How To Clean And Season Your Cast Iron Pan Like A Pro

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How To Clean And Season Your Cast Iron Pan Like A Pro

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Clean That Up

Күн бұрын

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@tiffanyb.7596 4 ай бұрын

THIS video is what I’ve been waiting for. I have beautiful cast iron pans that my grandmother gave me. Now I’ll be able to use them. ✨Thank You so much! 😃🥳

@KTea66 2 ай бұрын

Me tooooo !! Now there is hope! 😅

@terrirojas 4 ай бұрын

WOW! Incredible! Next up: how to wash/clean your restored cast iron pan to preserve it's new seasoning.

@xchrysantha 4 ай бұрын

Yes please!!!

@ars63007 3 ай бұрын

Cast Iron Chris is a fantastic resource on both KZfaq and Instagram if you’re looking for cleaning tips. He’s got a lot of helpful videos and posts.

@maxinehatcher7820 4 күн бұрын

I truly enjoyed your video thanks a lot and shout outs to Grandma because grandma knows best ❤😊

@jillynnrekowski3106 23 күн бұрын

Another thing to know about cast iron is that it can crack. Before buying a used cast iron pan hold it by the handle and let the pan hang down (vertically). Then give the back of the pan a good flick with your finger. If it rings it’s a good pan, it it makes a thud it has a crack.

@keepingit763 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@cathyellie 11 күн бұрын

Yes!!! They can also warp… place them flat surface and see if they wobble… then take a credit card and hold it on the bottom inside and out and make sure you can’t see any light … that it’s flat and tight against each surface… no warping!

@user-mp6bp4qk8g 5 күн бұрын

WOW!!! I love this. Thanks. I learnt this to late after I threw out my rusted looking pans 😭😭😭. Now I can buy cast iron again.

@greenmrkitty1 4 ай бұрын

Sir, sir how did you know I needed this video? Thank you sooooo much! I have two, one belonged to my auntie who passed. I didn't want to get rid of it, I just know there was a way to clean and re-season it. 🍳❤Thanks again

@christinal4966 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I’ve watched other videos and they have missed the step of heating, cooling and oiling the pan multiple times. No wonder my pans have always turned out just OK.

@milicamarshastefanovich3312 3 ай бұрын

None of the oils worked for me except Crisco. That was a game changer!

@YTFlove4ever 4 ай бұрын

Can you please do a video on how to clean burnt on food from non stick pans please??

@IzizzlefuhRizzle 4 ай бұрын

I usually use grape seed oil to season the whole pan. Makes a really strong layer. Flax seed tended to flake on me. Idk why.

@jstretch 4 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aciKic5hsdbNnIE.htmlsi=ETBVb41zm_KUlm4C This explains the flax seed oil well.

@kaymack5304 4 ай бұрын

Avocado oil is better because it’s non inflammatory. For your body, not the pan😂

@AndreHicks80s 2 ай бұрын

I knew I wasn’t the only one. I do the same.

@MichelleGable-em8cd 4 ай бұрын

This looks like the easiest way so far. Thanks to you and your grandma i'm going to give it a try.

@daveclark6324 4 ай бұрын

Up next... Brandon's cooking channel! 🤣 Great job on the pan Brandon 👍

@ericleblond7517 22 күн бұрын

Great potato trick man Thank you, I was about to order something on Amazon but not anymore, I’ve got some potatoes 😅

@cathyellie 11 күн бұрын

They can also warp… place them flat surface and see if they wobble… then take a credit card and hold it on the bottom inside and out and make sure you can’t see any light … that it’s flat and tight against each surface… no warping!

@marcuscarrozza732 Ай бұрын

That's a lodge cast iron . It's one of the best pans made . Good thing you found it . Would have been a shame it went into the trash . They can be pricey as new . So you got away with a really good deal on that pan.

@Moluccan56 26 күн бұрын

I was looking at a square grill bottom frying pan in a Value Village and a passerby told me it was a good one and that $20.00 for it was ‘cheap’. It is a Lodge. I bought it because a stranger said it was good.

