Setting off fire alarms is my go to cast iron technique.

@Thehubb1

3 жыл бұрын

Lol they do get smokey

@jimmyboe25

3 жыл бұрын

At my uncles everyone would complain “how come I don’t set of the fire alarm when I cook?!?” I scream back “CuZ YOur nOt DoINg It RiGHt!!!”

@paksurvival7635

3 жыл бұрын

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@cloggedpitot1

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@professormoptop

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely my technique as well

how would cast iron be a game changer, its the original game.

@bitshous

3 жыл бұрын

i think game changer for people that use other kind of pans.

@bitshous

3 жыл бұрын

@MMAbadboy Am in this group no matter how long ago I know about cast iron some how never find the money to buy a good one.

@Fan_Made_Videos

3 жыл бұрын

Click bait titles are thing. It's like when Hipsters "discover" birria tacos and then proceed to call it a game changer

@kght222

3 жыл бұрын

@@bitshous good cast iron is under 50 a pan.... frequently it is the cheapest option in fact.

@kght222

3 жыл бұрын

@@bitshous this cast iron lodge 12" skillet is about as high quality as it gets, 54 bucks: smile.amazon.com/Lodge-Skillet-Pre-Seasoned-Skillet-Silicone/dp/B00G2XGC88/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=12+cast+iron+skillet%2Blodge&qid=1609042327&sr=8-3

FYI -- the pan and dutch oven you are cooking with are both enameled cast iron. Even the inside is enameled with what Le Creuset calls "satin black enamel." This means that there is a layer of enamel between the cast iron and the food. It also means that it you can use soap to clean it because the cast iron can't absorb the soap trough the enamel. You also don't need to "season" it like you would a Lodge, Griswold, Wagner or any other non-enameled cast iron pieces. I have both enameled and non-enameled cast iron skillets and dutch ovens -- they're both great, just different. The real benefit of the enameled ones is that they are easier to take care of and you don't have to worry about messing up the cast iron surface.

@asimplefarmer

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the truth right there.

@saufai74

3 жыл бұрын

You are correct. Enameled coating doesn’t absorb flavor like a non-enameled cast iron. Enamel is not porous.

@john_barnett

3 жыл бұрын

Those Le Creuset pans are definitely worth the extra. You can throw them in the dishwasher every time and they just dgaf

@carmeloshin

3 жыл бұрын

You can use soap with regular cast iron nowadays. Just need to properly season it afterwards

@patrickjames07

3 жыл бұрын

To add, enameled cast iron is better if you’re cooking with acidic foods like tomato or red wine as raw cast iron is reactive and can impart a metallic taste.

Michelle saving lives with that cast iron salt cleaning trick.

@gleichg

3 жыл бұрын

I learned that trick in boy scouts 45 years ago. Sand also works.

@Andre-Nader

3 жыл бұрын

Or just soap and a sponge. :: ducks for cover::

@Boyetto-san

3 жыл бұрын

@@Andre-Nader Given that the cast iron in the video is enamel, and not bare seasoned cast iron, soap and water would be fine anyway. That said, you absolutely can wash seasoned cast iron with soap and water.

@patricklinkous

3 жыл бұрын

@@Boyetto-san The pan in the video is only enameled on the exterior. The cooking surface is seasoned cast iron.

@ethan20559

3 жыл бұрын

@@Boyetto-san well you would lose decades of prior seasoning on a traditional cast iron, thus the "ducks for cover" cus that is kinda a cardinal sin

I have cast iron handed down from me from my great-grandmother thats almost 80years old. The best fried chicken or anything made in it is always great.

