When I fry an egg in my cast iron skillet the egg gets little black flecks on it. What is that?

Answer 1

As the skillet ages you can get a build up of residual but it is nothing to worry about.

If it becomes really bad give it a goo scrub up and re-temper. Give it a light coating of oil and put it on a hot element and get it smoking hot and the let cool and wipe in more oil.

It is the oily build-up that gives them there stick free qualities.

Answer 2

In the past I had some cast iron skillets given to me and I had the same problem. I was told to use a wire brush to clean the skillet and re season ( I place some cooking oil in the skillet and place it in the oven on 350 and cook until really hot). Works wonders. I also clean my skillet after use. I wash and place on stove top to dry low heat. Once all the water is gone I remove from heat let cool and take a paper towel with cooking oil on it and wipe thoroughly and store.

Answer 3

you can never get a cast iron pan completely clean
the black flecks are actually little bits of whatever was cooked in there last
don't worry it won't hurt you
and cooking in a cast iron pan actually is good for you because some of the iron is absorbed into your food

Answer 4

Seasoning coming off the skillet; it's not cast iron or anything!

Answer 5

scrub your pan with an s0s pad, rinse it, dry it, give it a THIN coat of oil & bake it in a 300 degree oven for an hour to bake the oil onto the pan & give it a non-stick coating. sounds like it is due to be re-seasoned. when you wash it after you have cooked something, only use as hot as you can stand water & a plastic scrubbie. DO NOT USE SOAP. dry it on low heat on the stove top. give it a thin coat of oil either before you put it away or before you use it again,.