I cook with a cast iron pan that my great grandmother bought when she got married. She fed my grandmother from that pan all her life, and my grandmother fed my mother from it, and my mother fed me from it all my life. I'm in my sixties now and it's still going strong. It'll certainly outlive me.

@robmullins

3 жыл бұрын

Please put me in your will and bequeath to me a cast iron pan. :) My great grandmother used 2nd generation cast iron and when she passed it somehow ended up in a garage sale. So very sad! I hope you have loved ones who will appreciate and cherish it.

@allieshepherd7860

3 жыл бұрын

@@robmullins We found many old cast iron pans and skillets at antique stores and yard sales.

@kristinacooper568

3 жыл бұрын

I was just gifted 2 from my grandma, and 1 from my mom, makes my heart forever happy. I will treasure them forever

@nathaliebatiste9521

2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video, very informative.

@josephinasharp9202

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that is an amazing and beautiful story. Thanks for sharing 🙏

My favorite cast iron frying pan is 90 years old, and belonged to my grandmother.

@nobodyknows3180

3 жыл бұрын

I once got a gift card from my employer, and I thought to myself, what in the world would I buy for myself that I wouldn't normally blow money on? I got me a cast iron skillet! And been loving it ever since. I use it so often, it stays on the stove top.

Great video. When I was little, it was my job to clean the cast iron pan after dinner. We never put our pans in the water. To removes stuck on food we added water to the pan, cooked on low heat and worked the stuck on food loose. Then dumped the dirty water out and wiped the pan with a coat of oil as you did. Ready for the next meal!

I’m from the Uk and not over familiar with cast iron but I’ve been watching lots of delicious American cooking, so I purchased my first cast iron. However, even after numerous videos I have been struggling to work out how to best use and care for it. I can’t tell you how helpful this video was!! It was clear and informative from start to finish. With step by step advice. I now feel I can start to use my new pan, and I am so excited. Thank you!

@benicio1967

Жыл бұрын

Don’t feel alone. I’ve struggled too. These skillets are very difficult and challenging to work with and keep in good condition.

@salmonjanet

Жыл бұрын

Girl, I know this an old video and comment, but I commend you on working it, and hopefully you still are. I'm a southern girl, born and raised in the south, and cast iron cooking is a staple... But I was raised by my dad, and we ate out almost every meal from my 6-18 years of age. I didn't even learn the basics of cooking until I was almost 30! But I will tell you, the cast iron is most cost effective, and delicious way to cook, bake, roast, etc. I'm just about 39 now, and have gone through my time of learning to function in the kitchen. Kudos on you for starting something new to you! Cast iron seems crazy at first, but once you learn to season, it's easier than the water wasting dishwasher!

Two things: 1) Woodstoves are great for drying your pan after you have cleaned it! 2) You don't need to purchase a plastic scraper to clean your pan. Use the junk credit cards that come in the mail with credit card come ons, or old, expired ones you can no longer use. They work just as well and are free!

@moradora4471

3 жыл бұрын

lol, at first glance the thumb nail looks like the Mrs. has Mickey ears, too cute...love your channel, very informative :)

@Coccinelf

3 жыл бұрын

I would not do that, credit cards are made with PVC and that's not a good idea for it to touch your food or to touch a still warm pan because heat helps break down plastic faster.

@robertdknight

3 жыл бұрын

Do you get frequent fryer miles?

@lcxml

2 жыл бұрын

Use your wooden spatula or even steel spatula. No need any extra tool. It works well.

@leslieoverton5297

2 жыл бұрын

I use a plastic lid for my scraper such as the lids off of an applesauce jar.

You guys have the most informative homestead channel on YT. You get right to the point without wasting your viewers time. Great video.

@sandispyres4704

3 жыл бұрын

Most definitely keep them coming

@Nadinec67

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! My favourite

@jenniferrescott1149

3 жыл бұрын

Also get rid of the plastic spatula.

@candidethirtythree4324

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, so many just talk and talk and talk without ever really doing anything...or they will say stuff like, We will be right back after we do this...just showing the finished project and then explaining how they did it...that is so annoying! Kevin and Sarah actually show what they are doing.

