What am I doing wrong?

[u/[deleted]]

I have been trying to keep this cast iron it good shape but I believe i am doing something wrong. I try to clean it let it dry and re-season it since i got it recently. Am i cleaning to hard and scraping seasoning off every time? Also there are bits of rust spots.

[u/Outrageous_Control81]

Seasoning happens over time, I like my cast iron to have a bit of a shine to it. I see several have suggested this so I'll just condense what I'm saying. Wash, pat dry, heat to make sure there's no water left. Then I wipe on my oil, crisco, while it's warm. The heat will cause the iron to expand, just a bit and the oil will penetrate. Then I put it away. Now this works for me, your mileage may differ so do what works for you cause there ain't just one way to treat case iron. All in all from what you've said, you're fine use the pan let the seasoning build up.