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  1. 06-10-2008, 12:54 AM #16
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    I have started using bacon grease to season my cast iron. The Crisco made a funny, tacky coating on them for some reason.
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  2. 05-29-2010, 02:55 AM #17
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    i use my cast iron all the time and i do clean it in soap and water but after its wiped dry i warm it up on the stove and take a little bacon grease and wipe the inside then let it cool on the stove works for me
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  3. 06-03-2010, 12:44 AM #18
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    I am SO glad I "stumbled" upon this thread! I have had a cast iron skillet (maybe a 10") for a couple of years now that I got when my grandma moved to town from the farm and stopped cooking as much as she used to. It's just been sitting in my cabinet as I haven't been really sure or brave enough to use it! I think I'll try it now and if I'm successful, I may even ask for a larger cast iron skillet or Dutch oven for Christmas!

    Also, DH's iron level is always so low...maybe this will help!
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    I've been replacing most of my pans with the enamel covered cast iron. I like the benefits of cooking with cast iron but find this easier to care for.
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    I bake home-made pizza in my two largest skillets. They turn out really good. It takes two for my family.
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    Quote Originally Posted by imforpeace View Post
    Thanks, ladies! These ideas will help alot! Now, I just read that you can bake in your cast iron skillet. What would you bake? cake? bread?
    Cake AND bread! Brownies, muffins, pies, pizzas, potatoes, cookies, chicken, biscuits, ziti, lasagna...

    Anything you can bake, bakes best in cast iron!
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