Comments on: How Do I Know My Cast Iron Pan Has Been Seasoned?

By: smadareb

smadareb — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:26:35 +0000

Seasoning is just heating it and then rubbing some olive (cooking) oil into it like you would lotion into your skin:-/ Always keep it well oiled (seasoned) And many people say to not wash them with soap because it is bad for them.

By: P.I.

P.I. — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:26:35 +0000

Smadereb is right.

By: Mintee

Mintee — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:26:35 +0000

its basically an oil heat sealed pan..
cast iron seems to be a rustic metal and there are little nooks and cracks in the iron, you can see, the oil and the heating, seals these things and also seems to make a natural non stick surface on the pan.. Ive had one, I cannot tell you how old.. my grandmother used it, my mom used it, now its handed down to me.. I love it..
but,, when you cook an acid type sauce in it, like tomato sauce, or anything with citrus fruit in it.. it tends to eat off the coating, so you need to clean it well and then re-season it..
those pans are wonderful though..

By: ♥allecat♥ †EWTN†

♥allecat♥ †EWTN† — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:26:35 +0000

Normally it would say it is seasoned if it’s pre-seasoned at the factory….. My dad always rubbed the pans down with oil or lard (we didn’t have olive oil), and would bake them for about a half an hour. I don’t know what temp he set the oven at though. He would then let them cool off, then wipe away any excess grease/oil. Then every time after that, when we would use them, we’d wash them, then put them on the stove and turn on the burner till they dried, and then turned it off and let it cool back off before putting the pans away. My dad rarely ever had to reseason a pan. Unfortunately I haven’t been so lucky, my kids keep killing the seasoning that I have put on my cast iron pans (which happened to be my dads :/ )