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Re: Cooking and bird safety

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Post by cultofmetatron »

quadrifoliate wrote: post #9
BooneJS wrote: post #2

Anyone try to physically polish cast iron? My Lodge pans are well seasoned but still have a rough surface area that can cause bits to catch.

I would like to know as well. A 12" Lodge skillet costs $30 [1]. A mirror-polished 12" Lodge skillet costs an eye-watering $250 [2]. Even if this is a special case, what is it about the polishing process that adds $100 or more to the base cost? I'd be interested to hear from anyone in the know. ---------------------------------------- [1] https://www.lodgecastiron.com/product/round-cast-iron-classi... [2] https://www…

seems the polishing is done by a second party. by the website's own text, they are made to order. 250 for something an individual probably spends an hour or two on is not that bad in terms of price.

Re: Cooking and bird safety

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Post by NegativeLatency »

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #15
etblg wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's super non-stick. I know you're going to rebut with saying that iron pans are too, and I'm sure they are, but most people don't want to put in any level of the effort needed to make iron pans as non-stick as teflon. A lot of people care only a mild amount about cooking, and don't want to invest the time to know how to properly use a cast iron or a carbon steel (which I have and only seldom use). They'd rather get…

Hm. My cast-iron skillet I've used for 20 years doesn't stick. Ever. If there's a little stuck-on stuff on the bottom after use (should have put a little wine in there, gotten that flavor back into the dish, oh well) then a Scotch-brite bad and 30 seconds fixes it.

> doesn't stick. Ever.

> If there's a little stuck-on stuff

So it does stick?

Re: Cooking and bird safety

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Post by williamdclt »

etblg wrote: post #13
roboben wrote: post #4

Since a few years, I do own only iron pans. Teflon for home use as pans was a ridiculous idea: you need to take care of it and it will wear out after some time and needs to be replaced. Iron pans need very little care and get better with age. What is the point?

It's super non-stick. I know you're going to rebut with saying that iron pans are too, and I'm sure they are, but most people don't want to put in any level of the effort needed to make iron pans as non-stick as teflon. A lot of people care only a mild amount about cooking, and don't want to invest the time to know how to properly use a cast iron or a carbon steel (which I have and only seldom use). They'd rather get…

Nothing can beat Teflon on non-stickiness, for sure. But really, it’s actually fairly rare that it is a useful property when cooking: mostly for eggs. I mostly use stainless steel and have no problem of food sticking.

It asks for a bit of technique, but it’s just technique needed to make good food anyway (preheating pan, using fat, deglazing, managing heat)

I wouldn’t recommend cast iron either, it’s just too much faff. Stainless steel by default, Teflon for the few things that it’s useful for!

Re: Cooking and bird safety

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Post by graypegg »

Stainless steel with some basic seasoning every once in a while (oil, high heat, it’s easy to do) has done me well for a long time.

I do keep a non stick around just for eggs though, hard to beat.

Re: Cooking and bird safety

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Post by bluejekyll »

etblg wrote: post #13
roboben wrote: post #4

Since a few years, I do own only iron pans. Teflon for home use as pans was a ridiculous idea: you need to take care of it and it will wear out after some time and needs to be replaced. Iron pans need very little care and get better with age. What is the point?

It's super non-stick. I know you're going to rebut with saying that iron pans are too, and I'm sure they are, but most people don't want to put in any level of the effort needed to make iron pans as non-stick as teflon. A lot of people care only a mild amount about cooking, and don't want to invest the time to know how to properly use a cast iron or a carbon steel (which I have and only seldom use). They'd rather get…

The utility isn’t what’s in question, it’s the safety. There’s enough questions around the safety of teflon for consumption… is it really worth risking your or your family’s health to avoid some annoying cleanup?

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Post by barrkel »

robust-cactus wrote: post #12

Ceramic pans these days seem like a pretty great option - non stick and non toxic. Only trade off is lower heat. I use ceramic mainly then switch to cast iron for high heat

Ceramic that works with induction doesn't seem that common. Non-induction electric sucks (inefficient, slow response) and gas spews out indoor pollution.

Re: Cooking and bird safety

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Post by syntaxing »

Just use ceramic pans instead, they're pretty affordable nowadays. Admittedly, they wear out just like Teflon pans but it does the same job. The biggest caveat is that you have to clean them well. I usually let some water boil on it and it gets off any of the gunk that makes food stick to it.

Re: Cooking and bird safety

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Post by ta988 »

robust-cactus wrote: post #12

Ceramic pans these days seem like a pretty great option - non stick and non toxic. Only trade off is lower heat. I use ceramic mainly then switch to cast iron for high heat

My ceramic pans all died in 10yeara. just threw out my last one. stainless and iron some beeing 30 yo are still working fine (and the ceramic would get sticky with time anyway)
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