How To season a Paella pan

To make our food healthy we need to make our Cookwares safe for cooking. If we love eating and cooking paella, then we must have a paella pan in our kitchen and how to season it is important.

To make our paella pan good for use always, we need to maintain them. Paella pans are made with different materials, most of which are stainless steel and carbon steel. Some of these paella pans are non-stick so they need continuous seasoning to avoid the food sticking on the pan.

So how to season a carbon steel paella pan and how to season a stainless steel paella pan is very important. This is so since they are non-stick and for the stainless steel, if not maintained carefully, it might develop rust.

How to season a Paella pan for the first time and how to reseason a carbon steel paella pan is almost the same but seasoning for the first time requires more work. So let us see how we can go about maintaining our paella pan for healthy cooking.

How To season a paella pan for the first time.

For you to get a nice seasoning of your pan, you need to follow carefully the process listed below. This will help in the durability of your pan and also healthy cooking with a pan.

Oven Method

Remove the instructions label

When you buy a new paella pan, we recommend buying from Amazon for quality reasons and affordable price, the first thing you need to do is remove the brand label, like the garcima paella pan which has the instructions label on paella pan material and best way to use it. You might keep it safe or trash it. Then move to the next step.

Heat with water

After you have removed the label, you place the carbon steel paella pan you want to season for the first time on a stove top and add a clean water up to the handle riveted pin. Then you heat the water for about 10 minutes at a high temperature. This will help in removing the oil applied by the manufacturer to prevent rust during transitioning and also other forms of dirt it might get on the way. Then remove it from the stovetop and pour out the water. Take care not to burn yourself. Move to the next step

Dry and apply oil

When you remove the water after boiling, you need to dry the pan very well with a paper towel to make it water free. Then apply a thin layer of oil on both surfaces, both the inner and the outer area.

Preheat the oven

Before placing the paella pan on the oven, preheat the oven to a temperature of 350 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place your paella pan

Then place the paella pan and allow for about 35 to 40 minutes. This will turn the pan to a golden color. Allow to cool and remove it.

Clean and use

You can use the paper towel to clean the excess oil if any and it is ready for first use or to store it.

Stovetop method

If you want to use the stovetop to season a paella pan for the first time, you need to follow the steps below. It is almost the same with the oven method.

Wash and dry

After removing the label, you wash the pan with soap and water. 

Heat with water 

Place the paella pan you need to season for the first time on the stovetop and put water up to the handle and boil for 10 minutes. What’s with soap and water.

Dry and apply oil

After boiling, dry the water and apply some cooking oil to the entire surface using a paper towel.

Heat on the Stovetop

The next step is to heat it on the Stovetop until it turns to a golden color. Use medium temperature on the stovetop and avoid burning your hand. Use a potholder to move the paella pan so all the sides will receive equal heating. 

Ready for use 

After it has cooled down, it is ready for use or storage.

How to re-season a carbon steel paella pan

If you want to season a Paella pan you have been using for a long time, you need to follow the steps below.

Wash and dry

You can soak the pain in water for some time to allow the food remains on it to soften so you use a steel wool or pad to remove it easily. Then you dry it with some paper towel to make it water free.

Oil and heat 

After drying, apply some oil on the paella pan surface and heat on a Stovetop for a few minutes. It doesn’t need to stay long on the Stovetop since you are doing reseasoning. 

You can then store it