![Is the darker stuff the holy "patina" I keep hearing mentioned? Or is it nasty burnt food I should scrub off? : r/castiron Is the darker stuff the holy "patina" I keep hearing mentioned? Or is it nasty burnt food I should scrub off? : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/wcoy3hsvkbc61.jpg)
Is the darker stuff the holy "patina" I keep hearing mentioned? Or is it nasty burnt food I should scrub off? : r/castiron
![old disgusting stained rusty cast iron pan with burnt fat and food leftovers isolated in directly above perspective Stock Photo - Alamy old disgusting stained rusty cast iron pan with burnt fat and food leftovers isolated in directly above perspective Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F9XCN7/old-disgusting-stained-rusty-cast-iron-pan-with-burnt-fat-and-food-leftovers-isolated-in-directly-above-perspective-2F9XCN7.jpg)
old disgusting stained rusty cast iron pan with burnt fat and food leftovers isolated in directly above perspective Stock Photo - Alamy
![Burnt on layer, how do I get this off? My first cast iron, after my second time using it. Tried coarse salt, boiling water, scouring pad, and spatula. Help!! : r/castiron Burnt on layer, how do I get this off? My first cast iron, after my second time using it. Tried coarse salt, boiling water, scouring pad, and spatula. Help!! : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/45qnv6v19ks71.jpg)