This video is a good example of a good cook knowing that something works, but not actually knowing why it works. Michelle knows cast iron is good for cooking and she knows how to use it, but when she explains why... it's about half nonsense. The cast iron she is using is enameled, meaning you don't "season" the pan, and you can clean it with soap and water just fine. Scrubbing with salt and oil doesn't give you "more layers" of seasoning either. Seasoning on a pan is just layers of oil/fat baked on to a smooth layer on the pan. If you had a regular cast iron and not enameled, that's all still good advice. Also, cast iron isn't magically clean because it's iron and we've used it for hundreds of years... it's because most germs/bacteria cannot survive past 130 degrees fahrenheit, which...if you're cleaning your cast iron correctly, it will hit that temperature, which is why it's fine to clean without soap and water on non-enameled pans.

@fuckutubefuckgoogl

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the brain on Ray

@paviaaPS3

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I had the exact same thought 💭

@NARCDELUSION

Жыл бұрын

So use salt scrubbing only on non-enameled cast iron, correct? She might be assuming the she is demonstrating cookware is not enameled on the cooking surface.

@TheDarkeststar91

Жыл бұрын

@@NARCDELUSION Yeah, an Enameled pan can be cleaned like a standard pan, soap and water, then dried. The salt scrub is really just an overly-safe way to clean a regular Cast Iron, though you can just wash clean and put back on heat until dry, then rub a little neutral oil in to dry.

@NARCDELUSION

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDarkeststar91 Thanks for confirmation! There this other dude on one of the popular brands causing mass confusion. Just making stuff up! Have you seen those videos and comments?

The salt trick is genius. No idea how I never heard of it before.

@Michael-cs2fh

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Never used a bbq

@dbird2997

3 жыл бұрын

First time I'm hearing about using salt as well. I'm going to try.

@svtcontour

3 жыл бұрын

I just pour a little water in the pan and put it on med high and scrub gently with a plastic scrubber. Everything that was stuck comes loose. Dump water, a bit of oil on a paper towel, wipe thin layer and put it away. Tried the salt thing but honestly doesnt work so well IMO. At least not for me. The water thing is great :)

@Ena48145

2 жыл бұрын

@@svtcontour The hot water scrub is a a deglazing method which works great for getting rid of heavier cleaning like super charred bits and stuck on sauces that just salt won't get up. I would say salt is for clean up on a lightly used skillet, and the deglazing method you use (which I had to use tonight!) is for a heavily stuck on meal.

@NARCDELUSION

Жыл бұрын

The salt is only for non-enameled cast iron, as it would eventually damaged the smooth black enamel.

I'm 30, I got my first cast iron about 10 years ago, use it 3-5 times a week since, never had to re-season it. Had to add a 12" with no sides and a 6" a few years back, got a dutch oven last Christmas, I pretty much stopped using all other pans and most pots.

she is so precise.. im gonna pull the trigger n buy a skillet

@maryguest5153

3 жыл бұрын

Cast iron skillets are great you will love it cooking

She is SO well spoken, learned so much from this!!!!!

I've been using cast iron for close to a decade and pretty well read on it, she does a great job of explaining a lot of the nuance that only an experienced pro would know. I learned a lot, Very helpful!

That salt trick for cleaning is really a game changer

@MrQuestful

3 жыл бұрын

Makes me think you could actually make some interesting flavored salts after browning onions, or base sauces.

@devinn1369

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a tick it's how you keep it seasond. Rookie

@FPV_TOMMY

3 жыл бұрын

Fo real

@arthursoto4285

3 жыл бұрын

@@devinn1369 it is a cleaning trick that keeps the pan seasoned. What a poor attitude my guy. Cooking is for lovers

@gaibaji

3 жыл бұрын

@@devinn1369 wow ,hey mr.PRO

More of her please, great host and great chef, very informative!!!

Should have mentioned that this skillet has a enamled coating on it. Its quite different from 100% cast iron.

I love seeing someone cook on a coil stove. We see it so rarely and some people act like it's impossible to use them. When in fact, they are ubiquitous in homes everywhere. Including mine. :)

@silentj624

3 жыл бұрын

I want a gas stove just to see what its like but I feel like my food is kick ass on a coil stove. Lol

@laurafergs88

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking this!

