# Seasoning cast iron, sans pig products...

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 30, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-cast-iron-sans-pig-products/314902 "2005-07-30T17:08:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-cast-iron-sans-pig-products/314902/21 "2005-08-01T20:14:18Z")

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> [@Rick](#):
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> I have heard that you can run it through the self clean cycle in your oven will remove any and all seasoning and allow you to start over (after a good scrubbing of course)  
> I don’t have a cite for this, just something I recall reading on some message board somewhere. Take it for what it is worth

It’s true, according to Cook’s Illustrated - the old fashioned way is to build a fire and put the pan in and let it burn out, but they tested the oven cleaning cycle and said it worked like a charm - just smack the dust off it and reseason.

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**Author:** ![PBear42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PBear42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PBear42)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-cast-iron-sans-pig-products/314902/22 "2005-08-02T17:15:46Z")

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I used to use spray-on oils, but had a problem with build-up. Read somewhere (Harold McGee?) that the problem was the lecithin, so I stopped and the problem went away. Besides, it isn’t necessary to oil a properly-seasoned pan for storage.

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