What is seasoning?
Seasoning is simply oil baked onto an iron or steel pan, and transformed into a hard inert coating. Seasoning has two purposes: it prevents rust, and it provides a natural non-toxic nonstick finish that continues to improve with attentive cooking. With prudent care and maintenance, seasoning will improve with age. Seasoning can refer to both the initial finish of the cookware as well as the ongoing process of maintaining that finish. Seasoned iron is the only known non-toxic and forever-renewable nonstick. All other nonsticks are made with toxic and/or disposable synthetic coatings.
No need for oven seasoning! Our US-ION™ Quenched™ pans are so well seasoned at the factory, and therefore so well sealed against corrosion, that you can skip the regular oven seasoning step!
Take your seasoned iron pan to the next level!
For years we've worked on various formulas of solid all-natural seasoning bars to finally arrive at the perfect non-toxic iron seasoning conditioner for iron pans. Using our SOLID recipe, our Iron Love™ seasoning conditioner bar is a blend of:
100% pure beeswax, naturally gluten and dairy free, filtered to be free of debris and collected from unsprayed and unfertilized fields
organic and non-GMO, refined coconut oil, and
non-GMO avocado oil.
Quickly and easily produce a natural nonstick finish with our Iron Love™ seasoning conditioner by following the instructions below.
How to create a natural, forever-renewable, nonstick surface.
Our Quenched™ pans have been pre-seasoned at the factory, so we have done the oven seasoning/rust prevention for you. The base layers of the nonstick cooking surface have also been laid down, so Quenched™ pans are ready to cook “out of the box”. If you have purchased a raw/unseasoned pan that has not been Quenched™, please go to our Iron Care page for oven seasoning instructions.
To enhance the nonstick foundation of any pan that has been oven-seasoned, and for quick top-ups when needed, we recommend stove top seasonings. Seasoning with an Iron Love™ seasoning conditioner bar is just like chefs do with oil seasoning:
In a well-ventilated room, SLOWLY heat skillet on the stove. Note: It is necessary to slowly heat all metals to avoid warping - we recommend warming on a lower temperature before cranking up the heat!
Melt the equivalent of a teaspoon of your Iron Love™ seasoning conditioner bar, or drop in a teaspoon of a recommended seasoning oil (rice bran oil, seed oil, canola oil or shortening), and wipe the inside surfaces with a lint-free cloth or paper towel, held in tongs for safety. The oil should be a very thin polish - barely visible - with no pools or lumps.
Continue wiping around the base and lower sides of the pan for approximately 20 seconds as the skillet smokes, until the oil is dry. NOTE: Take the pan off the heat as soon as the oil is dry, in 20 seconds OR LESS.
Cool for at least 1 minute.
If necessary, repeat for 10-15 minutes over two or more sessions, until the base is gloss black and oil repellent.
Stove-top seasoning will only take a few minutes, and the end result is a perfect non-toxic nonstick pan, from the very beginning.
Rub some Iron Love™ conditioner on to make a small puddle, then wipe all around until the cooking surface turns dry and gloss black
You could also use any preferred seasoning oil, but Iron Love™ seasoning conditioner bars are very, very good!
Alternatively, do it the old school way and just start cooking with fats and oils, washing gently, and letting the seasoning build up over time. The finely textured iron surface under our Quenched™ seasoning will grip any seasoning far better than smooth iron.
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Questions? Please contact us at info@solidteknicsusa.com. Happy cooking!