@dawnellis5010

3 жыл бұрын

So true!

I have my grandmas cast iron. My mom then used it for years and shes now gone and I use it all the time. Over 100 years old and of course perfectly seasoned. 💕

You guys are all over! great information and so easy too understand. The only thing I might add. I use the lint free blue shop towels. Just don’t like lint left behind from white paper towels. Thanks for all you do.

I regret all the money spent on the no-stick stuff over the years, and I feel quite guilty about how I neglected my grandparent's cast iron. They had the knowledge and I'm sure they told me when I was little, but I did not remember. Thank you for this.

@tamararoberts9307

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@brownjonny2230

2 жыл бұрын

But think about the maintenance cost; cost for extra oil, cost for bunch of paper towels, monthly added electricity bills if you're using oven or induction, and most importantly your time. All in all, I can't really say cast iron is a cheaper option compared to the non-stick stuff. But it certainly is a toxic free option, if you don't have any diseases associated with iron.

@chomama1628

2 жыл бұрын

Cast iron can and will be your pass down to your family. Your Teflon will be thrown out. It is not a healthy option either.

@c_farther5208

2 жыл бұрын

You and me both. I chucked a pan that was 45 dollars, there was one spot and no way to get away from that, it always would stick. It's the kind that looks like stone. I hear you, for the same money, I bought three 40-year-old cast irons and enjoyed restoring them and love using them. The guilt lasts though. I had about a dozen pans and this gal in the video said to throw them away, I did it, I threw them out. Every time I threw one in the garbage bag, I started adding all this up, oh my gosh, guilt, guilt, guilt for throwing money away. p.s. Learn the rules of using stainless steel, it's the same for cast iron when cooking.

@yennyjen5742

Жыл бұрын

@@c_farther5208 any tips for stainles ssteel? I am behind you.. 😬 getting rid of all my Teflon pans and buying cast iron.. I a getting better with it..but yesterday I bought 2 stainless steel pans and I am starting to feel like returning them.. been watching a lot of videos but seems complicate

Great tutorial! Especially about the lard, not adding food until hot, and not touching food until it's browned! Thanks so much.

I sometimes use a pinch of salt as an abrasive if I don't have a scrubber handy. Also, When I wipe the oil from my pans, I stuff them into an empty toilet paper roll. When I have 3 oily towels in a roll, it makes a great fire starter for the wood stove. This is a great video guys!

Everything you guys say not to do are habits that I already do so I'm definitely saving this video and we'll watch it on repeat until it sinks in... thank you so much🤗🖤

Happy new year! I'm lucky enough to have my Great-grandmother's cast iron! It was a wedding gift to her, in 1864, and has been in use ever since! Love it!

@RisingFromTheAshes97

3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful family hierloom to have. You are very blessed💜

@KimFsharpHarp

3 жыл бұрын

That’s wild!!

@thebigmann81

3 жыл бұрын

I use to use Teflon nonstick but had to replace every year or 2. Never again

@thebigmann81

3 жыл бұрын

I use lard or tallow

@thebigmann81

3 жыл бұрын

I am happy for you and jealous too😅😁

The original "non-stick".......if you treat it properly!!🤟👍🤪

@abbeysomething1352

3 жыл бұрын

GLOCK 15&1 That IS KEY!!!

You two are absolutely the best informers of cast iron on here, thank you.

Very well explained, thank you ! I have my mom's cast iron pan. I remember her seering steak in it when I was young. Once the steak was cooked, she used leftover tea to make gravy with whatever butter she used to cook the steak in the pan. I'm in my sixties now and kept the pan preciously. I've baked scones in it.

@ccc4102

2 жыл бұрын

That is very interesting.. the use of tea. I will try that.

I just bought my 16 year old her first cast iron last night.

Love my cast iron pots and pans. I still have my father's large frying pan that was his mother's... That thing has to be 80 plus years old, and still works great.

@Lisa_Osborne

3 жыл бұрын

How awesome! I have my mother's skillet. Such a wonderful thing to pass on to family.

Ok this has to go down as one of the best videos. I seasoned two of my cast iron pans by your direction and wow, I’m so pleased. Thank you so much! I’m sure as time goes on more and more people will need to watch this. ❤️

You guys are the best channel around for useful, practical information that actually teaches.

