I had the same issue with Red Hat 6.1 on a cheap PC. One of the reasons I love using Arch is it gives me the nostral of those days.

One of my favorites.

Umm, I have some rock salt somewhere around here.

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!

I got a Wagner at a thrift store and it was covered in a burnt on crust that I couldn’t even chip off with a hammer. My mom told me her grandfather used to just throw it in a bonfire and let it all burn off. After watching a video where a guy got rid of the same crust in an oven on self clean mode, I decided to go the bonfire route. I don’t have a self cleaning oven. The iron did start glowing red after a while, but once it cooled, no sign of the crust. I was amazed and now that pan acts better than most non-stick I’ve ever used.