Restoring cast iron

I saw the chain mail thing years ago and immediately wanted it; never pulled the trigger though.

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Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck

This is funny. I saw your link yesterday and went to the amazon page. It says "you purchased this item" Evidently we own that chain scrubber too. I asked my wife, she said she doesnt remember ordering it (but she did) Now I vaguely remember an amazon delivery with several items in it, one of which was a small piece of chain mail. I didnt know what it was. So, its in a box or drawer somewhere in this house and we have never used it in 4 years since she ordered it.

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You should bust it out. It works unbelievably well on grill pans. Just abrasive enough to remove hardened grease, grissle, and carbon, but won't tear up the seasoning. It really gets between the grill lines better than anything else I've ever used.
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My wife will not touch the cast iron, as she will not clean anything that requires more effort than placing in the dish washer or a quick dip in some Dawn and a sponge. She is limited to one grill pan which she uses for putting sear marks on fish and hot dogs. I will often have to clean it hours to days later when everything has hardened, and I can clean it up in about 5 minutes with nothing but the chain mail scrubber and some hot water.

As sometimes happens, I came home the other day to find the wife having thoroughly carbonized something into the CI Griddle, and then having left it there for two days because "I knew you were coming home and are picky about the way to clean it."
This junk was rock-hard. It came off in about five minutes with a little hot water and the chainmail scrubber.
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Made some sandwich bacon for hamburgers in the main CI skillet. I use the scrubber and tongs while the oil is still hot to loosen anything stuck to the pan. Makes for a super-fast, self contained clean-up for the skillet that gets used every day.
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I find this shape to be just about optimal for burger or biscuit shaped bacon consumption.
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Those bacon triangles look like a great idea! But I see no delicious onion slices.....

OK, I just started another thread about sanding new cast iron cookware, and Irving reminded me of this thread. My questions are already answered here!

Looks like you found it!

You should do a write up with before and after pictures.

Great pictorial!
Thanks