You'll never get the great flavor from any other kind of pan. Love my cast iron. Great video, thank you!

You did a great job with this one, you had 100% of my attention. My disappointment was there was no test, darn I know I would have gotten a A .. God Bless

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Love this video! I love how informative y’all are! You answered all the questions and concerns I’ve had about cast iron in the past. We have several that I’ve been a little nervous about messing up, but now I feel like I truly understand how to move forward with using them. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion! Y’all truly are awesome and always have most informative videos.

I just love watching you two. You explain everything so well. You both work together so well. Very honest. A true joy to watch & so educational! God bless you both! ❤️

I built a rack based on what I could tell from watching your other videos. It wasn’t easy to do!... but then I’m a 66 year old woman. I couldn’t find the rings like what you used so I just went to the hardware store and showed him a picture of what I wanted to do and we came up with something. All done, mine doesn’t look as nice as yours. Also, once it’s up it would be dang near impossible to add new pieces so I have extra rings on there.

@lyndiaroot333

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could post a photo of mine. I went to Home Depot, bought iron pipe and fittings...I did paint mine black as they were silverish, and I hung/hang my cast iron with wrought iron S hooks off of Amazon; that way you can add or remove whatever you want.

@Shanmammy

3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndiaroot333 wish I could see it!

@john-smith.

3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndiaroot333 You must have used galvanized water pipe....what you needed was gas line black pipe.

I got most of mine from people that were throwing them away just because they had some rust on them they had no idea how to clean them they are some of my best pans

Wow, I learned so much and realize what all I've been doing wrong. Can't wait to season my cast iron! Thank you!

Thank you for not only telling us your process but for an actual demonstration. Most helpful!!

Well, you guys did it! Within our 25 years of marriage, I have destroyed 2 cast iron pans...once with soap, and then steel wool. So, despite being very tenacious, I gave up stymied. This morning we watched this episode, and it was my husband who had us heading to buy a new one by afternoon! By using your great demonstration of the seasoning process (and how to use and clean the cookware properly), I seasoned our pre-seasoned skillet 3 times already. Our 16-year old son asked about it, and after explaining, now I want to get another (for our daughter)...because my last words were, "So teflon lasts a few months, but these often last to be handed down to the next generation and on" Something resonated in him about that kind of investment. He nodded, impressed. (And cracked up when I told him about the soap.) Thank you for awakening a long lost hope! ♥️

I wish every young person would watch this. Great tutorial

Thank you for sharing all info about the cast irons. I also love the bars your husband did for hanging the pans. Enjoy seeing all that cabinetry you have in your kitchen. I think that's so awesome.

Thank you so much for this, we’ve just had our first lodge imported to the UK and can’t wait to start using it with help from you guys 💚

Ok, getting the excess oil off was definitely my issue!!!!!

@brendaz3644

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too. Now I know why it got gummy and sticky

Great video Kevin and Sarah! You guys truly have the gift of teaching❤️

@Living Traditions Homestead Thank you for taking the time in making this video. Great value. Really like the pipes on the wall for your pans. I have several of the lodges and am re-seasoning them, albeit a bit differently than you described. I like the fact that you showed how to cook in them. Very helpful. Stay well.

Thank you so much for this great comprehensive video. I recently bought a new 11 piece set off of Amazon and watching this video has help immensely on all the steps to own and maintain cast iron.

Choose Joy and that means watching another Living Traditions Homestead. You are both wonderful people who produce excellent videos. Kevin is just terrific and Sarah is a sweetheart. Many thanks for all you do and may your new year bring you all you desire.

I am lucky 🍀 I have cast iron from my great grandma, my grandma and my mom. I am the only one in my family that uses it. Such a shame for it is the best cookware around!!!

@margaretbedwell58

3 жыл бұрын

Right you are. And aren't you glad no one else wanted it. LOL.

