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I finally got a cast-iron skillet, but I don't trust BBC Food on how to season it
Any tips?

>> No.14893027

>>14893022
>I don't trust BBC
Lmao, wh*tey insecure in the sheets AND in the kitchen.

>> No.14893043

>>14893027
Kek'd, but to be fair I need help

>> No.14893099

Let it rust in the rain for a few days, hit it with a steel scouring pad until it's smooth, wash it with baking soda and borax, hit it with the scouring pad again. Then oil it and let it sit a few days, wipe and oil again. Once it's no longer "thirsty" for more oil, put it in your BBQ and let it bake for a good long while. Oven's fine too but it smells and makes great gouts of smoke.

Unlike carbon steel, the seasoning isn't in a layer that floats on top the metal. The seasoning layer is directly incorporated into the porous steel.

>> No.14893105

The biggest mistake you can make is overthinking it. It's a solid piece of iron, do you think witches, goblins and 1400's peasants cared if their cauldron was properly seasoned? I'd say for the first week just cook a lot of bacon and add more cooking fat than you would normally.

Yes, you can use soap, that warning was from decades ago when lye was in soap, modern kitchen soap is lye free. Yes, you can cook shakshuka, just dont fill it with vinegar or canned tomatoes and simmer it down for hours. If you're uber paranoid, buy a chain mail cleaner on Amazon to scrub it down. Once it's clean just heat it up on the stove and wipe the inside down with a bit of oil to hold it over until next time.

BUT if you wanna be all /r/CastIron tier about it, turn your oven up to like 500 F. Once it has hit that, coat your pan with a thin layer of oil (the purists say flaxseed but some people just use Crisco, I think it doesn't matter as long as its a neutral flavor so don't use olive oil) and put it in the oven UPSIDE DOWN (to prevent pooling in the cooking surface) for like 30 minutes. Do this like 5 or 6 times over the course of the next few hours. Also disable your smoke alarm and open the windows.

>> No.14893120

>>14893027
Lmao

>> No.14893130

>>14893105
just wanted to express my appreciation for this post
it was accurate and something more

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>>14893022
Most skillets come preseasoned. They don't need to be seasoned. If yours does, then clean your skillet with warm soapy water and dry it thoroughly, don't let it air dry. get some vegetable oil, wipe the oil onto a paper towel and spread it all inside, outside and on the handle. Take a second paper towel and wipe the excess oil off if there is any. Turn it upside down onto a cookie sheet and put it in a 375 F oven for an hour. turn off the oven and let the skillet come to room temperature in the oven. When you use it, wash it with warm soapy water, dry it thoroughly and reoil it some before you put it away. If it needs it, reseason it every now and again.

>> No.14893219

>>14893105
this
its really not that hard to own these things and you naturally season it every time you use it.

>> No.14893226

You need to season if with cum.

>> No.14893229

>>14893105
Thanks man, I appreciate it

>> No.14893647

>>14893022
honestly most modern pans come "pre seasoned" now but the real best way to season it is just using it. You can go ahead and leave it upside down in the oven with a little oil for a few hours to start out, but I would recommend using it to fry something right off the bat.

>> No.14893678

>>14893226
Ooh I'm thirsty little flower pan.
(You have to use your pee...)

>> No.14895558

>>14893022
Never trust a BBC and most importantly NEVER turn your back on one.

Don't drop the soap, OP.

>> No.14895595
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14895595

Use a high smoke point oil. Pour a small amount in your pan and use a paper towel to rub it around. You should end up with a thin layer of oil on the pan. Like as thin as you can get. Then just stick it in the oven at 350° for several hours and then let it cool in the oven after you turn it off. Repeat this a bunch of times. Don't ever use soap unless you plan on reseasoning. Only clean it with steel wool and hot water. This is the only serious answer so far and you can ignore everything else. You're welcome

>> No.14895630

>>14893022
if it's pre-seasoned just use it. so many dumbass urban legends about seasoning.

>> No.14895667

>>14895595
Once the seasoning is established, warm soapy water doesn't hurt it. If you are having to use steel wool, your skillet needs to be reseasoned. A well seasoned piece of cast iron is nonstick. I have skillets from the 1900s that have been pasted down. They are always washed, dried and oiled before putting away and they are perfect.

>> No.14895801

>>14895667
None of this is true at all btw

>> No.14895834

>>14895801

It doesnt really matter, OP got his answers from this guy >>14893105 hours ago so the shitposting isnt really fooling anyone