For cast iron seasoning use unbleached 100% cotton (med wt) draping muslin bolt fabric. ~$5.00 / Sq Yd @10yd cut. Good for tea towels & dish cloths. Many uses. Doesn't fray badly, can be hemmed if desired. I just run a couple passes of "overcast" stitching around the edges. I use light weight muslin instead of cheesecloth ie "butter muslin".
I agree that old (or new) t-shirts are the way to go. I have been using my plain white undershirts. But I love your idea of just cutting off the sleeve--I will give that a try. Thanks for the tip!
I never use regular paper towels.. (have to keep an eye on my wife though) lol I do use the Blue shop towels, never have had to use Nair hair removal heehee to get the lint off from regular towels. I also use 'Bandannas" they work well. Thanks and God Bless.
I use old cotton t shirts to apply seasoning and the shop lint free towels to remove the excess. 2 blue towel sheets will last for one round of seasoning for six medium to large skillets (size 5-10). The lint will come off after the towels are “spent”!
I have occasionally used shop towels myself as a wipe down cloth. That actually works as a great combination. The T-shirt material becomes infused with oil and it can be used over and over again while the shop towels can be disposed of shortly.
I make t-shirts & add htv vinyl to them. My heat press is set to 305 - 315 degrees & it doesn't burn the 100% cotton shirts. I only press for 15-20 seconds at a time though.... Just giving my two cents. Lol cotton is pretty tough. Thank you for your videos! You have been so so helpful! 🙏 God bless!
I go to a dollar store and buy a cheap pack of regular dish sponges. I find that the sponge soaks up a lot of oil and I can wipe my pans easily but still hold the sponge so I don't burn my fingers. After a few weeks, I throw it out and use a new one. I also cut the sponges in half to prolong the uses of it
If it is melting it probably has polyester in it too. Cotton doesn't melt! It burns! But, I use 100% cotton Tee Shirts anyway. I have my sink ready when I season just in case.
Can you please do a video on how to care for, launder, and store the greasy rags used for cast iron? My relatives always just did them in the regular laundry and kept them under the sink but I recently found out that's a risk for a spontaneous grease fire...
I like to season with my weber 22". And i almost exclusively use paper towels or tin foil. More paper towls for cookware and tin foil for ci grill grates.
S Baldwin - I'm thinking there will be too much lint. but give it a shot and let us know how it works. p.s. don't rub hard. it's not necessary because you are only spreading and absorbing the oil. also, will avoid rubbing lint all over pan.
I like t-shirts and you can get them for a buck at Dollar Tree, but I've had really good luck with 100% cotton "flour sack dish towels," but you have to shop around, Amazon is the cheapest at around 14.99 for 12 (28x28). Some stores are selling them 4 for $20! I like them because they have more "tooth" than t-shirt material and don't leave lint.
Reading your comment at Wally World and looked dien belie my feet & found the flour sack towels. They've got a 5pk & a 10pk, but this being Wal-Mart there's no price on the 5pk 🙄, but the 10pk is $9.58, so almost $1 a towel. Since they're pretty big, I'm gonna buy the 5pk & cut them in halves or even 3rds. Thanks 4 the tip 👍🏾!! Now, I gotta put these blue shop towels & cottom/poly blend dish rags back 😄!!
Thanks for the information. I do have one question, wants the t-shirt material gets really gunky, do you not wash them or do you just get another piece of material.
I usually use my worst looking pieces for the first layer of seasoning because there is always residue with the first layer. After a point though, I just toss it out. Just make sure that you dispose of them properly because of the potential of a fire hazard.
T-shirts do work great and if you don’t have any to cut up you can always go to your hardware store and pick up a package of white 100% cotton lint-free cleaning rags. 😉👍🏻🇨🇦
Due to the nature of seasoning, there will always be smoked but there are ways to cut down on it. The first thing is to avoid over applying the seasoning oil. Secondly, once you have applied your seasoning, wipe away all of the excess as you possibly can. Thirdly, once your oven reaches about 300 degrees, remove the pieces and wipe them down a second time before cranking of the temperature and finishing the process. Having a good strong vent fan helps as well. Even though it may appear that you have wiped away all of the oil, there is still plenty there to polymerize. More oil equals more smoke. "Less Is Best".
