Whether you're restoring cast iron, seasoning your daily users, or maintaining your current collection, our Seasoning & Maintenance Compound will have your cookware looking and performing perfectly for generations! Great for cast iron cookware, carbon steel cookware, Blackstone griddles, wooden cutting boards, and wooden utensils. Developed and exclusively used by Cast Iron Chris.
Our carefully selected ingredients include:
- Grapeseed Oil
- Sunflower Oil
- Locally Sourced Beeswax(NJ)
Less waste, less mess, and easier to store than traditional oils.
Our unique blend of beeswax, grapeseed oil, and sunflower oil is crafted specifically to create an exceptional seasoning for your cast iron. The oils we’ve chosen are rich in polyunsaturated fats, which contain multiple double bonds. These bonds are essential for polymerization, forming a stronger, more durable seasoning that enhances your cookware’s performance over time.
Our beeswax serves three key purposes in our formula:
- It ensures an even blend of the oils.
- It solidifies the mixture, limiting its exposure to oxygen compared to traditional liquid oils, which helps extend the Compound's shelf life.
- As a hydrophobic agent (repels water), beeswax helps protect your cast iron from moisture and rust, preserving its longevity.
Use after each cleaning to maintain and enhance your cast iron's natural seasoning.
Click here to watch the Seasoning & Maintenance Compound in action!
(2oz)
How to use on cookware:
Maintenance: After cleaning and drying, apply a thin layer to the cooking surface with a paper towel or rag. Wipe off excess oil.
Seasoning: Apply a thin layer to all surfaces. Wipe off excess oil (this is important). Place in 450° oven for one hour. Repeat if needed.
Here's a video on how to use the Compound.
Made in the USA
*Any 'sediment' that may, though not often, appear is a natural occurance from the rendering process of the beeswax, and is completely safe and does not change the function of the Seasoning & Maintenance Compound
**This product is intended only for the use of seasoning and maintaining cast iron and carbon steel cookware, and is not sold, promoted, or intended as a food product and therefore is not under regulation by the FDA/USDA
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Seasoning and Maintenance Compound
I have been trying for months to get some cast iron pans restored and usable again, and was ready to give up, when my son showed me Chris's YouTube videos. With Chris's expertise, and his amazing compound, I have finally managed to breathe new life into the first 4 of 13 pans that have been sitting in storage for AGES! This compound is worth every penny, and Chris's videos are incredibly helpful. Chris explains everything step by step in a way that's easy to follow, even for beginners like me. Chris's passion and expertise shine through in everything he does. I highly recommend his products and videos. They're worth every penny and then some! Thank you, Cast Iron Chris!
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Nothing better
I've used many different types of oils and compounds to restore cast iron pans. Chris' compound is by far the best. Thanks for a great product, Chris!
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Seasoning compound and restoration
I recently restored and seasoned all of or case iron and carbon steel with Chris's compound and using his techniques. Everything has come up brilliantly including a heritage 6 gallon pioneers boiler pot that has been through a bushfire and was heavily rusted. Thoroughly recommend giving this a try.
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Amazing!
If there was a 6 stars option, I’d select it! This stuff is amazing! Keeps my cast iron pans brand new and seasoned and works killer on my flat top grill surface too!
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Great product
Used Chris’ instructions and then this seasoning to do an easy off restoration of a skillet that wasn’t too bad but had a little buildup and I felt could look better. I now get ‘what did you do to that?’ compliments any time I bring out that skillet.
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Best I’ve Used
I’ve tried all the exotic (and expensive) high smoke point oils, and any other products you may run across online. Simply put this product creates the best & most durable seasoning layer I’ve ever experienced. And at this price point it’s an absolute no brainer
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Seasoning & maintenance compound
Found on instagram. Was a little skeptical to order at first. Pleasantly surprised with the order. Came with a sticker & chain scrubber. Only ordered the compound but the extras are greatly appreciated. I will recommend this product to all my cast iron friends! So easy to use. Love it! Will be a returning customer.
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Best seasoning
I searched around a while before buying this compound and I absolutely love it. It's not messy and has a much better look and use than just oil. I've stripped pans back down to bare cast and seasoned with this compound and the CI comes out beautiful. Definitely worth it
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Awesome Stuff
Held off a long time before buying. I shouldn't have waited. I just received the compound and used it to apply a few layers to a brand new pan. Also, I'm doing my first restoration and have applied multiple layers to that pan as well. So far so good. Very happy with how things are going. I'm having much better results than previous attempts at seasoning a pan using only oil. The compound is less messy and is easier to apply than oil alone. I took Chris' advice and apply it while the pan is a little warm. Really good tip. The compound spreads super easily. If you're considering trying this, let me say it's well worth it. I won't go back to using only oil.
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Seasoning compound
This seasoning compound is great. I use it on all my cast iron, Blackstone and wooden utensils. Need it in bigger size tins asap!
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Seasoning compound
Worked really well. I used Chris's lye bath method on two 12" pans, and did three rounds of seasoning. My wife thought I had bought new pans.
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Great!
Great product, makes seasoning less of a mess and works great. Also seems to better than regular oil for the day to day maintenance and keeps the cast iron in better shape longer between seasonings
