![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://preview.redd.it/5taeh68s9nv71.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f56e55c488a5923c2e3efe9a71121a253fdb6db)
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
![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
![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
![Got an 8" Lodge cast iron, sanded it until perfectly smooth, then followed the sub's seasoning tutorial. This thing feels like glass! : r/castiron Got an 8" Lodge cast iron, sanded it until perfectly smooth, then followed the sub's seasoning tutorial. This thing feels like glass! : r/castiron](https://external-preview.redd.it/CtRLLtS1yqOFhvu9O6Y-nAmP0vL_1ejb7saTtQVIR3g.jpg?auto=webp&s=034810713f433810dd1f8597c7f05e28b657d063)
Got an 8" Lodge cast iron, sanded it until perfectly smooth, then followed the sub's seasoning tutorial. This thing feels like glass! : r/castiron
![I've got a vague feeling that I should stop using this pan. Is it poison? Thoughts? : r/CleaningTips I've got a vague feeling that I should stop using this pan. Is it poison? Thoughts? : r/CleaningTips](https://preview.redd.it/442s60uuhys91.jpg?auto=webp&s=08b9e7ca609386cce6e4df21e58f771459fdddd4)
I've got a vague feeling that I should stop using this pan. Is it poison? Thoughts? : r/CleaningTips
![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
![How do you all clean your nice, greasy pan after cooking bacon? I'd rather not use water, but instead keep the residual grease and heat cycle for some seasoning. But, I'd like How do you all clean your nice, greasy pan after cooking bacon? I'd rather not use water, but instead keep the residual grease and heat cycle for some seasoning. But, I'd like](https://preview.redd.it/vgqqnk50yyk31.jpg?auto=webp&s=06d7d0cbc9812d830c69ee550c239f3828d86001)
How do you all clean your nice, greasy pan after cooking bacon? I'd rather not use water, but instead keep the residual grease and heat cycle for some seasoning. But, I'd like
![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://i.redd.it/kek26sbwrqwa1.jpg)
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
![Decided to treat myself for Christmas 😍😍😍 Open to any and all tips, my Lodge skillets are great for everyday use, but I haven't taken the best care of them and want Decided to treat myself for Christmas 😍😍😍 Open to any and all tips, my Lodge skillets are great for everyday use, but I haven't taken the best care of them and want](https://i.redd.it/et9y6o7cas581.jpg)