Funky Cast Iron

[captain_slinky]

Hey, remember that great big beautiful cast-iron Dutch Oven i found by the dumpster a few months back? The one in beautiful condition?

It has a funky smell to it.

Like... kind of a fishy smell, kinda a "Bad Poultry" smell. I thought it would go away after a few uses, but it's still there and STRONG.

SO! CAST-IRON OWNERS!!! Do you suppose it's safe to use some bleach on it to try and get rid of the smell? I know you should never use Dawn on cast iron because it ruins the seasoning, but maybe that's what I need to get rid of is a bad seasoning on it? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?!?!?

Comments

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

The method I found was to spray the entire pan with oven cleaner and throw it into a big plastic bag. Tie up the bag and leave it for a couple of days. Take out the pan and wahs it off then re-season it.

The oven cleaner is supposed to remove everything on the pan.

It sounds like you're going to have to remove any seasoning on it to get rid of the smell...