Cast Iron Cooking

[Sir Messenger]

Just got a new pan, I'm very excited about this one. It's my first gatemark.

It's from the 1800's and it was from a pan swap on facebook.

[Sir Messenger]

And these are from a flea market, $7 each.
My first Griswold slant.

[puramuu]

I'm a complete cast-iron noob but I've always wanted to try cooking in one. Any of you veterans have tips to share? What's the difference between enameled and bare, and which one is better for what foods? How do you season a skillet? Are there different methods of seasoning and do they produce different results in the food you cook later?

[Jayce Reinhardt]

puramuu

I'm a complete cast-iron noob but I've always wanted to try cooking in one. Any of you veterans have tips to share? What's the difference between enameled and bare, and which one is better for what foods? How do you season a skillet? Are there different methods of seasoning and do they produce different results in the food you cook later?

if it's bare iron inside it's usually a black colour.

Enamel, from what I've seen is generally white inside.

Seasoning, this link is how I learned as well as several groups on Facebook. This is my latest seasoning job. (I use 450 degrees to 500 degrees in my oven, stovetop for it)

[Baby Neamhain]

I've wanted to try, but my mom ended up throwing out the ones my stepdad had for a while because "they're too heavy and dirty." gonk

[Jayce Reinhardt]

Sopiyu

I've wanted to try, but my mom ended up throwing out the ones my stepdad had for a while because "they're too heavy and dirty." gonk

Can you rescue them? depending on what they are, some sell for good money.

[Baby Neamhain]

Jayce Reinhardt

Sopiyu

I've wanted to try, but my mom ended up throwing out the ones my stepdad had for a while because "they're too heavy and dirty." gonk

Can you rescue them? depending on what they are, some sell for good money.

She already threw them away long ago. mad She always throws away s**t without asking.

[Jayce Reinhardt]

Sopiyu

Jayce Reinhardt

Sopiyu

I've wanted to try, but my mom ended up throwing out the ones my stepdad had for a while because "they're too heavy and dirty." gonk

Can you rescue them? depending on what they are, some sell for good money.

She already threw them away long ago. mad She always throws away s**t without asking.

That is soo sad. . . . sweatdrop

[EnchantinglyLost]

I like to fry chicken in mine, as well as make steak. I cook my steak in the pan with butter, beef fat, thyme, salt and pepper, and a little bit of garlic and onion until it's about medium-rare. It's delicious.

I also use my pan to make french fries in them, using beef fat as well. lol

[Jayce Reinhardt]

EnchantinglyLost

I like to fry chicken in mine, as well as make steak. I cook my steak in the pan with butter, beef fat, thyme, salt and pepper, and a little bit of garlic and onion until it's about medium-rare. It's delicious.

I also use my pan to make french fries in them, using beef fat as well. lol

I'm assuming the pan is a deep one or a fryer?

[EnchantinglyLost]

Jayce Reinhardt

EnchantinglyLost

I like to fry chicken in mine, as well as make steak. I cook my steak in the pan with butter, beef fat, thyme, salt and pepper, and a little bit of garlic and onion until it's about medium-rare. It's delicious.

I also use my pan to make french fries in them, using beef fat as well. lol

I'm assuming the pan is a deep one or a fryer?

The pan is a deep one. It was my grandmother's. smile

[Sir Messenger]

I'm stunned with this one, it's hard to find under $100.
I just won a Bundt pan off ebay for $55.

I will soo enjoy cooking in this.

[Nurse Kipsie]

My mom is Jamaican, so we have a lot of those pots.
They're so heavy. Don't drop them on your foot

[Sir Messenger]

The Bundt pan has a few layers of seasoning on it now, it's soo pretty!!