global knives. but lots of others i like too
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net>wrote: > Yes, there are some cooking tasks for which cast iron is best. But, as a > good friend of mine likes to say, "horses for courses". Enameled cast iron > couples the heat-retaining and spreading features of cast-iron with a > non-reactive interior. We have a Le Creuset frypan, a Staub sauté pan and > a > Lodge French Oven that all perform excellent service. Even the new T-fal > pans do a great job for fried or scrambled eggs with just a quick spray > instead of oil or butter. > > How about cutlery? How do the snobs (count me in that group!) opine on > kitchen knives? Stand mixers? Food processors? > > Inquiring minds.... > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of G Mann > Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 5:58 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT--Cookware Snob Opines > > As a devoted cast iron snob, I cook on nothing else. Over the years, I > established a rule that when I find very old and very good cast iron.. > regardless of condition, I buy it. Good quality cast iron can be found > with > a simple test.. Suspend the item by handle.. lightly rap the edge with a > spoon.. if it is chinese crap.. you will get a "thunk".. if it is 1880 > top quality cast iron.. it will ring like a bell.. "Dinggggggggggggg" if > it rings.. buy it... > > If it is rusted, I bead blast it with metal shot [auto shop style] back to > bare metal and season it from scratch to perfection.. I love how it cooks > and it always comes out "just right". > > I do have some hard limit rules regarding how it is cleaned and dried, how > it is pre-heated and what heats and oils I use to cook with.. > > To date I have bought and restored over 40 pieces,,, all the way from one > egg frying pans to 12 gp Dutch Ovens [and several smaller of various > sizes]. > > If your pan is seasoned correctly and handled correctly, food never sticks. > To preheat, put a small splash of water in the pan,, "rain drops".. heat > pan > till water evaporates.. pan is now heated to 212 degrees F. What ever you > put in the pan to cook will make a "Phsssssszzzz" sound when it hits the > pan > which braizes meat to seal in juices and flavors... As soon as the "rain > drops" evaporate.... add EVOO [or coconut oil, or oil of choice] give it a > moment to come to temp while you spread it with spatula and add item to be > cooked.. > > I will try to attach two pics of one of my seasoned to perfection pans, and > some corn bread pans [list mom please?] > > Grant... > > > > On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Rich Thomas < > richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > > > My cast iron cookware was passed to me from my great-grandmother, > > grandmother, and mother, I presume some of it is well past 100 years > > old as my ggm passed at like 98 back in the 80s, I think she got it > > when she got married, no telling who it came from or if it was new > > when she got it. So far it has held up well. My daughter hijacked a > > few pieces of it, if she keeps the line going I guess it will serve > > many more generations. I have 2 cornbread "corn" tins too, they are well > used and loved. > > > > I saw recently some dude has "reimagined" cast iron skillets, he has > > them shaped sorta hexagonal so there are corners to pour from, and > > heavy wire handles to pick up something cooler. Some of mine have > > little pouring lips, and a towel works fine for handling. > > > > --R > > > > > > On 11/16/13 3:31 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > > > >> was a calphalon user until the ex wife stole it all. then i went > >> to cast iron and like it best of all > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://www.BuyEUROparts.com>* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