Hello Stephen, in my short time collecting cast iron I have tried all except the shop towels and the shop rag. I also prefer the the old shirt over the rest. I have plenty of old shirts to use and still enough to donate to goodwill. Thanks for all of your how to videos. Also I really like the Easy Beezy. I use it on all of my CI. Have a great day.
The product that I use has a beeswax base and that make them last a long time before any rancid issues. Before I started using a beeswax based seasoning, I would put them in a zip lock bag and store them in the fridge. That helped a lot.
T-Shirt material is hands down the best to use. Three things I always use when seasoning: 1. Welder's or other insulated gloves (Actual leather welder's gloves of a good quality, not oven mits. They will hold up and make the whole process move quicker.) 2. A bamboo lazy Susan (a smaller one for small pieces and a large one for big pieces. It just makes handling hot iron so much easier.) 3. T-shirt material (One with alot of oil built up on it. Another cleaner one for wiping.) Those three things have kept me from being burned and are always close by. The lazy Susans pull double duty when not in use.
Summer is here and time to clean out them old ratty Ts , so the paper towels will have a break I hope. the Ts make good seasoning for both the Cast Iron and the grills, I find, Also good for wash and wax jobs on the autos. Just keep the piles separate. :)
does the pan have to be hot before adding the oil? I'm looking at instructions online and it seems that the pan is room temp, then the oil is added and then it's added to a pre-heated oven. What do you think?
The oil spreads better when the Pan is hot. It's also easier to remove the excess when the Pan is hot. Removing the axcess oil is key. The number one rule for a seasoning cast iron is "Les is best".
Any cloth infused with oil should be stored in a metal, air tight canister. Oil soaked cloths are subject to spontaneous combustion. I used old popcorn canisters. Unfortunately I tend to use whatever is at hand. Sometime Bounty paper towels, sometimes the blue shop paper towels, sometime an old wash cloth. Never a new one. (That will get you in trouble!) Whatever I use, I always regret my choice.
I will definitely have to remember to mention the proper way to safelt store oil infused seasoning cloths. Thank you for bringing that up. It is very important.
Hey Stephen, this was a good idea for a video topic that hasn't been beaten to death. I personally have changed to different cloths only to come back to the Scott's blue shop paper towels. You got to be careful with those as they can shed a bit depending on the iron and how hard you apply. But I like that I can toss em in the trash never to worry with them again. I may try an old t-shirt. Nothing ever seems to be 100 percent lint free but maybe a t-shirt is. Anyways, good video dude, that's really all I wanted to say lol.
I did not think about this in the video but if you are going to save and use the same cloth over and over again. It's a good idea to store it in a ziplock bag and put it in the refrigerator. I will keep the oil from becoming rancid and also potentially becoming a fire hazard.
@@castIroncookware Yep It's funny you say that. As I watched and made my comment, I had the thought of storing rags in the fridge in a ziplock in the back of my mind the whole time and never even noticed you didn't mention that. I was thinking that when I said I like to be able to toss the shop towels in the trash when I'm done with them.Good catch....
I made the mistake of using a microfiber cloth to wipe my cast iron while it was still hot and now I have melted fabric streaks on my cast iron. Is there anything I can do about this? It won't come off! =(
You had me until the very end. I respect everyone's religious beliefs, but didn't need it shoved in my face at the end of a video for cleaning my cast iron. Just some feedback. Take care.
I also like using T-shirt material. I love that you shared a scripture at the end!!👍🏾☝🏾🧎🏽♀️🙏🏾 Be blessed!!!
Thank you! This answered one of my main concerns. I’m new to restoring cast iron, and your videos have been such a help.
For cast iron seasoning use unbleached 100% cotton (med wt) draping muslin bolt fabric. ~$5.00 / Sq Yd @10yd cut. Good for tea towels & dish cloths. Many uses. Doesn't fray badly, can be hemmed if desired. I just run a couple passes of "overcast" stitching around the edges. I use light weight muslin instead of cheesecloth ie "butter muslin".
