Stovetop Cast Iron Seasoning

dbCooper · August 2019

When (if!) it cools off enough to open up the house I have a couple pans in need of seasoning. I plan to try this method, which is new to me. Have any others used it? Thoughts?

https://gearpatrol.com/2019/08/21/cast-iron-skillet-stovetop-seasoning-faster-easier/

DoubleEgger · August 2019

I say no. You want to turn the pans upside down when seasoning to minimize the risk of oil collecting and mucking up the finish.

1voyager · August 2019

No, don't use that method.

I'm assuming you are seasoning the pan for the first time, correct?

If yes:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Let cast iron sit in oven for 15-20 minutes.

Remove from oven and coat with oil. (Crisco, whatever) LESS IS BETTER

Wipe off excess oil and return to oven.

Put cast iron back in oven and raise temperature to 300 degrees. The pan should be upside down in oven.

Remove after 15 minutes.

Notice there may be small blotches. This excess oil. Wipe it off.

Bake cast iron at 400 degrees for 2 hours.

Repeat until you get the look that you desire. (I usually season restored cast iron 4-5 times before using it.)

smokingal · August 2019

I have a few pans that I need to reseason. I found out (inadvertently) that cranking up the egg and leaving a CI pan directly on the coals will strip it of any seasoning/rust. So I will do that and then use Crisbee cast iron seasoning, as it appears to have great results. https://crisbee.org/

dbCooper · August 2019

1voyager said:

No, don't use that method.

I'm assuming you are seasoning the pan for the first time, correct?

These are a couple old skillets, picked up at flea markets over the Summer. Bad condition, rusty and grimmy. Will be cleaning with wire brush and lye bath.

Thanks for the responses, I will stay with tried and true oven method.

KamadoTom · August 2019

Jeff Rogers on youtube has a good process and the inventory of old CI that are perfectly restored and maintained to back it up. I have used his methods with good results and I recommend giving him a look.

1voyager · August 2019

@KamadoTom - Agreed. Jeff Rogers is the man. He developed method that I described.

caliking · August 2019

I’ve had good results with grapeseed oil and the oven method. That flaxseed method , which was making the rounds a few years back , was farkin chitty.

fishlessman · August 2019

i use the six pack method in the oven, lard six times lightly coated upsidedown. recoat after each beer, works better than stovetop which i do with my biggest pan that does not fit in the oven. theres still grease in my pan from the last cook from weeks ago

stop washing the pan if you are having problems

Stovetop Cast Iron Seasoning

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