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Cast Iron skillet

Kristi: I love cast iron skillets! You can use them on top of the stove, in the oven, over a camp fire, and even as a griddle. They're great for frying chicken, creamed corn, cornbread, biscuits, fish, pepper steak, pancakes, stir-fry, potatoes, scampi, etc.

When I first got married, I ruined a great cast iron skillet (an oldie my Mom gave me) by putting it into the dishwasher. I was devastated. If you take good care of it, it'll last years & years. Another great investment is a cast iron dutch oven with lid.

Loving Your Cast Iron Skillet

Paula Deen has a good recipe for mexican cornbread.
 
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Thank you SOOO Much!!!

My grandmother used her cast iron skillets all the time. I never thought I would use one, but after reading about corn bread (Grandma made the best) I wanted one!!

Soo.... to clean it just boiling water?
 
Depends on what I cook in mine to clean it. If it's something like cornbread, I'll sprinkle in some kosher salt as an abrasive and wipe it out with paper towels till the come out clean.

If it's something messier, hot water and a stiff dish brush, wipe clean and I put it on the stove to dry out.
 
I have over a half dozen cast iron cokkware. The one thats plus 50 yrs for cornbread has never cooked anything but cornbread. I have a small and large dutch oven and one skillet is so large I only use outside on my fish cooker stand. Be kind to your cast iron and it shall be kind to you. Have fun!!!!!
 
You shouldn't need boiling water unless you want to soak your pan (if something was stuck in the bottom). As MalletMan said, just warm water and a stiff brush should get you through!
 
You can fry eggs in your skillet,but never ever do scrambled eggs it wiil make things stick until you reseason it. And remember, round skillets for cornbread not square.By the way ,i have a cast iron dutch oven that belonged to my greatgrand parents.:biggrin:
 
aden said:
You can fry eggs in your skillet,but never ever do scrambled eggs it wiil make things stick until you reseason it. And remember, round skillets for cornbread not square.By the way ,i have a cast iron dutch oven that belonged to my greatgrand parents.:biggrin:
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What do you make in your dutch oven?

That is awesome it was your great grand mothers.
 
I bet Aden will agree that a dutch oven makes great soups and stews. Also good for frying fish (I take it outside and fry it on the burner on the grill so the whole house doesn't smell).
 
Cast Iron Dutch Ovens make great deep fryers. Fish, Fries, Chicken, Shrimp, onion rings and stuff like that.

I'm spoiled to the easy cleanup of the enameled cast iron dutch ovens for stews, pot roast, soups and such.
 
LadyinRed said:
I know this is a strange question I am about to ask.....

I bought my first cast iron skillet at Walmart.. It said it was already seasoned.

What can I cook in it? I know corn bread, but what else is good?

Thanks a lot!
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Cast iron cookware is the most versatile cookware as far as I'm concerned. What is the brand name of the skillet you bought? My maternal grandmother was from your area (Tyrone) and she swore by Griswold cast iron skillets, especially for cornbread. She made the best dang cornbread I've ever had so I have to agree with her.

I don't think Griswold is still in business, but if you run across one at a flea market or yard sale, snap it up. Lodge and Wagner are good brands also, but I think Griswold is the standard, kinda like Alabama in CFB. :)

I think bacon grease is the best thing to season one with. Just apply a light coating and heat it in the oven for 2-3 hours at about 250 degrees. Your Walmart skillet will probably require more than one time. Seasoning is nothing more than building up a protective layer of hardened grease on the cooking surface until food no longer sticks to it. You want to get it to the point to where you can just wipe it out with a paper towel after using instead of actually washing or scrubbing it. I usually apply another real light coating of bacon grease before putting it away til the next time.
 
I'm sure you've cooked in it by now but it is worth mentioning for anyone else that there is really NO SUCH THING as a preseasoned Cast Iron Skillet! It is imperative that you season them yourself! As has been discussed it's actually pretty easy...and I agree with Tommy...the best item for seasoning is Bacon Grease (Made from REAL bacon). Cook the bacon in it, place it in the oven for maybe 2 hours at about 200 degrees, clean it out and then do it again the next day. That will get you started. A real cast iron skillet that has been properly seasoned takes probably 6 to 8 months of real use get it where you want it. Those that many of our grandparents had are the best! They've been used for 40 or 50 years and have never been scrubbed! Just some mild soapy water and a paper towel! Then, as was also mentioned you just coat the bottom (after cleaning) with a thin layer of oil and put it up for the next use.
 
I have a cast iron frying pan that goes back to my great grandmother. It's got to be pushing 100 yrs old, but I still use it every couple weeks and still works great.
 
I have a 9x9 Wagner Ware cast iron skillet that I have owned since 1978. Yes, it's square and I make cornbread with it! I have never made anything but corn bread in it and it has never been washed. When I'm done, I wipe it out with paper towel and store it in the oven. That skillet releases better than Teflon....do they still make Teflon????

If anyone ever put water in it, or it in water, I'm sure that I would beat that person to death with said skillet. :mad2:
 
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