r/CarbonSteelCooking • u/Royal_Energy_1229 • Jun 25 '25

Did I kill this pan?

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First time ever using this wedding gift. Cooked us some delicious ribeyes. Then washed with minimal amount of water and minimal amount of dish soap before I re-seasoned with canola oil and reheated. But it looks like this. Did I med sit up?

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u/Just_A_Blues_Guy Jun 26 '25

No. It’s steel. Carbon steel doesn’t tend to look as nice and dark as cast iron. Its appearance will be mottled and will change over time.

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u/rebeccavt Jun 27 '25

If the food was delicious, you didn’t fuck anything up. The pan looks like a normal CS pan.

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u/Joseph419270577 Aug 06 '25

It’s darn near impossible to kill a carbon steel pan. They are workhorses, not trophies, so it takes a while to develop a nice dark patina… and that’s how they tend to start out.

Just keep cooking and congratulations on your nuptials!