Who the fuck uses this in a kitchen in modern times?
>Heavy as hell
>Everything tastes like shit after many uses in it
>Rust
No wonder it's a meme.
Agreed.
It's for poor people who can't afford some good tri ply stainless.
I like searing steak in it. Leaves it with a great color.
>>7234887
Is there any cookware with high carbon steel surface and aluminum core? The only thing cast iron has over high carbon steel is it's thermal conductivity after all, and the aluminum core would take care of that.
>>7234887
being a little girl is a meme too,OP
>>7234887
>>Heavy as hell
Stop being a sissy and develop some basic muscles.
>>Everything tastes like shit after many uses in it
What? I've literally never had this happen in close to 30 years of using cast iron.
>>Rust
Doesn't happen unless you leave the cast iron unused for years in a humid location.
The whole "cast iron is a meme" meme is getting pretty stale but for some reason you idiots like to argue about the same topics every couple of days so carry on I guess.
>>7235166
>>>/reddit/
>>7234887
Cast iron is not for sauteing. It's for frying and searing, and for those jobs it works very well. If you saute in it or use it for acidic sauces it works much less well. It's not for the person who wants one pan to do it all. But for frying and high heat applications it's tough to beat.
try carbon steel if cast iron is too heavy for you
>>7234887
We can truly shit post about anything nowadays. God bless the 21st century
cast iron is god tier.. mine don't even get put away
do you even season, bruh?
I really like ceramic. I used to be really against it, but after trying a few brands I'm all for it.
>>7236930
i heard they get shitty
what's the deal with that
i was looking at them the other day and can't make up my mind
>>7236947
I've only had mine for a few months, so I can't speak for that. It's not like they're expensive even if that's true.
>>7236903
>having to season in the 21st century
>>7236997
you only season if you cook like a fuckng faggot and destroy the finish
unlike your teflon plan which just ruins and poisons the air
>>7237003
>heating an empty teflon pan to over 450F isn't cooking like a faggot
I only use non-stick for eggs but c'mon son
I use mine to cook over charcoal and outdoor propane burners. When I'm done, I just turn it upside down and burn out any remaining grease and food. I'd never use one of these things inside on a home oven. Cleaning it would be a nightmare.
It's developed a bumpy surface inside and out like pic related. You won't get anything to lay perfectly flat in it, but this thing pan fries like nobody's business and is zero maintenance. Fried pork chops and chicken come out the most amazing golden brown. About a centimeter deep of oil will put the perfect crust on fish and steak.
Highly recommended if you take your kitchen outside.
>>7234887
>>Heavy as hell
>>Everything tastes like shit after many uses in it
>>Rust
And in this episode of Fukin' Tard Kitchen... OP!!! A fag as always!!!
>>7234887
Looks like someone's never made a deep dish pizza in a cast iron pan.
>>7237128
you cant cook tomatoes in cast iron though
>>7237145
Sure you can.
Posted this pic in another thread the other day, but I make brick chicken in mine. Easy to go from stove to oven.
>>7237156
>Easy to go from stove to oven.
Probably my favorite thing about my cast iron. I mean yeah I can do it with my stainless but the handle's longer so it's awkward.
>Heavy as hell
Queer
>Everything tastes like shit after many uses in it
Enjoy your anemia
>Rust
Dumbass
>>7234898
>stainless steel
>getting sufficiently hot, ever
Know how I know you're a shitty cook?
>>7237208
Because I don't cook everything at the maximum possible heat, I take it?
>this entire thread
>>7237145
its aluminum you can't cook tomatoes, the acid stains it
>>7237363
It's not good for cast iron either, but I do it anyway. Fuck the meme seasoning bullshit I just use mine constantly and it works fine with out esoteric rituals and such.
>>7237419
Exactly. I've been using cast iron cookware my entire life to cook tomatoes in all kinds of stuff like stews and pot roasts and shakshuka and it's never been a problem.
I also wash my cast iron with soap without any problems too which I know sets off the autism alarm for a lot of retards on this board.
