Cooking with Cast Iron

[Hanley]

It's turning cold. I like simple meals cooked in cast iron pans when it's cold.

I made a chicken pot pie.

Here it is before cooking:



And after:




I felt fancy with my fancy potato pattern.

[fishwife]

French paper, Japanese ink, potato arranging...



One of my favorite things to make in a cast iron pan is clafoutis.

[Root]

French paper, Japanese ink, potato arranging...

Don't forget sous vide.

One of my favorite things to make in a cast iron pan is clafoutis.

I'm astounded that that is not a made-up word.

[fishwife]

clafoutis.

I'm astounded that that is not a made-up word.

Clafoutis is the delicious midpoint of a triangle composed of pie, cake, and pancake.

[Hanley]

French paper, Japanese ink, potato arranging...

Don't forget sous vide.

Yup. I'm basically Teddy Roosevelt. But stronger.

[mgil]

I season my cast iron with skene. Alanis-brand skene.

[omaniphil]

Shakshuka



(pic isn't mine - I have a picture somewhere on my phone similar to this, but can't find it right now)

[fishwife]

Oh, yeah. Shakshuka is the best. Because of this reminder, I'm going to make it tomorrow with some tomato puree I rendered down today from tomatoes from my garden.

I use a stainless pan for it, though.

[Mattjd]

I season my cast iron with skene. Alanis-brand skene.

Im so curious to know if its really piss or not. If I ever happen to date a woman who does, i swear to christ, i am going to lap it up, piss or not. I really hope its not piss

[Hanley]

piss

stainless pan

Get your own threads people

[fishwife]

Get your own threads people

BECAUSE BOOTS ARE TOTALLY PENS RIGHT

[Hanley]

BECAUSE BOOTS ARE TOTALLY PENS RIGHT

There’s nothing funny about full caps dude.

[Mkgillman]

I recently bought an instant pot and would really like to talk about that.

[mgil]

Since Hanley is using cast iron to measure phallus* length now...

How long have you personally curated an iron skillet? I started curating one (12") almost 25 years ago now. It's a fantastic implement. Makes luxurious corn bread.

I was also lucky to find smaller cast iron pieces (6" and 8") that had been well-curated at a garage sale about a decade or more ago. The 6" is fantastic for grilled cheese.

I have no clue what Hanley is doing with his food.

*Allentown's work blocks the word pen!s, so I don't want him to miss out on the opportunity to learn.

[Allentown]

Also, I have a cheapish cast-iron griddle I like to make burgers on. How to clean?! I wipe as much grease off with paper towels as I can, but you can't get much off. I can't rinse it in the sink, because I don't want to pour that much grease down my drain. I most recently tried to wipe the ease stuff off with paper towel, sprinkle salt on it, then scrub it with this chain-mail looking thing I got from Amazon to clean cast iron, but that didn't work that well either.

[mgil]

Also, I have a cheapish cast-iron griddle I like to make burgers on. How to clean?! I wipe as much grease off with paper towels as I can, but you can't get much off. I can't rinse it in the sink, because I don't want to pour that much grease down my drain. I most recently tried to wipe the ease stuff off with paper towel, sprinkle salt on it, then scrub it with this chain-mail looking thing I got from Amazon to clean cast iron, but that didn't work that well either.

What is it you’re trying to scrub off?

My cast iron skillets do not see detergents. They see hot water and that’s about it.

[Allentown]

Big pools of hamburger fat.

[Hanley]

Big pools of hamburger fat.

Without fear, I use...brace yourself...soap and the rough surface of a sponge.

[Allentown]

Big pools of hamburger fat.

Without fear, I use...brace yourself...soap and the rough surface of a sponge.

I was under the impression that soap was never to touch cast iron. I could certainly do this though.

[Hanley]

I was under the impression that soap was never to touch cast iron.

Also, never ever use your cast iron pan while the moon is its waning gibbous phase. Never!