![Why does my cast iron look "spotty" after i seasoned it for the first time? (Rapeseed oil, 500F, 1 hour). : r/castiron Why does my cast iron look "spotty" after i seasoned it for the first time? (Rapeseed oil, 500F, 1 hour). : r/castiron](https://preview.redd.it/why-does-my-cast-iron-look-spotty-after-i-seasoned-it-for-v0-kicfxglt82b81.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1c736c81e067a16427b6e1d650ca8a3c806f2bab)
Why does my cast iron look "spotty" after i seasoned it for the first time? (Rapeseed oil, 500F, 1 hour). : r/castiron
![Is this a normal thing with Cast Iron? I see others' pans and they look shiny and sleek, mine looks matte and rough despite seasoning, and trying to maintain. 😕 : r/castiron Is this a normal thing with Cast Iron? I see others' pans and they look shiny and sleek, mine looks matte and rough despite seasoning, and trying to maintain. 😕 : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/2m0ubr1d0t581.jpg)
Is this a normal thing with Cast Iron? I see others' pans and they look shiny and sleek, mine looks matte and rough despite seasoning, and trying to maintain. 😕 : r/castiron
![Thought you guys might find interesting a Cast Iron pan with walls thinner than a Carbon Steel pan. Here it is, next to a wok, ready to cold-sear a steak. : r/carbonsteel Thought you guys might find interesting a Cast Iron pan with walls thinner than a Carbon Steel pan. Here it is, next to a wok, ready to cold-sear a steak. : r/carbonsteel](https://preview.redd.it/thought-you-guys-might-find-interesting-a-cast-iron-pan-v0-kek26sbwrqwa1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6a21ffcf7a43bccd2cf616339656d007fd72c321)
Thought you guys might find interesting a Cast Iron pan with walls thinner than a Carbon Steel pan. Here it is, next to a wok, ready to cold-sear a steak. : r/carbonsteel
![Help Reddit! I feel like my pan is a disaster and i don't know what to do anymore. I tried to dry it by heating it on the stove. I thought it Help Reddit! I feel like my pan is a disaster and i don't know what to do anymore. I tried to dry it by heating it on the stove. I thought it](https://preview.redd.it/og39bj8229q81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4eaae85c3568db539cfd3499c66907880255d245)
Help Reddit! I feel like my pan is a disaster and i don't know what to do anymore. I tried to dry it by heating it on the stove. I thought it
![Started from bare metal. 4 seasons in (avocado oil @450° for an hour) and edges are not getting seasoned despite me rubbing the whole thing : r/ castiron Started from bare metal. 4 seasons in (avocado oil @450° for an hour) and edges are not getting seasoned despite me rubbing the whole thing : r/ castiron](https://i.redd.it/t7zccb7ab94a1.jpg)
Started from bare metal. 4 seasons in (avocado oil @450° for an hour) and edges are not getting seasoned despite me rubbing the whole thing : r/ castiron
![This 10 inch Classic cast Iron skillet that's been in my family for decades. We use it multiple times daily. : r/BuyItForLife This 10 inch Classic cast Iron skillet that's been in my family for decades. We use it multiple times daily. : r/BuyItForLife](https://i.redd.it/this-10-inch-classic-cast-iron-skillet-thats-been-in-my-v0-vhngg9qkh45a1.jpg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c03975b3dcf440aa031d48c4807f1c4ac301273)
This 10 inch Classic cast Iron skillet that's been in my family for decades. We use it multiple times daily. : r/BuyItForLife
![Knowing nothing about cast iron, I got this on a whim for $9.99 at Marshalls. Brand is Old Mountain. Sticker claimed it was “Pre-seasoned, ready to use!” But I feel like that Knowing nothing about cast iron, I got this on a whim for $9.99 at Marshalls. Brand is Old Mountain. Sticker claimed it was “Pre-seasoned, ready to use!” But I feel like that](https://i.redd.it/49achklsba901.jpg)
Knowing nothing about cast iron, I got this on a whim for $9.99 at Marshalls. Brand is Old Mountain. Sticker claimed it was “Pre-seasoned, ready to use!” But I feel like that
![I bought my first cast iron pan, pre-seasoned from Lodge. Is there anything I need to know before I start cooking on it? : r/castiron I bought my first cast iron pan, pre-seasoned from Lodge. Is there anything I need to know before I start cooking on it? : r/castiron](https://preview.redd.it/q83if0mxgh081.jpg?auto=webp&s=49b8bb4a3ee9d27094fc7252bb8db1f387a65701)
I bought my first cast iron pan, pre-seasoned from Lodge. Is there anything I need to know before I start cooking on it? : r/castiron
