Cast iron cookware

justincredible Honorable Admin
37,969 posts 246 reps Joined Nov 2009
Mon, May 7, 2018 8:40 AM

Anyone else use cast iron for cooking? How do you all season your skillets? I've got a skillet (cheap-o Lodge) that is going on a decade old and the seasoning is starting to wear off. I'm not sure what I've been doing wrong, but it's looking pretty bad. I had to re-season it a few years ago after someone watching our house while we were on vacation basically let it soak and it hasn't been the same since.


like_that 1st Team All-PWN
29,228 posts 321 reps Joined Apr 2010
Mon, May 7, 2018 9:02 AM

I normally just apply some olive oil and wipe it around, but mine aren't a decade old. 

justincredible Honorable Admin
37,969 posts 246 reps Joined Nov 2009
Mon, May 7, 2018 9:08 AM

I've got some older cast iron from my grandmother, and by older I'm talking 60+ years old, and it's perfect. I'm guessing the quality is different as the old stuff has a very smooth surface and the Lodge is a little rough.

iclfan2 Reppin' the 330/216/843
9,465 posts 98 reps Joined Nov 2009
Mon, May 7, 2018 9:41 AM

I have a Lodge cheapo one too, but I like it.  I feel like cooking bacon on it gives it a good reseasoning, and you can bake it back on too. I try to rinse it off immediately after use, only scrape bits off with a wooden spoon, and then I put it back on the stove to dry and then rub Crisco onto it.  At first I had problems with it but it has been good lately.

Automatik Senior Member
15,737 posts 98 reps Joined Nov 2009
Mon, May 7, 2018 9:55 AM

I have a Lodge too. I've had it for around 6 years. 

https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/09/how-to-season-cast-iron-pans-skillets-cookware.html

Verbal Kint Senior Member
1,062 posts 16 reps Joined Jul 2017
Mon, May 7, 2018 10:00 AM

I either do EVOO or bacon for the skillet.  EVOO for the dutch. 

Did you know the majority of EVOO is not pure and up to 40% seed oils?

 

GoChiefs Resident Maniac
16,779 posts 66 reps Joined Nov 2009
Mon, May 7, 2018 10:24 AM
posted by like_that

I normally just apply some olive oil and wipe it around, but mine aren't a decade old. 

This.  

I want to get into more cooking with cast iron.  My first time using it was just a couple months ago.  Best damn steak I've ever had.

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