Guest guest Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 , Tamara L <tamara534 wrote: > > I bought some new cast iron cookware. It already had some " pre-seasoning " according to the insert in the box. It said to wash with soap and water then lightly coat with vegetable oil. I have tried this and all I ever get is a whole lotta smoke and nasty drippings in the oven. What in the world am I doing wrong? Can somebody please help me before I throw the whole set out the back door? My husband just may do it for me if I smoke up the house again. > > Thanks, > > Tamara > > ______ > PeoplePC Online > A better way to Internet > http://www.peoplepc.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Below was definitely not what I wrote so I will write it again. Some how my whole reply was deleted so I will rewrite it again: This came from an old Prevention magazine: 1. Pour about 1/2 cup vegetable oil into a 12-inch skillet [use less for a smaller pan]. Spread oil evenly over the entire inside surface--bottom & sides--with a paper towel. Rub oil in well. 2. Pour off any excess oil, leaving a thin film of oil on all surfaces. Discard the excess. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. The seasoning process needs to take place in an oven that is not too hot. 3. Place the empty oil coated pan in the oven and bake it for one hour. Turn the oven off--do not open the oven door. Allow the skillet to remain in the oven for two to three hours, preferably overnight. 4. Transfer the cold pan to a large burner on the stove. Heat the pan for five minutes on medium-high. The surface will begin to darken in color. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. The pan is now ready to use. I have used this system for many pans including old pans that needed to be re-seasoned because they had become rusted. Some of my favorite cast iron pans came from thrift stores. Unfortunately, they, in the great need for cleanliness, cleaned them too much and they had to be re-seasoned. Kathleen Eureka CA PS: I hope I don't have to type this a third time. , " Kathleen M. Pelley " <kmpelley wrote: > I bought some new cast iron cookware. It already had some > " pre-seasoning " according to the insert in the box. It said to wash > with soap and water then lightly coat with vegetable oil. I have tried > this and all I ever get is a whole lotta smoke and nasty drippings in > the oven. What in the world am I doing wrong? Can somebody please help > me before I throw the whole set out the back door? My husband just may Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Way too much oil. Take a paper towel with some oil on it and wipe the pan before baking it. Marilyn Daub mcdaub Vanceburg, KY My Cats Knead Me!! - Kathleen M. Pelley Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:01 AM Re: Cast Iron cookware seasoning , Tamara L <tamara534 wrote: > > I bought some new cast iron cookware. It already had some " pre-seasoning " according to the insert in the box. It said to wash with soap and water then lightly coat with vegetable oil. I have tried this and all I ever get is a whole lotta smoke and nasty drippings in the oven. What in the world am I doing wrong? Can somebody please help me before I throw the whole set out the back door? My husband just may do it for me if I smoke up the house again. > > Thanks, > > Tamara > > ______ > PeoplePC Online > A better way to Internet > http://www.peoplepc.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I figured out a trick on my own, use cooking spray! Oh and I have always been taught do NOT use soap, it eliminates alot of the seasoning on it. So this is what I do, scrub with REALLY REALLY HOT water and a plastic scrubby, then pour on about two tablespoons of salt spreading it around, liberally, and then just spray on a thin coat of cooking spray. I have gotten a couple from fleamarkets and thrift stores, and i first do, the first time what Kathleen does, then from then on, use the salt and cooking spray method. Sheyen On 11/12/06, Marilyn Daub <mcdaub wrote: > > Way too much oil. Take a paper towel with some oil on it and wipe the > pan > before baking it. > > Marilyn Daub > mcdaub <mcdaub%40alltel.net> > Vanceburg, KY > My Cats Knead Me!! > - > Kathleen M. Pelley > <%40> > Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:01 AM > Re: Cast Iron cookware seasoning > > <%40>, > Tamara L <tamara534 wrote: > > > > I bought some new cast iron cookware. It already had some > " pre-seasoning " according to the insert in the box. It said to wash > with soap and water then lightly coat with vegetable oil. I have tried > this and all I ever get is a whole lotta smoke and nasty drippings in > the oven. What in the world am I doing wrong? Can somebody please help > me before I throw the whole set out the back door? My husband just may > do it for me if I smoke up the house again. