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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Fantastic product!
I’ve had so many issues with seasoning my Lodge pan. This is the only product that allows me to cook eggs. Highly reccomended.
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Seasoning compound
When I was in my early 20's an old timer told me how to season cast iron. And after years of use my cast iron looked as nasty as his. Following Chris's method of cleaning and re-seasoning, what a change. I bought an extra can of compound with the chainmail and compound combo. I bought extra because I had so many pieces to do. From a fajita pan to two Dutch ovens, and every skillet in between. Yes it takes time to go through the whole process. Time well spent when you see the difference and how much easier it is to clean and maintain. Thanks Chris for all your support. I wish I'd learned this process 50 some odd years ago.
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Best ever!
By far the best seasoning/compound on the market! Lasts a long time, and is just so easy to use! Works so well. Thank you for a great product!!
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Wow wow wow!!!
Ive been using cast iron skillets for a little over 4 years now and I’ve always kept them well seasoned, but let me just say, it was a pain in the butt every time! I was told to use canola oil (which I don’t even cook with lol) but they said it was amazing for cast iron so I listened. The stench that would fill my house while seasoning my skillets was UNBEARABLE. It would also smoke up excessively and the fumes would burn my eyes when I would open the oven. I heard about cast iron Chris through some random explore page post and decided to try the seasoning and maintenance compound. It arrived today, and I started seasoning my skillets immediately. I did this three times today as per his instructions on his YouTube and MY GOD!!! I am obsessed! My cast iron is as black as satans soul and looks BRAND NEW (actually, better than brand new)! Using traditional cooking oil would always leave my skillets with some sticky spots that looked and felt disgusting, but not this time! I am so impressed, glad I bought two of them and will be buying again and again and again!
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Seasoning and Maintenance Compound
Just got your Seasoning and Maintenance Compound the other day. Followed your steps to season a cast iron and it came out great! Works better than Crisco or vegetable oil by a mile. Would definitely recommend to anyone with cast iron. Going to use it on my bbq grill and flat top next!
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Seasoning compound
This stuff is a miracle. I’ve been using my family cast-iron skillet for 70 years, it was a mess. I cleaned it down to the original cast iron just like your YouTube videos suggested. Putting the compound on it and wiping it off, put in oven at 400 for one hour. CI looks brand new and the surface is like glass. Thank you for all your wonderful information on your Instagram page.
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Why didn’t I get this stuff sooner?!
I’ve used my cast iron as my primary piece of cookware on my stovetop for years, and love it to death. After getting the Seasoning and Maintenance compound from CIC and giving it a fresh seasoning with this stuff, it’s immediately obvious how superior this stuff is. Completely non-stick, all natural ingredients, simply put this stuff rocks.
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Amazing
I didn’t use seasoning for years but took meticulous care of my pan with cleaning and oiling… then I got a tin of this for Christmas. After TWO uses/applications I was honestly shocked at how nonstick the pan has become! I’m so impressed and using my cast iron for things I previously avoided bc of worrying the cleaning would be too much. It’s a great product.
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Run, don’t walk
I have always been in the camp of “use soap on your cast iron” and taken good care of my cast irons but could never get the surface to be nonstick (and yes, I do the water trick to make sure it’s the right temp before putting butter or oil in it) I applied the compound last night after making chicken and this morning went to make fried eggs. Voilà. My pan is nonstick (and really pretty). I was on the fence about getting it and my only regret is that I waited to buy it. Now I'm a true believer.
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The Best I've Tried!
Just buy it. This is the review you're looking for to convince you to buy it. I've tried others from big cast iron companies, from Amazon. I've tried coconut oil, avocado oil, grapeseed oil, this outperforms them all. 2 days after I started using it, my wife asks "Hey, what did you change about the cast iron skillet, it's awesome" Just doing what Cast Iron Chris tells me! You rock Chris!
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Great product!
I bought one from butterpat when I bought my cast iron. And my wife also bought me a few from here for a stocking stuffer. The compound works great. I've used it for initial seasoning and maintaining my cast irons. Much better than using a cooking oil, in my opinion. And of course I followed Chris's instructions from his videos for application. I also use it on my carbon steel pans. Highly recommend!
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Works as advertised
I found Chris on Instagram and happy I did. His seasoning works great!
