Friday, March 30, 2012

The Hello Goodbye Series: Skillet Replacement

Look back at this post for more details about the 'Hello Goodbye Series'.  

The focus of this post continues to be the removal of teflon in our kitchen.  Our stainless steel sauce pans have been working out wonderfully, but we needed to find a replacement for our frying pans as well and decided to give cast iron a try.  We purchased a pre-seasoned Lodge cast iron skillet (They are available at Target, and are not terribly expensive costing $18.99 for a 12 inch pan.)

Hello Cast Iron Beauty:





Good Bye Teflon Coated Pan with the wonky handle:



Has anyone else been using cast iron?  Any seasoning tips?  We've been using ours for several weeks now, and we don't have any complaints!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

4 comments:

  1. I just bought a mini lodge pan at target on wed! I am excited to try it!

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    1. Yeah, Kiki...we can experiment with cast iron together!!

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  2. Just remember to towel dry these completely (if you even wash them - lots of people just wipe them out). Cast iron oxidizes REALLY easily. Not that I'm speaking from experience or anything . . . .

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    1. Thanks for the tip, Jen! We've been rinsing our pan out with a scrub brush and hot water. Then we dry it immediately. Then we add a little oil to the surface. We've had no problems with sticking so far, and we'll continue to be really cautious with water around it! Hope you and the family are doing well! Say hello to all!

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