Yesterday I bought a carboon steel pan for 5$ out of curiosity.

>>8667395
>Is it a bug
yes. have you tried updating your drivers

That doesn't look like a carbon steel pan.

>>8667395
What kind of heating element do you have

>>8667409
He should try turning his pan off and on again.

>>8667417
I have a gas stove, forgot to mention that. Says on the label it can be used on all heating elements except induction cooktops.

>>8667395
try running it as an administrator

>>8667395
Did you try operating it in safe mode?
What kind of antivirus do you have for it?

Guys jokes aside, I've never owned a carbon steel pan. I'm asking this because I'm not sure if it's safe to use since the odd discoloring and pattern burn on the bottom.

>>8667395
Discard of it

Many carbon steel pans ship with a wax coating to prevent them from rusting before being seasoned. Did you wash it really well first?

>>8667460
No. It didnt say on the label it was wax coated but sure seems like it is coated with something.

>>8667483
It's fucked then. Throw it away.

>>8667494

It's almost impossible to irreversibly fuck up a carbon steel pan...

>>8667499
Exactly, and yet he managed to.

>>8667502

Eh, if it was really only a $5 pan it's probably not worth the effort.

>>8667502
But it is only the bottom. The inside looks normal. I've never seen the bottom being coated with something ever. That is what concerns me, since it was a 5$ pan I'm sceptical about the chemical properties.

>>8667395
Did you season the bottom of it?
Might just be where the flame has burnt the oil you used there.

>>8667610
Also, if you did season the bottom of it; why are you seasoning the bottom of a steel pan? They don't rust right?

>>8667610
No, I did not season the bottom. But like I said it might've been seasoned all over from the shop even though it didnt say anything on the label.

>>8667616

Carbon steel is 99% iron, and will rust almost instantly if not seasoned.

If its not suitable for induction its not carbon steel.

Fuck knows what you've bought.

Carbon steel should be seasoned in the oven anyway.

>>8667636

Yeah, it doesn't look like carbon steel, and is way too cheap.

>>8667636
>>8667642
Fair enough. You are probably right since I've never owned a carbon steel pan. So should I just throw it away ?

>>8667657
Eh, I'd try just giving it a good wash in hot soapy water, drying it off and then have it over the flame a bit to make sure then try seasoning it again

>>8667657
Also, steel of any stripe shouldn't really be showing that kind of damage from a flame. Pretty clear that there's some kind of coating that you've burned away

OP, don't be a faggot. Does a magnet stick to the pan? If not it's probably aluminum and you have been lied to.

>Your computer is giving my pan viruses, anon!

>>8667395
Stop buying useless ship from the discount chinese store.

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>>8667395
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Carbon steel pans always ends up with weird pattern when you first heat it to season. I would wash it thoroughly and then apply a very thin layer of oil and season it again.

Though idk if this is even a carbon steel pan. What's on the other side?

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>>8667950
For example

>>8667422
We're on 4chan, none of us can turn anything on.

>>8668006
I turned your mom on last night.

>>8667411
That's because it's carboon steel, anon.

>>8667737
I came home and tested it, magnets stick to it. So I guess it is not aluminum.
>>8667950
Just black surface. I can take a pic of it.

>>8667395
Install gentoo

>>8667455
Are you cooking food on the bottom....?

If not, why do you care what the fuck the bottom looks like?

>>8668010
But I have two dads...

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>>8668045
Because I have never owned a carbon steel pan and if this is a chemical reaction which is not typical for carbon steel pans I'm not willing to cook in it since it is probably a health hazard. If it is something normal then ok.

>>8668055
Yeah, oil reacting with carbon steel is hella toxic.

>>8668055
>health hazard
wew


It's just miscolored because you fucking applied direct heat under it.

Take a picture of your stove top and i'd bet the burners have a pattern that would match the discolored spots.

>>8668059
>>8668062
It's a 5$ pan. I'm just careful.

>>8668248
>I'm just careful
paranoid is the word you're looking for

>>8668248

You're being a sperglord, not careful. It's fucking fine. In the future just clean it carefully in hot water and then season it.

For fucks sake, carbon steel/cast iron threads are always full of people going full autism about boiling a new pan with 1.492 ounces of potato peels and applying only the highest quality flaxseed oil.

JUST FUCKING USE IT. In 12 months it will be fine if you clean it after every use.

>>8667455
Wat a fag

>>8667625
I'm fucking confused because for me "season" means to add pepper, salt, etc; what are you guys talking about?

>>8668254
>>8668304
its 5 dollars you fucking jew let him throw it away and get a proper pan

>>8668849

Iron and steel cookware are "seasoned". That means you coat them with oil and then heat them up to polymerize the oil into a hard nonstick surface. That stops food from sticking to the cookware and also prevents it from rusting. It has nothing to do with flavor, spices, etc.

>>8668055
Your pan doesn't look properly seasoned

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My carbon steel pan doesn't look anything like this. I'll take a picture when I get home of what it looks like now but this is what my pan looked like after ~10 seasoning rounds with canola oil.

>>8668862
I never do this, hm. what kinda oil do you use? Is it bad in any way?

>>8668862
wait why do this when the material should have these properties? Whats wrong with it rusting and being replaced? I feel like coating it so that you're not touching the original surface anymore is weird.

>>8668882

you rarely have to do it deliberately. Most iron and steel cookware come pre-seasoned, and it isn't needed on aluminum or stainless.

>is it bad in any way
No, it's a good thing. It makes the pan non-stick and prevents rust.

>>8668890
Because the raw material doesn't have those properties. Un-seasoned iron or steel cookware will result in your food sticking like mad and the cookware will rust within minutes of you cleaning it.

>>Whats wrong with it rusting
Food sticks
it's hard to clean
who wants to eat rust?

>> I feel like coating it so that you're not touching the original surface anymore is weird.
Nobody is perfect, anon.

>>8668900
good points, I'm convinced

I'll deep fry my pan next time I see it

>>8668909
too much oil isn't good, you just want a thin coating. If necessary do several thin coatings over 2-3 hours.

>>8668928
cos rub oil on it, heat, let it cool, and do it again.

>>8668946
when I said cos I meant so

>>8668006
this is too real for me desu

>>8668946
>>8668966
yes, just heat it up, rub oil on it, heat it up more, let cool, wipe down, heat up again, rub with oil, heat it more, etc until it's nice and even color. I usually do 3 times.

>>8668975
LIKE MASTERBATIN KEK

colour??? what colour

>>8668049
No wonder you are so full of shit.

>>8668049
Let's be honest, one of them is "the mom" in the relationship.