I will definitely have to check in on that myself. Thank you for sharing.
Bandanas work really well too. Thanks for sharing your tips!
I agree that old (or new) t-shirts are the way to go. I have been using my plain white undershirts. But I love your idea of just cutting off the sleeve--I will give that a try. Thanks for the tip!
I do great with the blue shop towels like you showed. Much less fuzz than regular paper towels. Can’t wait to try your product!
I always use blue shop paper towels. Works great for me, no lint issues at all.
I never use regular paper towels.. (have to keep an eye on my wife though) lol I do use the Blue shop towels, never have had to use Nair hair removal heehee to get the lint off from regular towels. I also use 'Bandannas" they work well. Thanks and God Bless.
I use old cotton t shirts to apply seasoning and the shop lint free towels to remove the excess. 2 blue towel sheets will last for one round of seasoning for six medium to large skillets (size 5-10). The lint will come off after the towels are “spent”!
I have occasionally used shop towels myself as a wipe down cloth. That actually works as a great combination. The T-shirt material becomes infused with oil and it can be used over and over again while the shop towels can be disposed of shortly.
Just wow, I was just thinking about this earlier today, I was going to ask the FB group for opinions. Thanks.
I make t-shirts & add htv vinyl to them. My heat press is set to 305 - 315 degrees & it doesn't burn the 100% cotton shirts. I only press for 15-20 seconds at a time though.... Just giving my two cents. Lol cotton is pretty tough. Thank you for your videos! You have been so so helpful! 🙏 God bless!
I use an old cut up cotton T- shirt to season my cast iron skillets. It works great.
Thanks for the information. I have used the blue disposable shop towels. But a tshirt is a good idea. 👍🏻
I go to a dollar store and buy a cheap pack of regular dish sponges. I find that the sponge soaks up a lot of oil and I can wipe my pans easily but still hold the sponge so I don't burn my fingers. After a few weeks, I throw it out and use a new one. I also cut the sponges in half to prolong the uses of it
I will definitely have to try sponges. I never thought of that.
I have always used cotton bandanas, they are lint free, cheap and readily available.
Great video. This s really god advice. I have used all the methods you covered here and came to the same conclusion.
I like using cotton t shirts too, seen one guy who uses coffee filters, said it works great.
If it is melting it probably has polyester in it too. Cotton doesn't melt! It burns! But, I use 100% cotton Tee Shirts anyway. I have my sink ready when I season just in case.
I've had good luck with flour sack cloth. Little to no lint and 100% cotton.
I will have to give that a try.
That's what I use also. And it is quite good, never had a problem with it.
Are those the pack of white towels WalMart sells? I've picked them up before but never committed. If those are the same thing, I can't remember.
@@scotmaciver yes that's where I got them. It says flour sack towels. Five pack I believe.
@@scotmaciver Yes they are
A good portion of that video The Skillet directly behind your head gives you a full head of hair LOL thanks for the video
I need to make sure that I keep that same camera angle going for future videos. LOL
Lol....I noticed the same thing
The light of God radiates brilliantly with this one.
I love this idea. How do you store em for re use?.. zip lock bag?.. out in the open?..
Can you please do a video on how to care for, launder, and store the greasy rags used for cast iron? My relatives always just did them in the regular laundry and kept them under the sink but I recently found out that's a risk for a spontaneous grease fire...
That is definitely a needful subject to cover.
I like to season with my weber 22". And i almost exclusively use paper towels or tin foil. More paper towls for cookware and tin foil for ci grill grates.
I think I will try using flannel. 🤔 It's thinker than t-shirt material but still 100% cotton so I think it should be a good choice.
I will have to give that a try. It sounds like a good idea.
S Baldwin - I'm thinking there will be too much lint. but give it a shot and let us know how it works.
p.s. don't rub hard. it's not necessary because you are only spreading and absorbing the oil. also, will avoid rubbing lint all over pan.
