The Ultimate Way to Season Cast Iron - Flaxseed oil

[dward51]

You are most welcome.....

It's amazing the difference in how a pan performs when properly seasoned vs one that is not.....

 

[old school]

I used the skillet on Saturday--  BREAKFAST  - Turned out great but had an issue...

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• old school
• Sep 9, 2013

HAVE TO USE BACON!  Cut it up and fry-

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• old school
• Sep 9, 2013

I put the bacon aside and cut up some left over Ribeye from the night before and some mushrooms -

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• Sep 9, 2013

Some eggs-

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• Sep 9, 2013

Put it all back in the warm skillet, mixed it up and......

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• old school
• Sep 9, 2013

YUMMY!!

PROBLEM -  The last thing the skillet was is a non stick cooking item.  OMG I couldnt get it clean from the egg.  I put water in it and put it back over the fire to heat up alittle.  Scraped it off the best I could with a wooden utinsel.  Then with some salt and a paper towel but the egg was just to much.  I  needed to take a metal brush to it- no more seasoning!

I did leave some bacon grease in it before I did the eggs but any thoughts......???

 

[daveomak]

Reseason with flax oil......    Dave

 

[old school]

Ok Capton Obvious

  *Just Kidding Dave*

I seasoned it 5 times with Flax Seed Oil b4 this.  I didnt take any short cuts during the seasoning process.  Anyone else have an issue with egg?

 

[woodcutter]

The egg is obviously the ultimate challenge. You need a good oily pan. A good way to clean cast iron is to put some wood ash from your fire (1/2 to full cup roughly) and some water in your pan and then let it boil 5-10 minutes. The alkaline in the ash will clean the food and leave the seasoning on your pan. Pour everything out and wipe out with a paper towel.

 

[daveomak]

 
Ok Capton Obvious

  *Just Kidding Dave*

I seasoned it 5 times with Flax Seed Oil b4 this.  I didnt take any short cuts during the seasoning process.  Anyone else have an issue with egg?

OK, ready......   Did you thoroughly strip the coating that was in the pan....   I mean 750 deg in a self cleaning oven or in the BBQ at max temp. or in the Big Green Egg at max temp.....  ; steel wool scrub with Ajax or some other abrasive cleaner.....   Barkeeps friend ....  and that's not your neighbor or you .....    

You can't put a premium coating on top of cr@p like came in the pan.........  even Lodge coatings should be 86'd for a proper "stick to me" coating...    

Dave

 

[old school]

I'll try that next time Woodcutter!

Dave now your talking!  Before I re season the the skillet I will throw it in the self cleaning oven!!  I will then steel wool scrub with Ajax - through it into the dishwasher with out soap,  dry and then re season!

I'll report back

 

[turnandburn]

i really need to do this...ive been putting it off for soo long..i got 2 CI pans that are just down for the count..i need to revive them.

 

[sqwib]

Heres what I picked up to redo my DO

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• sqwib
• Sep 12, 2013

 

[woodcutter]

Flaxxed my 12" DO yesterday. This has been at the cabin for about 15 years and is always hanging over the fire pit. It had a nice black patina but was starting to get tougher to clean each time. I did not think to take a before picture.

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• woodcutter
• Sep 16, 2013

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• Sep 16, 2013

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• woodcutter
• Sep 16, 2013

I used a cotton rag and it left some lint on the 2nd coat ( I don't recommend it). The camera makes it look a lot worse than it is. It is no longer black but that is just a matter of time when it gets back to the cabin.

 

[boykjo]

just seasoned my 15.5 inch cast iron pan... turned out nice. Best one I ever did. I have 5 coats but i would like to go 5 more. This pan I bought from agri supply for 21 dollars wasn't cast very well and is kinda gritty.. not smooth. Don't have time so it will have to do as I need it at the south Florida gathering... will get back to it when I return

Here's a pic

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• boykjo
• Nov 2, 2013

 

[daveomak]

 
just seasoned my 15.5 inch cast iron pan... turned out nice. Best one I ever did. I have 5 coats but i would like to go 5 more. This pan I bought from agri supply for 21 dollars wasn't cast very well and is kinda gritty.. not smooth. Don't have time so it will have to do as I need it at the south Florida gathering... will get back to it when I return

Joe, afternoon......    Some folks say the "bumpy / gritty" type surface makes the pans more slippery...... I think T-Fal makes their pans with a non-smooth surface and claims that...   Darned if I know.....  now you can let us know how the surface works for you.....

Dave

 

[boykjo]

I'll give it a try this way too see how it works with the gritty surface.... According to previous posts I made a decision that his pan will never see eggs. Eggs rule in a teflon coated non stick fry pan anyway....... Nothing but meat and taters and onions for this pan

 

[dirtsailor2003]

I'll give it a try this way too see how it works with the gritty surface.... According to previous posts I made a decision that his pan will never see eggs. Eggs rule in a teflon coated non stick fry pan anyway....... Nothing but meat and taters and onions for this pan

The cast iron pan that is my camp box is gritty and it makes the best eggs. It has five coats of Flax on it. Typical cook involves bacon, pour off some of the grease drop in the eggs. If not using bacon then butter is used. No sticking and just use hot water to clean!

 

[aamer]

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[eman]

When doing the flax seed finish in the oven ,How bad is the smoke???

 

[dirtsailor2003]

When doing the flax seed finish in the oven ,How bad is the smoke???

It's pretty smokey. I use my gas grill or the GOSM when I do mine.

 

[fritzmonroe]

After cooking with one of the skillets, I coat the surface with flax seed oil and heat it until it starts to smoke.  I guess it's not a reseasoning, but it seems to help the surface.

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hey

Just got my first DO today,  It's enameled.  I'm going to season it with flax oil.  The ony issue I have, is it says it is oven safe to 375 * F.  Now I know my cast iron frying pan will take a whole lot more than that.  I've had the pan so long, I have no idea what brand it is.  If I ignore the temp warning on the DO, what is liable to happen--does it go into the metal recycle bin???

Gary

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Hey
Just got my first DO today,  It's enameled.  I'm going to season it with flax oil.  The ony issue I have, is it says it is oven safe to 375 * F.  Now I know my cast iron frying pan will take a whole lot more than that.  I've had the pan so long, I have no idea what brand it is.  If I ignore the temp warning on the DO, what is liable to happen--does it go into the metal recycle bin???
Gary

I wouldn't ruin an enameled Dutch oven by seasoning it (not in the way that regular cast iron is seasoned, anyway)



~Martin