@carlstoll1325

3 жыл бұрын

coil stove is better for cast iron , as cast iron is a poor conductor of head and otherwise will have hot and cooler areas.

@dx316dx316

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody likes coil stoves if they had a choice.

@ZodiusGaming

3 жыл бұрын

I just switched back to coil and my coil gets hotter than gas would by a longshot.

Glad she explained it so well, been looking at getting a cast iron pan soon

Great overview of cooking with cast iron cookware. Even more impressive that she is in her kitchen which is very modestly sized. Not as small as my kitchen but small... and the electric coil range. :)

I have cast iron skillets and dutch ovens and love using them for cooking and after many years of using non-stick cookware and having to replace them every two to three years of use. I grew up eating meals my grandmother cooked in her cast iron skillet and they was great and the skillet is still good today and I have three skillet I purchased new and two dutch ovens which I use and they are wonderful.

I loved Michelle on top chef!! So glad to see her on this channel

I got a 10" square one for Christmas to compliment my standard 12" skillet. I wanted it for dips! I'm beyond excited to use it. I want my first recipe in it to be a Cajun crab dip.

It really is!! I got to use my mom’s cast iron skillet for Christmas dinner and it was epic

Love my cast iron, both new and old!! Thank you for the salt cleaning tip, terrific tip👍

@blendedculturecreations5202

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

Literally just cooked lamb stew and rice in cast iron pots. Love them

Chef Michelle Minori, you are amazing! More videos from this chef please! And great instructions and education on cast iron in this video. Thank you!

The salt cleaning technique is awesome. I love cast iron cooking and had not heard of that yet.

I just got a cast iron for Christmas 🎄! Thanks for this video ! ❤️

You're using enameled cast iron and talking about seasoning. Nope. You can't season enameled cast iron. That's the entire point of having the enamel coating inside. Use a sponge, dish soap, and water to clean enameled cast iron.

@9929kingfish

3 жыл бұрын

I think just the outer part was enameled if I’m not mistaken.

@sorencyrano1413

3 жыл бұрын

Enameled cast iron gets a patina over time. The coating isn’t like a Teflon pan, it is somewhat nonstick, but if you want to use it for delicate foods (like fish, eggs, crepes), costing it regularly in a thin layer of oil does help with that. But yes, technically you can just throw it in the dishwasher, as it has no exposed iron, and the coating is strong enough to handle it.

@sorencyrano1413

3 жыл бұрын

@@9929kingfish The inner part (black or beige) is the enameled surface. The outer part also has a coating (varies colors) so that the pan has no iron exposed.

@meizhou9279

3 жыл бұрын

The inside is not enameled

@sorencyrano1413

3 жыл бұрын

@@meizhou9279 You don’t know what you are taking about. I have the skillet in the video, so I know.

Love my cast iron ❤. Most of mine are older than me 62 .I don't use the Dutch oven like I used to because of the smell of the metal. I use a coated cuisine for braising. But I love my skillets. My mom lost her home to the fire in paradise. I was able to pick through the rubble and rescued a cast iron skillet way older than me.

this was a great video! thank you so very much :)

So simple and so educational. Everything looked so delicious. Especially that egg 😻

@blendedculturecreations5202

3 жыл бұрын

Your so right

Lamb shanks are to die for. I agree with your assessment of cast iron! Thanks so much for your cooking information. Happy holidays and keep safe. :)

The Sous Vide and Cast iron are my dynamic duo for cooking. Sous for the perfect doneness and the cast iron for finishing as it makes the best crust.

Great video, thanks for sharing.

This was done well, please do more.

love the contents! and the little black void in the middle of the vid is such a nice pleasant surprise

thank you for the tips.

Just for folks that may not know, using duck or goose fat in your cast iron gives everything you cook in it afterwards incredible flavor! Especially if you collect the fat from making a duck or goose stock in that same pot/dutch oven!

aren't those le creuset enamel coated cast iron pans? i don't think you need to rub salt or season those, just hot water and paper towel.

