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The Just A Pinch Test Kitchen shows how to season and care for a cast iron skillet.
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You NEVER use cooking oil or vegetable shortening to season cast iron cookware!
Bacon grease or lard is the proper animal fat to season cast iron. Rub either fat into the bottom and sides of the pan with your fingers, then place it in a 300 degree oven for fifteen minutes. Remove the pan from the oven & wipe out excess grease. Return the pan to the oven, upside down, and bake for at least two hours. Repeating this process several times will create a stronger seasoning bond.
After use, DO NOT USE SOAP or a scouring pad to clean the pan; doing so will break down the seasoning. While still warm, wipe it out with a cloth or paper towel under hot running water. Place it in a warm oven to dry before storing so that rust cannot gain a toehold.
It's taken me YEARS to develop new seasoning, but please learn from my mistakes.
Regularly cooking anything in it will help it a lot, but cooking bacon works best!
I tried veg. oil & shortening with less than desired results, but when I tried heating bacon grease in it, after washing, I got MUCH better results! I think ANIMAL FAT is the key (hence the other references to LARD).
on't you have to place skillet into oven to bake a bit to season it
Just remembering what I always seen my Grandmother do when seasoning her skillets.