@rhinestoneandgraphics4584

3 жыл бұрын

I too have many pieces from my great great grandma. Two of the pieces came to the US via my great great grandma from Syria. Well she always said Syria but it was Lebanon where they were from. My sister does use cast iron just not like I do. Now my girls they won't use it. That is unless they are here then they have no choice. I just hope that when it is my time that they will be cherished and used as I have used them all of my life. I like the extra large griddle that my grandmother had. I use it to make Lebanese bread. Most of the family bake it in the oven. I do not. I use the top of the stove. It will rise and brown at the same time. In the oven you have to let it rise poke your hole and then move to a broiler to brown. On the stove I eliminates the broiler. Plus it doesn't heat up the kitchen.

I was given so much cast iron from people. I reseason and use cast iron with every meal I make. Most people gave me cast iron because they buy it from store put food in and it sticks causing a mess in the kitchen. Or the skillet gets a little rust and they toss it. People need to watch videos like this before you buy. To many people buy and then get mad when it does not work the way Grandma's 70 year old skillet does. Understand that it takes time for cast iron skillets to achieve that perfect non stick. We all cooking in them. Great video guys!

Thank you for the tips. Four of our 10 cast irons are over 50 years old. I love cooking with them. Thanks again.

Pine combs are an awesome scrubby, plentiful and disposable. Such an inspiration to so many. Y'all let a few jars and lids slip through your fingers, they made here to Georgia. I got'em I got'em!!! LOL

I have 2 pieces of cast iron skillets that belonged to my Great, Great Aunt. She passed away in 1965 they were then passed down until I now have them. ❤ Kevin you are right, I was one of those who did not wipe off the excess oil/lard when trying to "season" my skillets, they had that sticky feel to them. I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong. Now I know! Thank you so much! Much love to your family from West Virginia

I just seasoned our two pans last weekend. I love ours. I use them more than anything in our kitchen. They are so easy to clean! 😃💜

@c_farther5208

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! Who knew. I had a bias against them now I am a believer.

Thank you for the seasoning and cleaning tips. After burning the build-up (which I had thought was part of the pan) off an inherited pan, I have started the seasoning process, and it looks fabulous!

I have a cast iron pan from each grandma and enjoy using them as I feel their spirits are with me. I learned some great tips. Thank you. You guys rock!

@Lisa_Osborne

3 жыл бұрын

This is how I feel about my mom's skillet. Every time I use it, I feel like she is with me.

@sandrazacharias184

3 жыл бұрын

Can you use cast iron on glass top stoves?

@patriciahamer419

3 жыл бұрын

@@sandrazacharias184 I do, just don’t drop it down real hard

Love that you are showing and talking about CI care without using an oven, I searched a long time before just doing it with my burner and grill. seemed to work, but nice to see someone else doing it the same way :)

You guys fricking rock. Incredible video. I appreciate how your speaking sounds very natural and smooth and yet not scripted or rehearsed. Just sounds like you're knowledgeable as heck and enjoy cooking with cast iron. I just bought my first cast iron 8" Lodge pan. Made the mistake of cooking without putting fat in first. But I've cleaned and dried and oiled and dried and it's stored for the night. As I was eating and doing dishes I watched/listened to this video. Very well done. Thanks a ton for your work!

I really enjoy the way you and your husband speak to the camera! You come across as very comfortable and welcoming, it makes me feel as close to being there as possible!

We have started the transition to cast iron & some stainless steel. I absolutely love it! I hated having to replace cookware every few years.

This is a great tutorial!! Thank you so very much for sharing. I love cast iron and will be working on my collection today using the info you shared. I had started a Christmas tradition of giving my grandchildren a new ornament each year so that when they are grown and on their own they will have ornaments for their first tree. However I soon realized that cast iron would be such a better tradition. So now I give my son and his sons cast iron pieces for Christmas each year. One is now out on his own and the cast iron pieces helped him get started. This past Christmas they each receiced from me a 1qt Dutch oven. My son laughed and said “Yay I gotta bean pot”. Once again thank you for such a wonderful video.

I just got copper pans and was excited how well they are non stick. But after watching your video I am excited to try cast iron again. Thankyou so much!

I learned everything about cast iron in half an hour, so informative, you didn't leave anything out, thank you!

Thanks so much for the great information! This gave me the boost I needed to get myself in gear and strip the pan I have had sitting in a cupboard for years!!!