I am a newbie but I’ve had pretty good luck with the lint free white towels they sell to wash cars at somewhere like O’Reillys
I like t-shirts and you can get them for a buck at Dollar Tree, but I've had really good luck with 100% cotton "flour sack dish towels," but you have to shop around, Amazon is the cheapest at around 14.99 for 12 (28x28). Some stores are selling them 4 for $20! I like them because they have more "tooth" than t-shirt material and don't leave lint.
I will have to try that because the T-Shirt cotton is a little soft.
Reading your comment at Wally World and looked dien belie my feet & found the flour sack towels. They've got a 5pk & a 10pk, but this being Wal-Mart there's no price on the 5pk 🙄, but the 10pk is $9.58, so almost $1 a towel. Since they're pretty big, I'm gonna buy the 5pk & cut them in halves or even 3rds. Thanks 4 the tip 👍🏾!! Now, I gotta put these blue shop towels & cottom/poly blend dish rags back 😄!!
Thank you so much for the video I love cast-iron and thank you for a good word God bless you
You are absolutely welcome. Thank you so much for watching.
Thanks. What do you recommend for for just wiping after cooking?
Thanks for the information. I do have one question, wants the t-shirt material gets really gunky, do you not wash them or do you just get another piece of material.
I usually use my worst looking pieces for the first layer of seasoning because there is always residue with the first layer. After a point though, I just toss it out. Just make sure that you dispose of them properly because of the potential of a fire hazard.
Thank you for the info., thumbs up.
Hi Stephen Good to see you again. Love your stuff. Do you think the Lodge commiserative skillets will ever go up in value? Thanks!
T-shirts do work great and if you don’t have any to cut up you can always go to your hardware store and pick up a package of white 100% cotton lint-free cleaning rags. 😉👍🏻🇨🇦
That's good to know. Thank you.
Thank you for good info
When I go to season in the oven, am I going to have a lot of smoke? I'll be using the Easy Beezy
Due to the nature of seasoning, there will always be smoked but there are ways to cut down on it. The first thing is to avoid over applying the seasoning oil. Secondly, once you have applied your seasoning, wipe away all of the excess as you possibly can. Thirdly, once your oven reaches about 300 degrees, remove the pieces and wipe them down a second time before cranking of the temperature and finishing the process. Having a good strong vent fan helps as well. Even though it may appear that you have wiped away all of the oil, there is still plenty there to polymerize. More oil equals more smoke. "Less Is Best".
Hello Stephen, in my short time collecting cast iron I have tried all except the shop towels and the shop rag. I also prefer the the old shirt over the rest. I have plenty of old shirts to use and still enough to donate to goodwill. Thanks for all of your how to videos. Also I really like the Easy Beezy. I use it on all of my CI.
Have a great day.
That's a good thing about using t-shirt material. There seems to be an endless supply. Also, thank you for choosing Easy Beezy.
I've tried shop towels, paper towels and t-shirts and I keep going back to the t-shirts.
Old cotton bath towel tore into to strips has been good to me
I use t shirt sleeves with tongs
like you said on the video
Are lodge cast irons still recommended to purchase?
How do you keep your cloth from spoiling? My rags seem to get a rancid smell. I was keeping it in a Ziploc bag.
The product that I use has a beeswax base and that make them last a long time before any rancid issues. Before I started using a beeswax based seasoning, I would put them in a zip lock bag and store them in the fridge. That helped a lot.
Thank you. Never thought about that.
Thanks for the info!
T-Shirt material is hands down the best to use.
Three things I always use when seasoning:
1. Welder's or other insulated gloves (Actual leather welder's gloves of a good quality, not oven mits. They will hold up and make the whole process move quicker.)
2. A bamboo lazy Susan (a smaller one for small pieces and a large one for big pieces. It just makes handling hot iron so much easier.)
3. T-shirt material (One with alot of oil built up on it. Another cleaner one for wiping.)
Those three things have kept me from being burned and are always close by. The lazy Susans pull double duty when not in use.
Great tips. Thank you.
