What is Cast Iron? / How to season cast iron cookware.

Many cooks will agree that cast iron is one of the best surfaces to cook upon. It distributes heat evenly, and is virtually indestructible - however, it does take some work to get it up to snuff. In today's What's This Food?! we explore the age old cookware, and season it with flax seed oil. For more information on seasoning visit ;http://sherylcanter.com Today's episode is sponsored by Dishcrawl.com


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[WatchMeSC]

Great overview. Very informative. I like these WTF's, and watch them everyday. Keep it up!

[danieldelaney]

@WatchMeSC Awesome! Glad you're liking them. What would you like me to cover?

[paradisewaster]

Leave a video response, voice was perfect but i think it's because usually you wear spectacles i agologize my englisi is little rusty.Thank you!

[danieldelaney]

@paradisewaster hahahaha!!

[TarantulaHand]

Come on man!! Cast iron wasn't mean't to be kicked around. Just use the stuff and take care of it. The mystery is part of the magic. By the way,  kosher salt is the cleaning magic.

[outdoorsman310]

@3soopag just keep using it the seasoning will build back up

[outdoorsman310]

cast iron- dont drop it on concrete

[BelindaTN]

@TheYemenfan

The same would have to be done with a new one too. The pan needs several layers of the seasoning to function at it's best.

[TheYemenfan]

OMG,, you kidding me 6 times,, 6 tiiiiiiiimes,,, I'd rather threw it away and buy a new one than doing sooooooo much work,,, thnx anyway

[3soopag]

Hi Daniel, I seasoned my pan according to your video. It turned out great. Then one day, I left it heating up on high with nothing in it except butter and it started smoking. While it was dry and hot, I tried using a hard edge to scrape off the burned butter. I notice now that I scraped off the seasoning and the surface is now uneven. What to do?

[NoDeity]

I don't need to re-season my cast iron monthly because I don't use it for foods for which it is not appropriate (e.g. anything acidic) and I don't use soap on it.

[maohyea]

Awesome video. Thanks for posting it.

[yerk3]

When there's baked on crud, I use warm water and a brush with plastic bristles. I need to clean the edges of my pan though, they've got some caked on heavy black stuff on them.

[WatchMeSC]

@Misterunnamed Yeah, that's the one.