/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>14803761
BASED

>>14803761
it's a tool. You have to learn the rules of the tool if you are going to wield it effectively. Those who do not know the rules ... well they make stuff that winds up tasting ok, but looking like shit.

Or they make pasta or sweet and sour sauce with a high metallic content. (And they get a very clean pan as a result).

No idea. We always used them growing up. Never did anything special with them, just used it like a normal pan. Washed with soap every time, etc. A few years back my wife's coworker came by and saw it and was mentioning seasoning, cleaning techniques.. I had no idea what she was talking about. People overcomplicate this shit.

>air around cast iron pan reaches 0.00001% humidity
>it explodes
gee I wonder what the problem is

>>14803761
reddit pan

>>14803774
Do you notice your food sticks?

>>14803761
Because it is a thing of perfection of which they can find no wrong.

>>14803761
They are based

is there a brand better than lodge? i swear some cast irons rust like crazy, but i have some cast irons that never rust

>>14804215
Griswold

how to spot a s o y boy:
-Funko pops
-microbrew beer
- cast iron skillet

>>14803761
When there is no simple answer to a question, some people develop more understanding and others resort increasingly to COPE.

We use cast iron sometimes but not often, from my expeience:
Upsides:
The pan will last for generations, results vary based on how well you look after them but you can even "repair" a cast iron pan (though today it's seldom worth the expense)
Very high thermal mass, combined with low ductility (as opposed to copper bottom), this makes them ideal for using in the oven, for keeping dishes hot when the oven is being used in combination, or when batch cooking (pancakes) to keep an even heat.
Very good with uneven heat like from a wood fire, can be pre-heated and used with residual heat (this is how a pro fries camp eggs)
Highly abrasion resistant, less so than steel but maintains a much better and more usable surface.

Downsides:
slow to heat up and cool down, generally not recommended for quick tasks and actually impossible to manage some technical cooking where rapid temperature change is required
Heavy, for ergonomics, storage and transport
Requires maintenance, it's not hard but you have to be consistent. People who complain about rust simply do not know what they are doing.
Non-stick surface is not great, and is especially poor for cooking anything that isn't cooked in oil- like syrups.
Serious issues with gas and induction, while high heat is not an issue the inability of the mettle to rapidly spread heat can lead to cracking- while really a user error it's true.

I use mine for fried breakfasts, where the thermal mass helps batch cook bacon and eggs etc and pancakes.
Pancakes go first and are left in a stack while bacon and eggs go on.
I also use cast Iron to make pofigee pancakes on the log stove.
I also use mine for pork disheswhere the meat is browned then baked, the pan is good with the excess fat and won't mind the scraping

>>14804206
they are reddit pans

>>14804231
>Non-Stick isnt great
Depends on how the pan is finished. The smooth ones are quite non stick. The pebble surface ones arent as nice

>>14804215
Honestly I buy all mine second hand and just cast an eye over how the iron has aged.
Poor treatment can result in pitting, micro fractures (typically from the decade oh home induction) and rust.
Nonetheless, the quality of the iron is evident by the lack or warping, lack of micro fractures on the edges, the resonance and the geometry.
The reason is simply because it's cheaper to buy 5 second hand pans than a new one- the odds are in your favor

Tl:RD pick it up and hit it with something wooden, see if it still rings like a bell. If the surface is ok it's good.

>>14804248
I'm comparing to coated pans.
Objectively the non stick doesn't compare, though some may be better than others or are better maintained.

Dumb question but for frying meat, do you guys heat the pan first before adding oil and then when the pan is hot, add oil and then let the oil heat up before adding your meat? Or do you let both the oil and pan heat together? Do I need to even let the oil heat up if I do the former or can I just throw the meat in?

>>14804483
It really doesn't matter too much. Assuming a small amount, like a few tablespoons, it'll heat up very quickly in a hot pan. You can add it in the beginning too, but the risk is you aren't tending to it, and it heats up to much and hits the smoke point, adding off flavors. That's why most things tend to say "cold oil, hot pan" or whatever.

>>14803761
It’s like a shotgun, very imperfect but kind of perfect in its own autismo way according to its own internal logic. Everyone should own both a cast iron and a shotgun, even if just for autism familiarization.

Is it safe to put oil on the cast iron if you use it on a gas stove? Or will it catch on fire?

>>14804587
It’s fine. The underside has its oil seasoning on and it’s never caught fire

>>14804553
This is the most autistic post ever created on /ck/

>>14804629
The pleasure is all mine, sir.

