Spun Iron Cloche

Using for the first time.

You can use the Spun Iron Cloche immediately.

Just rinse in hot water – don’t use soap or detergent and dry thoroughly.

Re-seasoning at home.
This is easy to do and quickly returns your cloche to a smooth, black, easy to clean finish. Important, if the tin has any rust spots simply remove these with fine sand paper or steel wool. Wash tin in very hot soapy water, you may need to scrub with a scouring pad or stiff brush and dry thoroughly. Cover all surfaces of the cloche with a very thin coating of flax oil using kitchen towel. A thin coating gives best results. Place cloche in the oven. Place a baking tray under the cloche to catch any dripping oil. Heat oven to MAX (approx 250ºC/400F,  Gas Mark 8). Once the oven is up to temperature, maintain for one hour. Then switch off the oven, allow the tin to cool slowly and store in an airy dry place.

Which oils can I use for re-seasoning?
For best results use flax oil (edible linseed oil). Olive and nut oils are not effective seasoning oils.

Do not use boiled linseed oil, this is not edible.

Baking every day
To get bread loaves to release perfectly every time we recommend giving the inside of the Spun Iron Cloche a very thin wipe of olive oil just before use and I often use a sprinkle of semolina.

Sweet breads & Cheese Sourdough
Additional care is required when you cook recipes containing sugar (eg sweet sourdough, sourdough with inclusions such as cheese fruit breads). To prevent bread from sticking, we recommend lining the loaf tin with baking parchment, butter papers or using a tin liner.

Cleaning the pre-seasoned Spun Iron Cloche
After most baking uses your cloche will not require washing, just dust off, this preserves the seasoning.

If you do need to wash, never clean the cloche in in a dish washer.

Don’t ever place a hot iron tin into very cold water, this will cause it to warp!

After use, clean the base of the cloche tin with a stiff natural bristle brush and hot water. Do not use soap & definitely do not ever use detergents.

If you find that some mixture has stuck, try boiling some water in the tin to soften it. Dry immediately. Never allow the iron  tin to stand damp or wet as this will encourage rusting.

Storing the Spun Iron Cloche.
Store in a dry airy place. Don’t cover as this can trap moisture and encourage rust.

Warning

Also remember, a hot iron retains heat, so always pick up the cloche using oven gloves

Concept & Designed by: Vanessa Kimbell with The Netherton Foundry Team

Developed by: Netherton Foundry