Disclosed embodiments provide a substrate that can be used to apply an oil-based seasoning mixture on to a cooking surface in order to season food and to prevent the food from burning at a variety of cooking temperatures. The substrate includes a felt that is constructed with a matted fabric. The felt allows for absorption of liquid solutions into the matted fabric and for the transfer of these liquid solutions from the matted fabric onto a cooking surface. The substrate further includes an oil-based seasoning mixture that is infused into the matted fabric of the felt. The oil-based seasoning mixture includes an oil that is selected based on its smoke point. Further, the oil-based seasoning mixture includes seasonings that are infused into the oil.