Thank you so much for this video. I just bought 2 cast iron pans that was pre seasoned. I've been afraid to use them and glad I didn't after watching your video. That will be my project for today to season both those pans several times. Thank you so much for this video. Very Informative. Happy New Year !!!!

@LivingTraditionsHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the simple concise tutorial! Here's an idea, I popped the couple of pieces that needed re-seasoning in the oven, yesterday when I ran my post-holiday oven cleaning cycle! It did the trick!

Very helpful!! I have several cast iron pans and I know what I have been doing wrong now. I love cooking with them because they cook so evenly.

Haven't commented before, but I've been watching you since last March and you've taught me innumerable things about country living, sustenance and self-sufficiency. Thank you both (and the girls, when they show up:)) for being so transparent and generous. Happy New Year :)

I love my cast iron. I got them from my parents so they are a treasured heirloom on top of it. I use it everyday.

I've been thinking of buying cast iron for over a year but every time I look up how to look after it I'm confused. You guys just cleared that all up for me. Now I'm going to buy my first bit of cast iron. Thank you so much for making it clear and easy to understand.

This was so educational! I had no idea how to strip a cast iron pan. I also didn't realize you have to season the pre-seasoned cast iron. I've learned so much from this video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge of cast iron. I think now I can finally get rid of the last of my teflon skillets! Cast iron cooking here I come!👍

This explains so much. I was told a different way to do it, and was never happy with the results. I know now, it wasn’t the correct way to maintain it. Thank you!

Ive been cooking with cast iron for decades, but I learned a couple of tips here too! Thank you!

Best video I've seen on using cast iron!! Thank you!! Now I'll feel more comfortable pulling out my cast iron pans and try again!

This is so so helpful!! As someone who is new to the world of cast iron, I've already seasoned my pans (without fear of ruining them) and I'm so excited to start cooking lol

Thank you so much for this video. I have my grandmother’s Wagner skillet - it is huge! I remember her cooking only certain things in certain pans. Eggs were never cooked in the same pan as her famous potatoes and onions. I’ve been using that huge skillet and cleaning it as you described but I wasn’t really sure it was correct - i was going on memory - a 40 year old memory. I love that pan and the way it cooks and would love to get more. Thanks again for clarifying everting.

Thank you so much for the lesson in the cast iron pans. I’m 75 and inherited my pans from my mom. I wasn’t quite sure how to season them correctly but now I do. I kind of knew that you put them on heat after washing them. But didn’t know all the steps. Especially to not use soap. Thank you very much I’ve been watching your videos for some time now and don’t miss any.

@pickledjalapeno9482

3 жыл бұрын

Many use soap. That was tabu years ago when the soap contained lye, but it doesn't anymore. The lye would remove the seasoning, but no lye these days.

So glad I found this, I love cast iron but always hated cooking with it because I was never taught how to properly cook with it or clean it. Now I need to get out my cast iron and get them started correctly. And I love that rack definitely gonna make one

Awesome Sarah and Kevin, I just sent this to my 16 year old daughter who already love cast iron, just in case she needed some refreshing about the care.🌸

Cast iron pans retain the heat more, that’s one reason you don’t need to turn it up past medium unless you are deep frying. Also, most people cook with the heat too high in any pan.

@pickledjalapeno9482

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree... drives me crazy!

@danburch9989

3 жыл бұрын

I also agree. I don't like my egg whites browned. Low and slow is the way to go.

@lcxml

2 жыл бұрын

People want to spend time on game/party and other fun stuff. They don’t have time for cooking.:)

Thank you so much for this video! I started cooking on cast iron last year after watching some of your other videos about your cast iron but I always felt like I wasn't doing something right. Now I can use my pans with more confidence! You guys are awesome!

Really great presentation folk. Thank you. I met a guy sixteen years ago that introduced me to the benefits of cast iron when it wasn't as popular as it is becoming now and I've been using it ever since. Thanks again.

This was so thorough and helpful!! Thank you, love you guys. I am ready to start using all those cast iron pans that were collecting dust in my cupboard.

As long as I have been using cast iron, I still learned something new. Thanks so much.

