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| Marcia30 |
Posted - Nov 11 2010 : 11:02:28 AM
I would like to know about cast iron any size, shape or make. I wanna know what you use your for.
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| Peg Graham |
Posted - Dec 30 2010 : 09:56:46 AM
uses...cornbread, cakes, chili, fried chicken, steaks, 1 pan casseroles, cherry cobbler, pancakes, eggs, and on and on....
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| Lida |
Posted - Dec 08 2010 : 6:56:48 PM
8 am another devotee of cast iron cookware. I have skillets in just about every size, a chicken frying pan, 2 Dutch ovens, a sectioned corn bread pan, a biscuit pan, a 2 sided griddle, a star cookie mold pan, and a bear shaped muffin pan. My favorite pan is a small frying pan that my mother called a "spider pan." she made my dad his eggs in it everyday. She says it was my grandmother's pan so I think it is over 70 years old. i just saw 4 Christmas shaped muffin pans at a thrift store today. I hope that at least one of them is still there tomorrow so I can buy it.
I hope that at least one of my children wants to continue using these pans when I am no longer able to use them. They are full of history.
I also love old enamel ware.
Lida |
| Marcia30 |
Posted - Dec 08 2010 : 2:46:09 PM
TJ what do you mean by heat dry?? My MIL puts hers on the stove after washing it and turns on the burner . What does that do? Should i do that? What does it do for the pan?
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| TJinMT |
Posted - Dec 07 2010 : 11:50:46 AM
I'm a cast iron cookin' girl too! I use my deep frying pan (9" on bottom, 11" on top, 4" deep) and "self basting" lid pretty near every day. We inherited a small set of Griswolds from my MIL when she passed away a couple of years ago, but I find that my old faithful works for pretty much everything! I cook tomato-based stuff in it regularly also. And eggs. And then just soak, scrape, wash and heat dry, reseason and ready to go! I just don't trust those non-stick skillets (teflon or whatever)... you know that stuff's gotta be coming off in our food in small amounts!
I'm looking for CI trivets also - with a 3 and a 4 year old in the house, less sturdy trivets are not long for this world at my address!
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| Dorinda |
Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 3:24:42 PM
I have lots of cast iron. I cook about everything in them. Even spagetti sauce. I have been having some back problems lately and I was wondering if it was from my cast iron pots and pans. I use them every day. I cook alot. They are really heavy.
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
| katmom |
Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 09:52:25 AM
I have a "Lodge" and I, like so many others, love it for baking my cornbread in and for frying Bacon.
When daddy was still with us he was the 'Master Fish Fryer' with the cast iron skillet....
Every kitchen should have one...
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 7:35:24 PM
Sherri, how fun! You'll be baking biscuits in the coals like a pro! We love to camp too and one of my funniest memories was at Bull Shoals State Park in Bull Shoals, Arkansas. We had our two tents pitched next to the biggest, fanciest motor home you've ever seen. It was fit for royalty. I had my fire going for breakfast and was fixing the usual eggs and bacon, grits and such and I had homemade biscuits from scratch, just sitting in the pan ready to be baked. I mean a real baking pan, not a dutch oven. I had made a reflector oven like a good Girl Scout, out of a box with a lid that was hinged on only one side and that I had lined with aluminum foil. I took an old pan and loaded it with coals from the fire, put it in the bottom of the box, put a rack in over that and placed my pan of biscuits on the rack, closed the box top and covered it with a towel. About 20 minutes later, I pulled out a pan of the prettiest, browned and tall, fluffy biscuits you could ask for. We all stuffed ourselves and then my daughter and I washed the dishes in two canning pots. The man in the big fancy motor home made a mosey over and said, "I just have to ask. You were eating some fine looking biscuits there." "Yes," I said. "Where did you get them? Where did you bake them?" I pointed to my reflector oven and he turned to the motor home where we could see his wife looking out the window. He yelled, "She cooked 'em in a box, honey!! She cooked 'em in a box!!" He decided he'd seen everything. :-) Never underestimate a Girl Scout - even an old one!!!