@janelizrodriguez2509 3 ай бұрын

Great informational video on cleaning an old cast iron pan. Thank you, I repeated 0:41 about three times and just had a nice laugh, thank you for keeping the blooper and being authentic in your videos. I hope you and your family experince God's love for you all. God bless you 🕊🙏

@laisrohr1 4 ай бұрын

I never knew cast iron pans could be nonstick. Thanks for the video!

@cathicross7819 Ай бұрын

Now I know why my process did not work properly: I had no idea I had to repeat it several times. Thank you!

@caraziegel7652 4 ай бұрын

omg this looks simpler than so many other instructions. i think i should do this to ALL my cast irons because they've all been rusting

@CleanThatUp 4 ай бұрын

happy cleaning!

@katwoman6523 2 ай бұрын

Brandon, would you show us how to clean and season during the pan’s use? TIA

@DunstanW 4 ай бұрын

Yaaasss. When I came to this country, I fell in LOVE with collecting cast-iron but couldn't use them. UNTIL now I will.... THANK YOU

@inderbirkaur4464 2 ай бұрын

You are a genius!. Thank you, I have three similar ones to yours which I was going to put in recycling bin. Now I will bring back from the garden!

@joannal47 4 ай бұрын

Haven’t tried avocado oil but we started using flaxseed oil when americas test kitchen recommended it and it made an astonishing difference compared to what we had used previously.

@lsheffield6205 4 ай бұрын

I use their method too. Using the self clean oven cycle to remove rust and old finish was a game changer. All my cast iron is no stick now. ❤

@NurChrisi 2 ай бұрын

A couple months ago I looked up everywhere for good tutorials on how to do this because i also got myself a pan secondhand. Noone ecplained it anywhere near as simple and good as you did, which is why the result is very meh.... I'm gonna try again immediately. Thanks already!

@CleanThatUp 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful to hear, happy cleaning!

@angieniko8844 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for a very informative video! I am glad your video came up in my feed. I will try this on my rusted cast iron pan.

@antlerman7644 4 ай бұрын

You need use a led / other heavy metals test kit. Sone people use them to smelt metals but it contaminates them. It's super important that you check this, especially if its a old one (some were manufactured with lead) or its thrifted.

@davidmikronis4948 14 күн бұрын

Smelting is the process to remove metal from ORE! Surely you mean MELT.

@catfrog79 3 ай бұрын

Wow! I'm gonna have to do this my cast iron pans! Thank you!

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom 3 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on how to clean them once seasoned and how often to season them pls?

@momokokochuchuchu 2 ай бұрын

Fascinating. I had no idea u could use potato

@Gloria-up1lz 3 ай бұрын

Omg I love this guy. So wonderful job

@annieneves6431 4 ай бұрын

This is so straightforward, thanks bunches!

@CleanThatUp 4 ай бұрын

no problem! glad I could help!

@adrianavargas8771 4 ай бұрын

Sr, how do you clean the cast iron pan after using it?. Do you clean it with soap and water?

@holyhiphopper 4 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same thing!

@KN-lu5ty 3 ай бұрын

No matter what you hear you absolutely 100% can use dish soap. You can even scrub with a nylon brush and it does not affect the seasoning if you reseason it after washing for like 5 minutes on stove

@llofdarkwater9152 3 ай бұрын

@KN-lu5ty - Absolutely agree. I only need a few drops of dish soap most of the time. I've been using everything from 100 year old pans to relatively new pans. Never harmed any of them. Sometimes I only need salt and water, but most of the time, dish soap and water. The key is to make certain they are completely dry after washing, and then give a quick reseason on the stove top, and it's good to go. (I use my cast iron almost daily, and I rotate the ones I use.)

@KN-lu5ty 3 ай бұрын

@@llofdarkwater9152 Yep daily here too even multiple times a day and no need to reseason even every time maybe once every couple times. Don't understand at all the constant parroting about no dish soap lol!! It's sad because people literally don't try cast iron because they hear they can't wash them. And they're life changing

@crystalmas6685 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for uploading!

@ghostofdavinci2003 3 ай бұрын

This was really appreciated!!

@perlasosa9068 3 ай бұрын

Will putting it in the burner will work as well? If I don’t have an oven.

@fw4771 2 ай бұрын

Great job!

@cynthiajones1558 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Good tips.

@ClaudiaJGil 21 күн бұрын

If I am putting the cast iron directly on heat do I still season at the bottom ?

