Saturday, August 23, 2008



I attempted to season a brand new dutch oven today. I coated it with Crisco and tossed it on our grill for a little more than half an hour. Then I turned off the grill and noticed a pool of melted Crisco around the edge of the lid. I grabbed a hot-pat and a paper towel and used them to dump the oil off and then closed the grill lid for an hour or so. There is a ring on the lid that doesn't look like it has much seasoning on it. In addition, the pot looks brown instead of black. Did I do something wrong? My idea is to coat it with more crisco and then turn the grill on for another little while to add another layer on top of the first, but perhaps someone out there has a better idea.