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Iron is a grey metal. I read that when you cook it turns black from a reaction to the food. But this has never been used.

I tagged utensils but technically this is not a utensil or is it.

rumtscho
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Sedumjoy
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    Actually the "equipment" tag might be better (which I added and is awaiting approval). I don't know the answer as to why, but every single one of the cast iron skillets I have seen are indeed black – Steve Chambers Aug 12 '23 at 21:13

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Unseasoned cast iron is gray, until it rusts. But it’s common for manufacturers to factory-season cast iron, which makes it black. The black color comes from carbonised oil.

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  • @Sneftel...Well that is very interesting and I never would have guessed. Thank you. I accepted the answer for sure. – Sedumjoy Aug 13 '23 at 01:27
  • Note that manufacturers specifically season their cast iron black by adding carbon, because that's what people are used to from antique cast iron. – FuzzyChef Aug 14 '23 at 18:44