"Donald Martinich" > wrote in message
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> In article . com>,
> Jennyanniedots > wrote:
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>> Help! We made swordfish in our cast iron frying pan (a searing +
>> broiling method), and now I can't get the fishy smell out of the pan.
>> I've tried giving it a scrub with oil + salt, but the smell is in
>> there pretty deep I guess, because it didn't come out. Can anyone give
>> me a suggestion for how to get it out?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Jen

Well, the first thing I'd do is heat my oven up to about 500 degrees and put
the cast iron pan in to bake for twenty or thirty minutes. If you are
smelling 'fish' it's probably because the volitile oils are trapped in the
pores of the cast iron. And heating it to that level 'should' help to
burn-off the natural oils from the fish that are creating the offensive
odor.

Good luck.

MJB