Yum! great video. Thanks.

Please have her on again! Would love to see Michelle’s top 10 salt tricks

@lakepostell6912

3 жыл бұрын

Her kitchen is well used, like mine. I have 40 yr. Collection of cast-iron cook wear. I'm real happy 2 cook steak, open up the windows!!! I like your vid.

4:16 relationship with the pan? Does that mean she’s pansexual?

@fuckutubefuckgoogl

3 жыл бұрын

💩

Very helpful thank you👍

Amazing, thank you!

I love my many cast iron peices. I have a 20" cast iron skillet that I use in my 22" Webber kettle. It fits perfectly and can do all kinds of monster cooks with all that room. Yup, love my "heavy metal" cooking. 🍳🍳🍳

@theheartshot_kid

3 жыл бұрын

awesome😃 could for frying as well 😃😃

@WorldCrafterPrime

3 жыл бұрын

That is a dope setup

Not sure why but this video is so relaxing. Maybe it's the music, but probably how accessible this topic is now.

Super useful! Great skills and fun

Yeah I’ve been missing out just started using the cast iron and that’s the only pan I use from now on 😋

Have never made lamb or salmon. Time to try something new! Love cast iron cooking!

I learned alot about cooking with cast iron. Thanks

Dope! I just got a skillet for christmas!

@paksurvival7635

3 жыл бұрын

EATING ALIVE 🐍COBRA SNAKE AND LIZARD,HE FIRST PERSON IN PAKISTAN HISTORY,WATCH MUST, GO TO SUPPORT and SUBSCRIBE, kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6iLs6SRoci0dpM.html

If you are in the market for a cast iron pan, Lodge (~$20) is a very good starting point and after a little seasoning will do most things you want. If you wanna a better version of a Lodge, it sounds weird, but go buy an old Griswold or other older pan off eBay ($75-$100). The finishes on old pans were much smoother and polished than the newer ones now and thus will be easier to season and make "non-stick". If you want to really ball out and get you an heirloom quality and one that will last forever, then go with the one she has here (Le Creuset Signature Pan $180) or a Smithey (~$160). All of these are solid choices and really just depend on your desire/ability to put in the time to make them good pans.

@alang253

3 жыл бұрын

Another option, If you are handy... I highly suggest taking 30 minutes to sand the inside of the Lodges. Doesn't have to be perfectly polished- just take down that initial texture and sharp grabby bits away. Start with 60/80 grit, then 120, 200, 300. Makes a world of difference and you get a high performing skillet right away. That texture that comes on lodges can really be a pain to break in and season the first 6 months or so...

just love it! thanks, thanks, thanks

Great video, thank you very much! How do you clean those towels?

nice to see a straight forward way to clean a cast iron pan.

FYI I only read the title, but it made me chuckle. An invention centuries old is "a game changer." lol I'm about to watch this video now. I love cast Iron. Getting back to basics.

Love cast iron pans! Great video!

6:49 omg his little paw

Please have Michelle on more regularly! I'd love to see more content from her and gain some knowledge and confidence to using cast iron.

4:19 "yeah right" 💪😆😅😁😄

These are expensive ENAMELED cast iron pans. The raw iron has high heat ceramic bonded to it. These can be washed with hot, soapy water. They don't have the traditional "seasoning" that raw metal cast iron pans are known for.

That was excellent!

I used to hate cooking in cast iron but after watching this video I took out my cast iron pan rubbed it down in coarse salt and oil and then I asked the pan to forgive me for ignoring it for so many years!

Nice show, I always wreck my cast iron pots. I wanted to the link to buy the pots Michelle was using in this video. I just bought a copper set, but want a full cast iron set. The salt trick is genius.

i pretty much only use cast iron. it's just so good!

I have a cast iron non enameled skillet, and also a 10” pot. I have them seasoned to perfection, nothing sticks. I love cooking with cast iron, and want more pieces.

