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DIY Cast Iron Pan Protectors – Easy Project

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This DIY Cast Iron Pan Protectors post was brought to you by Duck Brand. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you use cast iron cook wear on a regular basis, you know that taking care of it presents challenges that don’t exist with other types of cook wear. In order for cast iron to cook properly, it needs to be seasoned. In order to keep it seasoned, it needs to be cleaned and stored a certain way. Because of this, a well-seasoned pan will have a slight oily surface, making the pans difficult to stack unless you don’t mind grease getting all over the bottoms of each pan and potentially ruining the seasoned surface.

DIY Cast Iron Pan Protectors in cast iron pans

In the past, we have simply placed coffee filters between the pans to prevent any issues but they didn’t really work well for the larger pans and they had a tendency to stick to the underside of the nested pans.

So I set out to find another solution to this problem using Duck Brand’s Shelf Liner.

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DIY Cast Iron Pan Protectors

What you need:

I had 2 rolls of shelf liner, one 20in x 4ft shelf liner in a tan color and one 12in x 6ft shelf liner in white with a reddish flower pattern. Either size would work fine for this project but I went with the 12in for my pan liners because I thought the color contrast would look great against the cast iron.

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Trace the bottom of one of the pans with a pencil onto the inner side of the shelf liner.

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Cut out the circle making sure to cut INSIDE the circle to account for the thickness of the cast iron because you traced the outside of the pan.

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Repeat for each pan, and place each protector inside the pans.

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Perfect fit!

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This was such a simple project, if I can do it anyone can do it. Working with the Duck® Brand Shelf Liners was easy, and I really love the color and pattern of the shelf paper and how it looks with the cast iron.

Now, our pans are protected and the liners are super easy to clean between uses!

Duck® Brand Shelf Liners come in adhesive and non-adhesive varieties and have so many color and pattern variations. You are sure to find one that will look perfect for your project. You can do so many things with Duck® Brand Shelf Liners in addition to lining your shelves. I chose to protect my cast iron pans but you can also use it under loose rugs, make a placemat for dog bowls, protect the top of your washer and dryer, and much more.

What household project in addition to pan protectors would you create with Duck® Brand Shelf Liners?

Comments

  3. Sandra says

    March 2, 2015 at 11:43 am

    I stack my cast iron pans with the smaller ones on bottom, they stack so the bigger ones are on top of the pan, therefore, not touching the pan. This works perfectly for me, I keep them stored in the oven, easy to get out, easy to put away and no extra expense or work.

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  4. merilyn says

    March 1, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    This is a great idea! Not only cast iron needs protecting…the “new” ceramic lined pans are especially touchy about scratches.

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  6. Shell Feis says

    June 24, 2014 at 2:44 am

    What an easy fix! We don’t have any cast iron, but I’m tempted to make those anyway since my pots & pans all scratch each other up in the cupboards- plus that’s just so cute!

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  9. Tiff @ Babes and Kids says

    June 19, 2014 at 8:46 am

    I love how simple this is and it seems like it would be much more effective and easy to use than coffee filters.

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  11. Valerie Remy-Milora says

    June 19, 2014 at 12:44 am

    I LOVE these pan liners! What a simple and beautiful idea. We have been using paded shipping foam sheets we recycledfor that purpose, but there is absolutely nothing pretty about those. I think making these is going to be a fun afternoon project to do with my girls. I can’t wait to go shopping for just the right pattern.

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  12. Ericka Chatman says

    June 18, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    I LOVE This Project! It’s so simple and easy to make. I never would have thought to use the Duck Brand Shelf Liners to protect my cast iron pans.

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  14. Wendy says

    June 18, 2014 at 8:38 pm

    oh, isn’t that clever? I have inherited both my Moms and my Grandma’s cast iron pans,and I love and use them often but you’re right, it is a challenge storing them. I’m going to try this!

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    • Sue says

      September 9, 2019 at 9:24 pm

      I inherited my first cast iron then added to it. I now have quite a few cast iron pieces. Some are brand new, some are vintage and some I got at the local thrift store. When we lived in our first house I had a walk in pantry with a pegboard on one wall where I hung all my skillets. That’s one house feature I really miss. Now I have no choice but to stack my pots and pans. Love the shelf liner insert for protecting them. I’ve been using old kitchen towels because they are washable but they are little more than rags now and not pretty at all.

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  20. Angela S says

    June 18, 2014 at 5:53 pm

    This is such a clever use for shelf liners. I would cut some circles to go between my plates in the cupboard.

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