I’m sure it is not old but would like to use it,how would I go about seasoning it,saw somewhere about oven cleaner in a bag?

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That's a Lodge BSA Skillet, still made, you can buy one for around $35.00.

I would never use oven cleaner on cast iron cookware, cast iron is porous and oven cleaner is caustic.

I usually just wire wheel old cast shiny then season from there.

I've done about 20 pans ...with this fiber wheel.

Does a wicked job ...I get those pans nice and shiny ..

Then 4 rounds of seasoning in a 450 grill or oven.

Like noted above...you don't want to use That nasty oven cleaner.

Not sure about a lye bath...but that sounds just as bad

Not a bad idea to test used cast iron for lead. Kits are on Amazon.

the gentlest method is suspend it in Lye and water for a week

that will get all the carbon off it

then scrub with a brush and water , then heat and wipe down with lard , place on grill about 375 for 15 minutes , and repeat 3-4 times then use

you can also wire wheel then wash and season by heating , wiping with lard and 375-400 for about 15-20 minutes and repeat till decently seasoned


you can also get a good fire going in the wood stove , with a good coal base and set the pan in upside down over the coals , take it out in the morning , wash and season

all 3 work

AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

CAST IRON IS NOT POROUS!!!!! It has small pits on the surface caused by the casting process.

thanks guys,i got it for free so will just have my time into it,i really like the eagle on the back