Mary Beth
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| SherBear |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 6:42:41 PM
I bought my first cast iron pan about 2 years ago, we were going camping and I decided I wanted to cook instead of eating out all the time (it gets so expensive!) After that I was hooked. I have a couple dutch ovens, a large frying pan, and another double pan- it's like a saucepan/frying pan set and the frying pan hooks on the top like a lid. Nifty! 3 of the pans were gifts and I hear that my inlaws are going to get me a 'real' dutch oven (with feet) for Christmas to use over coals when we're camping! I'm sooo excited! |
| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 5:58:54 PM
Ooo Nini, would you really?! I love cast iron and it is very hard to find out here because EVERYBODY uses it. We spent an entire day of one antique store after another, looking for 4 measly skillets for my daughter's Christmas present. I'd love a deep pot too. I have a dutch oven, but would like one of those pots that is narrower at the bottom than the top, on little feet and about 10 inches deep with a lid. That and a round griddle with a handle would be just grand. :-) We'll keep in touch.
I was pretty proud of my tea picture! :-) I did that all by my little self and a piece of poster board. I just love digital cameras!! Thanks for looking.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 5:44:32 PM
Thank you so much, Marcia and Mary Beth! I really appreciate your help!
Mary Beth - they had a TON of different cast iron pieces at this place! I probably won't get back there until spring, but when I do, I'll check in with you to see if you still need one! Also, there is a really cool place near us that carries all sorts of neat stuff... We go quite often, so I'll be sure to keep my eyes peeled for you! :) You just never know! I'll keep you posted - promise! OH! AND I saw all those teas on your website - hope to order very, very soon. Everything looks so good! :)
Hugs to all - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 4:51:13 PM
Nini, if it is really old and sprayed on paint, we have been told to use lye in water to soak for a couple of days. We have an antique griswold waffle iron on a stand like was used on the old wood cook stoves and somebody painted it green! After talking with a number of antique dealers, it appears that lye is the solvent of choice. We got some at Ace Hardware the other day. They keep it locked up. We are going to fill a tub with water and lye and then lower the waffle iron in by a rope (wearing goggles and rubber gloves) and let the rope hang out so it can be pulled out of the lye water. They say that it will make any cast iron turn back to the original silvery color it was before seasoning and use. We shall see!! :-) Sure wish we were closer. I'm looking for a round griddle to cook pancakes on.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
| Marcia30 |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 3:11:44 PM
nini i seen on website that you can use viniger and water to remove it. hope that works or helps.
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 5:33:06 PM
I cook eggs in mine! We do fried, scrambled, omelettes - even quiche! It's not always fun trying to get the sticky egg off of the pan, but I'm not afraid to soak, heat dry and re-season...
Hey girls, I've got a question. This past weekend we were out of town visiting family. While we were out and about, we visited an antique market/junk store where I came across a whole lot of cast iron - all kinds of shapes and sizes, all of different ages and in different stages of wear. My heart was palpitating, and I immediately thought of all of my farmgirl sisters! It was all I could do to stop myself from asking the lady at the counter to let me use her netbook to email all of you and take orders! LOL! I was so, so excited to find two of those cornbread "corn" molds (which I have been wanting for-e-ver), but both had been painted - PAINTED!!! Do any of you know if it's possible to remove paint from old molds, re-season them and bring them back to life for good use? And if so, how do I do it? I didn't buy them because I wasn't sure I could do so, but I know where to find them, and sure would like to give it a whirl!
Thanks so much!
- Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
Farmgirl Sister #1974 |
| Marcia30 |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 2:02:12 PM
Why would you not cook eggs in them? I know about the tomato but not the eggs!!
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| coffeemom |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 08:24:15 AM
Cast iron is the origional non-stick cookware!
If it is seasoned properly, you can cook just about anything in it w/o sticking problems. The only thing I don't cook in mine is eggs or tomato sauce. I have a 12 inch Griswold skillet that I wouldn't trade for anything!
Happy cooking!
coffeemom Farm Girl #833 |
| asnedecor |
Posted - Nov 26 2010 : 6:36:39 PM
I have an old large about 2" + deep skillet, I used it mostly for Dutch Babies. I have also used it to roast chicken and to sear pork loin. I have a large griddle/grill that is also cast iron that goes across two of my gas burners. I have grilled steak, made pancakes, bacon, eggs, etc on this. I would love to get another skillet.
