My New Cast Iron Griddle/Grill Pan

[Catherine+twins]

I found it on Amazon. And it came with a stove!



Catherine

(Oh, and of course there is a story! viewtopic.php?f=29&t=62337)

[Catherine+twins]

Oh, yuck, the griddle has fake seasoning. I'm going to run it through the dish washer and do the flax seed oil seasoning on it instead.

Catherine

[GerryS]

Beeswax....season it with beeswax I tell you. Same technique, but you'll have something that is as nonstick as the most expensive Teflon and non poisonous. One word of caution , be sure you only use 100% beeswax....buy it from your local apiary (beekeeper) or if you must you can get it in Amazon.

As an added bonus, we keep a stick of wax near our cast iron griddle....it's easy to reach over, grab the block, and give it a fresh layer with ease,

It doesn't make your food taste like honey, but you will get a brief honey smell when you initially apply it. Seriously....awesome.

[wagondude]

Just to add to the bee's wax suggestion, Many bee keepers also make products like lip balm from the wax they recover from the hives. Have them make you a tube without any additives for an easy to carry contained touchup stick. Or just clean a tube and pack your own in it.

[Catherine+twins]

Yes, I buy bars of bees wax from a bee-keeper who sells at the local farmer's market. There's an oddly-shaped one in the kitchen junk drawer because I do use it on hot pans to touch them up.

I've done both methods, flax-seed and wax. Most recently I found the flax-seed method produced better seasoning on a bread pan. OTOH, my round griddle got the flax-seed treatment first and then wax, and it has a glassy surface. I have to chase my egg around on that one! So I'm leaning towards a hybrid treatment for this griddle.

Catherine