How Do You Use Baking Soda To Clean A Cast Iron Kettle?
Cast iron can be a tough material to clean. It is an even more daunting task to get inside those enclosed nooks and crannies. While this chore requires some elbow grease, the actual process and tools required to get your cast iron clean are relatively simple, and you probably have the materials already around the house. Fill a large dish tub or bucket with hot water. You’ll want to do this in a sink or in an area that can get a little messy without too much trouble. Mix in three tbsp of baking soda per quart of hot water. Make sure to stir the solution so that the baking soda is not just sitting on the bottom of the dish tub. Soak the kettle in the solution only as long as it takes for the crusted area to get soft, which is usually one to two hours. Soaking it too long will ruin the cast iron. Scrub only the crusty area with a scouring pad or brush. Scrubbing the entire area will require you to re-season the kettle afterward, meaning you’ll have to re-seal the metal with a special kind
