Do you like cooking with cast iron?
By sweetdesign
@sweetdesign (5142)
United States
August 3, 2008 8:34am CST
I love cat iron. I have several pieces in two different varieties. I have techniques cast iron which has a white enamalled finish on the inside (mine are tangerine colored on the outside) which means it doesn't need to be seasoned and clean up is a breeze. I love them. I have a rectangle roaster/baker, an everyday pan with a lid, an everyday frying pan, a square fryng pan and a square grill pan. The other peices I have are Paula Deen's cast iron. These are hammered finish on the outside and preseasoned on the inside. I have a big chicken fryer, a pot with a lid and bail handle, and a sqaure pot with a lid. I love these as well. I have a lot of pots and pans because we love to cook and different things require different pots or pans for propper preperation. Do you like cast iron?
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@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
3 Aug 08
I like to do baked beans in my cast iron pots also cause they turn out so good. I also like doing beans in cast iron.
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@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
3 Aug 08
Oh and cast iron is so good for outdoor cooking on the grill or open fire.
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@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
5 Sep 09
I don't like to cook at all, and I am lousy at it. The first time I tried to cook something in a cast-iron pot, I blew the pot right off of the stove. No one told me that you don't turn Cast Iron up full boast. My husband, on the other hand, is a fantastic cook, and loves to cook. He wishes that we had some cast iron pots and pans around here to use.
@brimia (6581)
• United States
3 Aug 08
I've considered getting a cast iron pan for some time now. I like that they're heavy duty and they add iron to your diet. I have been a little hesitant because of the need to keep seasoned and that they can be pretty heavy to lug around.
@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
3 Aug 08
They have the kind like I have that has the enamalled inside that you don't have to worry about seasoning but you still get the same benifits of cast iron. Also the other kind I have is preseosoned so that all you have to do is maintain. Never ever wash a cast iron (except the enamelled kind) with soap. Just wash them quickly in water then dry it thoroughly then lightly oil it and it is ready to go. I would never buy the kind that you have to season cause they are a pain in the kutchers and it smells up the house when you are seasoning it.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
5 Aug 08
I love cast iron. I especially love the big cast iron pot I use for good hearty stews; it is the perfect thing for a cold winter's day.
I also like to do corn bread in a cast iron skillet-- just pop it on into the oven. Delicious!
