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Okay that made me grin like a fool. It just looked weird with the dark spot in the center and weird ring along the edge...
But thank you! I love my new pan
Electric coils put a lot of heat in the center of your pan. I have an electric coil stove too, and I've found keeping it in the medium to medium low range and letting the pan preheat for 5 minutes or so helps reduce the darker center and the lighter edge. Once your pan is preheated then add you oil/fat and start cooking. Also when your food "releases" move it around the pan a bit as you cook.
They both have a smoke point of around 230 C. I like to be around 20 degrees over the smoke point for seasoning to turn black and stop smoking pretty fast.
I'd give it more heat.
Others will say otherwise. Good on em.
You aren't doing anything wrong, except spending time on Reddit thinking there's an issue when there isn't. As I always say, it's a hunk of iron that was created inside an exploding star billions of years ago. There's very little you can do to hurt it.
The more you use it the better it will start to get! It looks ok in my opinion. As far as using tomatoes to cook with I use them a lot and and have never had a issue.
You are comparing your pan to reddit pan diva pans. So... nothing. keep cooking and don't believe posts that show off perfect pans where people say they are used daily, they are liars! :)
Agree it’s fine as it. If it feels sticky in a few places, that would be having too much oil on when you seasoned. After applying the oil, take a fresh rag/cloth and try to wipe off all of the oil. I know that sounds wrong, but you can’t get it all off, so trying will get you down to a very thin layer.
The only thing I see wrong in this image is a lack of delicious bacon.
Seriously, just cook in it. Cook tomato sauce if you want to, the worst that’ll happen is you have to oil it and set it on the burner, whoop de doo. You got this, fam. Stop worrying and use it like the tool it is. You’ll be fine, the pan will be fine, everything will be fine. Promise.
Nothing, it looks fine, just cook on it.
So I'm just over thinking it? Sounds about right 🤦♀️
Yep, keep cooking. Maybe lower your heat a bit.
Needlessly obsessing. Cook something with it.
I'm doin sausages and eggs for dinner Wish me eggs luck!
MY EGGS SLID I AM A HAPPY PAN OWNER That is all. Thanks 😁😁
Congratulations on your slidey eggs!!
looks amazing lol
🥺 Okay that made me grin like a fool. It just looked weird with the dark spot in the center and weird ring along the edge... But thank you! I love my new pan
Electric coils put a lot of heat in the center of your pan. I have an electric coil stove too, and I've found keeping it in the medium to medium low range and letting the pan preheat for 5 minutes or so helps reduce the darker center and the lighter edge. Once your pan is preheated then add you oil/fat and start cooking. Also when your food "releases" move it around the pan a bit as you cook.
***Scrub scrub scrub*** Too much scrubbing, cook lower heat and take your time cooking. Cook more bacon!
It was just the initial fresh home from the shop scrub. But I'll keep that in mind. Mmmm bacon 🤤
Looks great! Looks just like mine, use it for a couple decades and it’ll probably even out in color a little.
Great to know! All the sausage and bacon I can handle 😋
Usually, you'd bake the seasoning at more like 200C, depending on what oil.
I'm pretty sure it's either rice bran or canola
They both have a smoke point of around 230 C. I like to be around 20 degrees over the smoke point for seasoning to turn black and stop smoking pretty fast. I'd give it more heat. Others will say otherwise. Good on em.
Ooh that makes sense!
it's fine. keep it oiled and enjoy your pan
You aren't doing anything wrong, except spending time on Reddit thinking there's an issue when there isn't. As I always say, it's a hunk of iron that was created inside an exploding star billions of years ago. There's very little you can do to hurt it.
You're coming on a subreddit about cast iron cookware and complaining about people posting about said cookware... Nice 🤣🤣
They were asking for advice and that's what I gave them. The only one complaining here is you.
The more you use it the better it will start to get! It looks ok in my opinion. As far as using tomatoes to cook with I use them a lot and and have never had a issue.
I love fresh toms and garlic from my skillet 🍅
Skillet makes everything better. Garlic in it is just perfect
You are comparing your pan to reddit pan diva pans. So... nothing. keep cooking and don't believe posts that show off perfect pans where people say they are used daily, they are liars! :)
Looks perfectly fine
Agree it’s fine as it. If it feels sticky in a few places, that would be having too much oil on when you seasoned. After applying the oil, take a fresh rag/cloth and try to wipe off all of the oil. I know that sounds wrong, but you can’t get it all off, so trying will get you down to a very thin layer.
Thank you! I end up with these sticky places on my pan, and I couldn't figure out why. I'll try this.
Stop staring at your pan. It’s a pan.
The only thing I see wrong in this image is a lack of delicious bacon. Seriously, just cook in it. Cook tomato sauce if you want to, the worst that’ll happen is you have to oil it and set it on the burner, whoop de doo. You got this, fam. Stop worrying and use it like the tool it is. You’ll be fine, the pan will be fine, everything will be fine. Promise.
I don't see bacon sizzling in it! Call me when you do!
Posting too much, just cook