Remember my talking about getting a steel skillet? ....and my
neigbors bought me a French de Buyer steel skillet fer Xmas!

Well, it's finally "cured" or whatever the heck anyone calls it. I
jes cooked a single egg and it slid around that skillet like the
finish was non-stick. I hadda insinuate a silicon spatula between the
egg and skillet, initially, but once free, the egg slid around and I
was even able to pan flip it.

Oh, FYI, all those shortcuts --including the one provided by de
Buyer!-- are all nonsense. That includes the one where I spent $10usd
for a 10oz bottle of organic rapeseed oil (whatever the Hell that is).
Anywho, it's taken at least 9 mos, to get this pan "right". I never
washed it with soap, rarely water, and usually jes wiped it out with a
paper towel. IOW, I never cleaned it!! But hey, it works.

I spent most of the time (all but the last 2 mos) cooking hash browns.
Peanut oil and nuked/grated Russet spuds. That's where most of the
patina comes from. Anywho, it's done, so welcome --finally!-- to my
kitchen!

nb

On Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 8:18:25 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> Remember my talking about getting a steel skillet? ....and my
> neigbors bought me a French de Buyer steel skillet fer Xmas!
>
> Well, it's finally "cured" or whatever the heck anyone calls it. I
> jes cooked a single egg and it slid around that skillet like the
> finish was non-stick. I hadda insinuate a silicon spatula between the
> egg and skillet, initially, but once free, the egg slid around and I
> was even able to pan flip it.
>
> Oh, FYI, all those shortcuts --including the one provided by de
> Buyer!-- are all nonsense. That includes the one where I spent $10usd
> for a 10oz bottle of organic rapeseed oil (whatever the Hell that is).

Rapeseed oil is canola oil.

Cindy Hamilton

On 25 Sep 2017 00:18:21 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>Remember my talking about getting a steel skillet? ....and my
>neigbors bought me a French de Buyer steel skillet fer Xmas!
>
>Well, it's finally "cured" or whatever the heck anyone calls it. I
>jes cooked a single egg and it slid around that skillet like the
>finish was non-stick. I hadda insinuate a silicon spatula between the
>egg and skillet, initially, but once free, the egg slid around and I
>was even able to pan flip it.
>
>Oh, FYI, all those shortcuts --including the one provided by de
>Buyer!-- are all nonsense. That includes the one where I spent $10usd
>for a 10oz bottle of organic rapeseed oil (whatever the Hell that is).
>Anywho, it's taken at least 9 mos, to get this pan "right". I never
>washed it with soap, rarely water, and usually jes wiped it out with a
>paper towel. IOW, I never cleaned it!! But hey, it works.
>
>I spent most of the time (all but the last 2 mos) cooking hash browns.
>Peanut oil and nuked/grated Russet spuds. That's where most of the
>patina comes from. Anywho, it's done, so welcome --finally!-- to my
>kitchen!
>
>nb

Nothing like a well seasoned pan, you'll enjoy it forever.

On Sun, 24 Sep 2017 23:21:20 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:26:35 GMT, l not -l wrote:
>
>> On 24-Sep-2017, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>> Remember my talking about getting a steel skillet? ....and my
>>> neigbors bought me a French de Buyer steel skillet fer Xmas!
>>>
>>> Well, it's finally "cured" or whatever the heck anyone calls
>>> it. I
>>> jes cooked a single egg and it slid around that skillet like
>>> the
>>> finish was non-stick. I hadda insinuate a silicon spatula
>>> between the
>>> egg and skillet, initially, but once free, the egg slid around
>>> and I
>>> was even able to pan flip it.
>>>
>>> Oh, FYI, all those shortcuts --including the one provided by de
>>> Buyer!-- are all nonsense. That includes the one where I
>>> spent $10usd
>>> for a 10oz bottle of organic rapeseed oil (whatever the Hell
>>> that is).
>> Rapeseed oil is canola oil. It was renamed years ago because of
>> the negative association of the word rape. Canola is a
>> contraction, of sorts, for Canada Oil. I don't know of it would
>> have been cheaper if labeled organic Canola oil.
>
>I pay $2.25 for a half gallon bottle of rapeseed (canola) oil.
>Gullible, illiterate Jes-bob jes paid 30X times that price for
>something he doesn't even know what it is, just as long as it's
>"organic".
>
>-sw

And it's no more organic than any common Salad Oil.

