Cast Iron Cooking Pots

duckegg · October 2007

fishlessman,
My wife takes care of all the cast iron and woks that I mess up. She uses just water and Kosher salt, they look great.

fishlessman · October 2007

duckegg,
that kosher salt works good, especially in the wok. heat it up til it starts to darken and scrape with some paper towels. the water works good if you heat the pan up first and use it to deglaze like making a gravey. took me a long time to figure out that you put the food into a hot skillet and not a cold one and it doesnt stick that way, cold skillet will even get bacon to stick if your not watching and moving it at first. lots of little tricks that could have been passed down if my parents ever learned to cook. i was told to pay attention alot while growing up, now i find i have to ask the parents if they ever paid attention while growing up, at camp i have to hide the pans after cleaning them or my dad HAS to wash them. maybe if i just chained the pan to the stove he would get the idea that it doesnt belong in the sink.

Rusty Rooster · October 2007

fishlessman,
Years ago at hunt camp I made a cobbler. We didn't eat it all and took the rest to the next camp down the road to share. The next day they brought back my "cleaned" oven. One of them said he knew not to use soap so they just threw it in the fire to let everything burn off. Including years of seasoning!! I had to start that one over from scratch. lol

Steeler Fan · October 2007

East Cobb Eggy, I have heard the same rumors. Believe the origin is that non-US- made cast iron is made out of recycled steel. Specifically cars crushed in the states, sent to China. They are then melted and cast iron cookware is made. The issue is as follows: what all was melted and is it safe? My solution is if it's made in the US, I buy it. If not, I don't.

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