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Seasoning - Using a cloth lightly coat vegetable oil all over entire pan or pot.
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Place pot or Pan in oven upside down and set it to 200F.
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Once oven and pan are heated, take out pan or pot (be extremely careful as it will be hot).
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Using same cloth and very slight amount of oil, re-coat rubbing the oil into the fine cracks of the Cast Iron that open as it is heated.
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Make sure there is no excess oil to dripping from pan.
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Set oven to 400F and re-insert the pan upside down and bake for 1 hour.
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Let pan cool and your done.
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Rusted Cast Iron - soak in white vinegar for a couple of hours.
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After soak, use wire brush to scrape off all rust and discoloration in the iron.
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You can use 1 part vinegar to 1 part water so you are not burning through a bunch of vinegar in a large project.
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You may need to repeat a few times to get all of it.
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Cleaning - While cast iron is still warm (not hot), use hot water only and soft bristle brush to get off surface gunk.
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NEVER USE SOAP!
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Soap breaks down your seasoning by disolving the oil fat.
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If you use soap, strip it all the way down with wire brush and re-season.
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ALWAYS dry off cast iron and heat on low stove top for 2 minutes to dry off.
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Once dry you can use coarse salt and a brush to work any hard caked on gunk.
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But remember, cast iron leftovers just add seasoning and flavor to your next cook.
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Preparation for cooking - a good season on a pan will last a while, but you can extend it by adding either a grease smere of butter on the pan to keep it from sticking, or light oil.
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Good practice - it's always a good practice idea to oil a little after washing.
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Keeps a nice season on it, but make sure you wipe down extra oil so the pan is not overly greasy.
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Never - Never put in a dishwasher
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Prior cook char spots.
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Every pan will get them unless you strip the pan down and re-season it before every use which is impracticle.
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Just remember to grease those char spots before cooking and as long as it's not a large glob of left overs, won't become a problem.
