I made the move back to cast iron cooking

[walterjay]

Started cooking and frying with cast iron pans. I shelved all the teflon coated pans due to the coatings wearing off and probably getting into my body.
I have seasoned up some cast iron pans and now exclusively use them. Also using butter and olive oil instead of Pam.
I have been pleasantly surprised how much better and more evenly cooked the food has been.

Wish I had done it years ago.

 

[Zee09]

I thought you were moving to Florida?

 

[Hohn]

Wait until you discover carbon steel….

 

[Patman]

I thought you were moving to Florida?

Cast iron is not allowed in Florida?

 

[walterjay]

I thought you were moving to Florida?

Maybe to the panhandle area.

 

[Patman]

Maybe to the panhandle area.

If you’re going to move to Florida you might as well go much further south. Just look at how much snow the panhandle got this year and whenever there is a cold snap it’s always around 20 degrees colder than the southern part of the state. And they never get snow down there ever.

 

[Furious]

Cast iron, carbon steel, stainless steel, ceramic, granite, enamel is all i use now. Teflon and other nonsticks are proven to be toxic.

 

[Chris142]

I'm just getting into cooking. Bought a skillet a week ago. What's your go-to for seasoning them?

 

[Wrenchturner44]

Started cooking and frying with cast iron pans. I shelved all the teflon coated pans due to the coatings wearing off and probably getting into my body.
I have seasoned up some cast iron pans and now exclusively use them. Also using butter and olive oil instead of Pam.
I have been pleasantly surprised how much better and more evenly cooked the food has been.

Wish I had done it years ago.

I am no expert on this subject, but there seems to be a lot of interest now in replacing olive oil with avacado oil. Suppose to be healthier, and easier to cook with. There is a lady on YT named Tipper, her channel is Celebrating Appalachia. Almost everything she cooks is done in cast iron skillets. She makes some really good looking meals, but if I ate like that everyday, I would be as big as a house.....LOL.

 

[shortyb]

I use avacado oil exclusively, especially with the cast iron griddle. Highest smoking threshold lets it get really hot before burning off. Plus it's full of Omega 3s.

 

[walterjay]

I'm just getting into cooking. Bought a skillet a week ago. What's your go-to for seasoning them?

I have used Crisco. Set in oven 450 degrees for an hour and let it cool in the oven. You may have to do it 2 or three times for new cookware.

 

[Danno]

Switched to avocado oil with some olive oil for about 2 yrs now.

 

[walterjay]

I intend to try Avocado oil also, but butter for eggs.

 

[tnt_motorsports]

Cisco has been the favorite of many for years when seasoning cast iron. I warmed up leftover shepherds pie tonight in my 8” skillet in the oven. Turned out fantastic and didn’t seem like leftovers.

For smoke free high heat I use clarified butter.
Eggs get straight butter.

Just my $0.02

 

[slo town]

My 2 cents. I use spray on canola oil for seasoning cast iron.

Scott

 

[97prizm]

Started cooking and frying with cast iron pans. I shelved all the teflon coated pans due to the coatings wearing off and probably getting into my body.
I have seasoned up some cast iron pans and now exclusively use them. Also using butter and olive oil instead of Pam.
I have been pleasantly surprised how much better and more evenly cooked the food has been.

Wish I had done it years ago.

The biggest issue with non stick pans is that people use metal cooking utensils damaging the coating. I bought two lodge cast iron skillets, and a lodge cast iron flat skillet for tortillas and making pancakes. They're awesome but you have make sure to keep them seasoned and clean.

 

[Cujet]

The only way I can get Cast Iron pans to work is to keep the heat down. Crank it up and everything sticks.

 

[burbguy82]

Started cooking and frying with cast iron pans. I shelved all the teflon coated pans due to the coatings wearing off and probably getting into my body.
I have seasoned up some cast iron pans and now exclusively use them. Also using butter and olive oil instead of Pam.
I have been pleasantly surprised how much better and more evenly cooked the food has been.

Wish I had done it years ago.

Cast iron is the way to go, 100% I use the same pan everyday.

 

[walterjay]

The only way I can get Cast Iron pans to work is to keep the heat down. Crank it up and everything sticks.

Perhaps you need to re-season the pan. What oil are you using to cook with?

 

[burbguy82]

The only way I can get Cast Iron pans to work is to keep the heat down. Crank it up and everything sticks.

How do you wash the pan?