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<blockquote data-quote="TAFKAP" data-source="post: 5461887" data-attributes="member: 7776"><p>If you're burning it out, it's not stripping the seasoning. Our Scout Troop cooks almost exclusively in cast iron, and if something gets good and baked on, we just throw the piece upside-down in the fire. Once it cools down a bit, so we don't cold-shock the metal, we boil the snot out of it to release all the stuff. Oil it down and put it away. All that to say, a good burn won't strip the finish, but will just burn off the stuck stuff. Truly stripping the finish and starting over will require some sort of chemical strip or electrolysis. </p><p></p><p>Also, the newer Lodge stuff has a grittier finish than a lot of the older stuff. But if you burn it out, you can start back closer to the original. Maybe stay away from bacon at first since the sugar in the cure might give you some carbon residue. See if you can get a piece of pork belly at the butcher counter and render it down into lard. That ought to help you regain some seasoning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TAFKAP, post: 5461887, member: 7776"] If you're burning it out, it's not stripping the seasoning. Our Scout Troop cooks almost exclusively in cast iron, and if something gets good and baked on, we just throw the piece upside-down in the fire. Once it cools down a bit, so we don't cold-shock the metal, we boil the snot out of it to release all the stuff. Oil it down and put it away. All that to say, a good burn won't strip the finish, but will just burn off the stuck stuff. Truly stripping the finish and starting over will require some sort of chemical strip or electrolysis. Also, the newer Lodge stuff has a grittier finish than a lot of the older stuff. But if you burn it out, you can start back closer to the original. Maybe stay away from bacon at first since the sugar in the cure might give you some carbon residue. See if you can get a piece of pork belly at the butcher counter and render it down into lard. That ought to help you regain some seasoning. [/QUOTE]
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