How To Remove Rust From Pots and Pans

You may need to rinse off the baking soda and reapply more baking soda once or twice if the rust is really bad.

For the small area on the pan in the pictures, I only needed to do it once, however, I have had cast iron that was really bad and I had to go through the steps multiple times.

You will want to make sure you have the rust 100 percent gone so it doesn’t come back.

Prevent The Rust From Coming Back

Once you have all of the rust gone and it is down to metal you can rinse all of the baking soda off.

Now wash the pan as you normally would using soap and water. Once it is clean then towel dry it to make sure you get it 100 percent dry.

When it is dried you can now make sure it doesn’t rust again by adding a small amount of cooking oil with a paper towel or rag to the pot or pan.

Your pan should be rust free and stay rust-free with this simple tip.

I recommend oiling them about every 6 months to keep the rust from coming back. If it is a pan that I use daily I sometimes oil it about every 3 months.

It only takes a few minutes of my time but helps keep the rust away.

With these simple tips, you can easily remove rust from a pan and keep it away.

Don’t throw those rusty pans away. Just get rid of the rust!