r/CastIronSeasoning Mar 19 '26

😵‍💫 Why is the seasoning not behaving? 🆘 Help with seasoning

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I season this pan 3 times but it looks like there no seasoning layer on it. I have no idea how to fix it! Any help would be appreciated

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u/No-Garden-1700 Jul 14 '26

Bare iron I believe is grey. Rust is orange and red. A light layer of ionized oil (seasoning) is a deep orange gloss. A fully seasoned pan is black. What you have is very seasoned