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loco_engr
loco_engr Posts: 5,822
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for seasoning my new carbon steel wok (CGS).  Preheated oven to 450º, wok in for 20 minutes.
I used grape seed oil.
Do you think that's enough?
aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,465
    looks purdy...just like mine did but I hope yours doesn't turn sticky like my wok did after seasoning it with grape seed oil. I had to strip mine and start all over with something different.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    edited July 2022
    It looks awesome. I just seasoned a new one using Kenji’s method. He said he puts a tiny bit of oil (I used grape-seed) and then assume you made a mistake and try to scrub it all off. Then burn it in with gas  stove burner or torch.  It’s the best seasoning I have gotten so far. The simplest method as well. 
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,822
    I forgot to mention this was 6 rounds of seasoning
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009

    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,465
    loco_engr said:
    I forgot to mention this was 6 rounds of seasoning
    LOL…yes…that omitted fact does add an important factor!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    I just seasoned with one  coat  and it has been very non-stick this far. I think the multiple coats (which I have done before) make the sticky coating. Interested to hear how yours works. Based on how it looks, I have high hopes

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,465
    edited July 2022
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    I just seasoned with one  coat  and it has been very non-stick this far. I think the multiple coats (which I have done before) make the sticky coating. Interested to hear how yours works. Based on how it looks, I have high hopes

    I wondered about the multiple coats as well as that probably was my problem…but still I wonder how just one seasoning effort could stand up versus multiples which is why I went overboard and they got all sticky aka massive failure. BUT @loco_engr seems to be proving me wrong! 
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    You should be good. I also initially seasoned it with one coat , like Cen-Tex did, and it seemed to do the trick. That was after taking a wire wheel to it, because it was rusty from some time of neglect. That might have also helped. 

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  • Corv
    Corv Posts: 574
    I never bothered seasoning my wok. I just use it. Works just fine and it's developing a nice season. When I cook, I use peanut oil, if that matters.
    Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,822
    RRP said:
    looks purdy...just like mine did but I hope yours doesn't turn sticky like my wok did after seasoning it with grape seed oil. I had to strip mine and start all over with something different.
    After I applied a thin coat of oil, I used a different paper towel to wipe out as much as possible.  HTH
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009

    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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