![Keeping a 90 year old skillet looking like new using electrolysis at home. Make your cast iron nonstick and healthy alternative to chemically treated nonstick pans. Big hack for searing meat like Keeping a 90 year old skillet looking like new using electrolysis at home. Make your cast iron nonstick and healthy alternative to chemically treated nonstick pans. Big hack for searing meat like](https://i.redd.it/yy6ct6nbrxa51.jpg)
Keeping a 90 year old skillet looking like new using electrolysis at home. Make your cast iron nonstick and healthy alternative to chemically treated nonstick pans. Big hack for searing meat like
![Is this real cast iron and worth keeping? It's a lot smoother than most cast iron I've seen. : r/castiron Is this real cast iron and worth keeping? It's a lot smoother than most cast iron I've seen. : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/is-this-real-cast-iron-and-worth-keeping-its-a-lot-smoother-v0-njjg2ac2ofqb1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b193188222890c7874a9c74b7884caa463e76c2)
Is this real cast iron and worth keeping? It's a lot smoother than most cast iron I've seen. : r/castiron
![TIL How fricken awesome filet mignon is on the cast iron! Browned on skillet and put in oven at 425 for 5 min! Quite possibly the best steak I've ever had! : TIL How fricken awesome filet mignon is on the cast iron! Browned on skillet and put in oven at 425 for 5 min! Quite possibly the best steak I've ever had! :](https://i.redd.it/91svhy0030611.jpg)
TIL How fricken awesome filet mignon is on the cast iron! Browned on skillet and put in oven at 425 for 5 min! Quite possibly the best steak I've ever had! :
![I'm at 80 coats now. Don't do it, guys. This is just for internet clout and for “science”. And also to make random internet strangers unreasonably mad. : r/castiron I'm at 80 coats now. Don't do it, guys. This is just for internet clout and for “science”. And also to make random internet strangers unreasonably mad. : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/im-at-80-coats-now-dont-do-it-guys-this-is-just-for-v0-ptwxc7w2yoda1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=732085bc0372c65bd5b404c453bfdcf4ec9d9d43)
I'm at 80 coats now. Don't do it, guys. This is just for internet clout and for “science”. And also to make random internet strangers unreasonably mad. : r/castiron
![Here's my small collection of Lodge cast iron. I've had the 8” skillet for a while, and I just got the two 10.25” skillets and the Dutch oven. : r/ castiron Here's my small collection of Lodge cast iron. I've had the 8” skillet for a while, and I just got the two 10.25” skillets and the Dutch oven. : r/ castiron](https://i.redd.it/4bvji9lexmh21.jpg)
Here's my small collection of Lodge cast iron. I've had the 8” skillet for a while, and I just got the two 10.25” skillets and the Dutch oven. : r/ castiron
![Everyone says bacon is best for Cast Iron...the mirror finish on this workhorse was provided by the butter left over from a Father's Day Dutch Baby. Yep, that's my arm & hand Everyone says bacon is best for Cast Iron...the mirror finish on this workhorse was provided by the butter left over from a Father's Day Dutch Baby. Yep, that's my arm & hand](https://preview.redd.it/l35dz51uab651.jpg?auto=webp&s=99e0aad7ba564ebb33b4ebe3e45d5a8c25b1ad95)
Everyone says bacon is best for Cast Iron...the mirror finish on this workhorse was provided by the butter left over from a Father's Day Dutch Baby. Yep, that's my arm & hand
![Burnt on layer, how do I get this off? My first cast iron, after my second time using it. Tried coarse salt, boiling water, scouring pad, and spatula. Help!! : r/castiron Burnt on layer, how do I get this off? My first cast iron, after my second time using it. Tried coarse salt, boiling water, scouring pad, and spatula. Help!! : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/45qnv6v19ks71.jpg)
Burnt on layer, how do I get this off? My first cast iron, after my second time using it. Tried coarse salt, boiling water, scouring pad, and spatula. Help!! : r/castiron
![Last year I decided to star using a cast iron skillet. Did not know much about these skillets and I ended up buying one from Ikea. (Havent heard about Lodge or other Last year I decided to star using a cast iron skillet. Did not know much about these skillets and I ended up buying one from Ikea. (Havent heard about Lodge or other](https://i.redd.it/5taeh68s9nv71.jpg)