[TheForge] Pineapple twist

[Marc Godbout]

I've used Pam for this. The spray goes on nice, thin, and even.

--Marc


On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 09:33 -0400, Bruce Freeman wrote:
> Using a cloth, apply the thinnest possible layer of polyunsaturated vegetable oil to the black iron.  Heat in an 400F oven for 1 hour.  Repeat if necessary.  Then wash in warm water with soap or detergent to eliminate the traces of oil that may remain.
> 
> If you use too thick a layer of oil, you'll get sticky, greasy spots.  Therefore it can be helpful to warm the iron before applying the (viscous) oil so that the oil runs freely.
> 
> What's going on here is that the oil, under the influence of oxygen and heat, cross-links at the double bonds (which is what "unsaturated" - with respect to hydrogenation - refers to), and turns into a "plastic".