cast iron

[W3WN]

Who here uses it? We have many different pans, pots, Dutch ovens - all either Wagner or Griswold. Only a few modern non-sticks. The wife uses some for this, some for that. I use an iron griddle for eggs, and an antique iron waffle iron. Watcha got?

My ex kept my pans and skillets. One of these days, I have to go out and replace them. Only reason I haven't is that I've got shelves full of All-Clad seconds from when I worked there. Even though some of it is the cheap stuff (Emerilware), the price was right (free!)

[w2amr]

I got a lot of cast iron, & cookin' with gas.

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[KC9ECI]

cast iron griddle, cast iron skillet, two cast iron dutch ovens, one with a rounded lid and one with a flat lid, and a cast iron breadpan. Love the stuff. Had to twist my wife's arm a little early one, but she's finally on board with the cast iron.

[W1GUH]

Never use soap on cast iron. It'll take out the seasoning. Just get rid of the grease and scour with steel wool (NOT the kind with soap), or stainless-steel wool. Wipe it dry and it's ready for another go.

What's the problem with detergent on stainless steel? OTOH, I don't use upscale pots and pans. Good ol' Farberware is plenty good for this amateur chef.

[n2ize]

Never use soap on cast iron. It'll take out the seasoning.

Seasoning ?? Please. cast iron is cast iron..

[W3MIV]

To the best of my knowledge both SOS and Brillo pads are still impregnated with soap, not detergent. Brillo got its red color from a mixture of rouge and soap. Soap contains fat, and the fat will clean seasoned cast iron without destroying the seasoning -- of course, you cannot scrub with steel wool so hard that you negate the qualities of the soap.

I treat my cookware ONLY with Brillo or SOS pads. Test it by using a Brillo pad to clean a bright, polished stainless saucepan or skillet. Rinse and notice how the water wants to bead? That is the result of a waxy residue from soap, not detergent which contains surfactants that destroy water's surface tension.

Too many people cannot tell the difference between soap and detergent. Those people should stay the hell out of the kitchen. Go to Wendy's or some other such dive.

[KC2UGV]

To the best of my knowledge both SOS and Brillo pads are still impregnated with soap, not detergent. Brillo got its red color from a mixture of rouge and soap. Soap contains fat, and the fat will clean seasoned cast iron without destroying the seasoning -- of course, you cannot scrub with steel wool so hard that you negate the qualities of the soap.

I treat my cookware ONLY with Brillo or SOS pads. Test it by using a Brillo pad to clean a bright, polished stainless saucepan or skillet. Rinse and notice how the water wants to bead? That is the result of a waxy residue from soap, not detergent which contains surfactants that destroy water's surface tension.

Too many people cannot tell the difference between soap and detergent. Those people should stay the hell out of the kitchen. Go to Wendy's or some other such dive.

Not many people know the difference between soap and detergents :)

[kc7jty]

I'm not diving at Wendy's.
My seasoned cast iron used to get a light scrub with liquid dish DETERGENT and a knitted plastic scrubber ball on occasion way back when I made hamburgers on it. Just do it lightly to get the crud off without cutting into the surface patina, dry immediately, then re apply oil or melted grease to the entire surface on top.
My griddle right now looks like 25% in the center is raw cast iron, but it's perfectly seasoned.

[kc7jty]

Well, I had the Cento maters on bread pizza, not bad. Quite sweet, good flavor, but I think the no salt plum tomatoes from Italia are best.

[W1GUH]

'UGV:

Not many people know the difference between soap and detergents

And even fewer care! I certainly don't. Soap is soap.