re-seasoning and maintaining seasoning on cast iron

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Great post Ron - I need to redo one of mine and this will be a big help 
 
Good info!

FWIW, the iodine number of an oil is what you want to pay most attention to, not necessarily the smoking point.

Oils that have a high iodine number are "drying oils", they polymerize to form the hardest most durable seasoning.

Yes, flaxseed oil is one of the highest.

Avoid oils that are 'high-oleic' ,their iodine number is lower than that of their standard counterpart.

In other words, sunflower oil has a fairly high iodine number, but 'high-oleic' sunflower oil's iodine number is much lower.

Good luck seasoning!
 
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I've been pretty happy wiping it or using water to clean then wiping it dry, put it on the stove at med heat until water dries. Then wipe a light bit of oil on it, allow it to heat to smoking, then cool naturally. My wife hates the smoke and smell but the finish is non stick.
 
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