Pretty happy with this pan – until I wasn’t.
It is time for a follow-up to my post from Christmas 2020. As a reminder, take a look at my previous post: Review of the BK Carbon Steel 10- inch pan.
As you can see, I was thrilled when I got it. It looked good and it felt great. I debated stripping the initial seasoning but my initial cooking tests looked good – so I spent the next four months using it couple times a week.
I followed my standard iron pan maintenance and it behaved well. It was a joy to use and it cleaned up nicely. But after about 3 months I noticed larger bare spots and it sure looked as if the initial seasoning was coming up in the center of the pan.
When it became apparent that the initial seasoning was flaking off I decided to give it a light rub with the green side of a Scotch Brite sponge. It surprised me to see that the majority of the seasoning came up quickly. So…I continued scrubbing until the bottom was clean.
So last Saturday, I followed my own instructions for initial seasoning and baked on 3 new layers over the course of about half a day. The initial look of the initial seasoning, as always, is awesome…
It never really stays that way but as long as the performance is good then I’m happy. Initial performance this week has been fantastic so this pan is back in circulation!
So I will reduce my wholehearted recommendation for the BK Carbon Steel Pan to a mild recommendation because I really like the feel of this pan. If you just got this pan keep an eye on the initial seasoning and see if you have any difficulty with it in the first 4-6 months. If you have owned it for a while, I would be interested to hear if you have any thoughts on this pan.