Have no Fear – Easily Clean your Cast Iron Like a Pro!
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Great video and tips there Kent 👍 I remember discovering your channel years ago while looking up some restoration videos on cast iron. Been a proud subscriber every since 👍
I wish I could get mine to look that slick and shiny, and evenly black.
Mine are just inexpensive Lodges, so I don't imagine they'll ever look quite as nice.. Currently some areas are shiny, where the oil runs off and the hot temp starts to carbonize the thin layer of oil. The areas where it tends to pool up don't get carbonized enough to look shiny. Then I have spots that look a little lighter in color, where I would guess isn't seasoned as well as the darker areas. Some spots feel slightly rough or bumpy, from the edges of the oil pools of where the oil had carbonized while I'm cooking.. Thankfully I haven't really experienced any flaking in months. But I still desire to figure out how to get it as slick and evenly black looking as the ones I see in videos like this.
Perhaps I'll have to buy a more expensive piece.. It's been quite a learning curve for me the past year and a half. I haven't cooked much in it besides bacon and steaks. Hash browns a few times. Homemade pizza quite a few times.. I need to purchase a lid and attempt fried taters.
cleaning cooking utensils easily, I like watching the videos
These periodic updates and reminders on cast iron care are the best way to keep the quality of cooking at its best, and who better to explain it than the true expert himself. I am one who bought my first cast iron because of Kent and Shannon and truly enjoy my slowly expanding collection which means taking care of them. Great video again from the best.
Do you have a cast iron wok? I have never seen you use one. What is your thought on them?
Whats Thoughts on making chili or stew in a dutch oven I here people say you cannot cook your Tomatoes or peppers in cast-iron ? I do as soon as I'm done I'm washing it and drying and then I'm seasoning it . I won a Chilli contest everyone had their steel pots. I kinda felt out of place Dutch oven
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My cast-iron looks really good on the sides but right in the middle it looks like it's almost pitted. I didn't clean it right or seeing it right when I first got the pan and I've been trying to get rid of the pitted look ever since. I seasoned it a bunch trying to get rid of the pitted look and I've been cleaning it and seasoning it correctly every time I use it and it has gotten much better, Should I just keep going the same way I am and it'll eventually correct itself with proper care and seasoning? Or do I basically have to start all over?
Question: Since the seasoning is a food product, won't a shiny oily coating like you are showing draw bugs?
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Hi Kent, how do you feel about Carbon Steel skillets, Dutch Ovens, etc.? Should I treat them just like my cast iron pieces?
Also, most cast iron skillets today have some pretty rough cooking surfaces from the casting process. What would be a good way to smoothe them out?
I have a relative that leaves water in their cast iron for days and uses steel wool. I try to reseason it for them but they won't take care of it then say the skillet is bad…so rusted
Love your videos and this one is a good one. I'd definately love to see one on rust removal. This is perfect timing. I picked up a couple CI pans at a yard sale that has rust on them and my house mate decided to soak my good CI fry pan in soap and water in the sink and it is worse than the ones I picked up. I've though about taking a wire wheel or wire brush to them to them and then re season, but I've held off the urge so far.
Great video thanks!!!!
What’s the best way to season on the cast iron ?
Mr Kent, your wisdom and country boy humor is the BEST!! I enjoy all the videos so much. I’m a outdoor cooking cast iron loving Italian Cowgirl from southeast Texas Hugs to you BOTH 😊
In my opinion, this video would have been more effective if the cast iron was actually very dirty or even rusty. I cleaned a rusty cast iron pan using your techniques and got the same results. Have good days.
We just went camping and cooked over wood fire with my Lodge skillet. I wish I had seen this information before because I have soot on the bottom of my skillet. I have been wiping with a damp paper towel and it still comes out black each time.
I’ve gotten all my grandfathers old cast iron, most of it sat in his shed for years. I have tried to get a few pieces up to speed with no success. Supposed I send one that is in poor condition and you made a video or 2 on how to bring her back around? I am sure I am not the first to ask this.
I sure wanna wash your pan old pal
I fry in my deep cast iron pan, what do I do with the extra oil?
Would you try the Lodge Sportsman's Pro Grill?
Do what works for you! Sometimes I use soap if the pan is gummy greasy gross. Always use hot water and always scrub brush (mine came with one) and I dry it on the stove, light spray of oil and wipe with paper towel then leave to cool
I love this channel.
Don’t be afraid of a little soap and water.
Great Video!! I have used the chain but I'm very gentle with it. I need to get one of your scrapers. QUESTION : Do you season a lid the same way you do the skillet?? Do you even worry about the lid except for water of course?? 🤔🤔
So you shouldn’t use metal in cast iron when cooking?
Thanks for your cast iron wisdom Kent. – Of course, this would apply to cast iron flat top griddles too (like the Blackstone). – Cheers!
Thanks for the video. I know how to do all of this, but my wife doesn't and she's terrified of cast iron. I've told her everything you said in this video, but as usual, she will listen to other sources more than me. So I'm showing her this video to see what happens lol.
I would love to see you show portnoy how to make a pizza
Question I had my cast iron perfectly seasoned then one day I put it on a broken burner and if you put on low it gives you high heat well guess what it burned a hot spot in the middle do think if I use salt I can bring it back to pristine again thank you for your videos
I saw the Replay and the information was really helpful. I hope you can help me, I made a pie in a Cast Iron pie pan. Put it in the Refrigerator and covered with Foil. When it was cut, some of the seasoning came off and the grey Iron is showing. I threw out the pie, how do I fix it? Thank you Kent and Shannon, God bless you both.
I have used a steam blaster on really dirty pots and pans inside and out
I use dawn after every use as well as metal utensils and chain mail, and NEVER harm the seasoning.
Back in early 2002 we had a house fire and my dad lost almost all of my grandmother's cast iron skillets they meant a lot to him, it's taken us all these years but we've slowly been getting him new ones. We love your videos, it's nice to see someone cook in cast iron like he does. Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Any tips on using cast iron on an electric glass top stove? What are your thoughts about the Biden administration getting rid of gas stoves?
How do you get the insides sides of your pans so black. Mine are gray to bronze. I use grape seed oil everytime I clean my cast iron. I have the Stargazer pan at 400 degree by IR thermometer. Guessing I need to do the seasoning in the oven to get the sides of the pan black. THanks for the great video and look forward to future videos.