Educate me on what I'm doing wrong guys.
I have a newer Lodge pan that I'm trying to season as it has an incredibly rough surface.
Washed pan, took Crisco (what I had on hand) and maybe used a teaspoon over the entire pan so that there was no thick build up or goop anywhere. Put the pan in the oven upside down on 325F for an hour and let cool. Surface was kind of sticky (finger prints were left where touched), but looked as it should have. The next day, I repeated the process exactly except I didn't add any more to the bottom of the pan, so I used a bit less Crisco the second day.
Now the pan, is very sticky and has visible build up of goop on the rim of the pan and in the bottom where it obviously dripped off while hot.
What should my next steps be? Wash with soap and start over with vegetable oil instead? Can get pics tonight if you need them.
I have a newer Lodge pan that I'm trying to season as it has an incredibly rough surface.
Washed pan, took Crisco (what I had on hand) and maybe used a teaspoon over the entire pan so that there was no thick build up or goop anywhere. Put the pan in the oven upside down on 325F for an hour and let cool. Surface was kind of sticky (finger prints were left where touched), but looked as it should have. The next day, I repeated the process exactly except I didn't add any more to the bottom of the pan, so I used a bit less Crisco the second day.
Now the pan, is very sticky and has visible build up of goop on the rim of the pan and in the bottom where it obviously dripped off while hot.
What should my next steps be? Wash with soap and start over with vegetable oil instead? Can get pics tonight if you need them.