Seasoning A Stainless Steel Fry Pan

[@superluiss01]

my man how impressive! im in the process of buying stainless steel camping cook gear. ran into the seasoning the pan dilemma and didnt know how to do it. WOW. thank you my brother. GOD BLESS!

[@ArtundertheSun1]

You saved my steel cookware pans I have for camping. I was getting sick and tired of soaking and scrubbing the hell out of them. Thank you!

[@mustang774]

Hey MD. I just purchased this same pan. I'm putting my third coat of oil on it now. So far it is looking good. I will be taking it on a 12 day trip on Thursday. I hope it works well as this is my go to fry pan.......Take care, Bluefin.

[@5heinens]

Excellent demo! You didn’t miss a beat. I feel totally confident that I could do this at hone without missing something or not doing it “just right”. Thanks for sharing! I wish all vids were as complete and clear as yours! Very professional!

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Thank you very much!

[@whatnextkai1294]

Awesome! Thanks! Most seasoning videos just cover carbon steel, but the way you're seasoning stainless steel pan seems better than using carbon steel now.

[@mustang774]

Works like a charm. Thanks for sharing this one......Take care Bluefin.

[@leavenotrace8890]

Great Video my friend thanks for sharing. I'm buying mine sometime this week and it helps to see someone showing you how is done!

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Mine is still rocking on with the same seasoning. Works amazing. Its all about the care you put in to it.

[@leavenotrace8890]

Hey buddy how are you? I just want to let you know that my skillet still rocking just like yours I love it....I do have a question for you I would like to buy a lid for it I was thinking Pathfinder Skillet Lid but I'm not sure if that will fit. Do you have a lid for yours?

[@padude131]

Great video! I've watched a few videos about seasoning a stainless pan and the one thing I saw was that your pan should be the same temp as the food you're going to fry. For instance, put your eggs in a cold pan then put it in your stove or burner. I've not yet tried this but I've seen others do it.

[@dominiquebt]

Great video! I love carbon steel cooking, but the weight and possibility of rust developing makes it less suitable for camping/backpacking. Also, this is the only heavy duty SS pan I've seen with handle hardware attached only on the outside - leaves the inside of the pan free of those little bolts that can collect food and bacteria. I'm sold on this pan and your process of seasoning. Having an egg slide around on the inside of a pan like a hockey puck is a great, but simple cooking pleasure IMHO:). Thanks for sharing!

[@CarolinaChrisOutdoors]

Well done! I'm glad you reminded folks ..."water only" and a rag for clean up..... only thing you're missing there is grits ;-)

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I was going to add not to use a metal spatula, but some people swear by them. I use one on my cast iron, but never on my stainless steel. Thanks for the comment. I appreciate you watching

[@Tezcax]

A metal spatula may cause some scratches but it's no big deal

[@equip2survive]

Fantastic video! Terrific demo! Great job!

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Thank you very much

[@heybulldog21]

This is honestly the best Stainless Steel seasoning video I've seen on here. Every other video shows people doing the process one time and it hardly works. Your video actually shows how you get the same patina as a carbon steel pan would get. Great video

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Thank you very much!

[@geraldamos292]

Where does this originate?? Stainless needs no seasoning..carbon steel doesnt either...just learn how to use it

[@borysvengerov3398]

Thanks for the video! Didn't even think about seasoning my soon-to-arrive alpine frying pan, though have done it multiple times for home cookware (-: One question: how much gas did you spend for those 10 iterations? I have several half-empty canisters, will be nice to finish them for a good deed like this.

[@MrWmburr7]

Thank you, my friend. I seasoned my fry pan (I purchased the same one) and put it in my go bag. I found that it nests nicely on the bottom of my 1.6 L MSR Stowaway pot.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

did not know that. thanks for the tip!

[@carmenmartinez2882]

Thanks for the video. Interesting how so many people worry about the looks of the pan, lol, probably people that worry about their hair and clean shoes while camping.

[@ammohead73]

Didn't you know you could do this,thanks brother!!!

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Glad I could pass something on!

[@davidleasure9138]

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Thanks for watching

[@larrywilliams1209]

It's all good. I have viewed so many videos on this. You just took me by surprise.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I am an outdoors-man, functionality is what I try to focus on. I appreciate your input though.

[@bendikfa]

Hi there. How does the coating hold up if I use this on a bonfire? And approximately how long does a coat last? Thanks for a great video, very helpful! Cheers

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Don't scrape or scour it off and it will last indefinitely. The "coating" is carbon and that is your non-stick so I wouldn't leave it in a hot fire unattended where you change the carbon's makeup... burn it. Coals are your friend.

