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Should I strip and reseason (again)?

Should I strip and reseason (again)?

EDIT:
Added progress pics in comments… after a vinegar + soap scrub, then after a quick heating with a tinyyy amount of oil that I then rubbed off with a paper towel. Looking okay?

Original:
Bought this carbon steel pan from ikea a few weeks ago. First seasoning with canola oil went great, was working non stick like a charm, then it got rusty and flaked off from being left to dry (not making that mistake again). Cleaned it and scrubbed off as much of the black as I could before re-seasoning with canola oil. This time, there were a couple spots where you could still see silver. Now, a week later, the seasoning layer is thick, textured, and patchy, and non stick not working so well. Also amber coloured round the edges which I don’t thinkkk is rust but not sure if it’s meant to look like that. What to do? 🙏

u/crosecreddit — 2 days ago