Forum: Cooking In Cast Iron
09-06-2019, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,288
Re: Eater's Complaints
He never complains when he cooks steak in the caste iron pans. The oil is always fresh and If I need to use enamelled I'll just revert to stainless steel but I am convinced it's all in his head. He...
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Forum: Cooking In Cast Iron
09-02-2019, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,288
Eater's Complaints
My spouse complains he can taste the cast iron every time I cook! Does anybody else get such complaints? I'm getting a bit ticked with my hubby! (I do not taste anything wrong) I told him I'd rather...
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Forum: Recipe File
03-23-2019, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,156
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Forum: New Collector's Corner
03-23-2019, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,959
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Forum: New Collector's Corner
03-23-2019, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,959
Trash or Treasure
Skillets I have been using for 40 years, are they considered good or worthless?
(from what I remember all cast iron of the time was sold smooth inside and unseasoned)
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Forum: Recipe File
03-23-2019, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,156
Lemon chicken with olives
This was my Dinner last Evening. It was great BUT next time I will add a teaspoon full of corn starch to the broth because I found the sauce very thin. It was really tasty though! I served it with...
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Forum: Cast Iron Cleaning and Seasoning
03-23-2019, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,070
An Ideal Application
I have taken to using the same seasoning rag with no new shortening added. It has enough residue shortening to apply the lightest amount of greasing and zero excess. I just keep using it again and...
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Forum: Cast Iron Cleaning and Seasoning
03-21-2019, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,783
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Forum: Show & Tell
03-15-2019, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,827
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Forum: Cast Iron Cleaning and Seasoning
03-11-2019, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,343
How to Ruin a Perfect Seasoning Job, Fast
Buy a set of dollar store oven mitts! This oven mitt melted on skillet handle when I used it to remove the pan after 15 minutes in order to give it a second wipe. I am hoping a buff with steel wool &...
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Forum: Cast Iron Cleaning and Seasoning
03-11-2019, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,625
Re: Potassium Hydroxide?
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Forum: Cast Iron Cleaning and Seasoning
03-11-2019, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,625
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Forum: Cast Iron Cleaning and Seasoning
03-11-2019, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,625
Potassium Hydroxide?
Could Potassium Hydroxide (potash) be used rather than lye.
"Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) and Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) are almost interchangeable. They are the most chemically similar of the hydroxides....
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Forum: Introductions
03-11-2019, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,909
Re: Cast Iron Novice
@GTurner , Thank You for the warm welcome.
I suspect they could be in a warmer place but they are near the boiler and only a couple of small spots left on the larger pan. I took the #8 out...
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Forum: Cast Iron Cleaning and Seasoning
03-11-2019, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,368
Re: What Did I Do Wrong Here?
@SeanD & @Jeffrey R. , Thank you both! I thought I had wiped it well before putting it in the oven. I will try the re-wipe after 15 minutes on the next run at it. It had 40 years of perfect seasoning...
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Forum: Cast Iron Cleaning and Seasoning
03-11-2019, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,368
What Did I Do Wrong Here?
This little #8 is back under over cleaner to start over but why did the seasoning go weird? I was just recently stripped with oven cleaner. Thanks for any advise! The EXTERIOR of the pan came out...
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Forum: Introductions
03-11-2019, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,909
Cast Iron Novice
Hello, Jennifer here, from Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. I am delighted to have become a member here.
I don't consider myself a collector so much as an appreciator of cast iron. I love to...
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