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Do you season carbon steel the same way you season cast iron?
by BizarroLand 5y ago
Do you season carbon steel the same way you season cast iron?
- ComputerGuru 5y agoYes. They also don’t come lightly preseasoned for $reasons that have to do with aesthetics and cost, so you need to season them “from scratch” like people used to do with cast iron once upon a time. (All the cast iron pans sold today come with a “starter” seasoning because of how porous cast iron is - otherwise your butter would stick until you got a seasoning going.)
- Lio 5y agoYes pretty much. They come coated with flax oil which you have to remove with hot soapy water. Once that’s done it’s a case of heating up some oil and allowing it to cool. Some people will do that by putting them in an oven but I just do it on the hob. It’s really easy and after the first coat I've not had any thing stick. I just wipe the pans out after use an apply a little more oil each time. Over time the seasoning builds up and the pan gradually turns black. I’ve found them to be really easy to live with.