Lots of great information in this vlog!! Y’all really did cover just about everything I could think of and made cast iron very user friendly for everyone! I’ve been cooking with my great grandmothers cast iron since I first started cooking and I’m 60! I absolutely love it!

Thank you! This cleared up something I have wondered about for years. I always learn something watching you . My cast iron will be so much better off now!! For one thing...........it is coming OUT of the cabinet. What a chore storing and using it that way.

This was so informative! I’ve just recently switched to cast iron so this was exactly what I needed. Love your channel.

Thank you! I needed that information! Didn't grow up with cast iron pans, but have some & want to start using them.

I was glued to your informative video! I too use cast iron to cook with and your information is very helpful as to why I do what I do to my pans. Love the rack too! Thank you 😊 Debbie from Indiana

Your thoroughness is why I trust only you two!! My son and I enjoyed this video and now feel confident to save our pans and buy even more. We will refer back to this video should we have any doubts or concerns. Happy Thanksgiving to you and the girls tomorrow. God bless yins❤

This is the best cast iron tutorial i ever saw. i love y'all and your videos. Keep up the inspiration !!!

I have a lot of cast iron. I have all of my mamas. When we have a fire outside sometimes my husband may burn off some of our cast iron. If we buy one that has a lot of rust an stuff on it. Then we wash, them heat and oil it. Love how y’all showed how you do it.

Thank you Kevin & Sarah. All good info. God Bless you all in Love. ( shared to f/b )

Wow...yes I learned a BUNCH! Thank-you so very much for the entire seasoning, cooking, washing, and drying of your cast iron pots...it has given me the confidence I need to start using cast iron other than just my tortilla griddle. :) Guess I need an enamel cast iron pot!!!! Thank-you!

Great information. I have always shied away from using cast iron. With your information I now feel comfortable trying again to use my grandmothers cast iron that I inherited. She always prepared great meals with hers. Keep up the great work and content.

I just got that same pizza pan this Christmas too!! I also added a wok to my collection. LOVE my cast iron! AND before even seeing this video I bought all the pieces of black pipe and iron S hooks to make me a rack! 😁 My husband just raises an eyebrow everytime I come home with more black pipe pieces 🤣😂🤣

@c_farther5208

2 жыл бұрын

lol, enjoyed your comment. So funny.

Wonderfully informational! For the first time in my life I feel confident enough to use cast iron cookware correctly. I'm going to buy a couple small pieces to start and try my hand at "properly" seasoning the pans. Also I now know what I did wrong when I tried cast iron 30+ years ago. I didn't wipe out the oil and it did leave a sticky, impossible to remove substance. Now I know! Thank you!

Thanks so much! I learned a ton. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I've been using teflon (5years) and its shot. I already had the enameled cast iron pot, and now I'm a cast iron convert for the pans as well. 30 minutes of watching your vid, and I'm set for life. I'd say thats a pretty good return on time investment 😁 AND, thank you for showing the rack! That's perfect! I'll be putting that up next weekend.

Such a great video! Thank you guys! I bought a new pan and got the sticky mess while trying to season it. I started over like you recommended outside in the bbq and seasoned just the way you said to and it’s perfect! Thank you thank you!

Lodge recommended Flaxseed oil to me, so that’s what I’ve been using for over 40 years. I refrigerate the oil. My cast iron is slick, just like a nonstick pan.

@marilenebeaulieu9727

3 жыл бұрын

We do the same, but I would not use a rag to remove the excess of oil in it, I would be to affraid of spontaneous fire. I use paper towel or something like it and put it in the fire after.

@Elizabeth-rp1pi

3 жыл бұрын

I agree... I thought of that oily rag spontaneously combusting

@krystlepoulin6382

3 жыл бұрын

Oily rags don't spontaneously combust. Fire 101: fire needs a heat source or spark. My goodness, paper towels are less than 150 years old and oils have been used on cooking pans since before biblical times. People have safely used oil rags for thousands of years. Store it away from the stove, wash it with dish soap to cut through the oils, hang to air dry, and it's perfectly safe.