[@Super.Quasar]

I've had an MSR Alpine fry pan for 10 years and abandoned it 8 years ago because of the cleaning. About to buy a non-stick pan but came across this and you've just saved me $20 and a lot of hasselblad. Many thanks for this great tip. Would this be any use for shifting the remains of curry and porridge etc in the Alpine pans ?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

You wont be disappointed.

[@aaronnelson1099]

Like glass!! Bacon grease works as well~ It is B-Fast time here and that egg looked pretty good! Off to make a sandwich now!! Haa!! Have a good one!!

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Haha, I have used bacon grease in the past as well. I use it on my cast iron. Just didn't have any available for this video. That's how it always work though. Enjoy your breakfast brother!! Thanks for watching.

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Good demo

[@handicamper101]

great vid MD. those eggs were sliding around like champs

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Thanks handsome

[@GrizzlyGaz]

What sort of oil do you use? Is any cooking oil good for this process? I have sunflower oil and vegetable oil...

[@song-film]

If you use drying oil, you don’t need to heat it until it smokes. but if you use semidrying oil you need to make it smokes away, then cool down to make the oil polimerized on the pan. That’s seasoning

[@SurvivalFirst]

Nicely done! Now I want breakfast.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Survival First just drive over and I will make you some

[@merinagovic1618]

After you seasoned it, did you use oil again for that egg? Or was it not necessary? And can I cook with it on the fire or will it ruin it?

[@Mike_Malloy]

Hmm, a lot of demos on this. The difference it you heated your pan until hot THEN put the oil in. None of the other videos did this.

[@keanuvillanueva5770]

do you have to cool it down before rinsing with water?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I find it easier to clean when still hot.

[@joseluiscaceres1458]

Thanks for this.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

glad i could help

[@fadilvi]

I already doin this, the problem is in the eyes tho, how to get clean pan after seasoning? mine is like yours, brown , because over heating oil.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I think that's just the way it is. The look doesn't bother me at all.

[@BuntyBoymadman]

A properly seasoned stainless steel pan is meant to be brown. That's the color pan seasoning process should be. If it's not brown you are not doing it right.

[@fadilvi]

@@BuntyBoymadman thanks mate .

[@Javad01]

Great helpful one!

[@NOTME-kg4yd]

How does the coating hold up if there's something acid like garlic or onions cooked?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

It holds up just as a cast iron, or a Blackstone grill. Pretty well. Just treat with a light coat of oil after every cook.

[@NOTME-kg4yd]

@@ACountryWayOfLife got it thanks.

[@TheMule440]

Great vid man! Thanks

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Thanks Brandon!!

[@ScottishWanderer]

Afternoon mate how is this pan getting on thinking of getting one atb stuart

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

This is my favorite pan to bring with me in the woods. It's a little heavier than the aluminum ones but holds up like a champ. This seasoning really works well to help with the nonstick. I think you should get it. Thanks for watching Stuart. Tell Ollie I said hi.

[@johnswanson3741]

nothing sticks worse than aluminum, and it emits a terrible oxide gas into whatever you are cooking

[@ProdigiousReturn]

This is very different than cast iron seasoning. When I do my cast iron cookware I bake the seasoning on for at least an hour in the oven. This seems just seems flash heating the oil beyond the smoke point.. Is there a reason that method is used as opposed to the traditional long baking seasoning method ?

[@cycloneranger5354]

cast iron is like 100x heavier thats why lol

[@Wanderlust073]

Good vid - gotta get around to trying this on my skillet.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Wanderlust073 it is a game changer for cooking with. It works very well.

[@CastIronCooking]

Nice little pan!

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

It works out great.

[@ThePaganspirit]

Is there specific type of oil or will sunflower oil work just the same as olive or coconut oil?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I use canola oil. It seems to work best. Vegetable oil works in a pinch as well.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

ThePaganspirit flaxseed oil is best.

[@BuntyBoymadman]

Dont use olive oil. The smoking point is too low for a good seasoning.

[@bigstick5278]

@@BuntyBoymadman :::: Peanut oil can take the heat out of all of them.

[@badhabitz69]

Can you use *Ghee* to season the pan???

[@trevormcdowell9620]

How long did the whole process take, with cooling and heating and cooling and heating and...?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

maybe 30 min

[@AlexandreTakamatsu]

layers of coating left by burned cooking oil ? Did anyone questioned if this is really healthy ?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

It's the same process and cast iron. Or is that unhealthy too?

[@AlexandreTakamatsu]

@@ACountryWayOfLife I do not know, this is why I am asking. Just because a lot of people do, and it is convenient, it doesn't necessarily means it is good for your health.

[@Chadwolverton]

It creates a polymer layer that is virtually just carbon. No harm to your health. As a matter of fact charcoal is basically pure carbon and they use that to purify and detoxify both water and people if they injest poison.

[@AlexandreTakamatsu]

@@Chadwolverton Thank you very much for that information.

