Question about PAM

[Lowbrass]

I asked my wife to pick me up a bottle of PAM when she went to the grocery store as I am getting ready to finish up my Yellow restore.  She came back with CRISCO spray because it was cheaper.  Does it matter what I spray on the kettle to protect it or does PAM have something extra in it that CRISCO doesn't?

[HankB]

Ordinary Crisco spray is Canola as is Pam. Should work fine. Your wife did fine.

[225tostayalive]

What is the cooking spray used for?

[HankB]

There are certain places on the grills that typically rust. For example where the handles are spot welded on the outside. Likewise for the leg sockets and any chips in the porcelain. I spray Pam in those areas and wipe off the excess. I figure it will eventually harden and provide some rust protection. Canola is commonly used to season cast iron where very thin layers are applied and then heated to cause it to harden. I think the same thing should happen in those crevices on the grills.

[Lowbrass]

There are certain places on the grills that typically rust. For example where the handles are spot welded on the outside. Likewise for the leg sockets and any chips in the porcelain. I spray Pam in those areas and wipe off the excess. I figure it will eventually harden and provide some rust protection. Canola is commonly used to season cast iron where very thin layers are applied and then heated to cause it to harden. I think the same thing should happen in those crevices on the grills.

Which leads to my next question; do I need to "re-PAM" once a year or is it a one and done?

[HankB]

Which leads to my next question; do I need to "re-PAM" once a year or is it a one and done?

I don't know. I don't see where it would hurt.

[Lowbrass]

Thanks for the replies Hank!