Yes, season it before using for cooking. Nicely seasoned pan will give some sort of non-stick coating to your pan and prevent from rust

Tower69For first try, wash with warm water and only little bit of soap.

Usually coat with a thin layer of cooking oil then heat it till it smokes. Let it cool... and you're ready to use.

After this, don't wash the pan with soap.


When its time to coat again you'll find your pan is not that shiny anymore, start to rust and begin to stick when cooking.

This post has been edited by mywingame: Feb 21 2017, 05:47 PM

Did you sear the steak when the pan is smoking hot? Because putting in the meat while it wasn't hot enough will stick... and yeah you still need some oil to sear the meat even you have seasoned it