>>14804638
Kill yourself nigger.

>>14804641
>being assblased on /ck/
enjoy your brief stay

>>14803779
?
>>14804215
le creuset

>>14804629
>>14804638
>>14804641
Feels like 2000 AD in here

Tried to use mine as a baking pan for a cake recently. 2/10 it was hard to take the cake off even though the pan was buttered and floured, also top of the cake had rust spots everywhere so I had to discard the entire top of it. Will take this as a learning experience: the pan is for deep frying and searing steaks from now on.

>>14805037
I did mention that CA has issues when used to cook things like this- but even so you should have been fine.

There should never be rest on your pan, what people call rust is Fe-O3 iron trioxide and is usually precluded by either a commercial coating, by a water-excluding film (like oil which becomes your seasoning) or by O2 rust, which is a benign black rust that doesn't come off or really damage anything.
The only way your could get rust is if you scoured the shit out of your pan till it went silver, didn't add oil, didn't temper and then left exposed to moisture.

Cast Iron is not ideal for what you are trying, but typically in Russia bread is made in cast iron post or pans.
I have several stupid cast iron bread tins, they suck but I've never had rust

>>14805057
Well to be clear I'm not sure if the correct scientific terminology is "rust", but there was numerous gray blotches on the bottom of the cake that had a clear iron taste. The pan was even seasoned a bit before hand, at least 2 times with flaxseed oil in a >400 degree F oven.

>>14805075
Well that sounds like O2 rust, yep that can happen.

>>14805259
How's that different from other types of rust?

>>14804226
>how to spot a tourist
Go back home

>>14805262
Well an O3 rust should never be present on a pan- or in a kitchen to begin with- it would strongly indicate "user error".
O2 rust tainting food is to some degree an indicator of a weak patina- but that is a general weakness of cast iron which I couldn't really defend.

For anyone in this position however, this can be avoided with a slow buildup of O2 rust and regular polishing/use, as you would with a high carbon knife

>>14805300
>le meme arrows
You're both newfags

Personally, I love it. I use it all the time while camping, as you can place it directly on the fire. I even do this at home. It can be a bit hard to control heat this way, and you need good gloves, but it’s fun. One thing I’ll note is the pan gets insanely dirty. Brush and floss after every meal.

>>14805320
Sounds like another one of those "keep using it" answers that is often repeated. For the near future I'll buy a stainless steel baking pan for my circular baking needs.

>>14804235
wtf does that mean? I bet you can find every inanimate object on reddit, so i guess we can't use anything, right!?

>>14805345
>keep using it
that's really how you get a good patina that doesn't rub off.
It's an imperfect solution to what is generally a weakness of cast iron, this is why avid cast iron users simply consider those having issues to be noobs- really it's a relative weakness

>>14805372
Well I'll definitely use it for searing meat and frying, which are its strong points.

Post ways on how to properly clean/season a cast iron skillet please for I am retarded.

Nobody is butthurt because of a cast iron pan. Most of us just realized that stainless steel is superior in every way. Most of us bought one because of the memes and shilling years ago, experimented with it and compared it with stainless steel.
We assume anyone still obsessed with cast iron is a cooklet with lack of experience and is still stuck in this cast iron phase. It's like looking at an edgy teenager

>>14803761
They're great to sear steak and chicken.
You take the meat off and it leaves a meat coating that can be scraped off when you make the sauce for it.
They're really great for alcohol based reduction sauces.

>>14805395
After use I fill it with water and bring it to a boil and let it bubble for a minute or 2.
Turn stove heat down then pour water into sink and scrub with non-soaped scrubber pad until clean/clear of food.
Place pan back on lowered heat until dry.
Once dry pour a small amount of high heat oil. (~2 teaspoons)
Use paper towels to cover surface with oil and let set until some smoke appears then turn off stove.

There are two types of people who rage about them, poorfags who can only afford Lodge and like to pretend their $30 purchase was the best decision theyve ever made, and people who bought Le Creuset or Staub and look down upon bare Cast Iron like its beneath them.

For me it’s tri ply stainless steel, the most kino cookware. Works for everything

>>14805575

I have both the d3 and d5 All Clad and I dont feel like I get as good as a result than using LC. Its fantastic for everything else though.

>>14803761
nice reddit pan

Cast iron isn’t some magic bullet that will replace every pan in your kitchen, but it’s the best for pan-searing and it can be put in the oven.

>>14805560
>pan lasts 100 years
>but only new ones are good
Staub puts a coating in their pans that while it's durable defeats the purpose because at that point you could have bought a heavy steel pan to much the same effect

>>14804218

>>14804483
This guy uses cast-iron in a lot of his video recipes and has videos on how to clean them and take care of them

https://www.youtube.com/c/CowboyKentRollins/videos

>>14804196
Just throw some lard in when you use it.

>>14805395

Just run it under hot water and scrub. I bought one of those chain mail scrubbers just for cast iron and it works perfectly without damaging the seasoning. But for the record, if you have the money ditch the cast iron and get Le Creuset or Staub, cleanup is so much easier and you have all the benefits of cast iron with weight being the only drawback. The biggest mistake with CI is caring too much about it. Its a hunk of metal and people have been using it for hundreds of years, you think some peasant in 1432 France gave a shit if his cauldron was well seasoned?

>>14806069
Thanks but I don't want to be evicted so no.

>>14806195
Huh

>>14806195

>>14806195
based schizo poster

reddit pans

>>14803761
Reddit pan

>>14806060
came here to post this. kent rollins is the man.

>>14804483
when i'm cooking i was told to only put it in when the pan is warm. not screaming hot, not cold, not room temp, but warm.

>>14806307
For me it's waltie

>>14806307
That's the eyes of a man who pumps his meat deep into his plump wife, filling her womb with strong American seed that's blessed by God and the kings of men.

OK actual question:

What the fuck do I cook with a cast iron pan?

My mother bought me a 'Food Network' branded cast iron pan, preseasoned. I made buttered toast in it, French toast, and I think I seared a steak. But... What else? I'm scared of ruining it or cooking something wrong

>>14806325
That's an 11kb image anon. It would fit on a floppy from 1980.

>>14806343
I use mine for everything. If you want to make sure it's seasoned fry some popcorn shrimp and chicken nuggets in lard at medium high heat. I also have a cast iron dutchie. Between the 12" skillet and 7 quart dutch oven you can do pretty much anything. I use enough lard that cooking with tomato sauce doesn't even effect it.

>>14806343

Anything really. Short of yeeting it into the sun its hard to fuck it up. Yes, you can use soap, yes you can use acidic foods in it, just make sure to add onto the seasoning every so often, and wipe it down with a thin layer of oil after use. Its best for searing proteins. I make a lot of stir fry because of its high heat retention.

I cook breakfast everyday in mine. I cook so much I don't even clean it. Just use the residual oil mixed with some new oil to cook and it works out fine. I rinse mine about once a week. But never wash it.

>>14806346
Yes, an image of a man who pumps his meat deep into his plump wife, filling her womb with strong American seed that's blessed by God and the kings of men.

>>14806387
God I love the way it makes eggs on medium high

>>14806402
I made it bigger.

>>14806435
Based anon

>>14806307
God i want to fuck his wife so badly

>>14806307
Based and Beag-pilled!

>>14803761
no idea why, but i have it pretty high

>>14804483
Heat the pan then add oil then add meat.
If you don't know how hot you need it test with water and see if it does that skating bubble thing.
Cold oil in a cold pan that's then heated will give you that sticky layer.

>>14806195
land of the freeeeee

>>14803761
It's a symptom of American cultural supremacy.

That shit had been virtually replaced here by sheet steel due to it's objective superiority, until the US cultural retardation hit us.

You win, we all lose.

>>14806799
damn its really true >>14807128

>>14806799
Based list

>>14806799
>taco bell shilling
not for long. they done pissed all their fanboys off fucking with their menu.

>>14807172
i'd like to see that day

>>14804226
It's the opposite with cast iron because there's a slight learning curve that soyboys feel emasculated trying to overcome.

t. soyboy friend asked for pan recommendations, went with yet another expensive "non stick" Calphalon

>>14804215
I live in MD where humidity is always high 9/12 months of the year somehow, shit just wants to rust here.

>>14804235
What? There's been a skillet in my house ever since I came out the nut sack. I'm 31 mafuckers and my skillet is older than me.

>>14806195
evicted for using lard? pls explain

>>14804270
>cast an eye over how the iron has aged
Is your name Ron? Do they call you Cast-Eye Ron?

i will crush your fucking skull with my skillet

>>14807261
grease clogs the drains in america apparently. or the landlord is muslim

>>14807261
If you've ever tried not being an underage highschooler and lived in a buiding with a landlord you would know they don't allow cooking with pork because some people poured grease down the drain and ruined it for the rest of us.

>>14807308
>grease clogs the drains in america apparently
Where the fuck do you live that grease magically doesn't congeal?

>>14806320
now vee add the chive flower... exshellent

>>14803761
I clean mine with soap water and a copper scrubber every time I use it.Then I take a paper towel and some avocado oil and wipe it down and throw it back in the fucking oven. That's how I take care of it. It's also 120 years old. That's how my aunt told me to take care of it.

>>14807523
the first world

>>14804235
90% of redditors wouldn't even be able to lift cast iron off the stove.

>>14803772
>high metallic content
That's not a bad thin. Majority of Americans have low iron

>>14803761
Some people can't follow basic instructions I guess

>>14803779
You're thinking of elemental sodium pans, anon

>>14806502
post fuckable pic plz

>>14807570
Thispilled

>>14803779
>I follow Kent Rollin's steam cleaning technique of just putting a ripping hot pan under hot tapwater
>Not even close to damaging the pans
You're a moron.

>>14804215
>is there a brand better than lodge?
Not that you can get without either:
Hunting through antique stores for old stuff like Griswolds.
Paying $250+.

>>14804235
>Been using Cast Iron for decades before reddit existed
Here's how you know that trolls just say shit here for a reaction.

>>14803761
>Cast iron is reddit
>Cast iron is soy!
>You don't use cast iron right anon?
Disregard this thread, it's obviously (((them))) trying to steer you away from buy products that dont go (((obsolete)))

>>14807270
Nobody?

>>14807962
And there's /pol/ screaming about da joos.

for me, it's my 10" butter pat

>>14808139
nice

>>14807308
> Landlord is Muslim

Then why not use tallow? It's basically the same as lard.

Why are you making this so difficult?

>>14803761
>Yes goy, cast iron, which has been used for generations, is for hipsters and soibois and pretty much impossible to use. Don't buy a cheap pan that will not only last your lifetime, but those of your grandkids as well. Non-stick pans that have to be swapped out every couple of years are a much better investment.

>>14803774
Yeah same. I'd say I clean it with soap and water every third time I use it, but for some reason it has become a meme where everyone spergs out when you use soap. Like, it's a fucking pan. It's made of solid iron. Fucking relax, Reddit.

Sometimes I even gently use a fork to move vegetables around on my non-stick.

>>14808195
>Actually creating solutions instead of blaming muslims

>>14807270

>>14808195
nice reading comprehension

>>14808193
>>14808139
bro you just opened a whole nother world to me, smithey, field co, stargazer, and butter pat. these are some quality pans anon, better than normie creuset and downtrodden lodge

>>14806343
pretty much anything you'd use a regular pan for and more. I've made pizza in my cast iron, shallow fried chicken, eggs, grilled cheese, stir fry.

>>14803761
Because they are too fucking weak to lift them /thread.

>>14807304
>stop bullets
Nope.
https://youtu.be/OdADrXk-ke8?t=480

I actually thought I was on /fit/. Cast iron rules. Plastic coated pans suck ass.

>>14803761
dunno pretty decent pan you can get from wallyworld for 20$ whats not to like.
Nothing easier than searing a steak on it and flipping it, finishing it in the oven. They're nonstick for eggs, you can use em for like anything for 20$I also like making cornbread in em. works for me.
so yeah, why do people get assblasted at such a versatile tool that only costs 20$. its the ultimate cooking bargin

>>14807352
That is unfathomably stupid.

>>14804193
>>14804235
>>14805597
>>14806298
>>14806301
I thought copper pans were reddit?

>>14803761
the only thing I hate about csstiron is the shitty little handles.

I thought that after all these years fapping id be strong enough.

>>14804215
>brand
Fuck brands. I bought a noname ukrainian cast iron pan new in box for 8 euros and it's been perfect

>>14804231
Huh. I do it in the reverse
>bacon into bacon fat
>bacon into oven
>pancakes
Usually do eggs in a carbon steel pan in browned butter. Or straight into the cast iron and carbon fat if theres no pancakes

>>14803761
because most people don't know how to cook, and even less know how to do something other than cook eggs/potatoes/hamburger in a nonstick

I prefer stainless steel.

Is it normal that I see black spots on a paper towel when wiping the pan with it? Or is the seasoning off? I can still use it pretty well

>>14811547
Unless it's chinkshit it's perfectly fine. Only chinks are so primitive that they're unable even to make prehistoric shit like cast iron correctly.

