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

On Oct 23, 6:42 pm, Jennyanniedots > wrote:
> 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

Ive removed smells from my trusty cast iron skillet by boiling water
in it.
V.

In article . com>,
Jennyanniedots > wrote:

> 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

I've had success with a long soaking in cold water followed by scrubbing
and then reseasoning the pan.

D.M.

Jennyanniedots wrote:

> 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?

Summers Eve.

"Donald Martinich" > wrote in message
...
> In article . com>,
> Jennyanniedots > wrote:
>
>> 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

: Jennyanniedots wrote:

: > 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?

: Summers Eve.


ROTFLMAO!

In article . com>,
Jennyanniedots > wrote:

> 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?

Cook some Indian food in it -- a good curry, for example.

Isaac

Oh pshaw, on Wed 24 Oct 2007 08:45:29p, isw meant to say...

> In article . com>,
> Jennyanniedots > wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> Cook some Indian food in it -- a good curry, for example.
>
> Isaac
>
But then how do you get rid of the curry smell?

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

The meek are getting ready.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
3.184...
> Oh pshaw, on Wed 24 Oct 2007 08:45:29p, isw meant to say...
>
> > In article . com>,
> > Jennyanniedots > wrote:
> >
> >> 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?
> >
> > Cook some Indian food in it -- a good curry, for example.
> >
> > Isaac
> >
> But then how do you get rid of the curry smell?
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
> __________________________________________________
>
> The meek are getting ready.
> Try sprinkling some baking soda on it and leave it overnight, or make a
paste of it and try a mild rubbing to speed it up. I use baking soda to
take the fried onion smell from my non stick pans.....Sharon

biig said...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 3.184...
>> Oh pshaw, on Wed 24 Oct 2007 08:45:29p, isw meant to say...
>>
>> > In article . com>,
>> > Jennyanniedots > wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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?
>> >
>> > Cook some Indian food in it -- a good curry, for example.
>> >
>> > Isaac
>> >
>> But then how do you get rid of the curry smell?
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>> __________________________________________________
>>
>> The meek are getting ready.
>> Try sprinkling some baking soda on it and leave it overnight, or make a
> paste of it and try a mild rubbing to speed it up. I use baking soda to
> take the fried onion smell from my non stick pans.....Sharon


My non-stick pans don't retain food odors.

For the cast iron swordfish odor maybe pour in some iodized salt and sit it
in a cold oven for a day or so then toss and reseason?

Andy

"biig" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 3.184...
>> Oh pshaw, on Wed 24 Oct 2007 08:45:29p, isw meant to say...
>>
>> > In article . com>,
>> > Jennyanniedots > wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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?
>> >
>> > Cook some Indian food in it -- a good curry, for example.
>> >
>> > Isaac
>> >
>> But then how do you get rid of the curry smell?
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright


It doesn't mattah! The point is that you've got rid of that danged fishy
smell ;-))

Dee Dee

In article 4>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Wed 24 Oct 2007 08:45:29p, isw meant to say...
>
> > In article . com>,
> > Jennyanniedots > wrote:
> >
> >> 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?
> >
> > Cook some Indian food in it -- a good curry, for example.
> >
> > Isaac
> >
> But then how do you get rid of the curry smell?

Point is, the smell does not propagate to the next dish cooked in the
pan; don't worry about it.

Isaac