It always amuses me when people get into these arguments and outline all these ridiculous rules about what you can and can't do with cast iron cookware.
nothing like cooking meat in cast iron. bacon, sassages, leftover meats. shit man whatever. cast iron meats is good meats and anyone who says otherwise is a big fat poop head
Hey OP, do you happen to be this guy?
My mom has a HUGE cast iron pan somewhere that I can't find that her friend told her is worth money. It's ludicrously big and heavy as fuck.
>>7237208
their specific heat is essentially the same and cast iron pans are way more mass
>>7237208
want to know how i know you cook on a shitty residential range with probably less than 6000 btu/burner
>>7234887
cast irons are completely useless and only good for people who are cooking things they hunted in the woods. It's just another way to be a hipster
>>7235166
literally only people who wanna pretend to be outdoorsy tough guys use this shit (like yourself)
>>7234887
>not using a cast iron skillet
Do you even eat breakfast?
You just can't get that sear with any other pan....
Master race:
-Stoneware non-stick for low oil and/or delicate and/or low temperature sauteeing
-Cast iron for high temperature and/or searing and/or foods that need to be finished in the oven.
-Stainless steel with a thick base for acidic high temperature and/or searing and/or foods that need to be finished in the oven
I got one for Christmas and I just started seasoning it last night!
i know nothing about cast iron. do you seriously never wash it?
>>7238558
You're not using raw linseed oil?
ITT: fags don't know how to use or maintain a cast iron.
>>7238558
Linseed oil? You know boiled linseed oil and raw linseed oil are not the same thing? What the fuck are you doing?
>>7234887
You shoulda cast a pan that is a little less of a diva
>>7238577
You clean it like any other pan. Where the confusion comes from is that you cannot SOAK cast iron in soap or put it in a dishwashing machine--that can strip the seasoning.
>>7237120
Those bumps are build-up of seasoning. You should probably strip then reseason.
Used to have one of these in college and through two years of trial and error, I could not for the life of me, figure out how to use it without filling the entire house up with heavy smoke. It cooked a damn good steak though, so I still used it despite the protests of my roommates.
>>7238558
you're supposed to use the food grade kind
not the kind for stripping oil paint, retard
>>7240024
>stripping oil paint
Flaxseed oil is a polymerizing oil, which means it forms a hard surface. It's not used for stripping paint
>>7240029
for thinning oil paint, i should say
>>7240036
thats because it's been used in paints for thousands of years, and is, in fact, recommended for cast irons.
http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/01/a-science-based-technique-for-seasoning-cast-iron/
stop trying to scaremonger
>>7240023
wow, im in the same boat. amazing steak but i have to open a window.
>>7240040
not scaremongering
just trying to explain the difference between pure natural cold pressed flax oil and chemical paint thinner made from flax seed
but i'm starting to think b8 so i'll stop
>>7240044
Yeah we'd have to open every single window and door on the ground floor of the house. And this was in the middle of -10 degree Montana winter. I was only using the cast iron cause it was too cold outside to get the charcoal grill going.
>>7240055
that's a pretty mickey mouse msds
also there's a second ingredient in the jasco oil
>cobalt manganese salt
>>7240079
Sounds expensive. That like one of them pink salts I see sometimes?
>>7240081
it's for drying paint
>>7234887
im interested in purchasing one of these. are they very expensive?
>>7234887
>Rust
>finish doing dishes
>use kitchen towel to dry knives
>then use towel to dry skillet
wow that was hard.
>>7240087
they're like 40usd
not expensive
Hidden.
>Seasoning
How do you do this without fucking up? Every time I oil it up for the oven it comes out uneven.
>>7239758
No thanks.
>>7240324
use less oil.. like way less.. you basically just want to dip a paper towel in oil and just get the whole surface slightly damp with the thinnest layer of oil
their shouldn't be any drips or anything like that, it should almost appear dry
>>7240334
It's hard with shitty poorfag paper towels
Also, using canola since I can't justify buying $15 dollar flaxseed just to glaze a pan with
>>7240324
Just cook on the thing, don't worry about seasoning bullshit, it'll build up on its own with constant use.
