▁clean ing ▁( with ▁strong ▁soap ▁or ▁l ye , ▁or ▁by ▁burning ▁in ▁a ▁camp fire ▁or ▁self - clean ing ▁o ven ) ▁to ▁remove ▁existing ▁season ing ▁and ▁build - up . ▁Once ▁the ▁pan ▁has ▁been ▁he ated , ▁d ried , ▁and ▁thin ly ▁layer ed ▁with ▁oil ▁or ▁fat , ▁it ▁is ▁placed ▁in ▁an ▁o ven , ▁gr ill , ▁or ▁other ▁he ating ▁en closure ▁for ▁the ▁oil ▁to ▁be ▁decom posed ▁on ▁the ▁metal ' s ▁surface . ▁ ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁season ing ▁is ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁oil , ▁temperature ▁of ▁the ▁en closure , ▁and ▁the ▁duration . ▁ ▁The ▁precise ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁season ing ▁process ▁differ ▁from ▁one ▁source ▁to ▁another , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁much ▁disag re ement ▁regarding ▁the ▁correct ▁oil ▁to ▁use . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁no ▁clear ▁cons ensus ▁about ▁the ▁best ▁temperature ▁and ▁duration . ▁L odge ▁Man ufact uring ▁uses ▁a ▁propriet ary ▁so y bean ▁bl end ▁in ▁their ▁base ▁co ats ▁as ▁stated ▁on ▁their ▁website . ▁ ▁O thers ▁use ▁l ard , ▁or ▁animal ▁f ats . ▁ ▁Some ▁advoc ate ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁food - grade ▁fla x seed ▁oil ▁( a ▁dry ing ▁oil ). ▁The ▁temperature ▁recommended ▁for ▁season ing ▁var ies ▁from ▁high ▁temper atures ▁above ▁ ▁to ▁temper atures ▁below ▁. ▁ ▁Some ▁say ▁that ▁a ▁temperature ▁around ▁the ▁smoke ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁oil ▁or ▁fat ▁should ▁be ▁target ed ▁since ▁this ▁will ▁allow