Guide on How to Season a Cast Iron Pan

If you have got yourself a new piece of cast iron cookware or you need to re-season the pan your grandmother handed down to you, I’ve made this easy guide on how to season a cast iron pan.

[{"selector":"#anim-f6f75151-217a-4b1a-a98b-8cab5f765636","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b34edf2d-f935-42e6-9a59-459c55360e7f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5c0766d-9e3d-4297-901a-93a5009480bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b6a5eaa-a4c6-401b-bda3-bd6d1cdf6a72","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a40cfc81-ba67-4ca0-b99e-d660b3c33ddc","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b09d651e-7386-4765-8f21-4b095561b447","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7e97ad1-4bef-45fe-afd5-014b5ae9c9b2","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a721dd26-c3b5-4827-8635-3d9e273b3d9d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93e0432e-a2e7-4721-aff5-a0977a65881b","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-07365821-2fcc-46e5-a284-30a6bf43c9e6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

Cast iron cookware is made of a durable heavy metal called cast iron.

[{"selector":"#anim-0a253a73-4909-4fff-bcc0-c070f4eea82f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c9fa931-f785-4951-842d-904cf1c12130","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -432.45848%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn More

Seasoning a cast iron pan in the oven is easier than you think. Check out this simple step-by-step procedure!

[{"selector":"#anim-a2534943-08db-45e9-889d-7a5fd4556b62","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e52e26e-b84a-4081-a462-c488893ee7ba","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -510.29565%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn More

Cleaning

[{"selector":"#anim-53661832-b4a0-46e8-8d75-fd5609aeeb46","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14f4d0d0-d214-4330-a704-4905f04868cd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -1908.88782%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-729e4fb8-a02f-49fb-b66e-59caf9c33089","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7197548-b738-40d0-9b0e-cd739c89939b","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2583e8e-06ea-45b3-b07b-3cac3db8c218","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-ccf89aaf-a49b-4366-bbd8-393498b1c5cf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1981932e-34f8-4876-b6ed-6ee536fd576a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -542.54244%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] For your first cast iron cleaning, scrub your pan with baking soda and warm water. Rinse it after and dry it thoroughly with a lint-free cloth or a paper towel. Learn More

After completely drying your cast iron pan, apply a thin layer of cooking oil all over it, inside and out, including the handle.

[{"selector":"#anim-97f381d1-9b3c-4cbf-91c0-12785bd96839","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f33f8c3-df11-4135-afd9-4617f21485d9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -635.72293%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c82833a1-8fce-4603-85a3-f4d41e92aa61","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a8902dd-8818-49ad-8b4d-a903cf2e599e","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd9a971e-7ea4-43c1-852c-e50d77fb564b","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-8593df9d-b61e-4001-a19e-0119560140ad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f523d5e6-2478-444f-a3a3-7bd2c15b29c4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -1932.88771%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn More

3

[{"selector":"#anim-445ae248-162f-4fc7-b2fe-cd0ec087b9b0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-11b6f2f7-03a9-46e7-b87a-876b2a1fa362","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -592.37485%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48ba6a6e-d38c-4b30-b366-3ed0c4db7a34","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-42c5a485-78a7-41ce-8d98-3e0dbb610dfc","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-89844033-387d-4975-af28-b43bd8b75c08","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c0b19b2-8305-4672-a61e-882207f3a330","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ddf05abb-c43b-46ae-9778-100725f66e7d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -959.25903%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Before baking your skillet, put an aluminum foil or baking sheet first on the bottom rack of the oven so they can catch any excess oil that might drip from the cast iron pan. Learn More

Swipe up to learn more!

[{"selector":"#anim-93920754-7a1e-4d32-a4f4-e06670f3ec3b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Swipe Up

Guide on How to Season a Cast Iron Pan

cookcleanrepeat.com