On 9/24/2017 10:21 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Gullible, illiterate Jes-bob j

Steve Wertz - unrepentant woman stalker and total head case begging poor
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On 9/25/2017 12:21 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:26:35 GMT, l not -l wrote:
>
>> On 24-Sep-2017, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>> Remember my talking about getting a steel skillet? ....and my
>>> neigbors bought me a French de Buyer steel skillet fer Xmas!
>>>
>>> Well, it's finally "cured" or whatever the heck anyone calls
>>> it. I
>>> jes cooked a single egg and it slid around that skillet like
>>> the
>>> finish was non-stick. I hadda insinuate a silicon spatula
>>> between the
>>> egg and skillet, initially, but once free, the egg slid around
>>> and I
>>> was even able to pan flip it.
>>>
>>> Oh, FYI, all those shortcuts --including the one provided by de
>>> Buyer!-- are all nonsense. That includes the one where I
>>> spent $10usd
>>> for a 10oz bottle of organic rapeseed oil (whatever the Hell
>>> that is).
>> Rapeseed oil is canola oil. It was renamed years ago because of
>> the negative association of the word rape. Canola is a
>> contraction, of sorts, for Canada Oil. I don't know of it would
>> have been cheaper if labeled organic Canola oil.
>
> I pay $2.25 for a half gallon bottle of rapeseed (canola) oil.
> Gullible, illiterate Jes-bob jes paid 30X times that price for
> something he doesn't even know what it is, just as long as it's
> "organic".
>
> -sw
>
I don't get the fascination with everything being labelled organic.
Most people (in the US) like recognize most of the time it doesn't
really mean anything. nb, I thought most everyone in this ng knew
rapeseed = canola oil. What I did *not* know was Canola was short for
Canada oil.

Jill

On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 23:02:39 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 9/25/2017 12:21 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:26:35 GMT, l not -l wrote:
>>
>>> On 24-Sep-2017, notbob > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Remember my talking about getting a steel skillet? ....and my
>>>> neigbors bought me a French de Buyer steel skillet fer Xmas!
>>>>
>>>> Well, it's finally "cured" or whatever the heck anyone calls
>>>> it. I
>>>> jes cooked a single egg and it slid around that skillet like
>>>> the
>>>> finish was non-stick. I hadda insinuate a silicon spatula
>>>> between the
>>>> egg and skillet, initially, but once free, the egg slid around
>>>> and I
>>>> was even able to pan flip it.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, FYI, all those shortcuts --including the one provided by de
>>>> Buyer!-- are all nonsense. That includes the one where I
>>>> spent $10usd
>>>> for a 10oz bottle of organic rapeseed oil (whatever the Hell
>>>> that is).
>>> Rapeseed oil is canola oil. It was renamed years ago because of
>>> the negative association of the word rape. Canola is a
>>> contraction, of sorts, for Canada Oil. I don't know of it would
>>> have been cheaper if labeled organic Canola oil.
>>
>> I pay $2.25 for a half gallon bottle of rapeseed (canola) oil.
>> Gullible, illiterate Jes-bob jes paid 30X times that price for
>> something he doesn't even know what it is, just as long as it's
>> "organic".
>>
>> -sw
>>
>I don't get the fascination with everything being labelled organic.
>Most people (in the US) like recognize most of the time it doesn't
>really mean anything.

Yes, it does.

> nb, I thought most everyone in this ng knew
>rapeseed = canola oil. What I did *not* know was Canola was short for
>Canada oil.

And it tends to be GM.

On 2017-09-26, jmcquown > wrote:

> nb, I thought most everyone in this ng knew rapeseed = canola oil.
> What I did *not* know was Canola was short for Canada oil.

I suspect I knew that, also. Perhaps it was organic "grapeseed" oil.
Whatever, I gave the remainder away, as I didn't want to cook with it
and the "sure fire" seasoning (thnx, Sitara) of my steel skillet did
NOT occur, despite my followng directions precisely.

