On 12/27/2016 11:04 AM, graham wrote:
> On 12/27/2016 10:26 AM, notbob wrote:
>> I got one fer Christmas! Yay!!
>>
>> I got an 11" de Buyer carbon steel skillet. ATK sez they are the best
>> thing since sliced bread and even have a U2B video extolling their
>> virtues:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWNl-uJD0Uo
>>
>> While I've successfully seasoned my pan and a lotta food slips/slides
>> around successfully, eggs still stick and are NOT like a "puck in air
>> hockey". I suspect that 'browned' seasoned finish takes more than a
>> few weeks to acquire.
>>
>> If you can flip foods ina skillet, look for curved sides. Mine has
>> straight sides and is a little more difficult to flip (not impossible
>> and not an affectation!).
>>
>> I keep y'all posted. BTW, I'm having steak fer dinner. 
>>
>> nb
>>
> My mother used to season hers by boiling potato peelings in it and then
> just wiping it out, obviously leaving some residue behind.
boiling?