How to Season Your Cast Iron Pots and Pans
If you’ve been camping for any amount of time, chances are you’ve got a cast iron pot or pan.
Chances are also good that you tried cooking something on it resulting in a sticky mess. Now, it’s probably sitting in the garage rusting away. Well, here’s how to revive that old pan and get it properly seasoned.
Clean the pan thoroughly with hot soapy water. Use a scouring pad to remove rust and any encrusted food. This will be the last time you use soap with your cast iron pot or pan. DO NOT USE SOAP EVER AGAIN! I’ll remind you of that later.
Put your pot into an oven preheated to 400-425o F and let it sit for 20 minutes.
Take it out of the oven and pour some extra virgin olive oil into the pan. Use a clean paper towel to spread the oil evenly. The oil should smoke, but will not light at that temperature. Use care in handling the pot because it is extremely hot and may cause severe burns. You can use lard or canola oil too. I like olive oil because it is very stable. Don’t use anything will milk solids, like butter.
Use another clean paper towel to wipe the pot
Place back in the oven for 20 minutes.
Repeat 3 to 6 times. What you are doing is coating the cast iron so that food will not readily stick to it. Cast iron is very porous and holds on to the oil tenaciously.
When you are done, let the pot cool. Place a clean paper towel in it and store for the next camping trip.
Repeat after me, "I will never again clean my cast iron pot with soap."
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