Seasoning Cast Iron - So it doesn't stink up the house

[uncle eddie]

My bacon press was neglected in my barn for about the past 10 years and was in serious need of some TLC. I also wanted to fetch it to use on my Blackstone. Since it looked pretty gnarly, I decided to re-season it. I had room so I added two frying pans to the re-seasoning mix as well.

• Cleaned all with warm water and dried
• Lightly coated all with canola oil
• placed them on the gas grill at 400 F for an hour
  • using the gas grill keeps the stink out of the house
  • always place pots and pans upside down when seasoning
• allowed them to cool
• applied a light finish coat
• and they are ready to use and look pretty as a picture.

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[Brokenhandle]

Just have to love seasoned cast iron!
Looks good!


Ryan

 

[BigW.]

Nice job.

 

[normanaj]

I need to do a few of my pans but I've been procrastinating lately.

 

[MJB05615]

Great job and great idea. I've stunk up the house a few times seasoning, lol.

 

[JckDanls 07]

They look great...

How would one go about it if they don't have a gas grill ?

 

[Brokenhandle]

They look great...

How would one go about it if they don't have a gas grill ?

A decent day so you can open the windows of the house and use the oven. Kind of depends on the other half... my wife wouldn't mind it. But she also likes when I stink up the garage fridge with smoked bacon or cheese.

Ryan

 

[chopsaw]

Looks like they came out great . Nice old Wagner ! I bought that camp oven at Goodwill , that just doesn't want to clean up . I've had it outside twice just trying to get the factory oil off of it . I've had Military surplus guns that cleaned up easier .
Did it in the house the other day , that didn't last long . Not sure what's on it .

uncle eddie Did you turn the grill grates over because of the cast iron , or do you always run them like that ?

 

[civilsmoker]

Nice on the re-season, I have used my pellet grill to season CI's for some time now.....that smell in the house means I'm buying breakfast lunch and dinner for a week......

chopsaw , I run my CI grates that way most of the time as well.

 

[Hockeydudde]

I hadn't tried the grill, I should do that.
I use grape seed oil, smoke point is above the polymerization temp. I do it at 400. You can smell it, but it's pretty faint and no smoke.

 

[Newglide]

Looks good. Just did mine this weekend, didn't think about using the grill, good idea. It does stink up the house.

 

[uncle eddie]

chopsaw After warm-up, I clean the grates with a wire brush is all

 

[chopsaw]

I run my CI grates that way most of the time as well.

After warm-up, I clean the grates with a wire brush is all

Just wondering the thought behind running them flipped over . Just curious .

 

[civilsmoker]

Just wondering the thought behind running them flipped over . Just curious .

They clean very easy and they act more like grill grates as the heat is concentrated to a point. There was a sheet in the build stuff that talked about the different sides for different styles of cooking, so Weber intended on having them flipped around based on how you like to cook.

 

[uncle eddie]

chopsaw - you flip them over so if any of the oil is thick-ish, it will run out and not pool. The pooled, seasoned, oil makes a sticky area that is not good.

 

[civilsmoker]

chopsaw - you flip them over so if any of the oil is thick-ish, it will run out and not pool. The pooled, seasoned, oil makes a sticky area that is not good.

Oh yes this....I was thinking of the grates on the grill but yes I always run my CI pans flipped like UE did for the reason above.....

 

[chopsaw]

LOL . Yes the grates upside down in the grill . I get the cast iron and the oils .

 

[WaterRat]

Just wondering the thought behind running them flipped over . Just curious .

I guess I consider the way the grates are in the pic to be the “normal way”. Never thought of “flipping them over”. Learned something today . Also remembered my dutch oven needs a a new seasoning which shall now be done outside.

 

[chopsaw]

I guess I consider the way the grates are in the pic to be the “normal way”.

I do flip mine over and run the grill for cleaning purposes . I was thinking maybe there's another reason .
Function is the same I would think . The square lugs in the corners go down in a normal setup . Makes 4 points of contact on each grate . Keeps it from potential rocking .

I was just curious , figured I would learn something . I'm always up for that .

 

[civilsmoker]

I do flip mine over and run the grill for cleaning purposes . I was thinking maybe there's another reason .
Function is the same I would think . The square lugs in the corners go down in a normal setup . Makes 4 points of contact on each grate . Keeps it from potential rocking .

I was just curious , figured I would learn something . I'm always up for that .

My grates have the lugs on both sides, so intended on running either way, ie one for more delicate stuff the other for sticky stuff. Like I said there was a whole sheet included in the assembling directions on which way to use them for grilling desire. I mainly run them the sharp side up as they are closer to the sear zone grate. If I grill salmon or fish I use the flatter side.