@vanessathompson-ff6gq 19 күн бұрын

Hi. I clean my cast iron skillet with vinegar and water. I oil it with extra virgin olive oil. After seasoning and cooking it the pan has a bumpy feel. What did I do wrong please?

@billedmondson746 3 ай бұрын

Great job. Thanks

@elizabethtaylor3779 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Brandon! This video was especially helpful and interesting. The pan was in sad shape and ended up looking almost new, and the process is very easy. I have an old cast iron fry pan I'll try this on. Recently, I bought an enameled cast Dutch oven, beautiful, and did much research on prepping it for use by seasoning it with oil. Used grapeseed oil, but it was a *disaster* and nearly ruined the pan because the oil turned into a glue-like substance and was almost impossible to remove. It took days of scrubbing with a variety of implements and products. Any suggestions? Your humor in this one is fantastic....love your videos!

@lsheffield6205 4 ай бұрын

I use America’s Test Kitchen’s method. Put your cast iron into a self cleaning oven cycle. It will remove everything. Then you start layering flaxseed oil and baking it. It takes a while but my cast iron is non stick now. Very easy to clean and maintain. Look up ATK Cast Iron Seasoning.

@marwis928 5 сағат бұрын

Enameled doesnt season, its already "coated" you would only need to season a non enameled pan...

@jstretch 4 ай бұрын

Same process I use to restore cast iron.

@brittanym.4557 4 ай бұрын

Amazing! I'm doing this!

@CleanThatUp 4 ай бұрын

Awesome, happy cleaning!!

@cubinn149 Ай бұрын

Use that courch salt

@KathyMeyer-l7f Ай бұрын

what temperature does the oven have to be???

@michelletran6348 3 ай бұрын

After each use, do you have to repeat the wash, dry, oven, oil, oven again?

@rosamanzo7785 Ай бұрын

Does it have to be kosher salt or can I use any salt?

@redcdawg 28 күн бұрын

Great video thanks. Steeeeeeeeeellllllllaaaaa

@JamesThrower-hq9bt 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@mcolaco 2 ай бұрын

Does it have to be Kosher salt only? Or it could be any regular salt.

@briandress2448 2 ай бұрын

does it take the carbon off?

@reshmaparia 2 ай бұрын

If don't have a oven, how can achieve the same results using a stove top?

@airconditionersplusmoreplu9357 4 ай бұрын

Cool!

@rosalindwillis1772 4 ай бұрын

How do you clean the cast iron pan after each usage??

@markjohnson9495 3 ай бұрын

So what was the temperature you set your oven to for the 30 minute seasoning process?

@asininemind8235 Ай бұрын

450

@KZ-pt5qk 4 ай бұрын

Could I use tallow for the seasoning?… I don’t use vegetable oils in my kitchen!

@teresamoore4126 4 ай бұрын

Yes, animal fat is the best.

@thomastevis8655 4 ай бұрын

Awesome videos sorry I’m soo late

@MinnyAU 4 ай бұрын

Question, would you be able to get away with just using a steel scourer?

@rha995 4 ай бұрын

Hello and thank you for the information 😊. May I ask why you need to put the pan in the oven before seasoning it?

@SarahOboda 4 ай бұрын

The oven helps it dry faster after rinsing so it doesn’t start to rust before you start seasoning it.

@monokuroxxboo Ай бұрын

What happens to that dirty water in the glass container lol?

@Wix11ven 3 ай бұрын

You can also submerge your pan in Coca-Cola overnight and all the rust shall be gone.

@pattyk101 4 ай бұрын

Grandma probably got this idea from Martha Stewart.

@TaushaTW 3 ай бұрын

I’m allergic to avocado & peanut. What other oils can I use?

@pearlsrevealed 3 ай бұрын

Flaxseed is recommended by America’s Test Kitchen. I use Crisco shortening.

@TaushaTW 3 ай бұрын

@@pearlsrevealedThank you!

@llofdarkwater9152 3 ай бұрын

There are a bunch out there that come in a handy stick. Made just for cast iron - work like a dream.

@v31.48 4 ай бұрын

God I would never do such thing 😂

@pamelamotyka8036 2 ай бұрын

thank you. regretfully, I did not watch your video first.

