Red Mosquito

Not to bring this thread down but my parents actually did lose an heirloom skillet in a flood.

the mention of a patina from a well-worn cast-iron skillet is so hawt.

keep going, i’m...

I can't wait to talk cast iron in this thread when I have the time

fun fact: not being able to cook something acidic in cast iron is a myth.

true, there are no rules

doug rr wrote:true, there are no rules

Describe your patina. Slowly.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

doug rr wrote:true, there are no rules

Describe your patina. Slowly.

mine is not an exciting process...i only use mild soap on them rarely if i made fish or something similar..i do have one of the "speedstick" type of things with coconut oil or something that works well...how bout you guys?

also, anyone here have some nice french copper pots/pans?

have any of you guys heard of or used the potato peel method of re-seasoning (or seasoning for the first time) your cast iron? when mixed with oil and salt and heated, it supposedly pulls the remaining wax and grease from the surface.

Chris_H_2 wrote:have any of you guys heard of or used the potato peel method of re-seasoning (or seasoning for the first time) your cast iron? when mixed with oil and salt and heated, it supposedly pulls the remaining wax and grease from the surface.

*walks down from skylight/porch*

I haven't heard of this.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:have any of you guys heard of or used the potato peel method of re-seasoning (or seasoning for the first time) your cast iron? when mixed with oil and salt and heated, it supposedly pulls the remaining wax and grease from the surface.

*walks down from skylight/porch*

I haven't heard of this.

i don't care for your tone

We scour our cast iron with a chainmail cloth and hot water. Seems to work.

i love frying eggs with butter in my cast iron or steel carbon skillets. i feel like i'm on the goddamn frontier.

Chris_H_2 wrote:i love frying eggs with butter in my cast iron or steel carbon skillets. i feel like i'm on the goddamn frontier.

yep, we do the bacon first and then the eggs in all the bacon grease..

doug rr wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i love frying eggs with butter in my cast iron or steel carbon skillets. i feel like i'm on the goddamn frontier.

yep, we do the bacon first and then the eggs in all the bacon grease..

i have bacon grease in the back of my refrigerator from a couple of weeks back. you bet your sweet jameson'ed ass i'm using it on sunday for eggs.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I can't wait to talk cast iron in this thread when I have the time

set aside any time yet?

doug rr wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I can't wait to talk cast iron in this thread when I have the time

set aside any time yet?

yeah maybe this weekend.