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My neighbor told me to use olive oil for seasoning cast iron. What a mistake.
He swore by it, said it's what his grandma did. My skillet turned into a sticky mess after 3 uses and now I have to scrub it with salt to fix it. Anyone else get bad advice from someone who meant well?
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ward.jamie9d ago
Funny thing is I used to tell people olive oil was fine because I saw it on some blog. Then I ruined a $40 skillet my dad gave me and had to start over from scratch with flaxseed oil. Now I just tell people to use crisco or vegetable oil because it doesn't get gummy like olive does. It's wild how much bad info is out there even from people who think they know what they're talking about.
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miles2798d ago
Gotta disagree a little here @ward.jamie. Olive oil can work if you keep the heat low and wipe it thin enough. I've used it on a Lodge skillet for two years now and it's never gotten gummy. The trick is you can't blast it on high heat like you would with crisco. Different oils just need different cooking styles.
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the_alice9d ago
ward.jamie I feel you hard on that "bad info from people who mean well" thing. My neighbor told me olive oil was fine too and now my skillet is basically a science experiment in stickiness. I had to scrub it with salt for an hour just to get the gummy layer off. Flaxseed oil is the only thing I trust now for a hard seasoning that actually stays. Crisco works in a pinch but it's not as durable in my experience. People really need to stop repeating grandma myths without testing them first.
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