How to season cast iron

Tips on how to first time season on new cast iron and also re-seasoning tips. Also check out more tips at fromthechuckwagon.com

[@alansmith1779]

My Uncle introduced to me to cast iron. How to cook with it, season and clean. I love your videos and I refer to them often. Great seasoning and cooking tips!

[@shadow2389]

Nice to see how the quality of the videos has improved over the years but the information was top notch from the beginning, thanks for the tips 👍🏽

[@MrZELIG9]

Bar none the best educational KZbin on this subject...simple and straightforward. Great job Cowboy Kent

[@krazmokramer]

Hey there Cowboy Kent! Mucho thanks for this video in particular! I have an old 6 inch skillet that I stripped with heat and quick seasoned with PAM years ago. The season worked but I had no idea how to take care of cast iron after that. Lots of crud was built up on the inside of the sides and along the bottom where it curves up to meet the sides. Stripped it down with a rotary wire brush on a drill. Followed your instructions in this video and it's like a whole new skillet. Already cooked egg whites with almost zero stick. Already turning black, but shiny and smooth. I'm now seasoning after every use. Thank you thank you thank you!!! Love your other videos too!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Thanks so much we appreciate you taking time to watch

[@eileensheldon4708]

Doing my new Stargazer as of yesterday, delivered, looked you up again cowboy, refresh my memory, seasoning right the first time your method, Cowboy. Thanks 😊

[@noireallyamaturtle]

Kent I just got my first cast iron Dutch oven. I can't wait to season it and start trying all your recipes. Thanks for all that you do Sir. Your videos are very much appreciated.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Thanks so much

[@StevePotgieter]

I have quite a few pots and pans in my kitchen but I almost exclusively use my cast iron skillets and dutch oven. I used mostly vegetable oil to keep my cast iron looking and cooking good but I'm going to try olive oil. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us Kent. We are blessed to have you.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

yes sir steve- flaxseed oil is also a good one but if you try it get the capsules which as less expensive

[@tgray0379]

Best videos for cast iron I've seen. Also, just the best channel for cowboy cooking too! Love these videos!

[@oldtexan]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge Kent. I just sanded and re-seasoned 3 of my problematic skillets. Thanks!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Thanks Scott

[@michaelmoore2802]

I want to thank you my friend for so much really good advice. I just bought 2 lodge cast iron skillets. This video is perfect step by step for new cast iron. God bless my friend, stay safe...

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Glad it was helpful! God bless you as well

[@sentry762]

Doing this for first time and I appreciate the information you provide here. Side note.. clock on top of the stove says that Dutch oven has only been in the oven for 4 minutes not 20

[@tannaeros]

I tried this method today with my cast iron, it worked like a charm. I had a small cast iron Dutch Oven, but no ledge for coals, but found that if I reversed the handle on my old Benjamin-Medwin so that it was one the underside of the lid, there's my ledge.

[@soenieb]

Mr. Kent Rollins, I live in the Netherlands and only got to know your videos a few weeks ago. But I can already tell you that in this short time I have become a huge fan of you! Here in the Netherlands we only have the possibility to cook outdoors in our small garden. But that does not stop me from trying out your recipes next summer. I already enjoy your cowboy coffee! I will keep following you. With kind regards from the Netherlands, Soenie Brandt

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Thanks so much Soenie one day I'm going to visit your part of the country

[@cosrom5294]

I am from Europe. I remember my grandmother had a cast iron skillet. I don t remember her ever seasoning it, just once in a while she scrubbed off the cruddy stuff on the exterior. She used it a lot though, and never used detergent on it, just plain salt. If you cook a lot in it and let the grease soak in, I don t think that much seasoning is needed, honestly. Afterall, if you heat it well and add a little oil, and don t fuss with it until it lets, it s impossible to stick. Most people who complain about iron pans simply don t have even the most basic knowledge about cooking, that s the plain truth. A gritty pan like the latest ones won t allow you to do things like scrambled eggs though. You do have to smooth it out and season it well. These tips were of much help. I didn t wanna buy expensive ones cause you can t put them on the grill or above open fire. I am a cook, and I worked with expensive cast iron a lot. Worth the money if it s not coming out of your pocket, you know... a cheap smooth well seasoned cast iron will do just as good of a job.

