Flaking - is it the seasoning?

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bug_458]

Not sure what to do now.

[u/HorrorsPersistSoDoI]

What even is that pan?

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bug_458 → u/HorrorsPersistSoDoI]

Don't ask me I'm just trynna help my mom..

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bug_458 → u/Puzzleheaded_Bug_458]

She says it's good though

[u/SillyNuffer → u/Puzzleheaded_Bug_458]

What does it say on its underside or handle

[u/OverclockedAmiga]

We are being trolled. That is no cast iron pan, and it is obviously damaged.

[u/ooba-gooba]

That looks like a coating, not seasoning. Does it say anything on the handle?

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bug_458 → u/ooba-gooba]

Nothing besides some code. Can I just scrub the whole coating off?

[u/ooba-gooba → u/Puzzleheaded_Bug_458]

I would just throw it out. Some of these honeycomb pans are just aluminum or cheap steel, coated with Whitford Xylan.. which is pretty much the same thing in non stick pans.

Even the few cast iron that have this, you should still just throw it out.

[u/Unfair_Buffalo_4247]

Looks like a coated aluminum pan - throw it out to be safe

[u/Ghost_Crabby3200]

That looks like an imarku cast iron, non stick pan. That may be a cast iron pan but has a Teflon coating on it. With that type of damage it's probably best you throw it away. That coating is made of chemicals. It is not the type of pan you can reseason. My recommendation is pick up a 10 inch cast iron if you want entry level inexpensive cast iron. If your mom is going to buy one if these pans again do not use metal utensils and toss it when there's any damage to it. Edit: typos