How can I cure a new cast iron frying pan?
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cover the entire pan. top, bottom, and even the handle in a very thin layer of cooking oil... place a sheet of foil on the bottom rack of your oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
place the pan on the center rack, over the foil (the foil is to catch any dripped oil)
Bake @ 400 degrees for an hour.
The pan is Cured!
The best way is to rub it down with cooking oil and bake it for an hour or so with at least a half quarter of an inch of oil in the bottom of the pan. Keep the heat low so the oil does not smoke or ignite. Some people put rock salt in the pan when doing this.
Always wash pan thoroughly and dry immediately then lightly oil the pan to prevent rusting.
Scrub it very, very clean. I won't use steel wool, but hard plastic scrub pads.
Rinse it very well and dry with a lint free towel.
Liberally coat the inside with cooking oil. Use something with fairly high heat tolerance like peanut oil.
Bake it for a good hour or so at about 350.
When it cools, clean out the excess oil with another lint free towel.
I usually give it a second, very light coat and bake it for 10 more minutes.
Use the item. Be careful to not use it for something that will remove the seasoning like a deep dish pizza. (And be wary of intense heat items like blackened fish.)
Clean it well w/ as little soap as possible and gentle cleaning.
Apply the oil and bake again for 30 min or so.
After this second going over, I end up with a cast iron skillet (or whatnot) that is virtually impregnable. If it isn't, I will give it another short curing session. I also rub it with oil every so often and then wipe it out to help.
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The first time put oil in it and bake it. After that put oil in it turn on a burner on low and let it absorb.
fry a good measuring of salt in it , then rub oil on it. wipe clean and redo with wipe of oil
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