[@philt5782]

When Kent Rollins says "I promise you"..... You know it's true.

[@blueseaev]

Phil T he is the boss! 👍🏻

[@Aaronsm83]

If Kent Rollins promised me I was left handed, I’d buy a new pair of scissors.

[@sunspots6077]

I gave up on the Ceramic stuff.... I got a 5 piece Lodge set for like 40 percent off... I followed Kent Rollins seasoning method here with 3M 220 fine grit sandpaper on the small skillet , did not take long to hand sand it, seasoned it then repeated the seasoning steps 2 more times ( using HEB Extra Virgin Olive oil) I had fun sliding an egg all around in the pan this morning! I am doing the griddle today. I am sorry I got distracted and missed seeing Mr Rollins last weekend in Austin, He was real near where I live. I figure He probably has more real world cast iron experience than any of the people on KZbin.

[@danielmarso7242]

Since I got my Cast Iron skillet, I don't use our other pans ! Cowboy said "who said you can't fry eggs in cast iron"? I cooked up some Bacon, and then fried eggs in the grease , wonderful,thank you Kent !

[@magicjones9465]

I'm new to the cast iron.. mom had one and i sure member those o'l fried tators n onions.. tks for the tips on cast iron.

[@bluemoondiadochi]

Thank you Sir! your amazing video just delivered all the information i needed to know! I bought me a cast iron pan and will go season it like you did!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Glad it was helpful!

[@semco72057]

I am about to season my two dutch ovens which I just purchased and received and they were seasoned at the factory, but I want to do it myself, and then put them away until they are ready to be used. One of them don't have the legs on it so it will be used indoors most of the time, but the other one will be used outside only.

[@mala3isity]

Thank you, Kent, for your no frills teaching. I just bought a #10 popover pan from eBay and it looks seasoned (has a little buildup on some of the cups' bottoms) but I don't know if I should wash and do the full "from the start" seasoning or just reseason. What do you think?

[@wolfcalls]

thank you so much for the tips. I've got the 52 year old skillet mom gave me looking brand new. she said it looks better then when she bought it.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Thanks for watching and glad to help

[@scottlucas6127]

THANK YOU KENT, GREAT VIDEO, WE AGREE... ! KEEP ON TEACHING! ignore my comment from the other vid, I see you are aware of the rancid oil problem, You ROCK, glad to see truth and fact on KZbin.. Teach how to use a (camp)Dutch Oven lid as a skillet...

[@jillgambone9388]

I too use grape seed oil. Thank you for responding all the time. I will start with the 350 now. Looking to buy more pans to replace the Teflon and other types I have. Love cast iron!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Best thing in the kitchen it is, Thanks for watching and Happy New Year to you

[@michaelbusse8125]

I watch your videos and start craving your chicken fried steak and gravy. Thank you for your time and make me hungry video's.

[@co1bateman]

Great videos Kent, as i get into the whole cast iron cookware your my go to info guy. My parents had this stuff. I think your clock needs a new battery you said it was in the oven about 20 in, but only a few went by lol

[@CowboyKentRollins]

haha- I noticed that thanks for watching we'll be posting more info for you hope that helps

[@motorcyclemikel711]

I wanted to thank you for this tutorial! I had to learn to cook when my wife fell ill and wasn't sure I was treating the cookware like it should be. I guess I did ok cause it still looks pretty good and cooks well. I'll need to change a couple things I'm doin though. But your right about cast lasting forever. I've got pans handed down from my mother, my grandmother, and my wifes mother! The one from my grandmother is well over 100 years old!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

That hand me down old iron is the best, Thanks for watching

[@justchilling5448]

Thank you for this excellent video sir. Would olive oil be ok to season my new cast iron grill grates? I have read so many conflicting advise on what oil to season cast iron grill grates with that my head is spinning. Vegetable shorting and canola oil is very hard to get in the UK, but olive oil and vegetable oil (rapeseed) is widely available. Please help.

[@BrianLeposki]

Love your videos!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Thank you for watching

[@chrishunt7637]

360p, and still a great video! Thanks!

