Not a pan per se. I have an insert, about 18 x 8-meant to be used on a grill
instead of the usual racks. It was not taken care of-i.e. washed, seasoned
and put away. It has been sitting out on the grill during the sub-zero
weather in the NE of late. It is pitted and a bit rusty in spots.

Is there anyway of restoring this? I'm not sure that scrubbing the crap out
of it and reseasoning it will help. Need advise, asides from not letting
others take care of (half)my cookware.

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:52:58 GMT, "Kswck"
> wrote:

> Not a pan per se. I have an insert, about 18 x 8-meant to be used on a grill
> instead of the usual racks. It was not taken care of-i.e. washed, seasoned
> and put away. It has been sitting out on the grill during the sub-zero
> weather in the NE of late. It is pitted and a bit rusty in spots.
>
> Is there anyway of restoring this? I'm not sure that scrubbing the crap out
> of it and reseasoning it will help. Need advise, asides from not letting
> others take care of (half)my cookware.
>

A good wire brushing is in order to get down to the good
metal. After that I'd brush it librally with oil and let it
reseason in your hot (covered) bbq.


Practice safe eating - always use condiments

>"Kswck" says:
>
>Not a pan per se. I have an insert, about 18 x 8-meant to be used on a grill
>instead of the usual racks. It was not taken care of-i.e. washed, seasoned
>and put away. It has been sitting out on the grill during the sub-zero
>weather in the NE of late. It is pitted and a bit rusty in spots.
>
>Is there anyway of restoring this? I'm not sure that scrubbing the crap out
>of it and reseasoning it will help.

Is it a grate or a griddle?

Either way it's likely not worth all the elbow grease you'll expend and it'll
still be pitted. I know those griddles are not very expensive, probably under
$30... cast iron grate prices for a grill vary by manufacturer, but still not
very expensive.


---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Kswck wrote:

> Not a pan per se. I have an insert, about 18 x 8-meant to be used on a grill
> instead of the usual racks. It was not taken care of-i.e. washed, seasoned
> and put away. It has been sitting out on the grill during the sub-zero
> weather in the NE of late. It is pitted and a bit rusty in spots.
>
> Is there anyway of restoring this? I'm not sure that scrubbing the crap out
> of it and reseasoning it will help. Need advise, asides from not letting
> others take care of (half)my cookware.
>
>

Burn it. Then buff with 00 steel wool and bacon grease. Wipe it clean,
and don't worry about the pits.

Best regards,
Bob

"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> >"Kswck" says:
> >
> >Not a pan per se. I have an insert, about 18 x 8-meant to be used on a
grill
> >instead of the usual racks. It was not taken care of-i.e. washed,
seasoned
> >and put away. It has been sitting out on the grill during the sub-zero
> >weather in the NE of late. It is pitted and a bit rusty in spots.
> >
> >Is there anyway of restoring this? I'm not sure that scrubbing the crap
out
> >of it and reseasoning it will help.
>
> Is it a grate or a griddle?
>
> Either way it's likely not worth all the elbow grease you'll expend and
it'll
> still be pitted. I know those griddles are not very expensive, probably
under
> $30... cast iron grate prices for a grill vary by manufacturer, but still
not
> very expensive.
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
It is a griddle

Kswck wrote:

> Not a pan per se. I have an insert, about 18 x 8-meant to be used on a grill
> instead of the usual racks. It was not taken care of-i.e. washed, seasoned
> and put away. It has been sitting out on the grill during the sub-zero
> weather in the NE of late. It is pitted and a bit rusty in spots.
>
> Is there anyway of restoring this? I'm not sure that scrubbing the crap out
> of it and reseasoning it will help. Need advise, asides from not letting
> others take care of (half)my cookware.
>
>


If it's only "a bit rusty in spots" then a scrubbing and re-seasoning is
all it needs. I've restored worse that's been left longer.



Dawn

you could always get it sand blasted and then re-season it

Kswck wrote:
> Not a pan per se. I have an insert, about 18 x 8-meant to be used on a grill
> instead of the usual racks. It was not taken care of-i.e. washed, seasoned
> and put away. It has been sitting out on the grill during the sub-zero
> weather in the NE of late. It is pitted and a bit rusty in spots.
>
> Is there anyway of restoring this? I'm not sure that scrubbing the crap out
> of it and reseasoning it will help. Need advise, asides from not letting
> others take care of (half)my cookware.
>
>

I was given a Sunshine grill that has a similar type cast iron insert on one
side of the grill. Both the grate and the griddle were in very bad shape due
toabuse. I first built a campfire type fire and threw both grate and grill
into the hot coals. That cleaned them up pretty well. When they were cold I
use some fine steel wool on them and put them on the grill, turned the grill n
and let them heat up for 20 min or so and then brushed some cheap veg. oil and
let it heat away for another 20 min. reapplying cooking oil a few times.
Turned it off and wiped them down with cloth rag and when they were cool ( the
next day) repeated the heating oiling process. So far so good. Pam

I was given a Sunshine grill that has a similar type cast iron insert on one
side of the grill. Both the grate and the griddle were in very bad shape due
toabuse. I first built a campfire type fire and threw both grate and grill
into the hot coals. That cleaned them up pretty well. When they were cold I
use some fine steel wool on them and put them on the grill, turned the grill n
and let them heat up for 20 min or so and then brushed some cheap veg. oil and
let it heat away for another 20 min. reapplying cooking oil a few times.
Turned it off and wiped them down with cloth rag and when they were cool ( the
next day) repeated the heating oiling process. So far so good. Pam