Soaked her in eco friendly unscented oven cleaner for twelve hours. Scrubbed in scalding hot water, then rinsed in white vinegar water. Then hit with a well worn wire wheel on an angle grinder. Back into hot water and another vinegar rinse. The pan is small so placed the pan on the stove top in high heat. Placed a dab of flax oil on handle and when it started smoking hit the whole pan with a layer of oil and wiped it dry. I'll repeat this a couple more times then fry some bacon. It's a small skillet. Fun to bring it back to life.
After the wire wheel I tested 5 spots with a lead testing swab-- negative for lead
After the wire wheel I tested 5 spots with a lead testing swab-- negative for lead
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