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Apply First Oil Coat and Re-Bake

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Everything you need to know about CAST IRON cookware, seasoning and restoration

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Select your preferred seasoning oil. The presenter recommends walnut oil (La Tourangelle brand) for its excellent residue and notes it's cost-effective. Other suitable options include coconut oil (Organic Great Value brand shown), Crisco, flaxseed oil, or sunflower oil. Use a paper towel to apply a generous amount (approximately a quarter-sized dollop) of oil to the cast iron. Thoroughly rub the oil into all surfaces of the pan: the interior, the rim, the exterior, and the handle. Ensure no part is left un-oiled. During this initial oiling, some rust may still transfer to the paper towel; this is normal. Once completely oiled, place the pan back into an oven preheated to 285°F (140°C) for 1.5 to 2 hours. This baking step allows the oil to polymerize and bond with the iron, forming the first layer of seasoning. After the baking, remove the pan and let it cool. Repeat this oiling and baking process several times to build up a robust seasoning layer.

Goal: Apply a thin, even coat of walnut oil (or preferred oil) to all surfaces of the clean cast iron and bake it in the oven to begin the seasoning process.

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oils that you can use to cure out and season your cast iron skillet or pan or pot so let's take our baked off uh skillets and pots and what we're gonna do this pot is gonna be seasoned by lard inside my refrigerator i've got a box of leaf fat for making lard so tune in to the next video in the series or you can look there's a cooking canning and kitchen video series i'll post to the end of this video so you guys can follow along as we show you how to make lard from fat and it's cheap and it's easy and it's healthy it's good for you okay it's all about eating good and treating your body well so i'm gonna set the crustiest ones over here and i'm gonna grab the one that came out the best this thing is virtually brand new guys virtually brand new if you're a cast iron skillet person let me know there's a maker's mark on here that says five and another maker's mark i really can't tell what it says this one's virtually brand new okay so it's probably been used like four times something like that uh and then somebody cast it aside take those things that people cast aside and make them into treasures for you and your family for a long time so what we're gonna do here i'm gonna take the pan i'm going to put the camera down here on the pan i'm going to show you the oil that we use and how we do this there are three options right here coconut oil okay the option that i like the best walnut oil i'm going to post links to this stuff down the video description for you guys you're going to need a roll of paper towels also another option would be to use bacon fat or lard to do this to cure this thing out okay so the first thing we're going to do and i'm going to use my walnut oil the walnut oil leaves an awesome residue and it's not very expensive one of these cans will last you nearly a year for taking care of your cast iron cookware right so we're going to take some paper towels i'm going to roll off about three paper towels here and first thing we're gonna do is wipe it out just to show you guys okay they start rusting immediately so after i wipe it out you're gonna see some rust it's normal it's okay it's cool it's not gonna hurt you so see that rust see what i got off with the rag okay we're going to take our paper towel and we're going to fold it back on itself we're again saving being frugal being smart i'm going to fold it back on itself we're going to pour probably a quarter sized dollop of walnut oil over here in the pan okay maybe a little bigger yeah that's a…

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