[@catherinecarpenter5297]

I love my cast iron. nothing better indoor or out.

[@sebastian56309]

Another great video.

[@mikehorvath8176]

I've got some Lodge skillets and a deep pan that I've had for about 2 1/2 years. The newest one in the fleet, my deep pan, has never been seasoned and fries up fine, but the others are seasoned and they have a tendency to stick. Any ideas as to why this happening? I'm thinking of re-seasoning them with Crisco and baking them. Love your videos!!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Are they rough on the bottom, if so check out our cast iron playlist

[@vice6996]

dangit, I just busted out an old cast iron oven my dad gave me and thought I reseasoned it well but now I gotta go back and do the oven bit. thanks kent!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Our pleasure

[@vice6996]

Kent, how do you get sticky oil residue off a cast iron? Repeat hot water and hand rinse until it's gone?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

You can get it hot and scrub it with salt

[@vice6996]

thank you sir I appreciate it.

[@lancekoller5284]

Wouldn't any remaining lint burn off as the pan is preheating, Kent?

[@chrisfairfield1929]

It's nice to see some of the old videos, Kent. Not a thing has changed though. ❤

[@harycary6369]

I love this guy.

[@Rob-od2ei]

So i have a new 12 inch cast iron i seasoned 4 times and then cooked some bacon in the pan, and it stuck something fierce. When i finally got it off and cleaned it, it looks like it lifted ALL the seasoning off that spot. I tried 3 times to reseason and when I took the pan out, that spot was bare. Do i need to strip down the entire surface and start all over? I have a 10 inch that looks nice and shiny thanks to your tips sir, thank you

[@wadetucker7939]

Hi Kent, I've always been a good believer in cast iron cooking. Been around it my whole life. I like your videos on taking care of them. My question to you is, I came across a Dutch oven that someone used & never cleaned it. It sat around for years. Is there anyway of restoring it?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Yes Wade put it in the fire, whatever lived in there once will come out, a good fire and a wire brush will get it back to raw iron, then reseason

[@katzkatcher]

Help ! went to heat this new griddle up & the grand kids left some candy on top of the stove. I picked up a hand full of it and went to put it off to the side on the counter top.some of those plastic wrappers landed on the hot griddle and melted .How do i get that off there ? I got a torch do i burn it off ?

[@lanakerry9843]

Thank you Kent!

[@thomasgronek6469]

FANTASTIC VIDEO, Thank you. I have seen people using old cast iron pots to smelt lead for reloading. Is there any way to determine if the Ironware has been used for smelting? Than you.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

In all I have ever seen and its not been much, it would be spotted, you can get a lead tester in most hardware stores or from amazon

[@thomasgronek6469]

Thank you. I might take a piece that is not usable (cracked or worse) and melt some lead in it to see how it looks, then try a lead testing kit from the store to see if it registers any lead on the reading... Great idea, thank you. (I'll weld the crack first)

[@jew_world_order]

I like to use olive oll also

[@joeeichholz6885]

Mr Rollins, love watching your videos on anything you do with cast iron!!! Question!!! I have a 10 1/4 inch Dutch oven, made by lodge, and supposedly owned by my great grandma!!!. On the underside of the lid it has like a dozen spikes sticking up from it, what are these for, and is there anyway to tell the age of this Dutch oven? Thanx, and keep up the great vids!!!!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Self basters, or drippers as grandmas called them, best chicken baking oven ever

[@dirtrocker8]

How do you season a pan of you dont own an oven. I only own a single burner camp stove. It does get hot.

[@maxaries10]

hi I have a question about seasoning I season my pans twice now and now when I heat them up in the oven to season again put the oil on the oil kind of beads off like water do you know what's happening did I do something wrong I did use olive oil. thanks and good videos

[@CowboyKentRollins]

It should take less oil each time, try using a little less.

[@jtking76]

2:08 "a 100% cotton rag, you can use any rag you want, you can use your old underwear, I don't care. Just make sure they're lint free." I would but if my wife caught me she would never eat anything I cooked again. I guess I'll just keep using them to wash the car.

