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-----Treating a steel goldpan
What can I do to treat my goldpan to stop it from rusting so quick ?
Judith Trottiernil - Fort St John , BC, Canada
2005
I would try to age it the way folks age their cast iron cooking pans.
Coat the pan with cooking oil, and heat it in a 400 °F oven until the oil smokes. Let it cool by turning off the oven. Do this several times and it may help. If you can heat it outside, try some
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. I don't know if panning will scrap this coating off in a hurry.
You can wipe the pan will oil after each use before storing.
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Tom Pullizzi
Falls Township, Pennsylvania
Do not oil a goldpan- you will defeat it's purpose.
If it IS oiled invert it over a fire to remove the oil before use. I carry a plastic pan- my choice- but you might be able to retard rust if you gun metal blue the pan: Dixie gun works and others sell cold blueing products. Good luck.
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