Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi and everybody else who uses cast iron pans. I have one tiny cast iron (size for 1 fried egg) and would buy some more but first I have a question. After using it, I was told to wash or scrub it but not to use soap, then to dry it with a cloth (and even heating it on a burner or in the oven to make sure that it is dry so that it won't rust) and then coat with a light coating of oil to season it. I got that. What I don't understand is if I buy another cast iron pan and then do the same, it looks like I can not stack them in the cupboard. If I stack them, the smaller one would get oil on the bottom of it from being stacked inside the bigger one. This oil would then burn on my burner. How do you do it? Do you skip the step of putting a light coat of oil on it to season it? Carolyn Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 21:45:43 -0000 Subject: Re: OT/ how to get nonstick results without Teflon? You can use a cast iron pan. Follow the instructions for seasoning the pan and in time, you can fry eggs with very little oil. I've had mine for years so they are all well seasoned from frying in oil. mom to Broderick, ASD, SCD 4 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 HI. The way I seasoned them was to wash, dry, oil and then warm them in the oven for about an hour. I don't remember the temp but probably about 250 - 300. I would store the pans in the oven anyway so I just left them in there after I shut the oven off. Eventually once they are well seasoned you don't have to coat with oil anymore before storing, so then you can stack them without any problem. I've had mine for many years. Or you can stack them in your cupboard and just wash the bottom before using. I hope this has helped you some. > > Hi and everybody else who uses cast iron pans. > > I have one tiny cast iron (size for 1 fried egg) and would buy some more > but first I have a question. > > After using it, I was told to wash or scrub it but not to use soap, then > to dry it with a cloth (and even heating it on a burner or in the oven to > make sure that it is dry so that it won't rust) and then coat with a > light coating of oil to season it. I got that. What I don't understand > is if I buy another cast iron pan and then do the same, it looks like I > can not stack them in the cupboard. If I stack them, the smaller one > would get oil on the bottom of it from being stacked inside the bigger > one. This oil would then burn on my burner. > > How do you do it? Do you skip the step of putting a light coat of oil on > it to season it? > > Carolyn > > > Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 21:45:43 -0000 > From: " lipawe " > Subject: Re: OT/ how to get nonstick results without Teflon? > > You can use a cast iron pan. Follow the instructions for seasoning > the pan and in time, you can fry eggs with very little oil. I've had > mine for years so they are all well seasoned from frying in oil. > > > mom to Broderick, ASD, SCD 4 months > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 HI. The way I seasoned them was to wash, dry, oil and then warm them in the oven for about an hour. I don't remember the temp but probably about 250 - 300. I would store the pans in the oven anyway so I just left them in there after I shut the oven off. Eventually once they are well seasoned you don't have to coat with oil anymore before storing, so then you can stack them without any problem. I've had mine for many years. Or you can stack them in your cupboard and just wash the bottom before using. I hope this has helped you some. > > Hi and everybody else who uses cast iron pans. > > I have one tiny cast iron (size for 1 fried egg) and would buy some more > but first I have a question. > > After using it, I was told to wash or scrub it but not to use soap, then > to dry it with a cloth (and even heating it on a burner or in the oven to > make sure that it is dry so that it won't rust) and then coat with a > light coating of oil to season it. I got that. What I don't understand > is if I buy another cast iron pan and then do the same, it looks like I > can not stack them in the cupboard. If I stack them, the smaller one > would get oil on the bottom of it from being stacked inside the bigger > one. This oil would then burn on my burner. > > How do you do it? Do you skip the step of putting a light coat of oil on > it to season it? > > Carolyn > > > Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 21:45:43 -0000 > From: " lipawe " > Subject: Re: OT/ how to get nonstick results without Teflon? > > You can use a cast iron pan. Follow the instructions for seasoning > the pan and in time, you can fry eggs with very little oil. I've had > mine for years so they are all well seasoned from frying in oil. > > > mom to Broderick, ASD, SCD 4 months > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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