How I cut down on the oven smoke

[DonnaM]

This is what I do to funnel most of the smoke from seasoning out of the oven vent in the back of the stove up into the exhaust vent in the microwave to the outside. It makes a big difference.

https://flic.kr/p/Rkiha5

 

[TerryM]

I do all seasoning in my outdoor grill.

 

[JeffreyL]

Donna what are you using for seasoning and how high of temp? I do mine with crisco and use the instructions from this site and i've never had any smoke like that, i even run mine up from 350 to 400 for the last half hour or so

 

[Ty L.]

This is what I do to funnel most of the smoke from seasoning out of the oven vent in the back of the stove up into the exhaust vent in the microwave to the outside. It makes a big difference.

https://flic.kr/p/Rkiha5

There's nothing you can't fix with painter's tape and a jar of Arizona Dreaming. :icon_thumbsup:

 

[Todd A]

Donna, nice job. Nothing like a bit of creative thinking. My wife can smell whenever I am seasoning pans no matter what the temperature i use. We don't have a ceiling vent fan yet over the stove. Looking to purchase one in the next year or so. Hopefully, that will vent out the smells that are so noxious to her. I usually wait to season the pans until she's out of the house.

 

[KevM]

It gets a little smoky but its just the smell of iron cooking that my wife dislikes. so I made this contraption with an egg box, coat hanger, and a dryer hose.

 

[DonnaM]

Jerry, I put pans in oven cold and turn oven to 250. After 15 min. Take out and brush with Crisco. Cool, wipe thoroughly. Put in oven cold and turn oven to 250. Hold at 250 for 15 min. Turn oven up to 500 for 1 hour. Cool down in oven to 250. Take out and brush with Crisco. Cool, wipe, start over.

I learned this technique on another site before I found CIC. They said you had to exceed the smoke point in order to achieve polymerization, but I see Doug's instructions say otherwise. They also modeled several rounds, so I have been doing 3 or 4.

Since I don't cook a lot of meat, probably I need to do the additional rounds, but if I don't have to exceed the smoke point, maybe I don't need the cup towel set-up...?

Kev--very creative apparatus. You put mine to shame! :whip2: