SC - seasoning iron cooking ware

[Stefan li Rous]

Dana/Ximena asked:
> Also, I'd like to ask some advice.  I just received a
> beautiful paellera for my birthday, with the caution "it's
> carbon steel, you'll need to oil it after you wash it."  So
> I thought, "I bet someone on the cooks list can advise me
> on the care and feeding of carbon steel pans" (well, first
> I thought "Huh? Carbon steel? I bet that's not
> dishwasher-safe")  I suspect I ought to season it as well,
> but it didn't come with an instruction booklet so I'm not
> sure what all I need to do or the best way to do it. 

For instructions on seasoning iron cooking ware take a look at some
of the methods and suggestions given in this file in the new FOOD-UTENSILS
section of my Florilegium:
iron-pot-care-msg (22K)  2/ 1/00    Seasoning and caring for iron pots
and 
                                       skillets.

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