On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:18:35 GMT, jt august > wrote:

>I haven't tried cast iron, myself. I have one that needs to be
>sandblasted, washed, self-clean cycle dried, and then fresh seasoning.
>After all that, I'll be able to judge cast iron.

Are you sure you need to sandblast this thing? I've seasoned a couple
of really bad ones by placing them in my oven (racks removed) on a
ceramic coffee mug and then running the self clean cycle. Amazing
what incinerated dust results on the surface. Then I just wash down
the pan and let it dry in the still warm oven, then apply my seasoning
oil. Or cook right away with the fresh pan. It's an easy way to get
these pans back in service. It would be interesting to see if you'd
get similar sauce results in one of these.