nb

On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 1:09:23 AM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 23:02:39 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 9/25/2017 12:21 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:26:35 GMT, l not -l wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 24-Sep-2017, notbob > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Remember my talking about getting a steel skillet? ....and my
> >>>> neigbors bought me a French de Buyer steel skillet fer Xmas!
> >>>>
> >>>> Well, it's finally "cured" or whatever the heck anyone calls
> >>>> it. I
> >>>> jes cooked a single egg and it slid around that skillet like
> >>>> the
> >>>> finish was non-stick. I hadda insinuate a silicon spatula
> >>>> between the
> >>>> egg and skillet, initially, but once free, the egg slid around
> >>>> and I
> >>>> was even able to pan flip it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh, FYI, all those shortcuts --including the one provided by de
> >>>> Buyer!-- are all nonsense. That includes the one where I
> >>>> spent $10usd
> >>>> for a 10oz bottle of organic rapeseed oil (whatever the Hell
> >>>> that is).
> >>> Rapeseed oil is canola oil. It was renamed years ago because of
> >>> the negative association of the word rape. Canola is a
> >>> contraction, of sorts, for Canada Oil. I don't know of it would
> >>> have been cheaper if labeled organic Canola oil.
> >>
> >> I pay $2.25 for a half gallon bottle of rapeseed (canola) oil.
> >> Gullible, illiterate Jes-bob jes paid 30X times that price for
> >> something he doesn't even know what it is, just as long as it's
> >> "organic".
> >>
> >> -sw
> >>
> >I don't get the fascination with everything being labelled organic.
> >Most people (in the US) like recognize most of the time it doesn't
> >really mean anything.
>
> Yes, it does.
>
> > nb, I thought most everyone in this ng knew
> >rapeseed = canola oil. What I did *not* know was Canola was short for
> >Canada oil.
>
> And it tends to be GM.

Who gives a sh^^, it is OIL. The GM does not matter...it can't hurt you any
more than any other canola oil.
====

On 2017-09-26, Roy > wrote:

> Who gives a sh^^......

Apparently, not you.

nb

On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 12:17:17 PM UTC-4, Roy wrote:

> Who gives a sh^^, it is OIL. The GM does not matter...it can't hurt you any
> more than any other canola oil.
> ====

There are reasons to eschew GM foods other than their direct effect
on the person who consumes them.

It was moderately difficult to find a reference that wasn't at some
junk science site, but I was able to find this:

<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-genetically-modified-food/>

This is neither scientific nor unbiased, but I found it interesting
reading:

<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/09/13/soil-health-agriculture-trend-usda-000513>

It's a little tangential to this discussion, however.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:17:04 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
wrote:

>On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 1:09:23 AM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 23:02:39 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 9/25/2017 12:21 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> >> On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:26:35 GMT, l not -l wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On 24-Sep-2017, notbob > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Remember my talking about getting a steel skillet? ....and my
>> >>>> neigbors bought me a French de Buyer steel skillet fer Xmas!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Well, it's finally "cured" or whatever the heck anyone calls
>> >>>> it. I
>> >>>> jes cooked a single egg and it slid around that skillet like
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> finish was non-stick. I hadda insinuate a silicon spatula
>> >>>> between the
>> >>>> egg and skillet, initially, but once free, the egg slid around
>> >>>> and I
>> >>>> was even able to pan flip it.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Oh, FYI, all those shortcuts --including the one provided by de
>> >>>> Buyer!-- are all nonsense. That includes the one where I
>> >>>> spent $10usd
>> >>>> for a 10oz bottle of organic rapeseed oil (whatever the Hell
>> >>>> that is).
>> >>> Rapeseed oil is canola oil. It was renamed years ago because of
>> >>> the negative association of the word rape. Canola is a
>> >>> contraction, of sorts, for Canada Oil. I don't know of it would
>> >>> have been cheaper if labeled organic Canola oil.
>> >>
>> >> I pay $2.25 for a half gallon bottle of rapeseed (canola) oil.
>> >> Gullible, illiterate Jes-bob jes paid 30X times that price for
>> >> something he doesn't even know what it is, just as long as it's
>> >> "organic".
>> >>
>> >> -sw
>> >>
>> >I don't get the fascination with everything being labelled organic.
>> >Most people (in the US) like recognize most of the time it doesn't
>> >really mean anything.
>>
>> Yes, it does.
>>
>> > nb, I thought most everyone in this ng knew
>> >rapeseed = canola oil. What I did *not* know was Canola was short for
>> >Canada oil.
>>
>> And it tends to be GM.
>
>Who gives a sh^^, it is OIL. The GM does not matter...it can't hurt you any
>more than any other canola oil.
>====

Opinions vary. Some people do give a sh^^.