[@Thegoodpal]

Thank you for the underwear tip .... it does make a deference ... food does taste a lot better :)

[@MichaelRei99]

Thegoodpal just make sure you clean it first!😂

[@rdc102661]

Hey Kent, How would you go about seasoning a raw oven or skillet with no "factory" seasoning. I have not seen a video by you demonstrating your technique/method in seasoning new un-seasoned ovens or skillets.. Thanks..

[@CowboyKentRollins]

look up our video for top 5 cast tips and in the description there is a link to get our smoothing cast guide. It will have the steps there. You just won't have to sand the seasoning off just follow after I like to bake it in the oven at least 4 times.

[@Lownslo-t9z]

I have 1/2 inch venison steaks. Any suggestions about cooking. I'm thinking 2 minutes on each side.

[@perfection4749]

Since we use the dickens out of this cast iron, we just keep hitting it with cold bacon grease from the fridge. But like he said, if you're gonna let it sit for months, don't use animal fat. Love the vids Ken.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Thanks for watching

[@tikkidaddy]

My grandmother used to bake cornbread, or fry shikken, wash it out hot with hot water and a brush, dry, warm it a tad and smear that iron with a light coat of Crisco😂slickest, blackest iron I ever saw.

[@MrPoppadog1955]

Great video Kent, I got a cast iron skillet at an estate sale it was rusted to crap but not cracked I bought it I took it to work and sandblasted it the base metal then seasoned it about 4 times and now it cooks like a new one. and its getting blacker and blacker each time I use it however no matter how much I try eggs stick to the bottom every time. What's up with this. so far just eggs. keep em coming cowboy!

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Make sure it is hot, and do you use a little oil in or cooking spray

[@chaielmaetheius7804]

When making eggs I had the same problem, I learned from a recipe my great great grandfather used when it came to making eggs... 1 shot glass of hot water 2 shot glass of oil of your choice Mix together with the eggs, do not whisk if you want sunny side up but allow the eggs to soak in the mix before adding everything into the cast iron to cook Do hope this helps like it helped me

[@andreabuer7003]

Hiya, I've been watching alot of your videos like this one. I recently inherited some cast iron skillets and a Dutch oven, it's all rusted, not really pitted at least....what's your process to restore old cast iron from rusted unusable status to working condition?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I start with coarse salt and scrub well, as many times as it takes. If that want do it I use a little vinegar and baking soda

[@brendareed8412]

Thank you so much.

[@fbnflaviusbroadcastingnetw6786]

I had just heated my Dutch oven and skillet over the stove top, coated them with olive oil, as the stove preheated to 450•. I then popped the Dutch it’s lid and the skillet in the oven to “bake” for an hour. I checked them round 30 minutes later, saw them smoking, panicked, and shut the oven off. Now they’re cooling off along with the stove for an hour. I hope they’ll be ok.. I’m new at this. By the way, I use dawn to clean them as it’s a good non toxic soap and gets the job done.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I never use soap, and the oven might be a tad hot

[@aprilinalabama9074]

Thanks 😃🎄👍🏼

[@heathercox6648]

Hiya Kent! Your videos are just wonderful. Maybe you can help me with a dilemma of mine...I have several cast iron pieces that was passed down to me that has not been used in a very long time and they have a metallic smell and taste no matter how you clean or season...ideas?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Give them a good scrubbing with hot water and soap, and this is the only time you will here me say soap in the same conversation. then dry with heat and give it another scrub with coarse salt. then rinse and start the seasoning over with flax seed oil to get your base established. Then you can switch to olive oil. Hope this helps

[@RantzBizGroup]

Mr. Rollins, does a person need to hand sand the bottom of a cast iron pan, or Dutch Oven? Or, will correct seasoning do the trick?

[@cherylgiles7474]

Hi, Kent. Thanks SO much for all your vids. So much excellent, down home information. Doesn't get any better. I do have a question though. I have an 8-inch cast iron that has rust. I tried all your tips to get rid of it. Vinegar and baking soda seems to draw it best..BUT..I've done it three times and put it in a self-cleaning oven and it Still shows rust, albeit, less. So question is..do I get rid of it and start over or is there hope? Or..would it be OK to season it over what's there?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Have you let it soak in a vinegar overnight

[@cherylgiles7474]

I'll give that a try and let you know how it goes. Previously, I let it soak 20 minutes to half an hour. Thank you.!