[@KatJaguar1122]

It might be better to use a saturated fats such as coconut oil or in this case Palm oil. Or even Shea butter. Saturated fats are better with high heat and when cooking are healthier to cook with, however this is not a situation of merely cooking with an oil as you are creating a coating for the pan. So I am going to look into it for the saturated vegetable oils.

[@nordmende73]

Thank you!

[@carsonc152]

But I wonder how to clean a seasoned stainless steel pan after cooking?

[@marzsit9833]

treat it like cast iron.

[@LGSkywalker82]

So how long does this seasoning last usually before you have to redo it?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Honestly if you treat is like cast iron, it should stay on there. With every cook, it only gets better.

[@LGSkywalker82]

MD Outdoors awesome sir thank you!

[@dirface]

It's fully possible to do this without getting the burn stain. Just use medium heat. The are several videos of chefs doing this.

[@ScottishWanderer]

Good tip i will give this a go on my usgi mess tin

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

THE SCOTTISH WANDERER it works great

[@jawbaw6471]

If it works then it works but it looks like you have burned a big glob of oil on your pan.

[@ManLand]

Bwahahaha...Brother yours is Itty Bitty On the Spatula Size...lololol...

[@mooseknuckleoutdoors]

ManLand121 I love this little one. It can double as a eating utensil as well. I made some regular size ones as well.

[@Yummypikletits]

Haha yeah that was pretty funny but its cool

[@MrDanbecker]

Great job .. Thanks

[@zeeto_k]

I heard stainless pan dont need to seasoning. Just preheat about 5min for cooking.

[@song-film]

Pre heat, covering oil everything is about seasoning. That’s why over 20 years SS pan is non sticky than new SS pan.

[@passableespresso5068]

can you clean the burn stain?

[@slowfaller]

Tried this on a 10 on fry pan and it was a gooey mess then burnt and looked terrible. Just scrubbed down with powder bar keepers friend and its almost like new again. Afraid to attempt again, at least my cast iron is seasoned well

[@nonjaninja4904]

Does this work with titanium as well? I'm totally new to this.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I think it should. I haven't tried it though.

[@melodyharmony4420]

shucks, I wish vid volume was higher. (both my youtube sound and device sound are at 100%).

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Melody Harmony weird that you are having that problem

[@melodyharmony4420]

other vids have been fine. but i had to hunt around for some ear buds. thanks for the follow up.

[@quincy22]

Can we wash this with soap and water?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

No. Treat it like cast iron.

[@quincy22]

MD's Country Cooking should I just use only water and dry it out or?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

@@quincy22 yes just wash with water. It works best to do it when the pan is still hot. It works kinda like when you are de-glazing a pan.

[@readingswithjenna9714]

Does tomato or other acidic juices take the seasoning off?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I have had issues with high acidic foods. But after cleaning i do one coat of oil and it is just like new.

[@boanerges149]

yes

[@tjerkheringa937]

That brown color is when you have no idea what you are doing. You burnt your oil.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Hey thanks

[@dimmacommunication]

You should use a very small amount of oil,really a few drops and repeat it.

[@zechariahhall2620]

Would a stove top at max be good

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

SniperSurvivalist it would work perfect

[@zechariahhall2620]

Okay and how would you clean the pan without ruining the season?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Water and wipe. A little soap might not be too bad& just be gentle with it.

[@zechariahhall2620]

And what oils what work well for the seasoning new to the whole seasoning

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Canola oil is best. Or flak seed oil. One that has a high smoke point

[@josesito2899]

what kind of oil did you use on the pan?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Canola

[@jamesortiz5388]

Why did buddy cross the street? To bring you some egg! Man this was great, I enjoyed the fun!

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Thank you so much for watching

[@WeebRemover4500]

so this is the cheat to avoiding a super heavy pan, that can also resist water... im in.

[@avatargunner6776]

Do you have to do all that if you just want to cook hamburgers in it

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

No. A little oil when cooking should do you just fine.

[@maxwelld5832]

Do u put any oil on before putting the egg on

[@1vasya]

Hi, my first attempt at seasoning went poorly (that was before I saw your video) so after making bacon my pan looks like this photos.app.goo.gl/x5ZWhRDYQzNKX9sc8 Can I season it over the black or should I not and is there a way to remove the black before seasoning? Or have I just ruined it? :( Thank you!!!

[@peterballistreri5479]

Use bar keeper's friend (buy from your local supermarket) and clean it then season it.