Summer is here and time to clean out them old ratty Ts , so the paper towels will have a break I hope. the Ts make good seasoning for both the Cast Iron and the grills, I find, Also good for wash and wax jobs on the autos. Just keep the piles separate. :)
I like that you read a verse at the end. Scripture tames insanity.
Good information. I dont exactly like using paper towels.
Definitely nice you added a scripture especially from the KJV.
I heard that a leather cloth works really well. Like a chamoi, (or shammy) that you’d use to wax a car. I wonder if that’s true?
I will have to give it a try.
I use a silicone basting get brush, that ok?
Yes, they work great. I use them all of the time. Especially when it comes to getting down into little small places.
What are blue shop towels?And where do you get them? 🤔
You can find them in the automotive section at Walmart and auto part stores as well.
Amen brother, God bless!
Bandanas work great
I will have to try them. I have been hearing that a lot lately.
does the pan have to be hot before adding the oil? I'm looking at instructions online and it seems that the pan is room temp, then the oil is added and then it's added to a pre-heated oven. What do you think?
The oil spreads better when the Pan is hot. It's also easier to remove the excess when the Pan is hot. Removing the axcess oil is key. The number one rule for a seasoning cast iron is "Les is best".
@@castIroncookware thank you !
+1 to the flour sack cloth
What about flour sackcloth towels?
I will have to try those.
Good to know
Any cloth infused with oil should be stored in a metal, air tight canister. Oil soaked cloths are subject to spontaneous combustion. I used old popcorn canisters.
Unfortunately I tend to use whatever is at hand. Sometime Bounty paper towels, sometimes the blue shop paper towels, sometime an old wash cloth. Never a new one. (That will get you in trouble!) Whatever I use, I always regret my choice.
I will definitely have to remember to mention the proper way to safelt store oil infused seasoning cloths. Thank you for bringing that up. It is very important.
Hey Stephen, this was a good idea for a video topic that hasn't been beaten to death. I personally have changed to different cloths only to come back to the Scott's blue shop paper towels. You got to be careful with those as they can shed a bit depending on the iron and how hard you apply. But I like that I can toss em in the trash never to worry with them again. I may try an old t-shirt. Nothing ever seems to be 100 percent lint free but maybe a t-shirt is. Anyways, good video dude, that's really all I wanted to say lol.
I did not think about this in the video but if you are going to save and use the same cloth over and over again. It's a good idea to store it in a ziplock bag and put it in the refrigerator. I will keep the oil from becoming rancid and also potentially becoming a fire hazard.
@@castIroncookware Yep It's funny you say that. As I watched and made my comment, I had the thought of storing rags in the fridge in a ziplock in the back of my mind the whole time and never even noticed you didn't mention that. I was thinking that when I said I like to be able to toss the shop towels in the trash when I'm done with them.Good catch....
good video Stephen, I have always been a paper towel man. I may change now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I made the mistake of using a microfiber cloth to wipe my cast iron while it was still hot and now I have melted fabric streaks on my cast iron. Is there anything I can do about this? It won't come off! =(
Perhaps burn it off at high temp (put the pan in a wood fire)?
I like a bandannas
I liked when this guy out of nowhere he started reading from the Bible, and am not even Christian 🤍. May God bless you sir 🫡
I would like to visit
I want to buy from you.
I'm sorry but I do not currently have any cast iron for sale.
How do I take off cloth burn on my cast iron
You may be able to hit with an SOS pad and remove it but if not, it is likely to become part of the seasoning and will eventually cover over.
@@castIroncookware damn okay is it still safe to cook with ?
@@castIroncookware never mind I just melted it off
Shop paper towel or cotton
Not all T-shirts are created equal so I think it needs to be stipulated they be 100% cotton T-shirts.
I agree. Definitely needs to be 100% cotton.
I’m more of the paper towels
Paper towels do work. They are inexpensive and disposable.
I used an old pink, silky, pillow slip. Don't do that 😂
Want different does it make you are bringing it to 400 + digress any way , smoke point
You had me until the very end. I respect everyone's religious beliefs, but didn't need it shoved in my face at the end of a video for cleaning my cast iron. Just some feedback. Take care.