Step 9 of 11 · Cast Iron Seasoning and Rescue
Cook fatty foods first
Cook fatty foods first — step 9 of 11 in Cast Iron Seasoning and Rescue. Bacon, smash burgers, or fried eggs with enough oil. Avoid long tomato simmer or wine braise for the first few cooks — acid can thin new…
Free food & cooking tip: Cook fatty foods first (step 9 of 11 from "Cast Iron Seasoning and Rescue").
Bacon, smash burgers, or fried eggs with enough oil. Avoid long tomato simmer or wine braise for the first few cooks — acid can thin new seasoning.
Each good cook adds polymerized oil where you need it.
Pro tip: If eggs stick, the pan needed more oil in the cook or another seasoning coat — not panic.
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