Cleaning and Maintaining your Cast Iron Frying Pan



 

Seasoning a cast iron frying pan is on going process.  I bought my first cast iron frying pan a couple of years ago and just love them.  Here is how I keep mine clean:

 

I used the frying pan to cook up some veggies and then I cooked up some hamburger after that to use in spaghetti sauce


 


 

When I was done using the pan I poured water into it and let it come to a boil

 


 

 

Then I used my little scrub brush to loosed up and remove all the food bits that were left on the pan

 


 

Then I poured the water out and rinsed the pan

 


 


 

I used a scrubbie pad to remove all food

 


 

I put the pan back on the stove to let the water evaporate and let the pan heat up.  The heat is what kills the germs

 


 

When the pan was hot I used coconut oil to reseason the pan.  I don’t use Crisco.  Crisco is hydrogenated oil and I don’t use it for cooking or anything else but maybe soap making occasionally

 


 

I put the small scoop of oil in the pan and let it melt

 


 


 

I then took a napkin and swished the oil around in the pan

 


 

I let this heat up a little more, just until I see it smoke a little bit

 


 

And the pan is done and ready to be stored.  I store them in my oven. 

Comments

  1. Thanks for the tutorial. I didn't realize you had to season it every time you put it away. I don't currently own and cast iron, but I want some soooo bad. Can you tell me where you bought your pan???


    God's Blessings,

    Amy Jo

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  2. THAT's what i've been doing wrong. i don't season my pan each time i use it! thanks for the tip, i'll do it from now on!

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    jayedee

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  3. I've also read some who's pan is so well seasoned they just rinse it and wipe it out - no food sticks and no scrubbing. I can't quite come to terms with that - so I do scrub it. :0) when well seasoned they turn a deep black. :0)

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  4. What else could you use to season your pan? If you don't have any coconut oil? I don't keep Crisco in the house either. And do you use soap to clean it, or just hot water, like a baking stone?

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  5. Thankyou for this.I didnt know I needed to reseason every time either.I have one I bought at a yard sale last year that I need to season real well.

    Thanks,

    Rachel

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  6. I'm so glad you did this, I've been seasoning mine with olive oil, but I think I'll switch to coconut oil. Great blog!

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  7. I love my cast iron skillet and griddle, but I always season mine with bacon greese. My mom always seasoned hers that way too. Maybe not organic, but It works well.

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