An Iron Skillet Returns

In the cleaning process of tearing down the old shed and getting ready to build the new carport i came across an old plastic tote containing some camping gear. In the bottom of that tote was an old cast iron skillet wrapped in a towel. I unfolded the towel to find this gem! Just a little bit of moisture i'd say. But, hey it's an Iron Skillet.....they can always be brought back to life right???
I found a wire wheel out in the shop and a couple freshly charged batteries for the cordless drill and promptly went to work. It didn't take long and i was getting some pretty good results, as you can see in the picture below.

Once brought back to life i had to find some oil to reseason the skillet with, but we were out! That's when i ran across this sitting on the shelf! A jar of Barlean's Coconut oil!

It didn't take long and i had a nice first coat on the pan. Actually starting to look like it's comming back to life!

A few more coats of oil and she was ready to be seasoned. The BBQ was a great spot, and the old pan could smoke to it's hearts content......(although Nicole and the kids promplty retreated to the front yard....something to do with the smell of burning coconut oil!)

This picture doesn't really do the smoke justice, but i'm sure get the idea of what's going on here.

And, finally the pan was done and ready for use. Looks pretty good to me, and it cooked up some chicken just fine!

So yet another skillet has been added to the collection...or re-added i should say!

From the North....where things are lost, then found, and re-used once again.....which is nice!

Mark..."The Iron Skillet"