@oiuicxch 18 күн бұрын

Didn’t work out for me. After 10+ mins of work the pan turned EXACTLY like it was before. Zero effect

@molly_kinsella 4 ай бұрын

i think the oil burned on my pan there is a sticky dark layer it left on

@russbear31 3 ай бұрын

When there's a "sticky residue" on the pan, that means you used too much oil and didn't wipe away enough of the excess oil before you seasoned the pan. Food will stick in those "sticky places." It can be fixed. Try reheating the pan on the stove top or in the oven. Once it's blazing hot try using a thick wad of papertowels to rub out the sticky spots. The goal is to redistribute the extra oil across the cooking surface and to blot up the extra oil as you can. Over time as you use the pan the sticky spots should disappear. When you re-season the pan be a miser with the oil. Less is actually more.

@WAThomasRKH 3 ай бұрын

I guess, it's not 450 °C, right?

@KateRVN 3 ай бұрын

What else can I use, I’m allergic to Avocado

@pearlsrevealed 3 ай бұрын

Americas Test Kitchen recommends flaxseed. I use Crisco

@Wix11ven 3 ай бұрын

But honestly, who has the time to do all this?? That’s why I prefer a standard non-stick pan

@llofdarkwater9152 3 ай бұрын

You only have to go through this once - and then never have to go through the big clean, as he did, again. It takes me like one minute to clean and after cooking. Another three or four minutes at most to dry, oil, and drain on the stove top. I use mine daily, nothing ever never sticks, and my youngest pan is well over twenty years old. Looks like new.

@sandie157 3 ай бұрын

Cast iron, gives a finish on meats that non stick can't touch. Also one doesn't have to worrry about the finish peeling off and going into the food. I have and use both. High acidic foods like tomatoes are better off in a non stick.

@Wix11ven 3 ай бұрын

After each cooking, you’ll need to wash it all off, so the oils that you spent hours applying + heating etc would all be gone and needs to be reapplying plus oven heating etc?

@llofdarkwater9152 3 ай бұрын

@Wix11ven - All the time initially spent, getting that seasoning done... what it does is set it. The seasoning layer stays on. And because it's set, it makes the pan a non-stick surface. After cooking with it, I usually only need to give it a quick rinse, with a small drop of soap, using a sponge. (If something does stick, I use a nylon scrubber or wet scrub daddy, and it comes right off. ) After washing, I set it on the stove top, on medium-high, and make sure it's completely dry (takes only a couple of minutes). Then, I add a whisper-thin layer of oil while the pan is still warm, and I'm done. (It usually is all finished, before I've even put the rest of the dishes in the dishwasher. Seriously, the process takes about five minutes, tops.

@CanadianRaider18 3 ай бұрын

Joe burrow

@catulusinferni8612 3 ай бұрын

Never got while those cast iron pans are in trend every now and then. We had this back when I was a kid and it always was so much work to clean them. And everything you cook in them just tastes odd. It smells odd while cooking, too. Don't know why everyone seems to want that... I tried it again a few years ago because my husband wanted to try one out and still... they become sticky after the first use if you don't put enough force into scubbing them down and after a few days after coating, they start to stink sooo badly. Not a the oil went bad stink, but a metallic stink. I hate that. It is overpowering. And still eveything just tastes odd, like a mix of onion and melon. The taste never went away, I tried so much "tricks"... 200€ right into the trash. I also get that smell and taste in restaurants when they use cast iron pans instead of aluminum pans or coated ones. Even Pizza when it is baked in one tastes bad. How do you all cope with that?

@llofdarkwater9152 3 ай бұрын

Our family never has that issue. And I mean extended family, too. Most of us cook daily with ours, in all our different households. Nothing sticks, no odd smells or tastes. I'm not sure what would cause it, other than the type of cooking oil, maybe?

@llofdarkwater9152 3 ай бұрын

I did just ask a neighbor, she said her daughter had a problem with that, but in her case it was too high cooking temp combined with using low smoke point oil.

@jstretch 4 ай бұрын

Some extra background info on the oil for seasoning can be found here. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aciKic5hsdbNnIE.htmlsi=ETBVb41zm_KUlm4C