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Cast Iron Learning : Part 1
Published March 25, 2013What is Cast Iron Cookware?
- This is part 1 or 3 Part series on Cast Iron Cookware.
Kitchen Cookware has so many brands and type of materials, that sometimes it can be difficult to know which cookware to choose for your kitchen. We all want cookware that is long lasting and helps us with quick cooking.
Cast iron is one type of cookware material that is popular in cooking outdoor and indoor. Cast iron cookware are made of cast iron hence the name. It can retain high heat during the cooking process which is great for even cooking and retains the heat longer.
Most of the cast iron can used on stove top as well oven too as they are oven safe. They are not great for searing and sauteing food too. What I like best about using cast iron… Continue reading
Cast Iron: Cleaning and Maintaining Part 3
Published July 15, 2012What Is Cast Iron Cookware?
- This is part 3 or 3 Part series on Cast Iron Cookware.
Kitchen Cookware has so many brands and type of materials, that sometimes it can be difficult to know which cookware to choose for your kitchen. We all want cookware that is long lasting and helps us with quick cooking.
Cast iron is one type of cookware material that is popular in cooking outdoor and indoor. Cast iron cookware are made of cast iron hence the name. It can retain high heat during the cooking process which is great for even cooking and retains the heat longer.
Most of the cast iron can used on stove top as well oven too as they are oven safe. They are not great for searing and sauteing food too. What I like best about using cast iron… Continue reading
How To Season Your Cast Iron Part 2
Published June 12, 2012Introduction to Cast Iron Cookware
- This is part 2 of 3 Part series on Cast Iron Cookware.
Kitchen Cookware has so many brands and type of materials, that sometimes it can be difficult to know which cookware to choose for your kitchen. We all want cookware that is long lasting and helps us with quick cooking.
Cast iron is one type of cookware material that is popular in cooking outdoor and indoor. Cast iron cookware are made of cast iron hence the name. It can retain high heat during the cooking process which is great for even cooking and retains the heat longer.
Most of the cast iron can used on stove top as well oven too as they are oven safe. They are not great for searing and sauteing food too. What I like best about using cast iron… Continue reading
Le Creuset Classic Enameled Cast-Iron 6-Piece Cookware Set
Published January 25, 2012Le Creuset Classic Enameled Cast-Iron 6-Piece Cookware Set
I did not know about Le Creuset Cookware brand, nor I used it, until I bought Le Creuset Dutch oven a 6 years ago. It is one of the best thing I own and with 100% life time warranty, it made me look in to more Le Creuset Cookware set and this is one of the best cast iron cookware set, with 6 pieces. One of the reason most people hesitate to buy Le Creuset cookware, as it is certainly not on cheap side. I was one of them, until I realized, this one set will last me a life time and if I maintain properly, eventually next generation too with just one time purchase. If you think about all cheap cookware I have replaced, this seems like a better deal to… Continue reading
Cast Iron Cookware
Published December 23, 2011Cast Iron can withheld high heating that makes it not only great for stove top cooking but also oven baking too. Cast Iron cookware are slow to heat up but once it hot, it holds its heat for longer period and great for even cooking. Cast Iron pans are great for searing and outdoor cooking as it holds heat better even if outside temperature fluctuates. If you season your cast iron pan, it can work almost like non-stick pan without chemical coating. It is not easy to maintain cookware though, as it can rust or create acidic food reaction if food is kept in cast iron pan for long time.
Enamel Coated Cast Iron cooking pans are made of cast iron covered or coated with a porcelain surface. This creates a win-win situation for heat conducting of cast iron without… Continue reading
How to clean bare cast iron cookware
Published July 3, 2011Using newly seasoned cast iron cookware:
Make sure you first season a cast ironpan before using it properly. Once the cast iron seasoned it will be fairly black and glossy like non-stick surface. Keep using a little oil in the beginning during cooking until it becomes fully seasoned. If your bare cast iron does not have wood or rubber handle bar, do not forget to use kitchen towels to hold the pan, as it can get super hot!
Important note: This seasoning technique is bare Cast Iron, if you have Enamel Coated Cast Iron cookware, it will not need special cleaning like bare cast iron.
How to clean cast iron cookware?
Bare cast iron cookware can not be washed or cleaned in dishwasher as the process can remove and damage the seasoning the cast iron pan has.
Lodge Color Enameled Cast-Iron 6-Quart Dutch Oven, Island Spice Red
Published April 21, 2011Lodge Color 6-Quart Dutch Oven, Island Spice Red
Lodge Color is one of the newest lines from this respected American cast iron cookware company. This Lodge 6-qt. Enameled Color Enamel Round Dutch Oven, Red traditionally shaped and more affordable than some European brands, Lodge Color enameled cast iron is just as durable, requires no seasoning, and attractively serves at the table.
Lodge infuses this 6-quart Dutch oven with two coats of hard-as-nails porcelain enamel, in a choice of several bright colors that are gradated (dark to light) on the exterior, and which are nicely set off by a cream interior. It is oven-safe to 400 degrees F, so you can start a stew or casserole on the stove top and finish by baking it in the oven.
Lodge makes quality products and this is no exception, this 6 Qt enamel… Continue reading
Le Creuset 5 1/2 Quart Round French Oven
Published April 20, 2011
Le Creuset is well known for it long lasting and quality cookware products and this dutch oven is no exception. This 5-1/2-quart French oven by Le Creuset is the most cook friendly and forgiving pan we have ever used. Continue reading
How Many Type Of Bake Ware Are There?
Published April 14, 2011Bake Wares
Most of the bake ware are non-metallic cookware and can be used both in conventional and microwave ovens. Except a few ceramic cookware from Corningware brand, most non metallic cookware can not be used on stove top. However, they make part of complete cookware solution and let’s look at a few of these material in details.
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Ceramics
There are generally 2 types of ceramics cookware found, one is glazed one such as porcelain and other one is unglazed such as Terra cotta cookware. Some of the glazed ceramics in past have held high levels of lead, so before buying one, make sure it is lead free to avoid any health risk. Terra cotta has porous surface and suck lot of liquid and are good for steaming the food.
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Learning About Cast Iron (Bare and Enamel Coated)
Published July 29, 2010Cast Iron
Cast Iron can withheld high heating that makes it not only great for stove top cooking but also oven baking too. Cast Iron cookware are slow to heat up but once it hot, it holds its heat for longer period and great for even cooking. Cast Iron pans are great for searing and outdoor cooking as it holds heat better even if outside temperature fluctuates. If you season your cast iron pan, it can work almost like non-stick pan without chemical coating. It is not easy to maintain cookware though, as it can rust or create acidic food reaction if food is kept in cast iron pan for long time.
Advantages:
- Good heat conductor
- Great for outdoor cooking as it retains heat well
- Easy transfer from stove top to oven
- Can work like non-stick if seasoned properly… Continue reading
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