Portia Morris

Thanks!

In the video she's starting from a stripped cast iron and wiping off rust. I have already added about 5 layers of seasoning before the black residue start wiping off.

I don't think the black residue is rust and when putting the previous layers of seasoning on the pan nothing wiped off on the paper towels. The black residue just started appearing and there is a lot of it. I am so confused :/

I bought my first cast iron skillet and it was described as unseasoned. The brand is "Palm."

I started seasoning it following the instructions here. I would rinse with water, dry it in the oven at 200-300F and apply 1-2 layers at a time and wait a couple days to a week in between seasoning sessions. After I reached about 5 layers I took a break from seasoning it for about two weeks. When I went to start seasoning it again recently I noticed that my paper towels would turn black when wiping. Is this normal? When I seasoned it before I didn't notice anything wiping off on the paper towels and now it seems like a dramatic difference. I'm worried that I did something wrong. I'm not sure if I should continue the process or start over. I haven't used it to cook anything yet.

Here is a picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2W8jgzvxmVWNXN0TzYtQ3FKdjg/edit?usp=sharing

I'm wondering if anyone has experience this before and if it is normal? How should I proceed? I'd really appreciate your thoughts.