>>7240355
it's not * that difficult
you can also just cook bacon a few times with it and not really bother to clean it out.. just wipe it out
that's how i maintain the season on mine.. i only reseasoned it with flax once when i turned the wrong burner on making coffee and burned it to shit
>>7238558
Boiled Linseed Oil
Jasco® Boiled Linseed Oil is both a thinner for oil-based paints and a coating that creates a beautiful hand-rubbed finish on fine wood and antiques.
IMPORTANT: Carefully read all directions, notes and cautions prior to use. Only use this product as directed on the label. Protect eyes with chemical splash goggles and avoid prolonged skin contact.
FIRST AID - IF SWALLOWED, immediately call your poison control center, hospital emergency room or physician immediately for instructions. IN CASE OF EYE CONTACT, immediately flush with water, remove any contact lens, continue flushing with water for at least 15 minutes, then get immediate medical attention. IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, immediately wash with soap and water. If irritation persists, get medical attention.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
http://www.jasco-help.com/product/boiled-linseed-oil1
OP is already dead
>>7234887
>Rust
you're supposed to be seasoning it, dinko
I'm of the opinion that if your cast iron isn't developing thick barnacles like >>7237120 then you're doing it wrong. A smooth surface isn't something you should aspire towards.
Just like the grates on a grill, burn off any remaining food, and scrape out anything that will break free. Then coat it inside and out with oil.
I'd never use one indoors. You can get a little stove for $40 and use it like it was meant to be used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u6UL9JhBww
>>7240421
if your cookware is developing barnacles you are eating cancer
>clean your shit
>>7240421
>cooking on top of a glass table
>>7240442
That's the real miracle in this vid.
Barnacles --> charcoaled food --> causing cancer
I don't mind anyone having cancer as long it's not me. Especially if it doesn't touch my wallet.
But damn.. the glassplate
>>7234887
fried pork chops.
/thread
>>7237900
cast iron has been used for over a 1000 years... anti-hipsters are the new hipsters
>>7240501
I'm not saying anything bad about the cast iron, I just don't think it's wise to have that much heat directly on glass.
>>7240545
OK, but linking to YouTube doesn't imply ownership of the video. If you have a concern, then leave your comment on YT, not here.
>>7240536
>cast iron has been used for over a 1000 years
That's why hipsters love it so much. They prance around thinking they're 18th-century gentlemen with their shitty waxed mustaches and their "vintage" clothes. Nostalgia for an era you never experienced is like, the quintessential hipster trait.
>bait thread
Ignoring that, you guys realize that cast iron is popular in the Southern US?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population_density
When the population density is below 100, chances are pretty good that you rely on multiple sources of fuel. Nothing is walking distance. Nothing.
Is it hipster that I own power generator? What about my gas dryer? Would you believe it if I told you that I have enough bottled water and canned and staple food to last an entire winter?
Cast iron is great because it accepts many different forms of fuel. I can cook on charcoal, gas, wood, electric, induction, etc.
>>7240709
>WELL WHAT ABOUT ALL THE RURAL HICKS SHITTING IN THE APPALACIAN WOODS??? IT'S NOT LIKE THESE PEOPLE ARE IRRELEVANT OR SOMETHING!!!
>>7240728
>Who the fuck uses this in a kitchen in modern times?
>HOW DARE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION
>>7240733
Don't you have some rock to be shitting under? It's really hard to find leaves this time of year, so I suggest you hop to it before you have an accident!
>>7240675
Except that cast iron has never gone out of use. I've used cast iron my whole life, as have my parents, and their parents, and so on. It's just a normal type of cookware, same with stainless steel, copper, aluminum, enamelware, non stick, glass, or whatever else.
>>7240447
Shut up and let me shitpost
>>7240776
So you're hipster as fuck. I bet you also wear leather shoes and cotton shirts.
