Cast Iron Skillet: How to Season and Protect Your Cast Iron
Cast Iron Skillets are the original non-stick “Teflon” coating. An iron skillet seasoned properly will keep food from sticking, is great for browning and easy to care for. And good cast iron cookware will last a life time. Cast iron skillets have been handed down from generation to generation. Rita’s favorite cast iron skillet was handed down from her mother and is at least 100 years old. This video shows you how to season cast iron skillet using a bit of vegetable oil and a few hours in a warm oven. Rita also shows you how to care for your cookware, clean your skillet and re-season it.
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@ancientinfant Sure. I just wouldn’t use olive oil since it imparts a flavor, but it’s really up to you. Rita from AboutEating.
can I use veg oil rather than canola oil?
@jazzlvr123 I think this lady probably knows what she’s talking about. She’s obviously in her fifties at least and I’ll bet she’s cooked THOUSANDS of meals in a cast iron skillet. Why don’t you quit hatin on her. I’ll bet if she cooked for you from her skillet you’d enthusiastically thank her and tell her that it’s delicious, not soapy. I’m bettin if you do what Rita says your food will taste great-Hater
this is what youtube should be used for. . . to learn
What a delightful person and informative video!
thank you very informative
Thanks! I just did it and it looks great.
You should never wash it with soap after it’s been seasoned. PERIOD. The food will taste funny. And you use a light coating off oil and put it on the BBQ grill for 400 degrees for about 45 minutes to an hour to build up the coating this should be done twice in a row.
i thought you are supposed to dry them in the oven after washing
my mom has a skillet and flat iron that have been in my family for 40 years. very black with almost a bark like appearance from the outside and very smooth inside. what kind of value do they have for a cook flavor wise? heirlooms is what they are. ive been asking my mom for years to give me those skillets
Thanks Rita, We have these at our fire station and really didn’t know how to care or them. Engine Co. 12 and Engine Co. 7
Cast Iron Skillet also doubles as make-shift blugeons.
@stosh1982 Awesome! Rita from AboutEating
Thanks Rita! I have not used my cast-iron pan in forever, it looked old, disgusting, and beat up. But, I did exactly what you told me to do and now it looks amazing! I cannot wait to use it tomorrow.
Thank you Rita! I haven’t used my cast-iron frying pan a long time because it was old and pretty beat up. I seasoned it just like you suggested and now it looks brand-new! I cannot wait to use it tomorrow.
what do you need to do to take care of your cast iron skillet after your done using it? is it okay to spray it with pam?
@rickvanman 250 F.
@echo1v Both are great since they’re American made. An old one has more heirloom value.~Rita
Hi Rita! I am young and a novice to cooking. I am getting some cast iron utensils but unsure what exactly to get. What do you think is better to get an old Griswold or a new Lodge? And what about sizes? Thanks?!
I love my cast iron cook ware. I have a skillet and a large Dutch oven that are a little over a hundred years old. As well as other pieces about sixty years old.Take care of it and it will last longer than you and your grand kids.
The only time I use soap on the cast iron is before re-seasoning. Once that teflon surface starts coming off, it is trash time. You can recreate the non stick surface on your cast iron. But I still cook like my grand mother so I’m biased.:):)
@jazzlvr123
When i bought my first skillet, it was from a flea market, had lots of rust spots and who knows what else. I sent my through the cleaning cycle in my oven then scrubbed it.
It’s nice to see someone still uses cast iron,
i hate using cast irons. heavy, hand could burn, but she makes a good point at the end.
First One Then The Other.
Rita your adorable!! Thanks for the cooking shows!