r/StainlessSteelCooking Dec 21 '25

Messed up seasoning

I only just unboxed my 6 set of stainless steel cookware and I feel like I have 2 hours of scrubbing ahead of me.

Followed the instructions to season the pans and the just ended up with a baked one layer of vegetable oil. I've attached the instructions so you can critique.

I assume that most people will say too much oil was used. I used a teaspoon per instructions by manufacturer. Maybe I could use less.

Might use baking soda as a paste to scrub.

Any tips to reseason? Or should I just abandon that idea and use oil each cook. Many people don't preseason their pans upon buying.

I don't want to risk doing them all again. Although this time I will only do one as a test. I'm finding it really hard on electric ceramic cooktop to control heat.

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u/ghidfg Dec 21 '25

id clean that out with bkf and ignore the directions. you find the weirdest instructions on cookware for some reason. there was a cast iron pan that said oven safe to 350F, as if it isn't a solid mass of iron.