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Cast iron skillet question
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:46 am
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:46 am
I got a new one for Christmas and it says it's preseasoned. Do you trust that or season it myself to be safe?
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Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:48 am to Rza32
i would season it myself
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:49 am to Rza32
Season it.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:50 am to Rza32
Wash it with warm soapy water.
Cook a bunch of bacon youll be fine.
Cook a bunch of bacon youll be fine.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:02 am to Rza32
Related question, I have a great dutch oven that has become 'sticky', how do I get it back in shape and what caused it to become sticky.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:11 am to tigerfoot
Have you tried scrubbing it with some salt and a little fat?
Warm some oil throw some kosher salt in there and scrub the crap out of it.
Warm some oil throw some kosher salt in there and scrub the crap out of it.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:13 am to tigerfoot
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Related question, I have a great dutch oven that has become 'sticky', how do I get it back in shape and what caused it to become sticky.
Most likely you used a too much oil after use or when you seasoned it. I would heat it on the stove top use salt or stiff brush to clean and then re-season it if needed.
ETA: what heatom2 said
This post was edited on 12/28/17 at 10:15 am
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:14 am to Notro
Thanks, I have done nothing, but it did sit up a while after being oiled up. I will try to clean right now, nothing else to do with kids home with me all day.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:17 am to tigerfoot
Same thing happened to mine. I heated it up enough to where I would not burn myself and used salt and brush to clean it up. Good Luck!
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:44 am to Rza32
Fry some bacon. Then fry some chicken. Then pour some oil in there and put it in the oven to make cornbread. Don’t wash it out after any of those steps and it will be seasoned.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 12:49 pm to TU Rob
If it is a lodge made in USA, They season with kosher oil at 350 degrees for an hour or two. Should be good to go.
To reseason they say to scub with soapy water and then apply light coat of an oil like canola or similar and bake at 350 For an hour, using soap takes the season off.
To reseason they say to scub with soapy water and then apply light coat of an oil like canola or similar and bake at 350 For an hour, using soap takes the season off.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 1:36 pm to Rza32
You can season it but in my opinion you don't need to. It will naturally season itself over time with regular use. Never use soap to clean it. Use hot water and steel wool. Also, use lodge spray after cleaning to keep it coated. You can also use a paper towel with a little bit of butter to coat the inside instead of the Lodge spray but the Lodge spray works really well.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 3:00 pm to TU Rob
Thanks everyone! If only every problem could be fixed by frying bacon.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:19 pm to Rza32
Been cooking with a cast iron skillet for years. Keep some bacon grease or lard handy and just grease it a little before you cook and after you clean it. Use butter before you cook eggs.
Lodge pans are not smooth, this is so that their seasoning, which is sprayed on when they mass produce them, will take better. IF you wanted a smooth surface, you can always get a metal buffer pad from Home Depot and smooth it out...youll need to do a reseasoning(cooking bacon as others have said or oven seasoning it).
Lodge pans are not smooth, this is so that their seasoning, which is sprayed on when they mass produce them, will take better. IF you wanted a smooth surface, you can always get a metal buffer pad from Home Depot and smooth it out...youll need to do a reseasoning(cooking bacon as others have said or oven seasoning it).
Posted on 12/29/17 at 6:44 am to BIG Texan
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using soap takes the season off
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Never use soap to clean it
These statements should be ignored. Soap won't affect a properly seasoned cast iron pot/pan. Properly seasoned cast iron isn't cast iron with a coat of oil on it that will be washed away with soap, the seasoning is a thin layer polymerized oil that soap won't damage.
Posted on 12/29/17 at 7:22 am to TomSpanks
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These statements should be ignored. Soap won't affect a properly seasoned cast iron pot/pan. Properly seasoned cast iron isn't cast iron with a coat of oil on it that will be washed away with soap, the seasoning is a thin layer polymerized oil that soap won't damage.
This.
Unless you're using your grandmothers homemade soap recipe that has lye in it, it if perfectly fine to clean your cast iron with soap.
Posted on 12/29/17 at 7:26 am to nateslu1
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Also, use lodge spray after cleaning to keep it coated. You can also use a paper towel with a little bit of butter to coat the inside instead of the Lodge spray but the Lodge spray works really well.
The butter will go rancid. Don’t use butter.
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