This is my first post to this group and I am really hoping someone can
help me. I have 7 cast iron frying pans of varying sizes. I never,
ever use dish soap on my pans nor do I put them in the dish washer,
but I have also never seasoned them properly so at times they would
stick. I decided to season them a couple days ago. I made sure they
were clean and put about 1/2 tablespoon of peanut oil in each one and
put them in the oven at 200o F. I then left them WAY too long. I was
busy around the house and then had to make an emergency trip to the
nearest town which is an hour each way...you get the idea. They were
in the oven for about 6 hours! When I finally remembered them and
took them out of the oven the oil had congealed into a thick sticky
mess on the bottom of each pan. I have tried putting water in them
and boiling them on the stove, vinegar, and finally resorted to SOS
pads to try to get the muck off them. Have I ruined my pans?
Please, please, if any of you kind people have any idea how I can save
them I would be SO thankful...

Just Call Me...
Hoplessly Befuddled