Cooking & Baking

Alameda

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23. congratulations!

Sat Nov 15, 2014, 11:14 PM

Nov 2014

I've been cooking on Cast iron for about 50 years and love it. When I find nice old pieces I get them and reseason them for my younger friends. Many times one can find them rusted and for only a few dollars because they have gotten rusty because people just don't know how to season them.
I have quite a few, but my most important ones are my two smallish fry pans. I can put one on top of the other and make a little oven out of them, then I have a 6 quart Dutch oven that is great for so many things. I have two Lodge square fry pans that are great for kimchi pancakes. The pancake just slides out so nicely.
You know the seasoning should be backed on, not just grease spread over the pan. I use coconut oil in a thin layer, bake it in the oven until it's like an enamel.

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Granny's cast iron frying pan. [View all] trof Nov 2014 OP

A toast to your frying pan! cbayer Nov 2014 #1

Haha, so you did! Spaldeen Nov 2014 #2

Yes, pancakes... cbayer Nov 2014 #4

Oh yeah, pork chops and burgers. trof Nov 2014 #7

And apple crisp and peach crumble! cbayer Nov 2014 #8

Mine's a youngin' Galileo126 Nov 2014 #3

Do you have a recipe for that pizza? cbayer Nov 2014 #5

Off hand, no. Galileo126 Nov 2014 #6

I bought mine in the early 70s Warpy Nov 2014 #13

My daughter now has my big cast iron skillet. Arkansas Granny Nov 2014 #18

You've got 17 years on me bvf Nov 2014 #9

Hi bvf! Welcome to the C & B group. cbayer Nov 2014 #16

Never, never, never... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #10

I bought a $149 Lodge Hibachi for $1 @ a yard sale! CottonBear Nov 2014 #19

You can find good deals... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #20

Unless something gets caked on I just wipe with a paper towel. trof Nov 2014 #22

So sweet! I love my cast iron pans. Luminous Animal Nov 2014 #11

I also have her griddle. trof Nov 2014 #21

Cheers! sir pball Nov 2014 #12

I envy you that pan Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #14

On Sunday mornings it was 'grandpa's pan'. trof Nov 2014 #15

a real heirloom! Left coast liberal Nov 2014 #17

congratulations! Alameda Nov 2014 #23

This is great advice, Alameda DonnaM Nov 2014 #24

the chemistry of cast iron seasoning Alameda Nov 2014 #25

WHOA! That is SO over-engineered. Worthy of Alton Brown. trof Nov 2014 #26

Thanks for the link. I've got a cast iron dutch oven with a serious rust problem. My Luminous Animal Nov 2014 #27

I have my great-grandmother's cast iron HeiressofBickworth Nov 2014 #28

Here's the difference between old cast iron and new cast iron Major Nikon Nov 2014 #29