>>14807352
Imagine letting a fuckin parasite tell you what you can cook in the home you're paying for.

>>14803761
I use nonstick for fast shit when I'm hangry.
Cast iron for a full meal.

>>14807352
lol nigga this doesn't happen you are so full of shit your eyes are brown.

>>14813250
It's normal, and the seasoning coming off. I know, I know... But it's normal.

Cast iron is the manual transmission of cooking.

People who have it swear by it, won't shut the fuck up about how much better it is, and refuse to accept that they're obsolete and the rest of the world has moved on to something easier to use and maintain.

>>14814507
>Being this insufferable

>>14804193
no retard that's (((lagustina)))

>muh seasoning
is this actually real or is it just fake all along? what kind of fucking seasoning can this magical fucking pan catch, what kind of retardation are people so worried about? its a fucking piece of metal, soap and water cleans the damn thing what kind of salt and pepper gets stuck to the damn thing ffs? why wouldnt i clean it off? who made these fucking rules i swear to god /ck/ i am up to my fucking limit on the amount of bullshit people talk about this fucking skillet. and i use one, why the fuck should i care about some fake ass "seasoning coating" that isnt real

>>14803774
The only special treatment I give mine is that I use a plastic scraper to clean it instead of a sponge because it tends to dirty up sponges very quickly. I still use soap though, just put a little in the pan and hit it with the sprayer to foam it up.
The pan you used growing up was probably already seasoned so you never had to worry about that part.

>>14814692
It's a coating of polymerized oil cooked into the pan. It both protects the pan from corrosion and gives it a non-stick finish.

>>14807172
Your reasoning is sound yet somehow incorrect because people still post tons of taco bell threads. Maybe it will change soon, we shall see.

>>14814764
thank you

>>14805742
Based!!!

people over estimate its "non-stick" ability and get angry and call it a meme pan

>>14803761
I mean teflon is a fucking scam, you still need oil to cook and they end up chipping after a few years of use. I accept the punishment of scrubbing my cast iron pan, at least I can use metal utensils and not worry about scratching it.

Also fuck plastic spatulas, whoever introduced the two previously mentioned psy opped you redditors into buying easy to break/cheap to replace hardware.

>>14807304
You can put the skillet in the grill retard

>>14807967
Lol, just showed your true colors, not buying your cheap shit goldstein look for someone else.

>>14803761
Only people who don't know shit about cooking complain and brag about their tools. Kenji uses a $20 Target wok in his vids. My favorite baking tool is a dollar store silicone mixing spatula.

>>14814909
>only people who use good quality products dont cook well.

Not buying your china quality utensils hao

>>14805328
I don't think he was saying what you thought he was saying there, bud

>>14814906
>Proving my point

>>14814909
>Kenji uses a $20 Target wok
I had one of those, they're trash with a nonstick coat that can't handle wok temps.

>>14814909
>Only people who don't know shit about cooking brag about their tools
>>14814909
>My favorite baking tool is a dollar store silicone mixing spatula
when you're right, you're right.

>>14814909

Unless he has a high BTU burner, he's a fucking moron for using a wok, as are you for this post.

Anyways if you're not a cheap Jew, buy Le Creuset, or even All-Clad if you're only kind of a Jew. So much better than bare cast iron, I'm convinced the only people who shill it are brokefags who want to compensate for their Wal-Mart tier "set" or hipsters who bought that retarded octagon one from Kickstarter.

>>14814507
>the rest of the world has moved on
Manual transmissions are still the norm outside the US.

>>14814840
The non-stick properties are terrible in a new pan. It only gets really good after some time of continuous use.

>>14814909
Kenji definitely uses a carbon-steel wok. They aren't that expensive either, I got mine for under 30€. You kinda need a gas stove to season them tho, I can't imagine that it would work with electric or induction.

>>14814898
THIN teflon is a scam. if you buy commercial kitchen quality frying pans, you'll have them for years with a little care.

But walmart is more convenient and chineseium is cheap.

>>14814840
I have a cheap cast iron, i never have sticking issues. People need to learn how to cook

>>14806195
>oi mate you got a license for that lard?

>>14807308
you use like a teaspoon of lard when cooking, it gets mixed in the food

>>14804587
why are people so scared of gas stoves
it cant magically explode

>>14815853
>Unless he has a high BTU burner, he's a fucking moron for using a wok,
These make up for weak western stoves.

