General Lee
Veteran Member
General Lee, Morning..... the best oil to use to season Cast Iron is an oil that has a high iodine number... Flax seed oil fits that the best.... It has a low smoke point and should not be used for frying.... Put a thin layer on the pan and heat to 400-450 deg F.... It will smoke... the oil polymerizes into a very, very hard coating.... I have a new #10 DO with about 6 coatings on it... Nothing sticks to it now.... beans and hocks rinse right out... spaghetti sauce, tomato base will rinse right out.... It may need an additional coating and baking but the coating is still there... Flax Oil can be found on Amazon or your local health food store.... It is worth the price.... After coating CI for years with other oils that don't really work, I am very happy with the Flax Oil coating.... DaveView attachment 303631
Interesting Dave, I just may have to try this. I've been pretty much using my skillet daily. My dang eggs still like to stick. I like mine sunny side up so I can mop up the yoke with toast. But when they stick its hard not to break the yoke. I would be happy with this pan if I could get the eggs not to stick. The problem area seems to be in the center of the pan, which is where most of the heat is right over the burner.