>>7240876
I count the days until summer so I might wear canvas shoes and linen once more.
Here's my cast iron skillet that I never clean and just let the food and grease burn on. I cook with it outside on propane. I typically add a thin layer of oil or lard regardless of what I'm cooking.
I wouldn't make eggs or sauces/gravies in this thing. It's strictly for searing or shallow frying. For example, I'll take a chuck roast outside and sear it, and then bring it indoors to finish braising in a pot inside the oven. Great for steaks, burgers, bacon, sausage patties, link sausages, fish, fried chicken and pork chops, home fries, fried salmon patties, etc.
>>7237921
>being not black
>ever eating breakfast
We prefer to call it brunch, thank you very much.
>>7240930
Anyone have a less rugged cast iron? One they try to keep for strictly kitchen cooking? I just got one and have been going nuts with it, but I wanna get that seasoning built up smooth and slick
>>7240930
enjoy your stomach cancer
>clean your shit
>>7240776
>Except that cast iron has never gone out of use.
Yeah, and people have always had beards, doesn't mean they haven't been adopted by hipster culture.
>I've used cast iron my whole life, as have my parents, and their parents, and so on
MUH AUTHENTICITY!!!
>It's just a normal type of cookware, same with stainless steel, copper, aluminum, enamelware, non stick, glass, or whatever else.
Then why does everyone wave their dicks around about it?
>>7240940
i do
i have a 12" i keep inside and a smaller one i take camping and use inside but i don't let food cancer build up all over either
>>7240943
>MUH AUTHENTICITY!!!
U jelly?
>>7240940
If you can ignore the bacon grease... This one is fairly slick (and considering it's a lodge and started off rough as fuck, that's something lol) and not a damn thing sticks to it. Makes awesome pancakes and such.
>>7240943
>Then why does everyone wave their dicks around about it?
Everyone doesn't. It's just a choice few idiots that try and turn cast iron into some kind of meme so they can incite arguments on this board.
>>7240962
What about polishing those Lodges to smooth out those bumps like the old school pans? Then building up dat finish
>>7240087
Depends on where you get it from, but I got a 12 inch Lodge for like $26. Its fantastic. I also have an 8 inch Lodge for breakfast and smaller steaks and a 10 inch Carbon Steel.
If you can, use one of those wire bristle attachments for a drill and spend 5 minutes just grinding the whole pan when you get one.
When I need to clean it I just run it under hot water and brush it with a still brush. Then I heat it back up, wipe it with a small amount of oil and once it begins to smoke take it off the heat.
I see no reason to not have one honestly.
>>7241998
Yeah that'd be the easiest way. I meant to try it, got a flapper disc for my angle grinder but I never got around to it ended up just using them constantly and scraping with a metal spatula.
The smoother the surface though the better, and the faster it'll become nonstick.
>>7240087
>are they very expensive?
I bought a bunch of cast iron cookware for camping/outdoors from the Sportsman's Guide ( www dot sportsmansguide .com) Being local, and a member saved on the price even more. One thing I do certainly recommend getting, pie iron. Especially if you have kids. Little fuckers LOVE making hobo pies while camping.
>>7234887
>toooooo heavyyyy
>I can't keep it from rustingggg!!!!
>SKREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Fucking little girl
>>7235134
Cast iron is just steel with a carbon content greater than like 13%. So it's just really high carbon steel. Carbon steel would rust easily like cast iron, but probably wouldn't season. It also wouldn't be non stick. I fail to see the advantage to what you propose.
>>7246886
It's also "cast".
HC steel does season, it's what woks are made out of. You also can do things with steel you can't do with cast iron, like making a laminate with aluminum.
>>7237438
All these rules and shit is why I've never tried cast iron
I just want to cook my shit, wash the pan and put it away
>>7234887
you are an absolute pussy OP
i use my cast iron skillet for everything aside from a separate pot to boil water in
>>7238558
thanks for the bait
triggerd
>>7237876
More mass more better
