Cast Iron Skillit
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migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
It may take a few seasonings.
Grease it and bake it.
But I really suggest use. Use it to cook fatty foods (hamburger meat etc) until you can build up a level of glass to it. Then you can use it for your egg.
Oh and remember to wipe it out - don't ever wash it or put it in the dishwasher. If you have a stubborn spot, scrub at it using salt. Then once wiped out, recoat with a light layer of oil.
I also keep mine in the oven as my mother did, and grandmother. Keeps it safe from rust or any critters in your house (which includes husbands and children).
Grease it and bake it.
But I really suggest use. Use it to cook fatty foods (hamburger meat etc) until you can build up a level of glass to it. Then you can use it for your egg.
Oh and remember to wipe it out - don't ever wash it or put it in the dishwasher. If you have a stubborn spot, scrub at it using salt. Then once wiped out, recoat with a light layer of oil.
I also keep mine in the oven as my mother did, and grandmother. Keeps it safe from rust or any critters in your house (which includes husbands and children).
TurboK9
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migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
Hey! I'm the chef in my house, thankee very muchly!
Then you realize, some tools you don't like other people to use.
BadGirl
I am so very blessed
Take a package of thump biscuits or cresent rolls and cover the entire inside of the skillet and cook according to directions. The heavy grease content of the rolls is absorbed into the pan.
And by all means, do NOT use soap on the skillet. The soap will remove whatever "seasoning" that you've done to it.
And by all means, do NOT use soap on the skillet. The soap will remove whatever "seasoning" that you've done to it.
GWguy
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Then you realize, some tools you don't like other people to use.
Open invitation if ever I saw one...
I wash my baking stone.... with soap..... 
TurboK9
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TurboK9
New Member
Tools, not toys.
Hey you've never used a sawzall as a 'toy' have you? Are you that guy?
huntr1
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You have to build up a heavier layer of seasoning on it. One way to do that is to preheat the pan, then coat (lightly) in veggy oil and put in over on 350-375 and cook until no more smoke comes out (at least an hour), then remove pan, re-coat (I use a pampered chef veggie oil pump spray bottle to coat the pan now, but I have also used veggie oil on a paper towel) and do it again and again and again. After 3-4 times, you should have a nice black pan. Make sure the coatings are very light. You do not want a shiny black layer. That just causes problems down the road when it gets hot when you cook and then comes off on the cooking utensil. The problem with this method is it fills your house with smoke. If you have a gas grill with thermometer, and your pan will fit with the lid down, that is a great place to do the seasoning.
Another way is to cook bacon. Lots of bacon. The grease in the bacon will season the pan great. Problem with meat based grease is it can go ransid. If you go this route, make sure you wipe the pan really well when done to remove any excess.
I have some cast iron that I have treated in these ways that I can cook anyting on and it comes right out. I cook bacon and eggs almost every Sunday and the pans comes clean most times with just a wipe from a paper towel and at worst with a quick light brushing with a stiff bristled nylon brush (standard kitchen brush) in warm water and then I wipe it dry with a paper towel. When done, I then take the papertowel I drained the bacon on and wipe the inside of the pan to tranfer just a light coating of grease to the still warm pan. When all done, you can touch the pan with your finger and not come away with any grease on your finger.
MOST IMPORTANT THING: NEVER, EVER USE SOAP on your cast iron.
If it gets all messed up, and you need to start from scratch, just put the pan in the oven and "clean" the oven. That will remove every bit of seasoning from the pan and give you a clean slate to start over with.
desertrat
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Use lard and the methods you suggested. I still have a couple that the bottoms are just too rough to ever expect to become non-stick. Cheap pans I guess. I keep thinking about doing a little sanding with a disk.
GWguy
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Tools, not toys.
Hey you've never used a sawzall as a 'toy' have you? Are you that guy?
You or your manhood never been called tools? (two different connotations..)
And no..... I don't need "toys" like that.... My own "tools" suffice just fine..
migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
You ever build a bonfire or a wood fire? If so, scrub out your pans with salt and bristle brush, coat with a heavy layer of grease and then stick them in the the fire upside down on a grill grate and let them stay there until the embers are cool. Rinse it out, dry it off, and rub with a light layer of oil. It does an amazing job.
TurboK9
New Member
You or your manhood never been called tools? (two different connotations..)
And no..... I don't need "toys" like that.... My own "tools" suffice just fine..
I prefer "heavy equipment".
I used to have a button I got from a trade show from Dewalt. It said "You'll love my tool."
desertrat
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Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Throw the cast iron away and buy Calphalon. 
Baja28
Obama destroyed America
Throw the cast iron away and just eat on the cruise ship.