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Nov 26 2010 : 3:54:42 PM
I am so excited. My daughter (in her 20's) told me yesterday that she wants to start cooking on cast iron. Evidently, one of her friends does and told her that it is the only way to go! Anyway, I thought that was neat because she has always been picky about more modern cookware even though she watched me cook on my grandmother's cast iron all her life at home. Soooo, today, my hubby and I went antiquing and found a set of 4 antique Wagners sizes 3,5,8 and 10 for really cheap. I just need to get them cleaned up and seasoned and they'll look like new. Yay! :-)
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
| weaverchic |
Posted - Nov 21 2010 : 12:59:18 PM
Among my collection of cast iron which includes 2 bread pans, drop biscuit, 2 6 count muffin, 5 qt double dutch oven, 2 different sized skillets, corn stick, grill skillet, a couple of enamel dutch ovens and the one I favor the most is and old Griswold #8 skillet that was my mom's. And yes, she made the best pineapple upside down cake in it! It was my dad's favorite!
I just added a new piece to my collection when I went to the Tractor Supply store yesterday, a sectional cornbread/scone pan. We do love our cornbread!
I have a glass top stove and use my cast iron on it. Haven't had any problems.
gerri
Farmgirl #1197
Happiness is in the comfortable companionship of friends.
-Pam Brown |
| Marcia30 |
Posted - Nov 20 2010 : 12:51:10 PM
Thanks lilian!! :)
I am loving my country life all the time!!!!
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| Ms.Lilly |
Posted - Nov 19 2010 : 4:00:39 PM
Yes you can put enamel coated cast iron in the oven.
Lillian |
| Marcia30 |
Posted - Nov 19 2010 : 3:16:47 PM
Can anyone tell me if i can put my enamel coated dutch oven in the oven? I was not sure if i could put it in the oven or not.
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| Marcia30 |
Posted - Nov 15 2010 : 06:47:35 AM
That sounds delicious. I think i might try that some time.
God is good all the time!!
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Nov 14 2010 : 08:21:56 AM
I think the two best items to cook in cast iron are pineapple upside down cake and chicken upside down dinner. For the latter, you take whatever parts you want to eat - legs, thighs, breasts, wings (enough to fill the skillet)- and put them in a plastic ware bowl with lid. You sprinkle with garlic powder, salt and pepper, paprika and thyme and toss until each piece is seasoned. Then, gently fry them in my medium cast iron skillet in just a smidge of oil. Brown on both sides and then cover with a lid to slowly simmer until tender and nearly falling off the bone. When they are done, make a 'drop biscuit' recipe - any will do - and drop the dough over the chicken still in the skillet. Pat out the dough to cover to the edge of the skillet and bake at 400 degrees until biscuit dough is brown and crusty on top. Remove from oven and invert onto a platter. The chicken is on top and the biscuit on bottom. It is delicious. :-)
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
| Marcia30 |
Posted - Nov 14 2010 : 07:40:02 AM
I made omlets in my big skillet this morning and they stuck. I have never had anything stick before in this one. But by the time i got to the last one my daughter wanted to make her own. So she forgot to put milk in the eggs and it turned out perfect.
God is good all the time!!
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| J.F. Brown |
Posted - Nov 13 2010 : 1:27:58 PM
My cast iron ranges from a little six-inch to a big 'cauldron'. I cook everything from scrambled eggs to apple butter, and have done my whole life. Most of mine was my mother's first,dating back to early in her marriage... so nearly sixty years. I am a bit of a heretic, and I do use soap & water, but it never bothers the pans. Some pieces see more use and some less than when I cooked for six or eight every day.The cute corn-sticks and similar ones I only use for holidays.
Regarding tomatoes, I'd always understood that acids do leach some iron into the food... and when I was pregnant, my midwives always encouraged that. I have used the skillets, and even the dutch oven to bake as well as to cook on the range, and they seem to love it! |
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