[@nickprague1481]

Those brown marks will be unique to each pan and should be considered character marks

[@hepgeoff]

Great info, but audio isn't very good. Can't hear what you're saying half the time. You should get a lav mic or something.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I’m aware. I have since upgraded all of my equipment about 3 years ago

[@rickytrevino8281]

Im torn between SS and iron.. The SS is easier to season than the iron but the pan looks dirty as hell after awhile because it starts to brown from the heat, whereas iron is already black

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

For me it's all about functionality

[@rickytrevino8281]

@@ACountryWayOfLife I need both, dont wanna have people come over then I cook for them and they think im using a dirty ass pan thats never seen water

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

@@rickytrevino8281 I can understand that. I use this in my backpack in the woods. Nobody cares what it looks like when you are in the boonies. Lol

[@carmenmartinez2882]

Ballsweat McGee camping is not about glamour but weight and functionality. Who cares what the pan looks like.

[@ranikarwiniraneetv]

You just broke your stainless steel pan, i work in restaurant and that is wrong way to seasoning your stainless steel, stainless steel must still shining not brown at all, that was an advantage of SS pan, note: SS pan will harm your health if you scratch the surface, and i think SS Pan with brown color harm your health too, seasoned pan will still shining like a mirror, not brown at all after thousand of using, just heat up your pan with thin layered oil brand "BARCO" that have high heat level point, flatten the oil with paper towel, after light smoke appear, flatten and remove the oil excess with paper towel, let it warm, give lot of table salt, flatten with paper tower, pour table salt to a cup, and remove salt excess with paper towel, then repeat the proccess, not brown, the SS pan will more shining like a mirror, after cook dont clean SS PAN with soap, just heatup until warm your pan with excess food, add warm water (not cold water) using your wood utensil, remove your excess, rinse with tap water, dry off, done. We have 15++ year SS pan, not stick at all, still shining like new, that advantage of SS Pan, SS pan more shining after thousand of using. Color change from seasoning proccess is good for carbon steel

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Still working great after a few years. Non stick and still looks a wonderful brown. To each their own.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

You still work at Wendy's? Or did you move on to a gas station?

[@autobiographyofanidiot6036]

This is straight up wrong. Stainless steel does not harm you. It doesn’t react. Chemically neutral, no toxins. That’s also why it doesn’t rust, because it can’t be oxidized easily. Otherwise doctors wouldn’t be using SAE 440 stainless to cut people open. Secondly, you realize that coating a pan with oil is how you season cast iron utensils, right? Why would that coating be a detriment on stainless but not on cast iron?

[@mariomontreuil7097]

i tested this seasoning on my camping SS pan and it work. I made some reseach on the subject. Yes SS pan do not need to be seasoning if tou heat it at the good temp before adding oil but for outdoor use it is sometime maybe not easy. It think this way to seasoning is not bad.

[@Geared84]

Use flakseed oil. You wont get a brown pan

[@LordThree]

Shame you broke the yolk😢

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I sat in the corner feeling shame

[@Shards-of-Narsil]

I can barely hear this on full volume.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Yeah sorry about that..... not sure what happened in editing. I have since changed programs and camera.

[@susanp.collins7834]

So basically I need to dirty up my lovely stainless steel pan with nasty burnt cancer causing brown gunk? Not a chance.

[@jeromebullard6123]

You need to turn off CNN.

[@estendir]

By doing this seasoning i guess you also eat some of that burned oil....

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I guess that's true with all cooking.....not sure your point

[@TRPufnStuf]

Would've been nice to be able to hear you.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Flaxseed oil is the best for this.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I have not tried that yet!

[@IhmePaskaa]

@@ACountryWayOfLife Good cuz u shouldn't. Don't waste ur time with that sht.

[@NatureBoy711]

LOL !!!!!

[@deecoyx]

This is NOT the right way to do this.......

[@trevormcdowell9620]

so what is?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Nothing.... just a troll

[@Mobin92]

I suppose you should not let the oil actually burn... just bring it to the smoking point.

[@tkk85]

Looks good to me. I just did this with a stainless wok about half a dozen times until the bottom was black. First time using that wok without a single ingredient sticking and cleanup was a breeze.

[@geraldamos292]

Thats funny and unnecessary

[@mrgoggles1963]

(sigh)... you shouldn’t be seeing brown on a properly seasoned stainless steel pan. Your experiment did nothing more than release the burnt and excessive amount of the oil on to the egg and you ruined your new pan. A proper spatula may have saved the egg from breaking as you flipped it with your stick. Weekend warrior, throwing his money away. Hint: properly seasoned ss pans are very shiny and the surface should be more slippery than a brand new, washed ss pan. Nice to be outdoors, though. 🤙

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

It's the same as seasoning any stainless grill. Show me a Blackstone that isnt brown/black. You have no clue what you are talking about. Be gone troll

[@larrywilliams1209]

Of all the videos showing us how to season a Stainless Steel pan, you are the only one that ends up with an ugly brown finish? I don't like this.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

Sorry you didn't like the way i did it. It may not be pretty but it works well.

[@francodelrio7989]

it really worked! 🇩🇪👈

[@darwingreen717]

How long does the seasoning last?

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

7