An expert shares her tips on how to clean cast-iron cookware so that you can maintain your skillets and pots' like-new condition.
I had a question pop up onInstagramabout how I clean and maintain my cast iron skillets. I’ve been using my cast iron more and more in my kitchen over the last couple of years, and I’ve learned so much since then. I’m going to share all my best tips and tricks for cleaning ...
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If you are restoring a heavy skillet or casserole, then it will almost certainly be cast iron – however, items such as furniture or architectural ironwork are harder to identify. 'Wrought iron is a low-carbon malleable alloy that has to be worked by hand or through mechanical processes. It...
If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, use the heaviest and largest pan you have available. Use a pan that’s big enough for the onions to spread out. If the pan is too small and there’s too many onions in the pan, they’ll steam themselves, instead of caramelize. And it ...
Cast-Iron Skillets The cast-iron skillet is one aspect of kitchen technology that hasn't changed much in a few centuries. Solid, heavy cast iron conducts heat well and cleans up easily. Once it has been seasoned -- that is, a certain amount of grease has been cooked in, sealing the ...
at least if your goal is a pan that can be seasoned to a non-stick finish. The one you see above, for example, is an old Wagner castiron skilletthat's coated in nickel. There's nothing wrong with it, and it's collectible too, but, like enameled cast iron (e.g. Le Creuset), ...
Using the tip of your knife, cut a cross-hatch pattern into the cut-side of each squash half. Each cut only needs to be about ¼ to ⅛-inch deep. Sprinkle the cut side of each squash with a little bit of sea salt. Heat a cast iron skillet or other oven-proof pan over medium...
Teflon coating on pots and pans have been wonderful to cooks through the past few decades. Many people use Teflon and find the coating comes off the pans. If you still have some of these non-stick beauties laying around, you might try these steps to take
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