I bought this a few days ago and wanted to season it so I used bacon now after it was done it smelled,not bad but I didn't want to cook in it. So I was scrubbing it with salt to get as much of the seasoning off and start over. So what's the best way to season this grease or olive oil.
Help with a Dutch oven.
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Sawyer Rob
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I like to cook bacon in a new DO the first few times...
After each time, I wash it out GOOD with HOT water and wipe dry...then put it back on the stove to get it DRY and to open the pores.
Once DRY, and still fairly warm, I wipe it all over (inside and out) with a clean rag that has olive oil on it... Do NOT leave it "puddled" wipe it all off...
Mine season perfectly doing that and I have CI from a few years old to over 60 years old...
SR
After each time, I wash it out GOOD with HOT water and wipe dry...then put it back on the stove to get it DRY and to open the pores.
Once DRY, and still fairly warm, I wipe it all over (inside and out) with a clean rag that has olive oil on it... Do NOT leave it "puddled" wipe it all off...
Mine season perfectly doing that and I have CI from a few years old to over 60 years old...
SR
RNeumann
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We have several sets of cast iron. We settled on Sprite/7up to season. Get the cast iron hot and add liquid until it cools off.
Maybe we are cheap! Who doesn't like bacon?!?! Haha
Maybe we are cheap! Who doesn't like bacon?!?! Haha
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Google and youtube it and decide what method best suits you...
Sawyer Rob
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And that's what I answered, it works perfectly...
The more times you do it, the better it will be seasoned.
SR
I should went there first! Because it seem like people here don't read before answering.
Redlands Okie
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sawyer rob gave a pretty good answer and your already half way there
jaxs
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Everone was probably busy trying to locate odd size spools of gas shield flux core and missed the point.
Larry Caldwell
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I have been cooking with cast iron forever. The best thing to season frequently used cast iron is pork fat/bacon grease, but just cook in it. If I were reseasoning a dutch oven I would burn it clean in a hot fire, then make popcorn in it every day for a month. Unfortunately, animal/vegetable fats get rancid and the flavor can go off, so if you are only going to use the Dutch oven a couple times a year, season it with food grade mineral oil from the drug store.