hey folks it's Mike here I just want to
welcome you back to Mr cast iron and
today I want to answer a question that
we've been getting quite frequently here
lately and that is do you oil a cast
iron skillet every time and you know the
thing about you what you really need to
understand is the reason why we all a
cast iron skillet is to protect it from
rusting and uh so you know Iron is
subject to the elements um water and
moisture humidity things like that will
cause it to rust uh you know certain
types of food can soften or weaken the
seasoning on a cast iron skillet and
subject it to rusting as well so that's
the reason why we want to add a little
bit of oil to our cast iron skillet not
only when we're cooking in it but when
we're done and we wash and clean it up
wipe it out and dry it we want to add a
coat just a thin layer of oil to our
cast iron skillet now one thing I want
you to understand about this process is
not really what we call seasoning per se
because seasoning a cast iron skillet
requires certain steps as far as washing
and cleaning it up drying it adding a
thin layer of your uh oil of choice
flipping the cast iron skillet upside
down placing it in an oven and baking it
for 1 hour from anywhere from 350° to
500 degrees for 1 hour and then allowing
it to cool
completely that is actually what
seasoning is now what we're talking
about here is do you o a cast iron
skillet every time and that's after it's
already been seasoned and you've cooked
in it you washed and cleaned it up you
don't have to oil it put it in an oven
and bake it for 1 hour you all you have
to do is wash and clean it up dry it
real good add you a thin layer about oh
about you know a tablespoon at a time
wipe that completely around all over
inside and out I do the outside as well
and every little nook and cranny the
handle every the POR spouts and
everything and then take and wipe the
excess out of that and then I store my
cast iron skitt it away so the answer to
the question is yes I think that you
should uh do you have to do it every
single time no you don't necessarily if
you have a good established base of
seasoning on your cast iron skillet like
this one is you know sometimes you can
get away with not actually oiling it
every single time once you wash it I
would think it to be a good practice
though uh you know to make sure that you
are maintaining you know the protective
coating to keep it from rusting so
anyway I hope this has been helpful you
guys leave me a comment or question
whether you all your cast iron skillet
every time or not and we'll be coming
back to you again soon you guys have a
great day now it's Mike over here at Mr
cast iron we'll see you later byebye