Got tired of buying Teflon pans and eventually seeing the Teflon flick off and wonder where it went...Bought a couple cast iron skillets about a month ago and have been using ever since. It is a bit of a learning curve getting them seasoned and learning to cook with them, but once you do, it's a breeze! Made some eggs this morning and they slid off just like Teflon would! Bonus is they were fairly cheap to buy and will last a lifetime. Think it's a safer way to cook.
Cast Iron Cooking
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Always loved the idea and will use mine any time I cook meat...but I must really suck at seasoning 
Hmm, just got me thinking. I wonder how much a silver pan would run me. That would be an excellent choice aside from the price tag. I think I still prefer the stainless steel and/or copper.
Brother in law was using cast iron a lot but it doesn't heat very evenly or quickly and made pancakes a little more difficult.
Brother in law was using cast iron a lot but it doesn't heat very evenly or quickly and made pancakes a little more difficult.
Actually if you get it heated up properly will cook very evenly. It takes longer to heat up and that's the main negative. I just figure an extra 5 minutes.
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I do know you have to be careful about high heat electric, because they heat up too fast and can actually warp cast iron.
I think the main thing is scratching the glass. If the cast iron is smooth and you don't push it around I haven't had any problems.
I use cast iron on our glass top. You just have to be careful to not slide the pan on the surface.
Started using my small 10" cast iron pan again as the fancy ass Calphalon now has several nicks in the coating. Also ordered a Lodge 4 quart cast iron Dutch oven. Want to try making the old pot roast I remember as a kid in Iowa.
Going old school again. The cast iron "matches" my 1948 Toastmaster toaster, it's going to turn 70 next year, was a wedding present to my parents from my aunt/uncle.
Going old school again. The cast iron "matches" my 1948 Toastmaster toaster, it's going to turn 70 next year, was a wedding present to my parents from my aunt/uncle.
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Its incredible how reasonably priced American made Lodge products are.
I'm thinking I'll pick up a 2-burner griddle, as the little guy likes French Toast and we can only do about 2 pieces at a time in our other pans.
Married guys, will I survive if I buy it for my wife as a birthday/Christmas present? Or will I just be smacked with it?
Married guys, will I survive if I buy it for my wife as a birthday/Christmas present? Or will I just be smacked with it?
I have become an expert on the perfect cast iron skillet steak. thanks to Alton Brown of course. A little messier, a tad harder to maintain, but the results are perfectly consistent.
Yeah I got a porcelain covered one at Aldi's a number of years ago. It makes the greatest roasts!
Here's a quick reference guide
1 - Paper - nothing says "I love you" like a card you picked up last minute at Walmart because you forgot your first anniversary
2 - Cotton - hastily wrap up an old t-shirt of yours that she already wears because you forgot your anniversary again
3 - Leather - handcuffs and whips (3 years is enough to reveal your true self)
4 - Fruit/Flowers - both easily purchased at your local Hy-Vee
5 - Wood - no explanation needed
6 - Candy - this is a win-win for you. Eating some of it helps her diet. Remind her of your thoughtfulness.
7 - Copper - copper cookware for the mf-ing win!
8 - Bronze - that trophy you won went you went bowling with the guys on your anniversary instead of going to that expensive restaurant? Perfect gift!
9 - Pottery - that crappy ashtray you made in first grade makes a great spoon rest for your beloved
10 - Tin - who doesn't love popcorn? Honestly
11- Steel - you can't go cheap on the anniversary vacuum
12 - Silk - gotta go with womens' delicates here. Remember the golden rule. Less is more.
13 - Lace - when your wife finds those panties in the glove box? Surprise! Happy Anniversary!
14 - Ivory - rare studio cut of Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney's "Ebony and Ivory"
15 - Crystal - "Honey, remember how we talked about being more adventurous? Meet Crystal. She's a dancer"
20 - China - this is where you're gonna have to move to if you follow my advice
25 - Silver - wrap up the fillings she's knocked out of your head for the past 25 years
50 - Gold - you may as well treat yourself to some fancy gold leaf on your casket