>>14817028
Huh? That’s not a lot. I usually use 2 tablespoons a couple times a day

>>14803761
What the fuck is this thread? I have grown up with cast iron and i use it to this day as (((teflon))) rubs me the wrong way and i prefer to cook off iron and eat off iron as it tastes better.
What the fuck is this reddit bullshit, is it just those rich reddit assholes pushing their 200$ a month bullshit pan hobby on r/pans or r/ironpanmen to common people or what since ive been using some fucking second hand cast iron pan for the last 8 years and i dont ever touch it apart from cook.
No my food doesnt stick unless i wack the heat up too much or dont add enough oil and burn my food and fuck me as you you people going on about cleaning, look, Im australian so i dont know what toxic shit arse washing up liquid you have but when i have all my dishes i wash them all the same. Hot water, washing up liquid and for the pan i usually just go ham with some steel wool and wipe it. Ive rented in places with electric heat and never again, gas as always.

Fucking hell here is a pic of some mtn dew doritos that o got the other day

>>14815853
>Unless he has a high BTU burner
He does but he also has a high quality gas stove better than your typical normalshart discount ones. Sure it's probably not seeing the same benefit as if being used at a restaurant, but to say it's pointless is retarded.

>heating pan without oil
>it starts to smoke

where did it all go wrong

>>14803761
>have to fuck up your electricity bill to make it nonstick
>single drop of water will make it rust
>takes fucking hours to heat up
>cant cook acidic shit
gee i wonder why
only cast iron i have is my dutch oven (which is barely even cast iron)

>>14804270
>resonance

>>14807533
cweam

>>14804193
fuck off tranny

>>14822439
makes sense

>>14807617
just chew on an iron bar like the redt of us.

>>14814692
The metal is seasoned it's not seasoning your food retard

>>14820798
>t. "i use an electric stovelet and I don't know how to rub olive oil on a piece of metal"

>>14814692
you are so fucking retarded i don't know where to begin with you.
go back to the travis scott happy meal containment thread now

>>14822567

It's an oil polymerized mess. That's camping cooking thing you find in outdoor cultures. Or indoor poor cultures.

>>14820798
>>14822610
>t. Dudes who fail the fairly low skill bar of using pans that have existed for hundreds of years.

Do you guys season your cast irons? And if so how often? I've never seasoned mine, and I'm thinking it's time to take that step.

Any good stainless steel pans?

>>14814692
If you wash it with soap, it will rust. The seasoning is an oily patina that makes the surface non-stick, if you wash with soap, oil's removed, things stick. Clean by scrubbing with oil and salt.

>>14823019
yeah you naturally season it every time you use it. unless my shit is sticking to the skillet and/or rusty i don't season it.
my skillets are really old and i can cook eggs on it because the surface is like fucking glass.
i have a bunch but i mostly just use either the old lodge, or the really nice butterpat and in my experience you have to really abuse the skillet to damage the seasoning. maybe if i cook tomato and acidic shit in there it has sometimes rubbed off the seasoning but i use soap and water and never had the problems this guy >>14823055 is saying because i just make sure its really dry after i wash it and i hang it up on the wall.

>>14814902
so you're saying a grill also needs a skillet to work? damn thats pathetic

>>14823055

The “soap will harm it” shit is from when soap was made with lye, modern dish soap will not harm cast iron seasoning. Soap will not cause it to rust, I hardly use bare cast iron anymore because I can afford better shit, but when I do, I use dish soap, hot water and a chain mail scrubber, wipe it dry, heat it up and apply a very thin layer of oil once its hot. Its really simple to use.

>>14823019

I gave them initial seasonings, now I just use extra fat. With my carbon steel, which actually sees a bunch of use, I reseason like twice a year, but I dont remove the existing, I just spend an hour wiping it down multiple times

>>14814692
Man, how can you even come to /ck/ without even knowing such a basic cooking skill. Let me guess you cry about your eggs sticking all the time too right? Come back when you can boil water.

>>14804193
Back to twitter with you

>>14823097
Then how come whenever someone washes the cast iron with soap, the food sticks?

If you just did what everyone says and stopped washing with soap, you wouldn't have to heat the pan up with oil after you'd finished with it...

>>14823361

Probably because they didnt have a good seasoning base to begin with. Im just saying to each their own, but Ive cleaned mine that way for close to if not over a decade and rarely have a lot of sticking and if I do its usually my fault for not using a proper amount of fat.

>>14823019
I clean, oil, and heat to smoking every time I use it. And cleaning's usually a lot easier than it is with stainless pans.