Use vegetable oil. Use a paper towel and rub no more than a tbl of vegetable oil on the inside.....all around. Place in an oven that has been preheated to 250 F for 45 min. Remove allow to cool. Place a til or two of salt in a paper towel. Hold firmly and rub down inside of pan. Repeat oil and salt once more. Finish with one last oil.
Should be good to go
“Use vegetable oil.” That’s the ticket.
I use a soft bristle brush on my Lodge, then let it dry upside down on a dish towel.
Then vegetable oil applied with a paper towel(s), or it will rust like a Ford Fiesta.
Are you crazy. Vegetable oil is the worst of oils. Even actual motor oil is better.
I do NOT use vegetable oil on anything. Olive oil, corn oil, or good-old fashioned beef-tallow (You can get it on Amazon) is the best way to cook for me.
I do something slightly different. I coat the pan in oil and then dump enough salt in the bottom to cover the bottom and then add more oil but only until the salt is soaked up. Bake for three hours at 350.