"Psychotron" > wrote in message
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> Well... Not exactly ruined, but I think I have to
> start over with seasoning. She fried up some sausage
> and left the grease standing in it for about 3 days.
> She doesn't like my iron skillet and expected me to
> clean it. I left it assuming she would do it. I
> finally gave in and cleaned it. I seasoned it after
> I bought it and only cleaned it with hot water and
> a brush since. Now since it it had grease standing in
> it for 3 days the black is starting to flake off. I
> scrub it very hard and when I wipe it there is always
> black flakes. It's noticably flaking off. Do I have
> to burn it now and start over or do you think the
> flaking will stop? Will the flaked off parts fill
> back in with a black surface?
>

How is a cast iron pan "ruined" with grease? You season it with grease and
you leave the seasoning in the pan.

As far as I know the only way to actually ruin a cast iron pan is to break
it into pieces. Even after they've been sitting around for years covered
with rust they're not ruined.

Kathy