Cast Iron Revisited

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  1. TerryD

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    They will take longer to warm up and the center will be hotter than the perimeter.

    Put it on and let it heat up till the handle is hot, then start cooking. If the handle isn't hot, the pan isn't warmed evenly.

    I've even warmed my bigger pans in the oven first to get them up pretty evenly, but you'll still want to pay attention and rotate the food in the pan as it cooks too get the best, most even cook.

    They do work well frying in fat (fried chicken style) as the oil helps even out those temperatures.
     
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    Thanks, I regularly substitute bacon grease for olive oil in most recipes.
    Chicken Marsala will likely be my first thing as my kids like it and are due for a visit. I had planned to cook the chicken on the outside edge of he pan and the sauce part will be irrelevant. I have cooked for them before using two pans but this will be easier.
     
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    I heard someone say that if you move your pan around over the burner every so often it will help keep the whole thing hot. I don’t have anything bigger than a 12” so I have no experience.
     
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    Just did some scrambled eggs with diced bacon in my cast iron skillet that normally lives in my camping gear and which Mrs Andy can't comprehend is less sticky than her fancy coated stuff that I really dislike... :D
     
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    We're cooking daily on a cast iron skillet my grandparents bought in 1931. When my grandfather gave it to me, an egg would easily slide out of it with a drop of oil. You could see your reflection perfectly. Years of my wife scrubbing it in soapy water has taken away the non-stick finish, but after many discussions on the subject shes coming around. The finish is starting to rebuild. We've accumulated a dozen or more pans, dutch ovens, and several cornbread pans. Fish, peppers, and corn stick pans, along with some old muffin pans. Mostly Lodge, with two Wagners, at least one Griswold, and several Martins. Im wanting a Field Co. to add to the collection. Anyone using any of their stuff?
     
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    I've got two of the Field skillets. I like them better than my Lodge, even after taking a sander to it to smooth out the surface. I wish the Field skillets had a pouring notch for saving bacon grease, but that's my only real complaint.
     
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    Dang. That's cool.

    I also see that Lodge has branched out into the carbon steel pans, going in against some much bigger names. I'd like to see one in person, as I'm eyeballing at Matfer for a new egg skillet.
     
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    there are reviews out there complaining about the roughness of Lodge vs De Buyer or Matfer,,,I have a 10” , 12” ,and 15”...the more you use them, the better they become. ;). My only gripe is having to source lids from other suppliers...
     
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    I just decided to come here and yell like a raving lunatic....no reason, it's just been way too quiet in here!!
     
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    Can you keep it down, some of us are trying to sleep.
     
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    Heck no! Sleep when your old! Whose got Rum?!! :D
     
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    Just FYI,

    Captain Morgan in hot cocoa out by the fire on a cold night is better than good!

    LV,
     
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    I 2nd that! I’ve got a mid/late 50’s BSR cast iron stewboiler that’s perfect for some real milk- sweet cream cocoa too!
     
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    Truth in advertising.

    I ordered a few of these a while back.
    The front says
    Paderno an Italian manufacturing company serving professional chefs since 1925.
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    The back tells a different story.
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    Not sure that could be any more misleading.

    They do a decent enough job on eggs, but that's not the point.
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    the 75 Q ones are INSANE.
     
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    Thanks brother!
     
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    Here she is.
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