Seasoning Cast Iron (Flaxseed vs. Old School methods)

Summary by Krater

The creator re-seasons cast iron and carbon steel pans using Sheryl Canter's flaxseed oil method and compares their performance.

From the video

Answers: Does the flaxseed oil seasoning method work for cast iron and carbon steel pans?

• cast iron pan seasoning
• carbon steel pan seasoning
• flaxseed oil seasoning method
• Bar Keepers Friend cleaning
• egg sliding test on pans

Ingredients

• flaxseed oil
• kosher salt
• red wine

What it concludes

• Flaxseed oil seasoning left tiny black dots on eggs while the carbon steel pan did not.
• Boiling red wine in the carbon steel pan removed the flaxseed seasoning completely.
• Cast iron seasoning rules apply regardless of the procedure used.
• Doing many rounds of flaxseed oil seasoning does not replace frequent pan use with easy ingredients.