On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 8:14:05 AM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-09-26, jmcquown > wrote:
>
> > nb, I thought most everyone in this ng knew rapeseed = canola oil.
> > What I did *not* know was Canola was short for Canada oil.
>
> I suspect I knew that, also. Perhaps it was organic "grapeseed" oil.
> Whatever, I gave the remainder away, as I didn't want to cook with it
> and the "sure fire" seasoning (thnx, Sitara) of my steel skillet did
> NOT occur, despite my followng directions precisely.
>
> nb

refresh my memory as to what that "sure fire" was........ I've no clue.

On 2017-09-26, ImStillMags > wrote:

> refresh my memory as to what that "sure fire" was........ I've no clue.

Rub new skillet with pricey organic "grapeseed" oil and let heat up
until skillet begins smoking. Then wipe out old oil, add new oil,
repeat 8X times. Didn't work! Plus, all that $$$$ I spent on bogus
oil.

It occurs to me, this steel skillet is much like my 14" carbon steel
wok. You know, Breath of a Wok and all that nonsense. Difference is,
I use the skillet much more often. Basically, using the skillet is
what seasoned it. I bet if I use my wok, almost daily, fer 8/9 mos,
it would become perfectly seasoned, also.

nb

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 8:20:06 AM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-09-26, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> > refresh my memory as to what that "sure fire" was........ I've no clue.
>
> Rub new skillet with pricey organic "grapeseed" oil and let heat up
> until skillet begins smoking. Then wipe out old oil, add new oil,
> repeat 8X times. Didn't work! Plus, all that $$$$ I spent on bogus
> oil.
>
> It occurs to me, this steel skillet is much like my 14" carbon steel
> wok. You know, Breath of a Wok and all that nonsense. Difference is,
> I use the skillet much more often. Basically, using the skillet is
> what seasoned it. I bet if I use my wok, almost daily, fer 8/9 mos,
> it would become perfectly seasoned, also.
>
> nb



ok. don't know why you referenced me with that methodology, I didn't recommend it, and wouldn't. I agree with you that the best way to season that skillet is to use the heck out of it.

On 9/27/2017 9:20 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-09-26, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
>> refresh my memory as to what that "sure fire" was........ I've no clue.
>
> Rub new skillet with pricey organic "grapeseed" oil and let heat up
> until skillet begins smoking. Then wipe out old oil, add new oil,
> repeat 8X times. Didn't work! Plus, all that $$$$ I spent on bogus
> oil.

I got conned on that too with a steel pancake griddle.

I believe it was flax seed oil...

> It occurs to me, this steel skillet is much like my 14" carbon steel
> wok. You know, Breath of a Wok and all that nonsense. Difference is,
> I use the skillet much more often. Basically, using the skillet is
> what seasoned it. I bet if I use my wok, almost daily, fer 8/9 mos,
> it would become perfectly seasoned, also.
>
> nb
>

Ayup!

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 11:20:06 AM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-09-26, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> > refresh my memory as to what that "sure fire" was........ I've no clue.
>
> Rub new skillet with pricey organic "grapeseed" oil and let heat up
> until skillet begins smoking. Then wipe out old oil, add new oil,
> repeat 8X times. Didn't work! Plus, all that $$$$ I spent on bogus
> oil.
>
> It occurs to me, this steel skillet is much like my 14" carbon steel
> wok. You know, Breath of a Wok and all that nonsense. Difference is,
> I use the skillet much more often. Basically, using the skillet is
> what seasoned it. I bet if I use my wok, almost daily, fer 8/9 mos,
> it would become perfectly seasoned, also.
>
> nb

I effortlessly got my cast iron frying pan beautifully seasoned by
repeatedly using it to roast pork.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:33:05 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 8:20:06 AM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
>> On 2017-09-26, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>
>> > refresh my memory as to what that "sure fire" was........ I've no clue.
>>
>> Rub new skillet with pricey organic "grapeseed" oil and let heat up
>> until skillet begins smoking. Then wipe out old oil, add new oil,
>> repeat 8X times. Didn't work! Plus, all that $$$$ I spent on bogus
>> oil.
>>
>> It occurs to me, this steel skillet is much like my 14" carbon steel
>> wok. You know, Breath of a Wok and all that nonsense. Difference is,
>> I use the skillet much more often. Basically, using the skillet is
>> what seasoned it. I bet if I use my wok, almost daily, fer 8/9 mos,
>> it would become perfectly seasoned, also.
>>
>> nb
>
>
>
>ok. don't know why you referenced me with that methodology, I didn't recommend it, and wouldn't. I agree with you that the best way to season that skillet is to use the heck out of it.


These are as good as any:
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