Thinking about replacing some my pots and pans with cast iron, i have a rectangle one that can fit two pancakes or wo burger patties on it. Had it last 5 or 6 years. Never had t re-season it and still looks new to this day. Course i dont cook every day with it, but still good pan. Meanwhile i gone through so many other alluminine, teflon, and ceramic style pots and pans that lately been thinking going to cast iron, stainless steel, or carbon steel. Sure they be a little heavier than the others but from what i seen they handle better over time than the ones i have.

fuck the positivity in these comments is making me smile

I love this lady's style

Go to any fire station and you will see cast iron pans in every size from 4” to 14”. I would have 3 going at the same time making blackened rockfish for 9-12 people. Giant commercial hood sucking all of the smoke outside scared the neighbors. They thought we had an active kitchen fire 🔥. Pans have been at my station since the 1950’s. 🤙🏼

What do you guys do with all of the salt from cast iron? Is it just throw away salt or can I use it in something?

Can you please provide a link to both pans, love them both!!?!☮️✌🏻

@benjamintowhey7044

3 жыл бұрын

Search enamel cast iron pan. They look like le creuset pans but I’m not 100%

@melissamargolese8782

3 жыл бұрын

I can't confirm for the pot, but the pan for sure is le creuset

Easily one of the chillest human beings on the planet

Michelle!! Way to kick butt! Love cast iron ❤️

Chef Minori is great...MORE MORE MORE

Find someone who loves you, like she loves her cast iron.

Does she use a soap dispenser for her olive oil?! That’s awesome!!

@ericpmoss

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's a "Lanhope Oil Bottle". A soap dispenser's pump would clog and get stale.

It's worth noting that the whole point of a Dutch oven is that it's effectively an oven on it's own, just surround the oven from the top and bottom with coals and there you go. I have no idea why people have started to refer to things that aren't Dutch ovens as Dutch ovens, but unless you're Xhibit, it makes little sense to put an oven in the oven.

@fictitiousnightmares

9 ай бұрын

So you don't put it in the oven? You just do all your cooking in a campfire in the backyard? LOL

Another very important selling point is that cast iron is non-toxic unlike many other cookware on the market. It also adds iron to the food you cook, and can be handed down for generations due to it's durability.

@carlstoll1325

3 жыл бұрын

one does have to be careful of used cast iron as the pan may have been used to melt lead, commonly done to make fishing sinkers, etc. People think paint lead test will test pans, but this is not correct. Buy your cast iron new, or know it's history.

@Spiritual_guide_69

11 ай бұрын

That’s why I’ve changed my pans to cast iron because of toxic chemicals the other types

She’s awesome, great content 👍🏻

so therapeutic and educational

Anyone know where I can get those weights she used on the fish? Reminds me of the ones Kenji has

the egg she makes at the end has been my breakfast the past month

Hey Michelle wanted to ask you what if your cast iron looks like brown all around like if it’s rustic which I clean up with a little soap and water then I dry it then I add my oil and with a paper towel I clean it with the oil and a lot of Residue still comes off everytime is that normal

@stacysalame

3 жыл бұрын

Same issue with mine

I have cast iron pans and they are superb

Today i just found out my family has a cast iron skillet, it was stored in a room with a lot of papers and clothes, who know why it was there but i always wanted one.

Can you drop a link to that cast iron skillet you used in the video?

I mostly use all carbon steel, cast iron and rarely stainless steel. I love to cook 😝

Hi, just curious … how do you clean your towel afterwards?

No one told me after every use id have to COOK my pans lol. I have it down now after a brand new rusty pan scare 😂

If Chef Michelle Minori taught in a culinary school, I would enroll immediately. . . and I don't really like cooking all that much!

@9929kingfish

3 жыл бұрын

Why

This is not cast iron, this is enamled cast iron, and this creates a significant difference. I use both, and this video is innacurate and may confuse people. For one, enamled cast iron does not get seasoned in the way cast iron does. I know these pots, they have black enamled interiors, not bare iron.

