Shoutout to leaving a cheap cast iron skillet in a vinegar bath for 48 hours

I soaked an old Lodge skillet in white vinegar for two days straight to strip rust, and it turned the surface into a pitted mess that even seasoning won't fix. The vinegar ate away at the metal way faster than I expected, not just the rust. Anyone else ever ruin a pan by leaving it in vinegar too long?

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piper_burns24d ago

Forty eight hours in vinegar is ABSOLUTELY insane, you basically made pickled iron!

miamitchell24d ago

Agree to disagree with you @piper_burns. Vinegar soaks that long are fine if you plan on cooking the hell out of the pan right after. Its not like the iron is gonna dissolve.