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   Questor to Tim Wright   
   Re: How bad is this lye?   
   30 Mar 21 19:27:43   
   
   From: usenet@only.tnx   
      
   On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:38:54 -0500, Tim Wright  wrote:   
   >When cleaning old cast iron pans I just grab an angle grinder with a   
   >wire wheel and clear it all out.  Re-season the pan and you're good to   
   >go with nothing toxic to deal with.   
      
   How long does it take to fully season a "new" cast iron pan like that?   
      
   Didn't someone, years ago, post a story here about a time when they had moved   
   to   
   the Phllippines and their new housekeeper announced, to their shock and dismay,   
   that after much work she had managed to completely "clean" those dirty old iron   
   frying pans?   
      
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