# Seasoning a cast iron pan - is rice bran oil okay?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 13, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-a-cast-iron-pan-is-rice-bran-oil-okay/832493 "2019-04-13T10:52:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-a-cast-iron-pan-is-rice-bran-oil-okay/832493/1 "2019-04-13T10:52:23Z")

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I spotted that I had abused my cast-iron pan ☹ and it needed seasoning. The only oils I have to hand are olive oil, butter, and rice bran oil. I know not to use the first two so used the last. Is this okay? A search on Google gives me conflicting results.

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-a-cast-iron-pan-is-rice-bran-oil-okay/832493/2 "2019-04-13T11:35:42Z")

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I’ve never used it, I’m a bacon man myself, but given the high smoke point of rice bran oil it seems like it would be appropriate. Let us know how it works out.