Cast iron skillet...what am I doing wrong?

I've given up on cast iron. I've come to the conclusion that I can't take care of them enough to make them non-stick and everything seems to stick.

eggs will always stick to cast iron pot. I don't care if you fry a pound of bacon and then try to scramble the eggs in the bacon grease. will still stick.

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put too much oil in the skillet

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Yeah, that’s so not the case.

I like to slow cook bacon when seasoning the skillet. Just slowly melt the bacon. Also helps to use cheap fatty bacon with little meat.

Wipe it with a teaspoon or so of oil. Wipe clean with a paper towel pop it in a 500 degree oven. Cut it off after 5 minutes and leave it until cool.

I’ve got a Wagner that’s 60 years old and smooth as a baby’s bottom that I inherited from grandfather.

Eggs still stick if I don’t have the surface oiled properly.

I have a well seasoned cast iron skillet. It's not as non-stick as a non-stick pan but it's okay for eggs. I use bacon grease in both when frying eggs. The eggs spread out more when I cook them in the iron skillet. The whites get thin and crispy on the edges. I'm sure some people really like that. And I don't really have a problem with it. I get it.

I like them better when they're more together and the whites are more uniform in texture. I like to break up the yolk and get some in every bite. My hierarchy of crispy goes like this:

Bacon
Toast
Home Fries/Hash Browns
Eggs

I'll use cast iron for bacon or home fries. I just use the non-stick for eggs anymore.

Are you frying or scrambling?

I’ve found using a higher heat on cast iron yields better results as long as you have a little fat to cook it in

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eggs will always stick to cast iron pot. I don't care if you fry a pound of bacon and then try to scramble the eggs in the bacon grease. will still stick.

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Totally false. I fry/scramble eggs daily in different well seasoned cast iron pans. They do not stick. They slip and slide and flip with ease.

Yes. I am frying eggs.