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How to Season Carbon Steel Pans (5 Steps)
Although most manufacturers don't tell you to season carbon steel pans before their use, their pitted surface requires seasoning to create a non-stick area. You can season them just as you would cast iron pans--baking a coating of oil into the surface in a hot oven. Use this method only with oven-safe carbon steel pans. Properly seasoned steel pans won't have to be seasoned again unless the first coating gets scraped off.
Things You'll Need
- Carbon steel pan
- Oven mitts
- Tongs
- Paper towel
- Vegetable oil
- Baking sheet
Instructions
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Heat your oven to 400 degrees and place the carbon steel pan in the oven for 10 minutes to heat the surface.
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Remove the hot pan from the oven using oven mitts. Saturate a paper towel with vegetable oil. Hold the towel with tongs and rub it over the interior and exterior of the carbon steel pan while holding the pan with oven mitts.
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Place the oiled pan back into the oven, upside on a rack above a baking sheet, which will catch any dripping oil.
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Bake the pan at 400 degrees for one hour.
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Let the pan cool completely before removing from the oven, reoiling and baking a second time so the surface turns black, indicating a proper seasoning.
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