Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I hated my cast iron pan because food stuck to it and it took hulk strength to scrub off; seasoning with olive oil made a greasy mess; when I cooked anything with a strong odor, it stayed in the pan no matter how much I scrubbed and only stopped smelling if I used soap - the number one enemy of cast iron. I retired it to a closet, never to be used again. Then my friend raved and raved about her pan and showed me some pointers...so out came my pan. This seasoning made me love my pan again. When I took it out of the closet, it had a little rust on it. I scrubbed the rust off with a scouring sponge, washed really clean with soap, and coated the entire pan (top and bottom) lightly with this oil. I put this into my oven and baked it for 30 minutes. I pulled it out - good as new. I fried wontons in it - not one thing stuck. Next I tried an omlette and as surprised it came out better than on my nonstick - wow! Whereas the egg sometimes stuck to the side of my nonstick, this slid right off. The best part about this is the cleaning. I put my pan into the sink and scrub with a dish washing brush. I also bought a pan scrubber, a small hard plastic piece that removed any crusted food that didn't come off with a light scrubbing. The scrubber removed crusted on food without any elbow grease. Then I put my pan on the stove, turn up the heat to low and wipe off all water with a paper towel before it got too hot. Once I knew it was completely dry from the towel and heat, I added just about 1/2 tsp. of this oil and coated the pan. I let the oil get hot until I could see a slight smoke rise it and then turn it off right away. Cleaning and oiling takes less than 5 minutes and best of all, no more food smells. Something about this oil removed all of that. If you or people you are cooking for are allegic to coconut, this has coconut.