[@cherylgiles7474]

The vinegar seemed to work like a charm. Left it sit for about 8 to 9 hours. Washed it out with brillo then soap and hot water, looked great. Then..put it on the stove over low heat to dry and the rust came back. Tried wiping it out with a wet rag but couldn't get it all. Took a picture but no way to upload. It's a Lodge.

[@wj7512]

@@cherylgiles7474 Its metal, so maybe see if someone has a dremel or something to grind down the bad spot of the metal. It would have to be completely re-seaoned of course but it may be worth looking into if you think all is lost with it.

[@williamdimond1548]

A curious question, what would be the effect of seasoning at say, 225, 250 or 300 degrees instead of 200? Would the pours open up more to accept the seasoning oils or not? Seems like higher would kinda match cooking temperatures. Maybe higher temps would just burn the oils. Your thoughts please. Thank you so much for your quick responses and vast knowledge as it is greatly appreciated.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I have started to reseason with flax seed oil at 300 for new or refurbished cast

[@williamdimond1548]

Thank you so much, still for 1hour and let it cool completely in the oven?

[@ErikLiberty]

I just watched a Martha Stewart video where she used Crisco and put it in the oven at 350 for an hour then let it cool in the oven.

[@junebuggermanese650]

when your doing the repeat process for a new cast do you wash it w hot water again then set on the stove to dry and oil?or after it comes of oven after cool you just coat it w oil then stick it in the oven again?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

we created a free step by step guide that will help eepurl.com/ckJhmP

[@genxx2724]

The bottom on my cast iron pan, handed down from my grandma, has a little rust. I’ve been using it and I neglected the bottom. I feel bad that I didn’t know how to take care of it. What should I do?

[@jillgambone9388]

Kent, I’ve seen video’s saying that the oven temp should be 500* but yours is 200* I’ve done it twice at 500*. Did I do damage to it?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

No, I have changed things up some and go with 350 now and I use grape seed oil most of the time, and some flax seed oil

[@cheryldillon7358]

I have a question and I hope you can help me. My new cast iron skillet survived a ceiling flood but sustained water "spots". How do I clean and reseason my cast iron?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Cheryl try a little coarse salt and scrub the spots and rinse good, heat dry and re season

[@cheryldillon7358]

Thank you. I will.

[@keisreeman]

This was the Old West of Cowboy Kent vids.. I'm not a fan of Olive oil for seasoning but ymmv.

[@waterman717]

A lot a videos or articles I've seen use a oven at high temp 400-500 degrees to season with. You used 200 degrees, just curious why the lower temp. Thanks.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I don't want to burn my oil off, I like to slowly build it up for good seasoning

[@bonitaleverette2188]

How to remove the rust

[@jackwtoddii]

Do you let the cast cool in between the oven and the next coat of oil when you repeat it 3 times

[@ErikLiberty]

Jack Todd Yeah you let it cool in the oven naturally.

[@armoredninja4975]

I am to buy a lodge 9" skillet. So, in order to first to deglaze the factory seasoning, I need to run some hot water on the new piece. Can I accompany this with using a steel wool on the surface, to scrub the skillet with? My oven is currently not working right and is in need of repair. Can I do the initial re-seasoning process without having to put the skillet into the oven. Would, only heating up the skillet sufficiently and then massaging it with flaxseed oil, do ? Please advise.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

You can start that way, get it hot and season with Flax seed oil, let it cool and do it again at least twice a day for about three days. Deep frying in it will help

[@armoredninja4975]

After the first seasoning with flaxseed oil, I need to switch to extra virgin olive oil? Any other option besides that? What about Grape seed oil?

[@charlottejensen3846]

how do you season new cast iron on a camp stove

[@faithjackson5514]

Cowboy Kent Rollins.....hello there. I got a Field cast iron.So I cleaned like you said,wiped it dry and dried on stove.Like you said.I have an african grey parrot.I dont want to put in oven like other people have said to 500 degrees for an hour.To hard on my birds lungs. So I did what you said 200 or 245 for 20 minutes to start out the seasoning.Then Ill do it a few more times.I used organic flaxseed oil. After I get it seasoned good then Im switching to olive oil.Is it ok for me to season in oven like you said in this video?.I can"t understand the 500 for an hour. Seems so high and long.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I do 300 for about 45 minutes, they already have a good based started. I then fry potatoes or bacon in it,

[@faithjackson5514]

Thank You sir, love your videos!!!

