Comments on: How to Season Cast Iron With Beeswax https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-with-beeswax-zbwz1811zsau/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Evan https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-with-beeswax-zbwz1811zsau/#comment-109455 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:34:39 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4156#comment-109455 Cast iron does not cook evenly at all. It is a poor conductor of heat. It simply has high thermal mass.

]]> By: David https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-with-beeswax-zbwz1811zsau/#comment-104142 Sun, 22 Dec 2019 06:20:07 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4156#comment-104142 You are incorrect. Cast iron does not cook evenly. Heat does not distribute evenly through iron. Cast iron retains heat well. But this also means that it’s not as responsive to changes in the heat of the element as other metals. Again: cast iron = good retention, poor distribution. Please properly research and source your claims.

]]> By: Dianne Rempel https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-with-beeswax-zbwz1811zsau/#comment-85585 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 23:05:17 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4156#comment-85585 Thanks! I love my cast iron pans that were passed down to me from my Mom. My husband takes care of the bees, and I the cast iron pans. Now I can use bees wax to seal them after I clean them!

]]> By: Tina https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-with-beeswax-zbwz1811zsau/#comment-79256 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:46:26 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4156#comment-79256 I clean my cast iron with chain maille. Sold in specialty cooking shops, it scrapes all food residue from the surface without hurting the coating. Plus, it looks cool hanging next to my sink like a metal dishrag.

]]> By: Amy G https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-with-beeswax-zbwz1811zsau/#comment-79243 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 01:02:21 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4156#comment-79243 I used to be put off by the no-soap thing, but then read an article that pointed out the fact that you’re heating the pan to a high temp every time you use it, so if there were any “germs” that remained after your soapless cleaning, the heat would kill them.

A well seasoned pan (lightly oiled and cooked on at a high temp) won’t be ruined by occasional soap use. I’ve done all of mine with flax oil. The coating of oil needs to be very thin before putting in the oven or you’ll get the sticky drips.

Also, while cast iron has some great advantages, even heating isn’t really one of them. On a gas stove burner, there are definitely hot spots where the flame hits the skillet.

]]> By: Faustine https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-with-beeswax-zbwz1811zsau/#comment-79218 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:33:09 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4156#comment-79218 Wondering about sealing an old cast iron stove

]]> By: Lauren https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-with-beeswax-zbwz1811zsau/#comment-79054 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 23:34:07 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4156#comment-79054 LOVE cast iron pans ~ we have several different sizes, as it’s the only thing we cook with now. This time of year (November and December) our dutch oven gets a lot of use for making soups 😉

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