Offical Cast Iron Cooking Thread
06-30-2016, 08:22 AM
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Correct. They were salt crusted before baking them. They get super fluffy inside doing them this way. Obviously brush more than half that salt off then before eating them unless you like eating just plain salt.
06-30-2016, 08:29 AM
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I understand the process it's just that seems like a lot. I never do this because when I eat baked potatoes I just cut the whole thing up with a knife and eat skin and all. Lol
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06-30-2016, 09:01 AM
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sausage, peppers, and onions...
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06-30-2016, 11:21 AM
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Ordered a Lodge 12" skillet to supplement the 10 and 8 inch I have from Target yesterday. I've been looking for a slightly larger skillet because the 10 was just a tad too small.. Had it on my Amazon list for a while and it was hovering around 26-30 bucks.. Saw on slickdeals yesterday that Target had it for 17 bucks! http://www.target.com/p/lodge-cast-i...t_adv_xasd0002
Ordered it yesterday (free shipping with REDcard) and it arrived minutes ago.. Holy crap, that was fast.. Time to cook some bacon and season that bad boy
Ordered it yesterday (free shipping with REDcard) and it arrived minutes ago.. Holy crap, that was fast.. Time to cook some bacon and season that bad boy
06-30-2016, 04:38 PM
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Damn it appears to alreadye to have gone back up.
07-01-2016, 09:20 AM
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I tried to grab one yesterday
07-01-2016, 09:22 AM
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Aww sorry guys 
Got one at 17 and got another at 14 and will return one.
Started seasoning the 12" I got . Gotta go buy more bacon from Costco
Got one at 17 and got another at 14 and will return one.
Started seasoning the 12" I got . Gotta go buy more bacon from Costco
07-01-2016, 09:29 AM
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07-25-2016, 09:12 AM
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Was raining the other night and wanted sausages and peppers so decided to do it in the cast iron for the first time like Nick posted. Sausages were pinnaple bacon sausages. I have stopped making them with rolls lately to reduce my bread intake a bit. Just dice up the sausage in a bowl of peppers and onions instead.
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07-25-2016, 09:53 AM
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That looks delicious, I may do the same for dinner...
Do you season the peppers at all?
Do you season the peppers at all?
07-25-2016, 12:58 PM
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I used bacon grease in the pan. I also used peppercorn, a tiny bit of cajun season, and 2 cloves of minced garlic.
07-25-2016, 02:59 PM
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I need to make some bacon so I can save the grease...
That sounds awesome, definitely adding it to my weekly menu.
That sounds awesome, definitely adding it to my weekly menu.
07-25-2016, 03:12 PM
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Oh I forget one thing. A few splashes or worchestshire sauce on the peppers and onions as well. I don't always add that one though.
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I had to quote these posts from the other thread cause I ordered one of these the other and damn Sam you were right. This thing is awesome. After making 3 batches of bacon in a row and then my grilled cheese all I had to do was rinse out the pan, put a little water in it on the stove for about 1min on high, pour that out and wipe with that new metal cleaning rag and everything came out. No brown left in the pan. It was so much easier than using my regular scraper I had bought. Thanks for the suggestion. It was worth every penny. :thumbups:
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10-11-2016, 01:51 PM
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AZ FTMFW.
EDIT: okay i see it.
it's the same price as the Ringer XL I've had for years: https://www.amazon.com/Ringer-Stainl.../dp/B00FKBR1ZG
Looking at my order history, I spent 17.99 + Kali tax.. so 12.99 is sweet!
EDIT: okay i see it.
it's the same price as the Ringer XL I've had for years: https://www.amazon.com/Ringer-Stainl.../dp/B00FKBR1ZG
Looking at my order history, I spent 17.99 + Kali tax.. so 12.99 is sweet!
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Today's Best Deals: Anker Flashlights, Vizio Sound Bars, BOGO Chipotle
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10-11-2016, 02:00 PM
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10-11-2016, 02:31 PM
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FWIW, this scubber can be used on a lot of other things too. I use it to clean my grill grates, SS pans, and literally anything that's not non-stick.
12-29-2016, 09:37 PM
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So with the left over shrimp I made on the grill that I posted in the grill thread I made pasta with shrimp and fresh peppers and onions.
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02-08-2017, 11:00 AM
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Finally picked up a good flat bottom CIP. The seasoning process starts shortly!
02-08-2017, 11:05 AM
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Kitchen was being remodeled and gf's dad decided to throw my CI griddle into the garage... didn't realize it until it was too late and rust bubble occurred 
time to re-season now... BACON FOR BREAKFAST!
time to re-season now... BACON FOR BREAKFAST!
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Kitchen was being remodeled and gf's dad decided to throw my CI griddle into the garage... didn't realize it until it was too late and rust bubble occurred time to re-season now... BACON FOR BREAKFAST, SECOND BREAKFAST, LUNCH, SNACK, DINNER, MIDNIGHT SNACK, AND PRE-BREAKFAST!
time to re-season now... BACON FOR BREAKFAST, SECOND BREAKFAST, LUNCH, SNACK, DINNER, MIDNIGHT SNACK, AND PRE-BREAKFAST!
02-08-2017, 11:09 AM
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Thanks mod 
02-14-2017, 02:20 PM
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Rinse and repeat that everyday for a week. Then hit your gf's dad up side the head for such a mistake. No bacon for him either.
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Jason, that pasta looks amazing! Wish I could eat shrimp 
02-15-2017, 12:37 PM
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Can not
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Damn that sucks. I love shrimp. 
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I grew up eating shellfish for the first half of my life, then one day couldn't eat it anymore 
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Yep, hives and anaphylactic shock...
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Thankfully I can eat scallops in small doses
12-31-2018, 04:22 PM
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I just bought my first cast iron skillet. It says it comes preseasoned... but how much of that is actually true? Should I still clean (rinse, essentially..) then season it myself with oil? I know I will eventually have to reseason it later down the road, but for first time use, what should I do?
01-02-2019, 10:11 AM
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Yes, preseasoning is ok but you should add your own to it before really using it on anything that requires a nonstick surface.
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Depends on what you are cooking. If you try and cook an egg or maybe some hashbrown potatoes with only preseasoning then you will be in for a surprise. It won't turn out like a nonstick pan. If you want to cook something like bacon, chicken, steak, or really anything fatty then you should be fine.
However, my main cast iron pan that I cook bacon in 5-6 times a month now for about 2 years can cook eggs no problem. I also fully seasoned it with 3 coatings of oil baked in the oven at 500 degrees for an hour per coat as well before I started even using it. Don't use olive oil though
However, my main cast iron pan that I cook bacon in 5-6 times a month now for about 2 years can cook eggs no problem. I also fully seasoned it with 3 coatings of oil baked in the oven at 500 degrees for an hour per coat as well before I started even using it. Don't use olive oil though
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