Re: Coconut oil in cast iron pan?

[Guest guest]

I think once a pan is seasoned it should be fine to use coconutoil.Just remember

not to wash it in strong detergent . Its better not to use soap at all.just warm

water and a little elbow grease,

INNC

godsfood4us <godsfood4us@...> wrote:

I have a seasoned cast iron pan and have been told not to use vegetable

oils in it because the food will stick. What about coconut oil? Has

anyone used coconut oil in a cast iron pan and had good results? :o/

[Guest guest]

using coconut oil in cast iron oan is fine.

godsfood4us <godsfood4us@...> wrote: I have a seasoned cast iron pan and

have been told not to use vegetable

oils in it because the food will stick. What about coconut oil? Has

anyone used coconut oil in a cast iron pan and had good results? :o/

[Guest guest]

I use only cast iron to cook with and the only oil is use is coconut oil. My

experience has been that things will stick to the skillet if you are only using

CO. I use a combination of a little butter and CO and have no problems. It

doesn’t seem to take much butter to make it non stick. Also, since I only wipe

the skill out and never use soap, I find that now I don't always have to add

butter to keep things from sticking.

I brought 7 pieces of cask iron with me in my luggage when we moved to the

Republic of Panama last month. Tragically my largest 13 " skillet was damaged in

baggage handling. Part of the lip broke off as if someone had taken a bite out

of the side. The good new is while I can't use it for sauces I can still use it

for frying/grilling. I'm telling you this b/c as a user of cast iron I know you

will sympathize with me <grin>. A non-user wouldn't understand.

godsfood4us <godsfood4us@...> wrote: I have a seasoned cast iron pan and

have been told not to use vegetable

oils in it because the food will stick. What about coconut oil? Has

anyone used coconut oil in a cast iron pan and had good results? :o/

[Guest guest]

, Begum and , thanks so much for all your help! With all

your information, I got brave and used coconut oil with a little bit of

butter in the pan.

The first couple of times it smoked until I learned how to use it. Now

I put just a little coconut oil in the pan, followed by a smaller

amount of butter and once it begins melting I use a brush and brush it

around the pan and it works great! No sticking whatsoever. )

godsfood4us <godsfood4us@...> wrote: I have a seasoned cast iron pan

and have been told not to use vegetable oils in it because the food

will stick. What about coconut oil? Has anyone used coconut oil in a

cast iron pan and had good results? :o/