![Don't be so precious with your carbon steel. Here's mine, 6 years old, only seasoned once when I first bought it. Nothing ever sticks. Sometimes I wash it with soap and water, Don't be so precious with your carbon steel. Here's mine, 6 years old, only seasoned once when I first bought it. Nothing ever sticks. Sometimes I wash it with soap and water,](https://preview.redd.it/dont-be-so-precious-with-your-carbon-steel-heres-mine-6-v0-o6nud342c7ua1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=394cb7724716e2802818c1547c35f2d1c845d0d0)
Don't be so precious with your carbon steel. Here's mine, 6 years old, only seasoned once when I first bought it. Nothing ever sticks. Sometimes I wash it with soap and water,
![Just keep using it” really does the trick. I use metal utensils, don't avoid acidic foods, etc and they just keep getting better. : r/carbonsteel Just keep using it” really does the trick. I use metal utensils, don't avoid acidic foods, etc and they just keep getting better. : r/carbonsteel](https://preview.redd.it/lfg3wfjkblt81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=144f1d6c0aea08af7d6f85349b24a4def99ddf9d)
Just keep using it” really does the trick. I use metal utensils, don't avoid acidic foods, etc and they just keep getting better. : r/carbonsteel
![My 2 year old well used carbon steel searing pan. This is how it looks. Not jet black, not perfect but it's a workhorse in my kitchen and so are the other My 2 year old well used carbon steel searing pan. This is how it looks. Not jet black, not perfect but it's a workhorse in my kitchen and so are the other](https://i.redd.it/wccm15lgon181.jpg)
My 2 year old well used carbon steel searing pan. This is how it looks. Not jet black, not perfect but it's a workhorse in my kitchen and so are the other
![Just keep using it” really does the trick. I use metal utensils, don't avoid acidic foods, etc and they just keep getting better. : r/carbonsteel Just keep using it” really does the trick. I use metal utensils, don't avoid acidic foods, etc and they just keep getting better. : r/carbonsteel](https://i.redd.it/u5wzvdjkblt81.jpg)
Just keep using it” really does the trick. I use metal utensils, don't avoid acidic foods, etc and they just keep getting better. : r/carbonsteel
![Posted yesterday asking how to strip the carbon steel pans at work, figured I'd post the process and finished pans. : r/KitchenConfidential Posted yesterday asking how to strip the carbon steel pans at work, figured I'd post the process and finished pans. : r/KitchenConfidential](https://i.redd.it/posted-yesterday-asking-how-to-strip-the-carbon-steel-pans-v0-6vqktt5o78tb1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef761b63745b1eef3902431d61333a1a027ee047)
Posted yesterday asking how to strip the carbon steel pans at work, figured I'd post the process and finished pans. : r/KitchenConfidential
![Believe it or not, this is a well seasoned pan. It will do fried eggs or omelettes just as well as any non-stick pan I have ever owned. The lighter areas tell Believe it or not, this is a well seasoned pan. It will do fried eggs or omelettes just as well as any non-stick pan I have ever owned. The lighter areas tell](https://i.redd.it/lpkdl48r8ua61.jpg)
Believe it or not, this is a well seasoned pan. It will do fried eggs or omelettes just as well as any non-stick pan I have ever owned. The lighter areas tell
![Is this actually a cast iron wok? Or is it carbon steel? It's quite heavy, silver, and the lines run toward the centre of the wok. : r/castiron Is this actually a cast iron wok? Or is it carbon steel? It's quite heavy, silver, and the lines run toward the centre of the wok. : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/j7qr88hk2s3y.jpg)
Is this actually a cast iron wok? Or is it carbon steel? It's quite heavy, silver, and the lines run toward the centre of the wok. : r/castiron
![Don't waste good money getting into carbon steel pans. $30 for 11” @ikea. Loving this durable one and thinking I'll add the 9” to my kitchen soon. : r/carbonsteel Don't waste good money getting into carbon steel pans. $30 for 11” @ikea. Loving this durable one and thinking I'll add the 9” to my kitchen soon. : r/carbonsteel](https://i.redd.it/ih6c7j2ry8z51.jpg)
Don't waste good money getting into carbon steel pans. $30 for 11” @ikea. Loving this durable one and thinking I'll add the 9” to my kitchen soon. : r/carbonsteel
![My experiment seasoning carbon steel using every optimization I've learned turned out awesome : r/carbonsteel My experiment seasoning carbon steel using every optimization I've learned turned out awesome : r/carbonsteel](https://i.redd.it/2y52j3xklgq51.jpg)
My experiment seasoning carbon steel using every optimization I've learned turned out awesome : r/carbonsteel
![Beginner here, Ikea carbon steel seasoning with vegetable oil in the oven for one hour on 300F. The surface has become sticky. I washed it couple of times before. Any advice? : Beginner here, Ikea carbon steel seasoning with vegetable oil in the oven for one hour on 300F. The surface has become sticky. I washed it couple of times before. Any advice? :](https://preview.redd.it/beginner-here-ikea-carbon-steel-seasoning-with-vegetable-v0-yofcmvz1uqoa1.jpg?auto=webp&s=d5db7bacb8d4fcb81fc738c7cf62f037f07b00a6)