Cast Iron Cooking

December 10, 2017, 05:46 AM

Excam_Man

Cast Iron Cooking

Chain Mill and hot water for cleaning.

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December 10, 2017, 06:22 PM

newtoSig765

Pineapple Upside-Down cake done in a Lodge cast iron pan tonight by my Girlfriend, with classic protection:

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December 10, 2017, 09:04 PM

mark_a

We use a chair mail scrubber as well, but only if it needs it which is rare

Mark

December 10, 2017, 09:57 PM

newtoSig765

I had to use one tonight, brown sugar bakes on pretty hard, even after soaking in hot water.

December 10, 2017, 10:55 PM

slabsides45

My wife bought me one of the chain mail scrubbers for my Griswold, but I'm not crazy about it. They say it won't affect the finish, but I think it does, at least a bit. I still prefer kosher salt and a paper towel to clean her with.

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December 10, 2017, 11:07 PM

S600MBUSA

quote:
Originally posted by slabsides45:
I still prefer kosher salt and a paper towel to clean her with.

This ^

Don't remember where I read the kosher salt suggestion, but it's just abrasive enough to remove food residue and doesn't seem to affect the seasoning layer.

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December 11, 2017, 09:22 AM

Fenris

quote:
Originally posted by slabsides45:
My wife bought me one of the chain mail scrubbers for my Griswold, but I'm not crazy about it. They say it won't affect the finish, but I think it does, at least a bit. I still prefer kosher salt and a paper towel to clean her with.

You clean your wife with kosher salt?

December 11, 2017, 10:08 PM

slabsides45

quote:
Originally posted by Fenris:
quote:
Originally posted by slabsides45:
My wife bought me one of the chain mail scrubbers for my Griswold, but I'm not crazy about it. They say it won't affect the finish, but I think it does, at least a bit. I still prefer kosher salt and a paper towel to clean her with.

You clean your wife with kosher salt?

Well... no, but I do get salty with her sometimes. Then I usually regret it.

December 12, 2017, 07:20 AM

armedprof

I scrape my out with the spatula. Then run some water in it to rinse everything out. Put it on the stove with high heat. Once it is hot, I use the solid Crisco on a paper towel to coat it.

Works like a charm and the skillets are ready to go for the next excellent meal.

December 12, 2017, 08:24 PM

slabsides45

quote:
Originally posted by armedprof:
I scrape my out with the spatula. Then run some water in it to rinse everything out. Put it on the stove with high heat. Once it is hot, I use the solid Crisco on a paper towel to coat it.

Works like a charm and the skillets are ready to go for the next excellent meal.

I did this several times, then read somewhere that going from cold to high heat without a slight warmup can lead to warping the skillet, so now I "prewarm" on low for a few minutes to let it dry out after washing, then go to medium heat. I seldom go to high on stovetop before applying lard or olive oil.