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Hello again. I just gave my cast iron a 24h lye bath. After scrubbing it with Barkeepers friend and soap, this is the finished product. Should I season now or do one more lye bath? I’m confused on the black parts on the outside of the cast iron. Let me know what I should do next! Please and thank you. Also, I towel dried so it won’t rust while I wait for suggestions :) Also if it’s time to season, if I’m using avocado oil, should I do it like 3 times? When do I know it’s done?

Hello, I was recently gifted a Griswold Cast Iron, and I was wondering if I should just do the Yellow Cap Oven Cleaner method? I’m unsure what’s what on the skillet so I was just looking for any tips/suggestions on how I should cleanup, restore, and season this pan! Any comments/suggestions are welcome. Thank you.