as soon as I pull food out of it I boil it out with about an inch of water, rinse, put it back on a hot burner and then rub with a little oil.
Thanks! It worked like a charm.
The Rachel Ray set of mine is about 2 years old, the non stick has come off making food stick in the bottom and like I said, the outside of the cookware is ceramic coated. I don’t particularly like it considering I paid over $300 for the darn set and the stuff I have bought that was cheaper lasted longer. So I wouldn’t recommend her set, no.
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Thank you. :notworthy: My cast iron skillets thank you.:notworthy: My cast iron griddle thanks you. :notworthy: I’m using the skillets more because they’re less trouble to take care of than my easy to care for stainless! I love steak cooked in a cast iron skillet. Yum.
True, at times they may not be as convenient as nonstick, but they last longer, cook better, they make great weapons, you don’t have to use only certain types of cookware with them, and if you take care of them they will last your lifetime and well beyond.
As long as you are careful to clean them properly and [B][U]DON’T [/U][/B]allow water to remain on them any length of time they will serve you well forever. Even if they do end up starting to rust they can be cleaned back into sevice, but you want to avoid it to start with though. My g-grandmothers (100+ yr old) dutch oven is begging to slow cook a pot roast, but I haven’t been able to splurge on one in a long time.
I was thinking of purchasing a set of stainless cookware, have never had a set before. My DH is trying to talk me out of it, says we already have most of what we need, UGH! It’s my :present: $
And so of course I am now confused :???: We plan to sell our home and move back to the folks home, apartment on the back of the house, so part of the argument is that we are trying to pare down. The apartment is a landing spot until we figure out what’s next; my DH will be working to expand the his folk’s small family blueberry farm operations.
We have a lot of cast iron, I don’t believe I can part with any of it, some of the pieces belonged to my now deceased grandmother-in-law and are shiny from what I imagine to be decades of use.
I was looking at Costco.com, they have their own label, plus there is a Cuisinart label that I am looking at. My thought was to perhaps sell or donate the old cookware and have a set that would serve our needs, as well as displaying nicely on our hanging pot rack when we put the house up for sale. Does anyone have a set of stainless cookware and could tell me what they like about it?
I love stainless cookware. It’s easy to clean and stays shiny and bright. The disc bottoms in mine heat evenly and don’t have hot spots. I’d been using mine for about 7 years and someone asked me how I kept it so shiny and I said, “I wash it.” When I need to I scour my pots with Bon Ami. I am careful not to let things burn on and to clean anything that gets on the outside off before it can become permanently attached, other than that it hardly requires anything, no special care. Mine isn’t an expensive set and I’ve only been using it about 16 years now, so when I get it broken in maybe I can give you a better answer. :teehee:
There is something about cast iron though. The more I use my cast iron the more I prefer it. I’ve started using the cast iron dutch oven for making pea soup. Somehow it just tastes better. :shrug: Don’t part with your cast iron…if you must, I’ll come get it!
I have a set of Kitchen Craft stainless steel cookware and it is fantastic! My folks had a set when I was growing up, so when it came time to get my own stuff, I was dismayed by how expensive it was. Luckily, a roommate of mine decided to spring for a set. Then she lost her job so I took over the payments on the set, so it became mine.
It’s pretty amazing stuff, because you can stack it on burners and the heat goes through the core up through all the pots. It saves vitamins and minerals in the food because you don’t have to add much water.
We also have cast iron skillets, and a dutch oven that we bake sourdough bread in. I figure that between the two kinds I am set for life! (Kitchen Craft has a lifetime guarantee). If the house ever catches on fire I will try to make it out w/ the Kitchen Craft!
We went ahead and purchased the Wolfgang Puck set from Sam’s Club. It was very inexpensive, someday when I’m even older we’ll get a very nice set, but this will do. And at my DH’s insistence, it’s not coming out of my :present: I did have to let go of one small saucepan, I liked it so much, but that was part of the deal. All the old cookware is going to the women’s shelter, it’s already been taken down off the pot rack, and although not washed yet, the new set is hanging. Clearing the clutter feels good.