[@christianadmire6853]

How often do you season the skillets? Every time or jus occasionally?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I do mine overtime I use it

[@Lownslo-t9z]

How do you clean a rancid cast iron skillet? The smell is still in it.

[@Meowwoofma]

Leo recently bought us a couple of new Lodge skillets which are pre-seasoned but somebody told me that the first time or three some flecks would come off in the food so I'm hesitant to use it the first time and ruin a meal. Reckon if I made cornbread in them a couple of times that would take all those loose pieces? My dogs would think that cornbread was a real treat. :)

[@mrtheluckybucket]

DeAnna Dee did you get an answer?

[@ShedsandArrowheads]

How often do you wash your lint free rags? I use mine several times before washing and they seam to just hold in the oil and don’t clean well. Am I not washing them enough? Also how many rags do you take with you when camping and how do you deal with soot when cooking over an open fire? Enjoy your videos! Thanks, Steven

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Steven I soak mine in Simple Green for about 12 hours. I try to do it about every three days. IF they get to bad I just start with another

[@bendemby924]

Technical question I know you say to make sure your cast iron skillet is hot so when you put your meat or butter in its smokes... I was always told to believe that if you put a cast iron skillet on an electric stove and get it too hot it will warp your pan. So I would like your input on using an electric stove with a coil burner and electric stove with a glass top burner can you give me your thoughts and tips thank you.

[@bendemby924]

How will I know when you talk about this topic, I'm very interested in knowing your input...

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Ben I don't like coil burners they centralize heat in the center to much, glass tops are somewhat better. But you can warp one if it stays to long and to hot

[@bendemby924]

Cowboy Kent Rollins Thanks

[@justmyopinion9883]

"You can use an old pair of your underwear if you want"---Kent Rollins describing how to dry cast iron. So funny. 😁 I'll use an old T shirt instead.

[@silverfiste]

how do you feel about using coconut oil for seasoning?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I know some folks that use it, I never have

[@Cockeyed_Den8213]

I'm still using my Grand Mothers old cast iron skillet and oven. They have to be over 160 years old she passed when I was 20 I'm 60 now and she got them from her mother.

[@CowboyKentRollins]

That old iron is the best

[@theorangetreehomestead6660]

I cant seem to find any cloths that dont leave lint. Even an old shirt.

[@bustabass9025]

That's because there's no such thing as a, ''lint free cloth." By its very nature, cloth produces some amount of lint, when abraded against a wet metal or other surface regardless of its composition. Cast iron cookware is very porous, and some much rougher than others. Without a doubt when cloth, paper, or any other substance for that matter, is rubbed against it, you're going to get lint as residue from the force of contact!

[@theorangetreehomestead6660]

@@bustabass9025 Ive been using paper towels and they do pretty good.

[@bustabass9025]

@@theorangetreehomestead6660 Bought a roll of Tool Box blue shop towels the other day, and have been using them instead of the old T-shirts I've used for years. They seem to be less residual when used than cloth, or regular kitchen paper towels. Still, there is some evidence of near microscopic material rubbed free in the process. I think if you look very closely you will see the same with the paper towels you use.

[@TheJerry5001]

Can I use vegetable oil to season my cast iron for the first time?

[@chrishansen1293]

Jerry Grealish 4:36

[@ghosthk2935]

Howdy Kent! Do you use same oil to cook with as you do to season with? Can you use olive oil to cook with then something else to season with? Curious because I use olive oil both ways and seems to be fine. Thanks sir

[@CowboyKentRollins]

You can I have gotten to where I use avocado oil to season and cook with

[@ghosthk2935]

Okay. Does avocado oil have a higher smoke point? Does It Go Rancid? Thanks

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Yep it does have a higher smoke point, aint had no problem with it

[@walmark4592]

Dear Sir, my father passed and left me his cast iron skillet pans. Pops corn bread was the best. Unfortunately he took the recipe with him. Can you please help me?

