How season a cast iron skillet
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It cleans it so the odors are taken away and it shines afterwards . Does a nice job
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The initial seasoning is a tad complex - I suggest you google it. Once you have done the initial seasoning, this product is excellent.
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The easiest and cheapest way to season cast iron is to rub it down with vegetable oil and bake it on your barbecue grill for one hour. The Camp Chef conditioner is a great maintenance product once the cast iron is seasoned.
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why use this instead of vegetable or bacon oil etc? this little 6 ounce bottle is very expensive and wont last very long. $10 gets way more good olive oil or coconut oil or flaxseed etc. i am just curious why this is ranked so high, high cost for very little you get.
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once the skillet or any other cast iron utensil or pot will smell of iron until it's " seasoned " very well and the seasoning coating will cure the smell. Try NOT to wash the skillet so well. I don't mean leaving food particles on the surface but do leave some of the fat, grease or oil on the surface. Do not wash it with any soap but wipe it with a hot sponge and rinse. Dry over low heat until all visible signs of moisture is gone and coat it with a film of Crisco or vegetable oil. When you're ready to use it again, wipe the coating off with a paper towel and add what ever you generally use to cook when frying. once the skillet or any other cast iron utensil or pot will smell of iron until it's " seasoned " very well and the seasoning coating will cure the smell. Try NOT to wash the skillet so well. I don't mean leaving food particles on the surface but do leave some of the fat, grease or oil on the surface. Do not wash it with any soap but wipe it with a hot sponge and rinse. Dry over low heat until all visible signs of moisture is gone and coat it with a film of Crisco or vegetable oil. When you're ready to use it again, wipe the coating off with a paper towel and add what ever you... » Read More once the skillet or any other cast iron utensil or pot will smell of iron until it's " seasoned " very well and the seasoning coating will cure the smell. Try NOT to wash the skillet so well. I don't mean leaving food particles on the surface but do leave some of the fat, grease or oil on the surface. Do not wash it with any soap but wipe it with a hot sponge and rinse. Dry over low heat until all visible signs of moisture is gone and coat it with a film of Crisco or vegetable oil. When you're ready to use it again, wipe the coating off with a paper towel and add what ever you generally use to cook when frying. « Show Less
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Wash it in warm soapy water. Heat the pan, but nowhere as hot as you would cast iron. Oil it to season. Let it cool. Start using it. I have read, aerosol cooking sprays have something in the propellent that shortens the life of the non-stick coating. I use a pump sprayer also purchased on Amazon.
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Cast iron can withstand temperatures to 500 degrees easily. However, any metal that hot has a degree of expansion; therefore, when you remove it from the oven, place it on the stovetop or a rack and allow to cool a while before placing in water. Otherwise you run the risk of cracking the pan by forcing it to contract too quickly. (Hardly ever happens, but you don't want it to happen to yours.) Also, before you use your pan, season it. Give it a wash in warm water with a small bit of dish soap. then towl dry. Add 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil and place in a preheated 275 oven for 30 minutes. Remove to stovetop and allow to cool before you discard the oil. Finally, wipe out oil with a lint-free cloth and return to oven for 10 minutes more. then, each time you use it, clean it by swishing with warm soapy water and then rinse well. Wipe dry then finish the drying process by heating on burner for 30 seconds. This way your pan will last forever. Every once in a while I will rub a tablespoon of oil into it before I finish dry it on the stove. Helps prevent sticking. I bake, broil, saute, and grill in mine. I even make soups and sauces in them. My kids especially remember the "Pilgrim Cake" I would bake in my 10" pan. I use a basic two-egg cake recipe and pour the batter into a butter-coated skillet and bake it for 35-40 min at 350. [Also, invest in thick pot holders: this pan gets hot.]
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I season ours like all our other cast iron cookware: completely scour it, dry it, heat it a little, apply light coat of flaxseed oil, and place in a 500 degree kitchen oven for an hour, let cool in the oven, then repeat the heat, oil, bake, cool 4-5x. My grate is outside a beach house 200' back from the ocean where EVERYTHING rusts. But this grate, it's lasted 7 years so far and the only rusted sections are where the heat is concentrated on the bottom. http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/01/a-science-based-technique-for-seasoning-cast-iron/
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No, it doesn't. It isn't difficult to season. Just rub some oil, I use olive oil, and heat slowly on low. It is quite large, and does need some smoothing due to the casting process. As with a lot of casted cookware, it is good to take a sandpaper for metal and smooth it out more. You will like it much better.
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As with any cast iron you need to put a layer of oil on it after you use it. Never use soap just hot water to clean it and then the oil. Just wipe a little vegetable oil on with a paper towel.
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The instruction sheet does say to season it. It only takes a couple of minutes.
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Just go to the DeBuyer website, they have directions for seasoning their pans etc.
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i believe it works like a cast iron skillet. you season it so there is NO non-stick coating. i have had mine for a long time and absolutely love it, inside and outside.
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When it arrived I seasoned it like any cast iron fry pan. I still season it once every month this seems to work for me. Hope that answer is helpful.
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Unfortunately this waffle iron is not preseasoned when you get it. Before you use it you must season it yourself. There are several good videos on Youtube on how to do this. Basically it should be seasoned just like any other cast iron cookware. Rinse lightly to remove packing dust. Then dry it thoroughly and lightly brush it with olive oil or bacon fat. Place it in your oven at about 350 degrees for at least one hour. Shut the oven off and let it cool completely before using. Oh yes, very important, unscrew and remove the wooden handles before seasoning the iron. Put them back on after the iron has completely cooled.
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I always lightly oil the skillet after each use. I actually put vegetable oil in a spray bottle and give it a squirt or two and then take a paper towel and wipe it on the inside of the pan. It builds up more of non-stick coating so your food doesn't stick. As for the seasoning the outside.... When I first got the skillet, I did oil the whole entire skillet (inside and outside) and then put it in the oven upside down in the oven to season it.... However, I don't oil the outside after every use.
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Just wash it lightly and spray some Pam before you set it on the burners. It doesn't need to be seasoned like a cast iron pan or anything like that.
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Lisa...I've never had to season any of my 3 skillets before use. I really like these skillets. Don't get them too hot. No need to do that. They distribute heat very evenly. After cooking something such as scrambled eggs, you may need to soak the pan briefly in hot, soapy water and use a teflon pad to get any residual food off. Some people report difficulty with this, but I follow the manufacturer's instructions and have never had any trouble getting any of my skillets back to a "brand new" condition as far as cleanliness. Best, Susan
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You can fry most anything in cast iron. Although cast is very durable if I were going to "chop" in the skillet itself I think I would use wooden utensils or something similar. Stainless untensils can be used as it will help smooth the surface. Just be sure to wipe clean and rinse with hot water and maybe a scotch pad if necessary...NO SOAP. Dry thoroughly and apply crisco lard or some type of oil to keep the seasoning
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I would heat it in the oven, about 200F for 15 minutes, take it out with a mitt and clean it with oil on a towel, using a clean spot as needed. Then wipe it clean and dry, wiping as much of the oil off as you can and put it into the oven upside down. Heat for 1 hour at 400 - 500F past the point of smoking.Read more about seasoning cast iron - http://gnowfglins.com/2010/03/12/how-to-season-cast-iron/