how to season the pan
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Google "sheryl's blog cast iron seasoning". She talks about the chemistry of seasoning and gives a very good explanation on how to do it.
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Follow the instructions on the package but if you lost them It involved heating up oil in the pan. Alternatively you could just cook bacon a few times, scrape it clean with a metal spatula and clean with hot water only and a scrub brush. Dont use soap, ever! It will brown and discolor over the next few months but that is ok.
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watch this video, it will probably help you out. http://www.debuyer.com/video.php?id=44&ba;ckground=bleu1&start;=22
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Please check their website (debuyer.com) a video is there in French and a pdf document in English.
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Hello, Please look at various videos on YouTube. Seasoning is basically just heating oil in the pan.Good luck. 1409clay@gmail.com
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You are not supposed to. Soap will remove the seasoning and will make your food stick to the pan when cooked.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/09/dining/09wbox.html?_r=0Here's an article on how to season a wok.
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use whatever cooking oil you wish. cover the bottom of the pan and slosh it all over the inside of the pan. then burn the bottom of the pan with the oil. let it set for a day or so and use it over a gas or wood flame.
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Jenna, I have been using cast-iron cookware for 50 yrs. and the best way to season cookware, is to put about an inch of vegetable oil in the cookware, then place in a 300 degree oven for about 1 1/2-2 hrs. Remove from oven and remove excess oil and wash in plain hot water. Hope this helps.
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There is something in the instructions about seasonin with oil I think but I don't remember. I cleaned with a mild detergent (I only use seventh generation so it's very green and safe). Once you use it a few times it's like a cast iron pan; it builds up seasoning. Do a google on how to properly season a paella pan. Hope I helped
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Please on't throw it out.Clean it and season it.... add olive oil and put it on the stove on low heat and cook it for a few minutes love my pan and use it fr Paella at least once a monthE.B. Monroe Ct.
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You must preseason the pan yourself. Just use vegetable oil and paper towel
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In the Use & Care instruction manual that accompanies the pot, it says, "For cookware with a non-stick interior, it recommended to 'season' the pan prior to the first use...and after every 10 dishwasher cycles or if accidental overheating occurs. Heat pan on low for 30 seconds, remove heat and put one tablespoon of vegetable oil in pot. Rub oil over the entire surface with a paper towel."
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Scrub of the rust with steel wool or a brillo pad or something. Don't use soap!!! Don't ever trust a "pre-seasoned" skillet. It's just not adequate. So, to re-season (or to season a new pan), melt a fat in the dutch over. You can either use a high smoke point oil (ie canola, safflower, peanut, etc) or use an animal fat. The ideal would be to cook some bacon in the pan. After the bacon is removed, spread the bacon grease all over the inside of the dutch oven. Heat your oven to about 500 degrees (F) and put a cookie sheet on the bottom rack. Then turn your dutch oven upside down on the top rack. Let it hang out in there for about an hour, then turn off the heat. Leave it in there until it's relatively cool. Wipe any excess grease with a towel, but don't wash it. Seasoned!
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Wash the pan well with dish detergent and warm water, then dry it. Before using the pan the first time, fold a paper towel into a small square and use to apply a very thin coating of vegetable oil. That is all there is to it.
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There might be an easier way, but this is what I did and it definitely worked. First I warmed the wok over low heat, then (away from flame) I poured in a half cup of lacquer thinner and scrubbed thoroughly with coarse steel wool. Dump out the liquid and repeat. I also scrubbed the outside just to make it look more even when seasoned. For the actual seasoning, just hold over high heat until all the metal turns black, then wipe it down with cooking oil soaked rag(s) until they remain clean and no longer pick up any discoloration.
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Hi "melike", The season instructions should be in the box. Some pans are seasoned in the over and others are on the stove top. It depends on the type of handle the pan has.
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Wash with hot water and scrub brush (no soap). Dry on stove top burner. Let cool down then rub with oil.
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The Pan First has to be cleaned up, then heated for your grilled Food, which should be seasoned before.
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You don't need to season a stainless pan though some do. I don't. But I mostly pan fries stuff and the preheating process with oil is similar to the seasoning process anyway. For things stuck, if not burnt, it is easily soaked and cleaned. For burnt on, I use the barkeepers friend to clean it up. Not really difficult.I am not a chef, so my opinions worth 2 cents.