Comments on: Adventures in Eating

By: Tadpole

Tadpole — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:14:28 +0000

Yeah, I use them for just whatever, and am kind of careful with them, wash with the hottest water possible, if they need to be soaped and scrubbed, I soap and scrub them, then put a tiny drop of vegetable oil, tiny drop, and rub it thoroughly to get a very thin coating of oil before putting it away. I have a huge 12 quart cast iron dutch oven that doesn’t get used too much, and that treatment really helps it stay nice.

By: Sweet Nez

Sweet Nez — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:49:45 +0000

I’ve learned to be less anal with the proper washing of my skillet (read: lazy) and have come to accept it’s indestructibility. Besides, we use it every day; that puppy is gonna get properly seasoned in no time. I love it.

By: Tadpole

Tadpole — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:57:16 +0000

Yes, it’s very heavy, but I wasn’t gonna give up my skillet!

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:39:38 +0000

Looking forward to getting mine although I can’t see carrying mine cross country … so … heavy …
hehehe
PS Family of 4

By: Tadpole

Tadpole — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:02:11 +0000

That’s how my burgers always turn out, too, I usually end up serving the lettuce, tomato, onion, etc., on the side. Sometimes the bun, too!
I’m glad you like your cast iron skillet. I have one that I’ve had for thirty years or more now, I carried in my backpack when I hitch hiked across the country, so you can see how much I treasure it. It has a wood handle that unscrews so I can put the skillet in the oven, like for skillet corn bread. That old wood handle sure shows its age, ’cause a few times I forgot to unscrew it, and it got a little burnt.
One thing I’d say about the seasoning thing, if you mess it up, no big deal, it will re-season just fine. I’ve seen people go balistic when they or some one messes up the seasoning on their pan, but it’s no big deal, really, you’ll have the pan so long you’ll forget how many times it’s been re-seasoned. No reason to cry or anything….