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Post by kyosa on Apr 12, 2008 15:42:48 GMT -5
I was looking in the cookware section of some store not too long ago and saw their selection of 'enamelized' cast iron. I wondered what advantage there would be in having the iron covered like that. I suppose one might find some 'advantage' in not having to season it, but I like the notion of cooking with seasoned iron. All of my cast iron is pretty well seasoned and is black as the ace of spades on the inside. It's almost like a non-stick surface and is nice to use. One could say that the enamelized iron is prettier, but again, I like the iron look. Does anyone use the coated iron cookware? If so do you like it, and what do you think is better about it?
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Post by Kathy on Apr 12, 2008 18:30:52 GMT -5
I had a 3 pc set of the Le Creuset' fry pans and I loved them. They don't cook the same as the normal cast iron but they're so heavy and sturdy; it's a joy to use them since they didn't stick or have hot spots. They held the heat so you didn't end up with soggy fried foods. I had ones that looked somewhat like these except the largest was about 12' and the smallest was probably a 7" for things like eggs. Mine were blue!  tinyurl.com/4urxelThey were very expensive even back in the late 80's when I bought them and my mother in law ruined them for me.  Mine were non stick on the inside and she took a copper chore girl/boy to them and literally shredded the non stick coating to the point they would stick even when half full of oil. That is the only non stick I'd ever seen that didn't peel during high heat cooking & I used metal utensils in them-they endured a lot of cooking abuse but they were no match for my mother in law!  |
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Post by dirty on Apr 12, 2008 18:55:46 GMT -5
my mom has only those enameled cast iron. i like them. she has built up quite the collection. she only buys them second hand.
she gets mad if i go near them with anything other then wood utensils.
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Post by kyosa on Apr 12, 2008 20:52:34 GMT -5
<< They were very expensive even back in the late 80's when I bought them and my mother in law ruined them for me. Mine were non stick on the inside and she took a copper chore girl/boy to them and literally shredded the non stick coating to the point they would stick even when half full of oil. >> Once when the kids were pre-school and Mom was coming out in the mornings to babysit she was doing up the dishes and decided to 'clean' one of my cast iron skillets. Scoured it out with soapy water and a steel scouring pad! It 'cleaned up' quite nicely. If I remember right I said something like, "Wow, that really came out bright!" It was actually sort of funny, Mom being a country kid and not knowing about seasoning cast iron. It re-seasoned just fine, so score one for plain cast iron. After that I always made sure my cast iron was out of sight whenever Mom was going to be around unsupervised. |
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Post by nan on Apr 12, 2008 22:54:34 GMT -5
Kathy...that is awful!!! Those things are really nice!!! I would love to have a new set! I bought one of the enameled cast iron dutch ovens at a thrift store not too long ago. It is what i used to make Kyosa's bread recipe. It has been scratched on the bottom too..kinda looks like it was hit with a hammer or something? It still cooks ok, but I don't do anything in it that would really stick badly!... I do prefer my plain ole cast iron. I have this HUGE skillet that was my great grandmother's!!! It must be 15 or 16 inches across and a burglar would be deader than a doornail if he got whacked with it! LOL! They last absolutely forever! In fact...I think that is the brand name of it! Guess that was easier than..."whack the burglar upside the head pan!"  Nan..in a warped humor mood! |
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Post by kitaye on Apr 13, 2008 12:25:44 GMT -5
I use the dutch ovens for everything. Using regular seasoned cast iron with high acid foods like tomato sauce can cause colour and taste issues. The enameled cast iron doesn't have any of these issues and they work as well as regular cast iron.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2008 13:14:03 GMT -5
Once when the kids were pre-school and Mom was coming out in the mornings to babysit <snip> After that I always made sure my cast iron was out of sight whenever Mom was going to be around unsupervised. Just to make sure I understand...you could trust your mum with your children but not with your cast iron!?!  /Via |
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Post by kyosa on Apr 24, 2008 19:51:40 GMT -5
Once when the kids were pre-school and Mom was coming out in the mornings to babysit <snip> After that I always made sure my cast iron was out of sight whenever Mom was going to be around unsupervised. Just to make sure I understand...you could trust your mum with your children but not with your cast iron!?! /Via Of course!! The kids were quite resilient and were/are pretty much self-healing. ;D Mom was raised around here when this was literally 'the sticks' with few roads, no electric, etc. I thought it was odd that having that upbringing she didn't seem to have a clue about using cast iron. |
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Post by momo on Apr 24, 2008 20:30:05 GMT -5
Speaking of which..the little town that makes Lodge cast iron ware and has a great factory outlet store..is celebrating the annual "Cornbread Festival" this Saturday. Plenty of cast iron and cornbread. Be there, at South Pittsburg, TN.
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