| tyin'aknot
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Hi! I'm proud to say that along with starting SB as our new eating plan, just last week I "treated" myself to a new stove! My old one was pathtic and getting dangerous - the name brand was "Caloric," if that tells you how old it was.
(No wonder I can't lose weight, I've been cooking on a stove called Caloric??)
ANY-WHO, I've never had oven-proof skillets, and would like to get one. The only model my local Walmart carries that is oven-proof is an old-fashioned cast-iron pan. Seriously, it weighs about 12 lbs! Not the thing I want to slip out of my hands and onto my new ceramic top stove! :shock:
I have an aunt who SWEARS by cooking only in cast-iron. Should I go this route, or can you suggest another brand/line that makes good (and affordable) oven-safe pans.
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:50 am |
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| scoers
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| I have an iron skillet and love it :D |
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:15 am |
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| hellolost
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| NO!!!! You cannot use cast iron on ceramic top stoves! I just bought one and that was the only thing they really warned me about. |
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:34 am |
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| scoers
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| I think for the top of the stove you couldn't use the cast iron but for the oven I don't see how it would hurt. :? |
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:22 am |
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| hellolost
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Hi Scoers :D
I don't think it would hurt at all in the stove.
It would make me crazy trying to scrub it though. lol |
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:14 pm |
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| scoers
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| See I am already crazy so it wouldn't bother me :lol: |
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:25 pm |
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| ladybugnessa
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hellolost wrote: Hi Scoers :D
I don't think it would hurt at all in the stove.
It would make me crazy trying to scrub it though. lol
once they are seasons you don't take soap to them
you rinse them scrape them as needed then dry them.
NEVER use soap. |
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:25 pm |
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| Lady T
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ladybugnessa wrote:
once they are seasons you don't take soap to them
you rinse them scrape them as needed then dry them.
NEVER use soap.
I always thought this, too, until I did some volunteer work in a "Soul Food" diner a while back. They had to wash the cast iron skillets in soapy water to get rid of any left behind grease. They'd be in trouble with the health inspector if they didn't. The key is not letting the skillet soak in the soapy water. You should clean it with the soapy water and immediately rinse it out and dry it thoroughly. I put mine on the hot burner for a few seconds to make sure that it's really dry before letting it cool and putting it away. Every now and then after washing I lightly coat it with oil again after it dries on the burner. I've come to find out here lately that my granny, who I inherited the pans from, washed hers the same way!
Terri |
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:45 pm |
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| boxergurl
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| What's the deal with not using cast iron on top of the stove? My mom uses hers on top of the stove all the time. |
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:38 am |
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| Lady T
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boxergurl wrote: What's the deal with not using cast iron on top of the stove? My mom uses hers on top of the stove all the time.
Using cast iron skillets on non-ceramic stoves are fine. It's the ceramic ones that can pose a problem. |
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:04 am |
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| ladybugnessa
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Lady T wrote: ladybugnessa wrote:
once they are seasons you don't take soap to them
you rinse them scrape them as needed then dry them.
NEVER use soap.
I always thought this, too, until I did some volunteer work in a "Soul Food" diner a while back. They had to wash the cast iron skillets in soapy water to get rid of any left behind grease. They'd be in trouble with the health inspector if they didn't. The key is not letting the skillet soak in the soapy water. You should clean it with the soapy water and immediately rinse it out and dry it thoroughly. I put mine on the hot burner for a few seconds to make sure that it's really dry before letting it cool and putting it away. Every now and then after washing I lightly coat it with oil again after it dries on the burner. I've come to find out here lately that my granny, who I inherited the pans from, washed hers the same way!
Terri
cool. I learn something new every day!
thanks Lady T! |
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:30 am |
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| Lady T
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| No problem, Nessa! |
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:11 pm |
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| favorite daughters mom
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| boxergurl is right. i use my cast iron skillets all the time on my ceramic stove top. good exersize lifting that sucker. just do not drop it. probably would break the stove or your toe which ever gets in the way first |
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:32 am |
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| A-Rod
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| i know you said "affordable" but i have several calphalon and all-clad pans and they are FANTASTIC. can go from stove to oven, completely nonstick, and just great. they are kind of expensive, but they last a long time [so, so much longer than cheap pans] and just cook really well. it's a worthwhile investment, IMO. |
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:37 pm |
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| 2of3
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After you wash them you should re-season them with oil.
My sister had some cast iron pots once and one day, after they'd been draining next to the sink, she was putting them away in the cupboard under the sink. She picked up the pot and bent down to put it away and one of the lids slid off and hit her on the head. I came home a few minutes later and found her sitting in a daze on the kitchen floor.
Those things were heavy!
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:16 pm |
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