tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470995582649139653.post7033393139890102791..comments2023-08-25T00:30:38.277-07:00Comments on Dena's Recipe Exchange: Ode to the Cast Iron SkilletDenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436769615778740938noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470995582649139653.post-73601432248363260092009-09-12T01:50:32.548-07:002009-09-12T01:50:32.548-07:00I've got a Lodge and found that the pre-season...I've got a Lodge and found that the pre-seasoned surface actually started chipping off after about a month of using it :o(<br /><br />Here's a discussion thread on how to handle that:<br />http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/545592Hoppy Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165836590199397341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470995582649139653.post-3554374699494894772009-08-14T17:07:56.939-07:002009-08-14T17:07:56.939-07:00Made a nice curry in my cast iron pan last night b...Made a nice curry in my cast iron pan last night but left some water in it. Nice pool of rust this morning...Thanks for the reminder.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008354957850253113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470995582649139653.post-50697505262975804882009-08-14T14:36:43.458-07:002009-08-14T14:36:43.458-07:00a. I love my cast-iron skillet, and I love that yo...a. I love my cast-iron skillet, and I love that you love yours for the same reasons: minimalism, simplicity, natural materials, ease of use, health, history and lore, modes of use (sauteing, deep-frying, baking, roasting...) I even use it for omelets, crepes, frittatas, pasta sauces (and latkes as you know well) and stir-frying, and it's the only pan i bring for camping ( http://itsallinhishead.blogspot.com/2009/04/big-basin-getwaway-part-ii-food.html )<br />b. thanks for the mention AND link, this will really get me posting again<br />c. all the of those cast-iron things are cute (except the cornpone pane--for some reason that skeeves me out :-P ) and thought you might enjoy these others: bacon press (http://www.cajunbarbecue.com/Cast-Iron-Cookware/Cast-Iron-Accesories/Cast-Iron-Bacon-Press/), panini press (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002IBQVC/ref=asc_df_B0002IBQVC880690?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=googlecom09c9-20&linkCode=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B0002IBQVC), and waffle iron (http://www.amazon.com/Cast-Iron-Waffle/dp/B000KEJS5E) (which MY honey bought me...)winstonhttp://itsallinhishead.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470995582649139653.post-5048818880073295952009-08-13T18:00:21.499-07:002009-08-13T18:00:21.499-07:00I love my cast iron pans! I've been cooking i...I love my cast iron pans! I've been cooking in them for about 2 years now because of my distrust of chemical nonstick coatings too. Some say they're too hard to maintain, but I disagree. They are the pans I use most often.V. Lambnoreply@blogger.com