[@chaielmaetheius7804]

Can gee butter be used to season the cast iron?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I never have

[@keisreeman]

Kent's Cooks on CI, and on top of the fridge he has a French press. He knows coffee, too.

[@welder9163]

There's so many do's and don'ts and different temperatures and do it in the oven or do it on stove. There really should be a step by step!! Lodge already comes seasoned, so I do I rinse with light soapy water to remove the fingerprint and dust and who knows what!!? After washing and drying do I put the skillet on stove to remove moisture? So many questions 🤯🤯.

[@GilaMonster971]

Olive oil?

[@BelindaTN]

I cannot figure out what a lint free rag is. Most cotton material has some lint. At least according to my dryer vent, it does. :o) Denim may be relatively lint free as long as you stay away from the edges.

[@Matmolius]

He refers to paper towels as lint towels!

[@tonyvernon8908]

I am assuming that when you switched to 350 you are referring to Fahrenheit Ken?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Yep

[@Maxid1]

You'd be vaporizing the seasoning at 350* Celsius. That's half way to the melting point of cast iron.

[@joaquimrodriguez8961]

is this great video fuzzy?.or is it just me?..

[@sonicbooom5387]

you make me hungry

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Kent, who's your favorite cast iron manufacturer? All I really see readily available is cast iron made by Lodge. Does that maker pass your cast iron test?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Griswold and Wagner, Lodge need not preseason theirs. It so rough the iron I have from them is the older iron before they started that mess. Thanks for watching

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Mr. Rollins, I appreciate the quick reply. I was looking at some of the Griswold and Wagner. I have an enamel bottom cast iron skillet from Lodge that I've never used. I'm unsure how that enamel bottom coat will react with the cast iron, if it will allow it to expand, contract, etc. Thanks very much again!

[@Mypplz]

Cowboy Kent Rollins would you recommend scrubbing these preseasoned "rough" cast iron pans with a wire brush at first seasoning?

[@ErikLiberty]

Josephine Stratton He has a video where he uses a mouse sander (or you can do it by hand) to remove the pre-seasoning from the pan.

[@manuelkong10]

I put my pans in the oven for an hour at 450...bakes taht oil right in!

[@charlesmohommed9917]

Has anyone used cold pressed coconut oil to season cast iron?

[@alexbowman7330]

No. You want more refined oils and not virgin oils. Virgin oils burn and go rancid too easily.

[@Spearfisher1970]

Love the videos, but Kent - just a suggestion here - it was obvious you needed a clearer video camera a few videos ago. The visual quality of your recent vids is in a bad way, sir. Interestingly, the audio seems OK. I like the wire brush idea. I'm going to have to get a new clean one to make it dedicated for kitchen & camp cooking use.

[@ghostfromdeadmenatseawilli2248]

I use salt to clen mine how you clen yours

[@CowboyKentRollins]

Hot water or steam, or salt

[@michaeltrowbridge7174]

What do you think about porcelain cast iron

[@CowboyKentRollins]

I see a lot of it, but never cooked with it, lot of folks love it

[@michaeltrowbridge7174]

Do you have to season it like black cast iron

[@geomodelrailroader]

Kent is right the first meal in a Dutch when you season it should be beans or scalloped potatoes and here is the reason why. The bacon will caramelize and the oil will be soaked into the Dutch and stay there. One thing you should note if you use the bacon first meal method do not use soap and don't use lent rags to clean it out. If you use a paper towel dispose of the scraps there can not be anything in it. Once you cleaned out add a drop of olive oil inside and smear it around then place a paper towel in the bottom and close the lid to store. If your Dutch is rusty watch Kent's rust removal video and then re-season it. If you use a bad grade of oil or the beacon grease has worn off your going to have to re-season it or the Dutch will stink and no one wants a stinky Dutch oven. If your Dutch oven does stink add a cup of vinegar and boiling water then re-season it.

[@NSDaishi]

kind of wish there were subtitles. Loud environment

[@saltypipefitter4618]

My grandma used to swear that coconut oil was the best have you tried it ?

[@CowboyKentRollins]

No I haven't but I know folks that do. Thanks Andrew for watching