"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:59:16 GMT, Sylvain VAN DER WALDE wrote:

This is what I intend to do _in the first instance_:
Wash the pan thoroughly in hot water only.
Dry thoroughly with some kitchen towel.
Put in enough oil to cover the bottom.
Heat to a reasonably high heat.
Drain.
Wipe with some kitchen towel, while still hot.

It will be very hot... I don't think you need a great deal of oil either
just enough to "wet" the pan.
ISTR that you need to keep adding bit of
oil, heating, wiping off until the oil comes of clean not black or
discoloured. Choice of oil is important as well, you need one that will
take a fairly high temperature like sunflower or peanut, not olive.

I did use some olive oil this time. But I also have some rapeseed oil; will
that do?
Also, I don't want to damage the coating with too much heat.

Sylvain.

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