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tamara > > > > ______ > > PeoplePC Online > > A better way to Internet > > http://www.peoplepc.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I have always washed mine in soap and water. I felt it cleaned the bacteria away better. I wash it quickly in the hot soapy water, with a plastic scrubbie and rinse and dry. Never leave it soaking in the water. I then spray with a little cooking spray or put a little oil on a paper towel and spread around to coat very lightly before storing away. Wipe off any excess that the pan doesn't absorb. As other mentioned also, just start frying in it. I spray the bottom inside of the frying pan with cooking spray and then add my oil, when I fry. Make skillet casseroles, dressings, pinapple upside down cake and cornbread in it. These are just a few ideas. Enjoy your cast iron. They will become your favorites pans. Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I get all my cast iron stuff at yard sales/flea markets for .50 cents to a couple of dollars. Maybe people inherit the cookware and don't know what to do with it? I never use soap on it - dh used some on my stoneware once and cracked it in half. I've always assumed soap would make it taste yucky - guess I've been wrong. After I wash it (in hot water), I always oil it (a very little, like others have said with a paper towel) then put it away. Deanna wwjd <jtwigg wrote: I have always washed mine in soap and water. I felt it cleaned the bacteria away better. I wash it quickly in the hot soapy water, with a plastic scrubbie and rinse and dry. Never leave it soaking in the water. I then spray with a little cooking spray or put a little oil on a paper towel and spread around to coat very lightly before storing away. Wipe off any excess that the pan doesn't absorb. As other mentioned also, just start frying in it. I spray the bottom inside of the frying pan with cooking spray and then add my oil, when I fry. Make skillet casseroles, dressings, pinapple upside down cake and cornbread in it. These are just a few ideas. Enjoy your cast iron. They will become your favorites pans. Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I was also told never to use soap in stoneware (uncoated) or a cast iron skillet. I only own stoneware, and just scrape it in hot water...I do not own an iron skillet though. Deanna <drl8994 wrote: I get all my cast iron stuff at yard sales/flea markets for .50 cents to a couple of dollars. Maybe people inherit the cookware and don't know what to do with it? I never use soap on it - dh used some on my stoneware once and cracked it in half. I've always assumed soap would make it taste yucky - guess I've been wrong. After I wash it (in hot water), I always oil it (a very little, like others have said with a paper towel) then put it away. Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I use cooking spray (Pam) on mine. Never used salt. That's not to say it doesn't work, though. I also never ever use soap on mine. And I just scream when I see my son's fry pan sitting in the sink with water and soap. LOL Sue ---- Sheyen Goble 11/12/2006 8:19:45 AM Re: Re: Cast Iron cookware seasoning I figured out a trick on my own, use cooking spray! Oh and I have always been taught do NOT use soap, it eliminates alot of the seasoning on it. So this is what I do, scrub with REALLY REALLY HOT water and a plastic scrubby, then pour on about two tablespoons of salt spreading it around, liberally, and then just spray on a thin coat of cooking spray. I have gotten a couple from fleamarkets and thrift stores, and i first do, the first time what Kathleen does, then from then on, use the salt and cooking spray method. Sheyen On 11/12/06, Marilyn Daub <mcdaub wrote: > > Way too much oil. Take a paper towel with some oil on it and wipe the > pan > before baking it. > > Marilyn Daub > mcdaub <mcdaub%40alltel.net> > Vanceburg, KY > My Cats Knead Me!! > - > Kathleen M. Pelley > <%40> > Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:01 AM > Re: Cast Iron cookware seasoning > > <%40 com>, > Tamara L <tamara534 wrote: > > > > I bought some new cast iron cookware. It already had some > " pre-seasoning " according to the insert in the box. It said to wash > with soap and water then lightly coat with vegetable oil. I have tried > this and all I ever get is a whole lotta smoke and nasty drippings in > the oven. What in the world am I doing wrong? Can somebody please help > me before I throw the whole set out the back door? My husband just may > do it for me if I smoke up the house again. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tamara > > > > ______ > > PeoplePC Online > > A better way to Internet > > http://www.peoplepc.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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