The cast iron, I would be buried with it if possible, but I plan on returning to ash sooner than if I was buried, either scatter me over the ocean or plant a tree over me. What I do need for the cast iron, however, is a good way to display them. I have a grid wall rack but no proper hooks, the s hooks just don’t do the trick, have to remove them, hook the pan to them and re hook them on the rack.
Emptying two drawers in the kitchen today, both are pretty much full of plastic storage containers and lids. We picked up a box of Rubbermaid containers - the lids are red :happydance: DH wanted to keep the small square ones we use for freezing sauce and such, but the rest are going, from 2 drawers down to one :cheering:
Ah…my dear husband made us some fresh watermelon juice mojitos :clink: Tasty and refreshing. So, GG, one of the things that prompted me to pick up a set of stainless, we had stainless pots, but the skillets were all cast iron. And my DH was using the cast iron skillet for cooking his bratwurst, in water :doh: And in the old Wagner Ware, you can’t get those any more. I was very distressed about the seasoned finish, it had pretty much disappeared. My husband found a link on the internet explaining how to season stainless, so he’ll be doing that to the new skillets, if it really works I’ll be sure to pass the link along.
Hope everyone is having a good 4th of July weekend. Happy :knitting:
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Over my dead body! 
I can leave it to you in my will.
Seasoning stainless is new to me, I think I might try it.
Careful who you say that to. You could encounter a homicidal maniac lusting after your cast iron. :noway: Not to worry, because 1) I don’t know where you are, and 2) planning the whole thing would take too much brain power. Do I get a copy of your will? :mrgreen:
Excuse me while I save and print this thread, :???:will a bequest on a forum hold up in court? :teehee:
Enjoy the rest of your weekend too!
ETA I forgot my manners, they were lost in the lust and greed. You are so sweet, Claire, thank you for including me in your will. Alas, I’m sure I’m much older than you and will never collect. Live long and prosper, as Spock said.
This is the same video my DH viewed earlier, I’ll let you know how it works out 
Great minds! I think it was at the top on the Google search. :roflhard:
My skillet is cooling. I do see a couple of browned spots on the bottom. Honestly, I didn’t use one from my set but another that I’d picked up at a yard sale or thrift store. After cools I’ll try some scrambled eggs in it. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Sounds like that is the pan you want to try it out on. I think my DH said you let it cool completely and then wipe it, is that right? What type of oil did you use? I can hardly wait to hear about those eggs, if they just slide effortlessly like one of the posters commented
DH said that the brown spots could have been caused by either heating it too high or too long, or maybe not enough oil. He said that you want the oil to pool in the bottom of the pan, perhaps the bottom of the pan was exposed to the air.
Your DH is right. My burner doesn’t sit level and unless I’d used a lot of oil (I used whatever vegetable oil is in my kitchen) which I didn’t even think of until I saw the browning, I’ll have to make do with brown spots.
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I cooked my eggs and wiped the skillet out with a dry cloth. The only places I need to wash at all are where the eggs got sloshed above the seasoning line. The eggs really did not stick at all. :woohoo: It worked as advertised. I’m impressed…nay, amazed! From a dyed in the wool, die hard skeptic, that counts as high praise. YMMV
Sweet! When I figure out how to hang the cast iron I will photograph them and post them here.
I eagerly await your display of heavy metal.
Wow! I checked out the Kitchen Craft cookware, lucky you, to have purchased up this set when you were young, so many years to enjoy it. I hope you have taken out insurance protection for it in case of fire Were you born in 1955? I was wondering b/c of the name you use.
from Costco. My husband seasoned a couple of the skillets, you are not supposed to wash with soap to maintain the finish; I like the interiors to look clean, so I’ve since washed them. So far, what I like the most is the small saucepan, it is the perfect size for steaming vegetables for my DH and me, it and the two other pots have lids with strainers, plus the rims have pouring spouts 
I like having a set of what are most commonly used pots and pans, and my pot rack doesn’t look cluttered anymore . And the set was very affordable.
The thing I don’t like, is that after using them on the gas cooktop, even after using Bon-Ami on the bottoms, they didn’t shine. I’m using Wright’s Copper Cream now to clean the bottoms and it seems to do the trick.