It was a great day to clean all the cast iron pans and season them with Coconut Oil. The pans really needed a face lift since I have not done them in years. These pans were from my mother, and she cooked on them for over 50 + years. I have had them for the past 15 and love cooking with them.
I used oven cleaner to clean them, then placed them into a trash bag for a day. The result was pretty good considering how rusty they had become. I scrubbed them with steel wool until I felt they were clean enough.
I wasn't sure what oil to season the pans with, so I reached out to Pam 
I used Coconut Oil per her advice and wiped off any excess.
I put them into a pre-heated oven at 425 degrees and let them bake for an hour. They came out looking pretty fine compared to when I started.
Bamboo Cutting Boards:
I cut a lemon in half and rubbed it all over the board, sprinkled on some baking soda and table salt, then scrubbed them well with the brush. After scrubbing them to death, I poured white vinegar onto each side and allowed the foaming action to take place.
After washing them well, I put them into the oven on the bread proof setting for 20 minutes or so. I wanted to make sure they were good and dry before putting mineral oil on them.
They really soaked up the oil and I hardly had any excess to wipe away.
These boards get used practically daily and I have had them for many years. It is worth taking time to clean them well to disinfect them and oil them a couple times a year.
After getting the boards and pans finished, I had time to go out into the greenhouse and start getting that ready for the seedlings. That is for another post so stay tuned my friends.
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