If your pan is completely covered in rust, all is not lost, and you might be able to save it. Here's how to restore a rusty cast iron pan. Forget everything about cleaning your cast iron pan.

Smithey’s genesis is in Morton’s affinity for vintage cast-iron cookware, which he had spent his free time finding and restoring while working in banking and real estate investment.

Fascinated, he decided to see if he could restore a cast iron skillet himself. That’s when he stumbled upon the old technique of spraying a pan with oven cleaner and putting it in a plastic bag ...