These are the tricks I've found with cast iron pans:
- Clean it as soon as you are finished with it.
- Don't ever use any soap. Just use hot water and scrub with a
dishtowel.
- Don't ever use anything like a Brillo pad.
- Once the pan is clean, rinse well with hot water and put
back on the burner. If the burner is still hot, it will
evaporate the water in the pan. This will keep the pan from
rusting.
Yes, great tip! My mother taught me this.
I have three cast iron skillets and each are designated to one particular food.
One for bacon.
One for fried eggs.
One for other fried meats.
All the fattening stuff!
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Of course my kids are the main diners on the "fat" Sunday breakfast. I try not to eat fried eggs and bacon too often!
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Marilyn, I like mine because they go in the oven AND on the stove, they're sturdy, you can really sear meat (I have a cast-iron grill pan--with ridges--I love it for en), and they're pretty nonstick after they've been seasoned well. Plus, I think I've got some great memories of my mom using them so there's that nostalgic factor, too.
for some reason cast iron seems to make the food taste better. And believe it or not.. I have had a problem with low iron and using a cast iron skillet was recommended! I wonder if this is what ed me because my follow up tests were with in the norm.
Hey, Donna! You wouldn't consider sharing that cornbread recipe, would you? (don't bother if it's a big h***le, though!) Oh, how I love beans and cornbread. But I've never made the cornbread in a cast-iron skillet. Yum.
Compltlyme, I remember reading that you get more iron in your diet by cooking in cast-iron, now that you mention it. I like that added flavor, too!
!!!!!!!!). I follow all those tips to keep it in good condition.
breakfast. I try not to eat fried eggs and bacon too often!
en), and they're pretty nonstick after they've been seasoned well. Plus, I think I've got some great memories of my mom using them so there's that nostalgic factor, too.
ed me because my follow up tests were with in the norm.
(don't bother if it's a big h***le, though!) Oh, how I love beans and cornbread. But I've never made the cornbread in a cast-iron skillet. Yum.
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