on its bottom.
>
> The problem is, the seasoning is quite grody, so I need to re-season
> this puppy. What's the best way to remove the current seasoning?
> Should I use the clean feature of my oven with the DO inside? What
> other methods are there? Right now, it's really greasy & sticky as all
> get out; even the lid is sticky. TIA.
>
> Sky


Put the pan in either a fireplace and light a wood fire, placing the pan on
top of the fire - come back the next morning when cool or put the pan in a
self cleaning oven and run the oven through its cycle.

These are the quickest ways.

Dimitri