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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: Parker243]
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12/19/17 01:04 PM
12/19/17 01:04 PM
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North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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Pour about a 1/4" layer of kosher salt to cover the pan then pour vegetable oil to cover the salt and bake in a 400 degree oven for 2 hours. Open the Windows and turn on a fan.
Never use soap when cleaning the skillet.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: odocoileus]
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12/19/17 01:19 PM
12/19/17 01:19 PM
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south alabama
countryjwh
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rub it down in vegetable oil, melted shortening, or bacon fat for extra juju, and place it upside down in a 375 degree oven for an hour. Wash it with water and very light soap if necessary after using. I always put mine back in the over at 200 for a little while to dry them. This. I always put back in oven for a bit. If not water always finds a spot to rust.
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: countryjwh]
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12/19/17 01:23 PM
12/19/17 01:23 PM
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Mobile, AL
SouthBamaSlayer
Gary's Fluffer
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rub it down in vegetable oil, melted shortening, or bacon fat for extra juju, and place it upside down in a 375 degree oven for an hour. Wash it with water and very light soap if necessary after using. I always put mine back in the over at 200 for a little while to dry them. This. I always put back in oven for a bit. If not water always finds a spot to rust. You can put it on the burner on high until it's dry as well.
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: sloughfoot]
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12/19/17 01:34 PM
12/19/17 01:34 PM
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B'ham
Goatkiller
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You have to heat one up to season it properly it opens up the pours in the cast iron. Then coat it with... I like Crisco grease (this is where the smoke comes in) and put back in the oven and bake it for a few hours.
Done.
And I always heat mine back up after I wash it. I also coat them with a little mineral oil if they will not be used in a while.. like at the hunting camp during the off season.
No government employees were harmed in the making of this mess.
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: Frankie]
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12/19/17 02:09 PM
12/19/17 02:09 PM
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shelby county
hootn
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the way I do mine, I put on the grill get hot around 150 degrees for about 30 minutes. rub it down EVERYWHERE with lard. wipe excess off then turn grill up to above 500 for about a 2 hours let it cool down and repeat. the key is wiping the excess off
if i hadnt taken up hunting i might have became a juvenile delinquent or worst taken up GOLF
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: SouthBamaSlayer]
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12/19/17 02:58 PM
12/19/17 02:58 PM
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Selma
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rub it down in vegetable oil, melted shortening, or bacon fat for extra juju, and place it upside down in a 375 degree oven for an hour. Wash it with water and very light soap if necessary after using. I always put mine back in the over at 200 for a little while to dry them. This. I always put back in oven for a bit. If not water always finds a spot to rust. You can put it on the burner on high until it's dry as well. Yep that works well with gas but my electric stove takes forever so I put it in the oven and set the timer to shut it off.
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: Parker243]
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12/19/17 03:55 PM
12/19/17 03:55 PM
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Montgomery, AL
Hunting-231
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I think the best way - is use it regularly and don’t wash with soap. I bought this chain mail looking scrubber from Bed Bath and Beyond. I use it to scrub the pan while rinsing it in hot water, wipe dry, and put in the oven.
Pan sear a couple of ribeyes using Alton Brown’s Good Eats method and you will have a perfectly seasoned pan after a couple of times. I also use it to cook cornbread - heat the skillet with Crisco shortening and add the batter - never sticks.
"The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: Frankie]
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12/19/17 03:58 PM
12/19/17 03:58 PM
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Round ‘bout there
Clem
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my corn bread pan aint been washed since i got it 5 years ago . just wipe it out with a rag and put it up .
_ This, yes. ^^^ But here are some video tips from Lodge Manufacturing: http://www.lodgemfg.com/videos
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"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: Parker243]
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12/19/17 05:14 PM
12/19/17 05:14 PM
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Lickskillet, AL
Irishguy
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You are only supposed to coat them lightly in oil to season them. And once you clean them (We NEVER use soap) you are only supposed dry them and again LIGHTLY coat them in oil.
Here's the thing with most new cast iron skillets: most of them are rough as hell on the cooking surface. If all of my old ones suddenly disappeared and I had to buy a new one, the first thing I would do is to put it in a fire to clean all the factory seasoning off of it, then I would take a sander and polish the hell out of the cooking surface. Once it was smooth as a baby's butt, then I would clean it really good and then season it.
If you don't believe me go look at a new Lodge skillet and then go look at a really high quality vintage skillet and look how rough the Lodge is compared to the old skillet.
Last edited by Irishguy; 12/19/17 05:15 PM.
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Re: Seasoning a cast iron skillet
[Re: Irishguy]
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12/19/17 05:21 PM
12/19/17 05:21 PM
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Pike County, AL
Fuzzy_Bunny
Booner
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You are only supposed to coat them lightly in oil to season them. And once you clean them (We NEVER use soap) you are only supposed dry them and again LIGHTLY coat them in oil.
Here's the thing with most new cast iron skillets: most of them are rough as hell on the cooking surface. If all of my old ones suddenly disappeared and I had to buy a new one, the first thing I would do is to put it in a fire to clean all the factory seasoning off of it, then I would take a sander and polish the hell out of the cooking surface. Once it was smooth as a baby's butt, then I would clean it really good and then season it.
If you don't believe me go look at a new Lodge skillet and then go look at a really high quality vintage skillet and look how rough the Lodge is compared to the old skillet. This man speaks the truth. I iust bought a 15" walmart brand frying pan, for deer camp. It was about the same texture as 80 grit sandpaper when I got it. I went home and sanded on it with my random or ot sander for a while and then cleaned and seasoned it. Well worth the $16 and a little elbow grease I had to puy into it.
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