I stopped by a neighbor's and they offered to show me their latest project and led me to the Weber gas grill. Then, they opened it to reveal how to cure a cast iron pan in a gas grill. 

They had gotten the old pan at a garage sale and it was covered with rust, which was completely removed.  They chose to use their Weber gas grill rather than doing it in the kitchen oven. 

Note: the red tone you see in the photo on the bottom of the pan is heat, there is no rust on pan.

The pan was coated with flax seed oil, due to its 600 degree smoke point. 

Then, set the pan in a hot grill at 300 degrees for one hour, and let it cool down completely.  

Then, wipe the excess oil off and reapplied a fresh coat of oil. 

Return the pan to the hot grill set at 350 degrees for one hour. Let the pan cool down completely. 

Once again, wipe the excess oil off the pan, and coat the pan with fresh oil. 

Return the pan to the hot grill for the final curing at 400 degrees for one hour. Let cool. 

After curing your cast iron pan, do not wash it with dish soap because it will remove the cure.  Just wipe it out with a cloth or paper towels and it is good to go for many years of frying fine foods. 

You can use a kitchen oven for curing cast iron frying pans in the same way as using gas grills. I hope this tutorial was helpful for you, as much as it was for me. 

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