topic Re: Eggs in Kitchen

Eggs

HonnyBrown — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 14:36:03 GMT

I was browsing the Incredible Egg site for recipes and found this tip:

Avoid cast iron. Eggs scrambled in a cast iron skillet can turn a greenish shade. This harmless but unappealing color change is the result of a chemical reaction between iron in the pan and sulfur in egg whites.

This applies to raw cast iron, not enameled. The tips are after the recipe.

Re: Eggs

SharkE — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 14:46:54 GMT

only washable Teflon for me. who wants to wash or just rinse a big ol cast iron pan for a egg or 2.

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debic — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 14:53:40 GMT

I've never had that happen. Still use cast iron for camping and cook eggs in them.

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debic — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 14:54:30 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
only washable Teflon for me. who wants to wash or just rinse a big ol cast iron pan for a egg or 2.

LOL, they make pretty small cast iron pans.

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HonnyBrown — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 15:09:41 GMT

debic, that happened to me when I scrambled eggs in a new, unseasoned Lodge.

Sharke, like debic said, they come in all sizes. My favorite one, before I got LC, was a 6 inch Lodge.

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SharkE — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:38:38 GMT

yeah, I like to bake meat in them, looks like eggs would stick something awful.

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BlingQueen022 — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 19:50:18 GMT

I only prepare eggs in Curtis Stone's fry pans. My omelltes come out so perfectly they belong on the cover of a magazine.

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SharkE — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 20:25:07 GMT

I wondered if his pans are any good. Probably buy one 1 day

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Mz iMac — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 21:00:40 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
yeah, I like to bake meat in them, looks like eggs would stick something awful.

@SharkE

If cast iron pans are seasoned, food does not stick & that includes eggs. Anywho, I always spray the bottom of my cast iron fry pans w/PAM.

My cast iron pans are older than dirt!

Re: Eggs

Mz iMac — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 21:05:03 GMT

@HonnyBrown wrote:
I was browsing the Incredible Egg site for recipes and found this tip:

Avoid cast iron. Eggs scrambled in a cast iron skillet can turn a greenish shade.

I'm sorry, but coming from a lot of generations of cast iron pan users, I have never heard of or seen that happening w/eggs or any other food for that matter.

If it is, then it is time for some new cast iron pans.

Re: Eggs

HonnyBrown — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 14:59:22 GMT

Mac, in this case, it would be time for old cast iron pans!

@Mz iMac wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
I was browsing the Incredible Egg site for recipes and found this tip:

Avoid cast iron. Eggs scrambled in a cast iron skillet can turn a greenish shade.
I'm sorry, but coming from a lot of generations of cast iron pan users, I have never heard of or seen that happening w/eggs or any other food for that matter.
If it is, then it is time for some new cast iron pans.

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Lacey1 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:50:24 GMT

I have old iron that is so well seasoned that you could make crepes in them. Eggs are no problem.

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momtochloe — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:15:39 GMT

@Lacey1 wrote:
I have old iron that is so well seasoned that you could make crepes in them. Eggs are no problem.

Oh ladies what I wouldn't give for an old, well seasoned pan . . . I have tried so many times with so many different methods that clearly I never got the hang of so now I use ceramic cast iron but I do have real cast iron envy! . . .

Re: Eggs

HonnyBrown — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:55:11 GMT

mtc, I found the best way to season a cast iron skillet is to cook bacon in it.

The first cast iron skillets I bought were a 3 piece set from Lodge. The little one, I made bacon in it. The medium and large ones, I seasoned and baked for over two months.

The little 6 inch skillet I made the bacon in was black and nothing stuck to it!

I got rid of all of them when I got my LC collection. If I were to get another one, I would season it with bacon. :-)

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Sooner — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:38:47 GMT

@HonnyBrown wrote:
mtc, I found the best way to season a cast iron skillet is to cook bacon in it.

The first cast iron skillets I bought were a 3 piece set from Lodge. The little one, I made bacon in it. The medium and large ones, I seasoned and baked for over two months.

The little 6 inch skillet I made the bacon in was black and nothing stuck to it!

I got rid of all of them when I got my LC collection. If I were to get another one, I would season it with bacon. :-)

I think that was true long ago, but today's bacon sometimes has so much sugar and salt water in it that is just makes a sticky mess in the pan--new OR seasoned. Maybe just try melting some pork fat from a pork roast and heating it for a little while.

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momtochloe — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 20:00:01 GMT

@HonnyBrown wrote:
mtc, I found the best way to season a cast iron skillet is to cook bacon in it.

The first cast iron skillets I bought were a 3 piece set from Lodge. The little one, I made bacon in it. The medium and large ones, I seasoned and baked for over two months.

The little 6 inch skillet I made the bacon in was black and nothing stuck to it!

I got rid of all of them when I got my LC collection. If I were to get another one, I would season it with bacon. :-)

I think my problem is because my regular oven is broken and even an 8 inch skillet doesn't fit in there I am having such a hard time getting the skillets to season properly.

I do have the small, 6 inch Lodge skillet so maybe I'll take that out and see if I can take another run at it . . . thanks HB!

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HonnyBrown — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 23:56:27 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
mtc, I found the best way to season a cast iron skillet is to cook bacon in it.

The first cast iron skillets I bought were a 3 piece set from Lodge. The little one, I made bacon in it. The medium and large ones, I seasoned and baked for over two months.

The little 6 inch skillet I made the bacon in was black and nothing stuck to it!

I got rid of all of them when I got my LC collection. If I were to get another one, I would season it with bacon. :-)
I think that was true long ago, but today's bacon sometimes has so much sugar and salt water in it that is just makes a sticky mess in the pan--new OR seasoned. Maybe just try melting some pork fat from a pork roast and heating it for a little while.

mmm...pork fat (Homer Simpson drool)

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HonnyBrown — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 23:58:42 GMT

@momtochloe wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
mtc, I found the best way to season a cast iron skillet is to cook bacon in it.

The first cast iron skillets I bought were a 3 piece set from Lodge. The little one, I made bacon in it. The medium and large ones, I seasoned and baked for over two months.

The little 6 inch skillet I made the bacon in was black and nothing stuck to it!

I got rid of all of them when I got my LC collection. If I were to get another one, I would season it with bacon. :-)
I think my problem is because my regular oven is broken and even an 8 inch skillet doesn't fit in there I am having such a hard time getting the skillets to season properly.

I do have the small, 6 inch Lodge skillet so maybe I'll take that out and see if I can take another run at it . . . thanks HB!

Have fun, mtc! While you're making bacon, try adding butter and a sliced potato. See how it turns out. I think you will be pleasantly surprised!

Re: Eggs

poohbear1 — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:29:17 GMT

I use my lodge cast iron for eggs (use other pans too) but never had a problem cooking eggs on the Lodge.