@feliciahutchins4237

9 күн бұрын

You are right

I love her copper pans behind.

I have a problem with her technique with those lamb shanks. Why rub with the spices before searing only to burn them on the bottom of the pan? Instead, sear the meat and remove, caramelize the veggies, return the meat THEN add the spices. Bloom the spices briefly before adding the liquids. Nothing burned, no fond salted away, all the flavor stays in the pot. Otherwise, she’s right about cast iron; I have a kitchen full of it.

Just curious, in this video, you are using exclusively enameled cast iron, and not mentioning it, do you also use regular non enameled cast iron as well? Maybe you can do a comparison video?

We make salmon but before we got our pan, I would just put it on a tin-foiled pan (skin down), & put it in the oven for 20 minutes at 350 but we would peel off & toss the skin. I also noticed your 'soda stream', I LOVE ours, I have a bottle that has a central tube to put fruit in... I put strawberries in that center tube & fill it with carbonated water, I love it & have been doing it for 3 years now & when we go anyplace that's at least one night or more & we drive, the soda stream goes with us.

@rexiioper6920

11 ай бұрын

who doesn’t love a fizzy drink flavoured by apartheid and settler colonialism 🤡

@babycakes1402

11 ай бұрын

@@rexiioper6920 😅

@rexiioper6920

10 ай бұрын

@@babycakes1402 a white woman finds apartheid and settler colonialism funny, quelle surprise

I don't even HAVE any rolled steel or aluminum skillets or Dutch ovens. For skillets I have a #2 (6"), #3 (6½"), #5 (8"), #8 (10 5/8"), #8 deep skillet (same size) #8 grill pan (10½"), and #12 (13 3/8"). The #8 is a treasured Griswold from the late '70s, the #2 is a more-treasured Wagner from I don't know how long ago, and the #12, despite its Taiwanese manufacture stamp, is thick and heavy enough to serve as The Murder Weapon (cf. Sipsey in _Fried Green Tomatoes_ ). The Dutch ovens are an unmarked #8 Vollrath (6 quarts) and a no-name Taiwanese #7 (4½ quarts), which has been in retirement ever since I got the Vollrath. Everything but the #2 gets regular use; the only reason I don't use it is that even the simmer-burner on my stove makes too big a flame and is prone to flares. (I will, though, cop to having a set of Farberware clad saucepans and a kettle from the '80s, before they abandoned the Bronx.)

Kosher salt for cleaning cast iron is bomb 💣

A cast iron skillet is all that is necessary but the Teflon is fun sometimes. i still have 4 of my moms original cast iron frm 30 yrs ago. They were like her babies in the kitchen. She clean, oil thm kept them lookn brand new. No rust or crust. now my daughters both want 1 for their hm. 💕 They have special meaning being they belong to their grandmother RIH. I haven't price 1 lately but I think they're expensive these days right?

@BrianGay57

3 жыл бұрын

It depends on the brand. There are some new $200+ “designer” skillets and just as expensive antique Griswold pans, but there are many that can be bought used pretty inexpensively. New Lodge pans are pretty affordable. The inexpensive antique pans will usually need some restoration work before they can be used, but that’s not all that difficult.

@cherylmcdaniel397

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrianGay57 I agree. my mother's cast irons are still in the same shape they were when she stopped using them all together. no one has cooked out of them in yrs. old fashion all black. im.old fashin as a matter of fact. lol I didn't know they were making bright beautiful colors these days. thank u for the imfo 👍🏾

@BrianGay57

3 жыл бұрын

@@cherylmcdaniel397 The one in the video has an enamel coating on it. That’s what gives it that color. Enamel protects the iron from rust in the same way that seasoning does for black iron.

my le creuset changed my life. I use it for everything.

I enjoyed watching your video. Thanks you, Michelle. I just got a new Le Creuset black enameled cast iron skillet. I had a tough time searing the salmon. I set medium low heat with oil, and it was stuck badly. Please advise.