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Cake day: July 15th, 2023

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  • So … I use avacado oil since that’s what cook with. (High smoke temp, no funky flavors.)

    My seasoning process depends on- if I’ve scrubbed the old seasoning off, then it’s in the oven at about 300f, (smoke point is about 400,) I wipe on a small dab of oil on both sides it takes a teaspoon or less for the inside, (most gets into the cotton cloth…)

    And I let it sit for a while. When it’s not tacky, I add another wipe. And do that until I’m not around anymore. 2-3 wipes,every half hour to hour will get you back to a factory seasoning.

    You technically don’t need to heat it at all- oil polynerizes at room temp, just a lot more slowly. So unless it’s my egg pan, I recommend getting to “factory +” and then just giving a light wipe after use until eggs slide around like magic.

    The smoke point of the seasoning is higher than the raw oil, but saturated oils (butter, bacon grease… coconut oil…) are so low that you break down your seasoning from getting too hot easily. (Olive oil is also out for the same reason.)

    As a side note… you can get those diner-style sauce bottles pretty cheaply and have a conveniently sized squirt nozzle for said oils.