Iron skillets there only good for one thing

[Nobody Special's wife]

smashing over you husbands head!!!

 

[Willing and Unsure]

which head?

 

[morninggirl5]

I love my cast iron skillets and pots. I bought a new set about three years ago. They sit in the back of the cabinet while I use the ones I got from my grandmothers every day almost,

 

[Nobody Special's wife]

well its not he one he thinks with lol

 

[fgarvb1]

so i take it you have never ate at the iron skillet?

great chiken fried steak

 

[MidnightAngel]

SexuallyGifted did something really stupid once, which we were discussing. He said I should have hit him over the head with an iron skillet.

I say.....why ruin a perfectly good skillet?

 

[Guest]

 

[TN_Vixen]

I love iron skillets. They are the absolute best for grilled cheese and fried chicken!

They aren't difficult to up-keep at all. You just have to make sure you season them after each use and keep them from soaking in soap and water and never put them in the dishwasher.

 

[Weird Harold]

What is the benefit of a cast iron skillet... in cooking, that is?

Aren't they a lot of work? Like, don't they have to be tempered or something like that?

Cast-iron cookware must be "seasoned" before use, and the "seasoning" must be kept up for best results.

"Seasoning" is the process of creating a layer of carbonized fat on the cookware to provide a non-stick cooking surface and rust protection. Acidic foods tend to destroy the seasoning, and foods like gravy also tend to disrupt the seasoning also.

Within their limitations though, there is no cookware that works better than well maintained cast-iron. For example, I won't even consider anything other than my 14 inch cast-iron skillet for cooking pancakes.

What you use for a heat source has a big effect on how good Cast-iron prfoms as well. An open flame, whether gas burner, charcoal, or wood fire works best. I've only gotten marginal performance from cast-iron cookware on an electric range top.

Check out Lodge Manufacturing's web page for more info on cooking with cast iron.

http://www.lodgemfg.com/

If you're looking toreplace all of your cookware, T-Fal is a better bet for saucepans and the like. Cast-iron is really only suitable for grills, dutch-ovens, and skillets -- unless you plan to do all of your cooking overa campfire.

 

[Valdimer]

Oh come on NSW, NS cant be all that bad, can he?

Just throw him a dirty magazine, and he'll be happy.

Or tell him to go play over at Xander and Ravenloft's place.

 

[Guest]

Yep, I also cook my pancakes and grilled cheese in my cast iron skillet. Another tasty delight is french toast cooked in that same wonderful skillet.

One note though, you should always let them cool before you attempt to clean them. My mother told me this and I've always done that.

Another delicious treat cooked in that pan is a jelly sandwich. If you've never tried one, they are scrumptious. After you remove it from the skillet, you top it with some confectioner's sugar. Sooo yummy!

I'm definitely very hungry now. LOL

 

[Rubyfruit]

...Another delicious treat cooked in that pan is a jelly sandwich...

Never heard of that. Sounds good though. Is it just jelly between two pieces of bread and grilled?

Ruby (who is always looking for something new to feed the picky kids)

 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

Ruby,

You would make it just like a grilled cheese sandwich. You can either put butter or margarine on the sides of the bread that will touch the pan. Then, let each side get golden brown. My mom used to make that for me when I was a little girl and they were always made with love. The powdered sugar just adds an extra special touch and also enhances the flavor.

I hope when you make it you and your children enjoy it as much as I do. I always feel funny recommending something to someone as I'm not sure about their tastes.

Good luck and have fun with this.

 

[SexyChele]

well its not he one he thinks with lol

I take it, in your current mood, that it's the one sitting atop his shoulders?

 

[morninggirl5]

I paid extra to have a gas stove in my new home so that I could continue to use my cast iron cookware. Cornbread baked in a cast iron skillet is the only way you can call it cornbread.

Cast iron is expensive, but it last forever. One of my skillets was my great grandmothers.

 

[cuz cracker]

whats all the hoo hoo?

I learned to cook with cast iron. hell by the time i was eight i could fry eggs sunny side up on a cloudy day or over eazy in bacon grease yet. i'd like to see some of these modern cooks try that for fun!

pancakes cooked in a cast iron skillet using a dab of butter to keep them from sticking and not burning is not that hard.

frying chicken works well if you get the oil the right temp.

 

[lobito]

one of the few things my wife will go near the stove for, is to make homemade tortillas. We just flip the skillet over, and make them on the bottom of the skillet, rather than IN the skillet. That's just the way we've always had them made for us in the past.

 

[Elizabeth]

They make excellent cornbread and pineapple-upside down cake.