@edwardgatter4610

3 жыл бұрын

@@krystlepoulin6382 Try reading The big fat surprise by Nina teicholz she interviewed representatives from industrial cleaning companies that reported cases of piles of clothing contaminated with poly-unsaturated cooking oils spontaneously combusting which are caused by chemical reaction creating large amounts of exothermic heat, enough to combust the clothing. The older oils used in cooking around the world are not poly-unsaturated as the process to obtain this is only about a century old, the oils used are mainly mono-unsaturated like olive oil, but in Nina’s excellent book she shows that olive oil hasn’t been used for that long for cooking in the Mediterranean thus it is probable that fats such as lard or tallow have used the longest as it renders out of the meat we hunted and cooked.

@marilenebeaulieu9727

3 жыл бұрын

@@krystlepoulin6382 Yeah, you are right. But flax seed oil is known to spontaneously combust if not clean and dried well. I was more saying that I would not use the rag with flax seed oil and put it back on the counter all folded like that. I don't know for the other oils and fat.

My dad's favorite cast iron was a square frying pan from his mother. He claimed in high school that when told pi r square he said "No, pie are round, cornbread are square."

@wandaleevidito

3 жыл бұрын

I have one too. I love it except I sometimes find that it doesn't heat evenly on round stove burners.

@ferengiprofiteer9145

3 жыл бұрын

@@wandaleevidito 🤠👍Best pan for frying bacon too.

When I got my first cast iron pan I was uneducated about them and I didn’t know to wipe the extra oil out and it was a sticky mess so when I couldn’t get it out, I threw it away! Now I’m devastated that I did that, it you live and learn. Thanks for the education for those who don’t know. Excellent video!

Thank you for your help. I have a few pieces, but I’m always skittish about using them because I’ve never known exactly how to clean them. I knew not to use soap, but you have really helped and now my wife and I will use our cast iron with much more confidence. I’m going to reseason all our pieces and as you said throw out our non-stick pans to enjoy a better way of cooking. Thanks again, I’ve subscribed.

That "pizza pan" probably makes a great griddle as well.

@MrTeko75

3 жыл бұрын

It looks like a comal for cooking tortillas

@SparkyJoon

3 жыл бұрын

It makes a great griddle. I’ve had mine for 15 years and love it. I’ve also used it to bake cookies and rolls.

@jtjjbannie

3 жыл бұрын

@Whoreally Cares You need a large one if you like to make home made egg McMuffins like I do. I'll probably get one now.

I use chain mail to clean my cast iron and since I started I have never gone back to scraping. Also a chain mail scrubber will last as long as your pans.

@margaretbedwell58

3 жыл бұрын

I have a round brush with very stiff bristles that was made for cast iron. I don't like the sound of the chain mail on the pan. The stiff bristle brush works very well and if I have a stubborn spot I have a scraper thingy similar to the one Sarah used in her demo.

@mosaicfarm2389

3 жыл бұрын

We switched to chainmail a few years ago and will never go back.

@marieriegsecker7876

3 жыл бұрын

I never heard of chain mail. Where would you buy it?

@njeanhunter9100

3 жыл бұрын

@@marieriegsecker7876 Not to be insulting, if you Google chainmail scrubbers, you will find places to buy it and videos about how to use it, more info than you'll ever need. But Amazon has them.

Great video guys. I've been cooking in cast iron for many years and find that the blue shop towels work great for wiping excess oil after seasoning without leaving any paper towel lint. Also the little chain male with pads the rubber interior work great on stuck stuff without disturbing the seasoning.

Awesome video. I’ve used cast iron for many years and wasn’t going to watch this. I did learn! Never too old to learn new things! Thank you.

This was amazing.. I think my problem with the Cast Iron has been, I dont leave the food long enough before I move it and too hot.. I have a pan that was from my Grandmother ..Thank you.

Found those little scrapers at Walmart for less than a dollar. Bought a few to keep in my kitchen, camp gear, and for outside jobs. Good washing instructions.

@allenwilson9656

3 жыл бұрын

Anywhere that sales cast iron is most likely to have those

THANK YOUUUUU!!!!! My husband & I enjoyed this tutorial. Merry Christmas 🎁 warmth & gratitude! 💜🌟🎉

Best explanation on how to season and keep seasoned cast iron....great job guys!