Best Way to Season Cast Iron Pans - Flax Seed Oil

Step 6 Use the Gas Grill

*update 1/30/12*

I now feel foolish for saying that this was the "best way" to season cast iron without mentioning this important tip that was brought up in the comments: if you want to avoid making your house smell like smoking oil - USE THE BBQ!

What a great idea - thanks to everyone who suggested this.  Next time, I'm definitely gonna use the grill.

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Comments

[nottauser]

I just used my big black skillet for the first time since a friend gave it to me and it worked great! I was amazed at the fact that it cooked my eggs so well without sticking and fried the potatoes to perfection ...now I just need to get a technique down on making fried potatoes like my folks used to when I was a kid and I can call my bachelor cooking skills completed. I love cooking but have a frankenstien approach to doing it, I realize it is a science and like to learn new things. I use grape seed oil to cook and wonder if that had something to do with the slick surface for cooking? Its got the highest level of viamin E even higher than safflower oil but both are great for healthy cooking although more expensive than other oils.
I cooked on medium and no smoke or sticking! INCREDIBLE! Better than a non stick pan and less worry about teflon flakes in the food.
when its time to re-season the pan I will appreciate having your instructable to refer to,Thanks so much!

[fredstein]

Great Post & interesting comments.

On the "which oil to use?" front, I use Rice Bran oil, cheap, available at most supermarkets, high smoke point, no edible/inedible conflict & no taste - often used in Japanese cooking for deep-frying, tempura & the like.