What if food sticks to my cast iron cookware?

• If food sticks to your cast iron cookware and it has already been seasoned, the seasoning is most likely compromised and the pan should be re-seasoned.
  
  
• If you did not season your cast iron cookware before using it for the first time, you will need to thoroughly clean it and prepare it for cooking.
  
  
• If you did properly prepare it for cooking and food still sticks to it, make sure the cooking surface is thoroughly clean - no bits of food or rust that may cause food to stick.  

• You may be able to scrape off food that is stuck to the cooking surface with a spatula or a plastic scraper.  Rust will need to be removed with a steel wool scouring pad.  After removing the stuck-on food or rust, the area should be re-seasoned.  It is usually best to re-season the entire cooking surface.
  

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