Anyone cook with cast iron?

**Sara Noel** · 08-03-2002, 09:10 AM

pans, dutch ovens etc? I don't currently own any. I did used to have a few pans, but sold them at the flea market and never used them myself.

Sara

**PrairieRose** · 08-03-2002, 09:51 AM

We use cast iron skillets when we fry. There is nothing better than old fashioned fried potatoes in a good ol' cast iron skillet. Yummmmmm.

**sandyh** · 08-04-2002, 10:08 PM

Chicken cooked in a C/I skillet is best - the heat is even and browns well.

**Lori Biever-Launder** · 08-05-2002, 03:19 AM

I grew up with cast iron and still have several pieces. I own one that is older than me! (yes, I AM as old as the hills!

). I don't use them on a daily basis, but they are great for roasts, chili, stews, and fried chicken.

**debbiepete** · 08-05-2002, 09:53 AM

My hubby will only make his jambalaya and dirty rice in his cast iron pan, its like his baby LOL

**justGina** · 08-05-2002, 10:13 AM

Yep. We have a big c/i skillet. Dh loves fried eggs in it. I make just about everything with it...well, I did until I got my new T-fal pots and pans.

**milach** · 08-05-2002, 02:57 PM

I got dh a set out of a mail order catalog. It was $17.00, and it came with 2 pans, a griddle and a dutch oven with a lid. They are awesome! They are our outdoor cookware. If you're frying something you know will smoke up the house- just pop it on the grill. Yesterday, it was too hot to cook in the house, but I wanted to bake some chicken breasts with stuffing. I just threw everything in the dutch oven and put it on the grill. The chicken cooked in about 1/2 the time that way than it does in the oven.

Laura

**cody15650** · 08-15-2002, 03:24 PM

We use cast iron skillets, I really like them as good as the non stick skillets I cook everything in them. Will not give them up. If you have them season right, they are good,

**Karla** · 08-16-2002, 02:43 PM

I have several dutch ovens and frying pans, I mostly use them now for my camp-cooking..on rare ocassions i use them inside but not like I used to

**captclearance** · 08-25-2002, 10:57 PM

I can not seem to get them seasoned right. They get all caked up, my sister says they are subposed to be that way . She says she washes hers in soap & water , but I heard that will rust them...

**heaven** · 08-25-2002, 11:50 PM

we also use cast iron. My mother has it all. and i miss it so much. we use dutch oven when we are camping. Chili in a c/i oven nothing better than that.

**dolphin** · 08-27-2002, 11:47 PM

I use my cast iron all the time. Captclearance, they will only rust if you don't wipe a little oil on the inside after you wash it with soap and water. Just take a paper towel, put a little oil on it and wipe around the inside. It will be just fine and ready for the next recipe.

I empty mine, fill with hot water and use a wire scrubby. I don't like to just wipe it out. No soap except on the bottom to remove any grease.

If you are iron poor or anemic, use iron cookware as much as you can. Especially with acidic foods like spaghetti sauce or chilli. The acid absorbs the iron out of the skillet and you get more iron in your meal. Anyway that is what I have always heard.

I don't use mine daily but I do use it for almost everything that is fried or that is a sauce. I have one favorite and then the set that I use occasionally.

Mine are also older than me. They are about 50 to 60 years old now atleast. I love em.

**paintedsky** · 07-14-2008, 10:50 PM

I did till I melted a plastic spatula on mine when I was cooking a steak. Learned my lesson that cast iron and plastic do not agree! Figure it wouldn't be too safe to use with plastic ingrained into the cast iron.... It is definitely a lot of maintenance although I did love it when I had it for a short bit... I bought the cheap Lodge ones from walmart.

**zakity** · 07-15-2008, 01:39 AM

I love my cast iron. In fact, other than a few things that I haven't thrown out yet to please DH, all I have is cast iron. I love the stuff.

I have a huge huge cast iron skillet that I use for making dinners in. It is big enough to make enough for dinner, DH a lunch for the next day, and some leftovers for another meal. I also figure that the weight of them keep me in shape.

I got sick of having to buy new pans/skillets every time I turned around. So, I started buying up cast iron at thrift stores. I also found a handful of Griswold and Wagner ones. I collect them.

**Moor** · 07-15-2008, 01:49 AM

i have several pieces. one that was my grandmothers mother's.

i use them for everything but hamburger. i wash mine daily with soap and water, but coat it with shortening right after.

i don't brown hamburger in it. but once the hamburger is browned, like it would be for chili or spaghetti sauce, then i use them.

i make everything in them. have for years.