rusty baking trays, bread tins etc

artichoke

Hi all

My MIL bought me some new baking trays, bread tins etc for christmas...

my old ones had gone rusty...

so how do i stop new ones going rusty and what can i do with the rusty tins - i am not sure if i should send to charity shop as i don't know if they are still usable? i did use them but always lined them with foil / baking paper...

art

Pink.

Hi artichoke,

These threads might help:

rusty roasting tin

Help needed with rusty/oxidised pan please

Pink

INT1

Buy enamel

balmaiden

Sorry but if they are rusty a charity shop would not want them. At least the ones I have worked in would not.

tim_n

I wouldn't throw them - I use brillo pads to remove the rust, then just rub some oil in them. Keep baking with them a bit oiled and the oil bakes to the sheet giving you a non-stick style surface.

You should season woks in a similar way (without the brillo pads...) as well as oiling them after.

morganlefay

I read an article in the BMJ (so a very respectable medical source) some years ago reporting a study in which the iron levels of asian ladies were measured and found to be surprisingly healthy. One reason given for this was use of karais (? spelling) also known as balti dishes which go rusty very easily. It was suggested that a small amount of iron regularly found its way into the food cooked in these dishes, and was a Good Thing. So I've never minded a tiny spot of rust since then and certainly wouldn't chuck the tins away. I do the trick with the oil and all seems fine.

SallyForth_2

morganlefay wrote: »

I read an article in the BMJ (so a very respectable medical source) some years ago reporting a study in which the iron levels of asian ladies were measured and found to be surprisingly healthy. One reason given for this was use of karais (? spelling) also known as balti dishes which go rusty very easily. It was suggested that a small amount of iron regularly found its way into the food cooked in these dishes, and was a Good Thing. So I've never minded a tiny spot of rust since then and certainly wouldn't chuck the tins away. I do the trick with the oil and all seems fine.

I don't think our baking trays are iron though.

valk_scot

If you're getting rid of them, either put them in the metal recycling skip at the local dump or check if your particular recycling box pick up will take them...some want all metals, some don't.

cyclingyorkie

i'm sure i saw kim and aggie rescue a rusty wok with washing up liquid rubbed in with half a raw potato

tandraig

you did cyclingyorkie, it works a treat! gets off nearly all the rust and a brillo pad takes care of the rest and brings the pan up nicely! then i treat it with a little oil before putting it away. rescued my favourite roasting dish after seeing that tip.

thriftlady_2

To stop new ones going rusty just make sure you don't put them away wet. I've had my tins for years and I don't do anything other than drying well.