Kitchen

[Shanus]

As a southerner, we always cooked in cast iron. I've had ones from LODGE for years and loved them.....heavy and seasoning required, etc.

Justr purchased one from Amazon from Geoffrey Z. )he's a chef on The Kitchen) that's cast iron, non-stick and no seasoning necessary. Available on Q and not willing to pay shipping.

Anyone else enjoy cooking with cast iron?

[We rescue cats]

I do! And I have had one of his cast iron pans for over a year, it is still doing really well. I've not had the nerve to make an over easy egg yet though......

[Imaoldhippie]

I do I have 2 and one of them I have had since 1969.  I have used it over camp fire's when I took the kids camping.  Its still in great condition.

[Group 5 minus 1]

I have my Mom's cast iron pans. 

[haddon9]

Back in 2014 as a family we took a trip to France.  I loved it!  Once we got home I decided it was time for new pots & pans and I purchased Le Creuset cookware. I figured that it should be great quality since it's made in France and the French love to cook! I got a few items at a time.  These are pricey pieces and are supposed to last a lifetime!

Well they chip and the worst of all is that my red pieces particularly the skillet that is used all the time has turned black on the bottom I believe from the gas range.  I have tired everything you can think of to clean it but it still has black spots.  I even tried oven cleaner overnight which lifted half of the black spots.  One shouldn't have to battle cleaning their cookware regularly!

I plan on freshening up the kitchen next year with new paint, etc.  I will also clean out all of the cabinets and get some new cookware.  It will no longer be Le Creuset.  My daughter has tried Caraway cookware and is happy with it.  I'm thinking of giving this brand a try.

[LindaSal]

Yes I love my cast iron pans.  I have two by Emeril that I've had for many years and I do own Geoffrey's non stick cast iron oval dutch oven.  It works so nicley, it's my favorite pan to use for cooking meatballs and sauce.  I simmer in it all day long and it's easy clean up and the meal always comes out great!

[Yahooey]

I bought 1 piece from Staub on clesrance - loved it and bought another smaller piece also by Staub a few years later

I use the 3.75 Qt piece a lot more than the larger 5.75 Qt

that is the piece i reach for when i do cooking - as opposed to just reheating 

[Carmie]

My mother cooked with cast iron, but not me.  I really don't care for it.  It sits in my basement untouched.

I really don't fry foods all that often and the casserole style is too heavy and has caused my oven rack to fail a few times.

It also scratches my glass top stove.  It is better on gas stoves.

[Carolina925]

I'm a big Lodge fan and own several pans from them. My favorite is my mama's cornbread skillet that's well over 50 years old. It's not marked so I have no idea where it's from but for sure it's made in America. I use that one only for my cornbread and it's so well seasoned (I think mama used it for frying chicken when I was growing up) that I only need to turn it over and the bread pops right out! Lodge has come out with new pots like Le Creuset and their new pans aren't as fussy as the old ones. A well seasoned old one is just as good as nonstick after years of seasoning. I don't buy Zakarian products since they're made in China. I've found cookware made in China doesn't stand up to high heats but that's just my opinion so please don't get offended if you don't agree with that statement. I love that Lodge is made in TN, in a town where one of my best friends lives.

[Laura14]

I absolutely LOVE my Kitchen HQ cast iron from HSN. I have the Dutch oven with grill pan and a skillet. The next free ship day, I am eyeing two pie pans. It's the best cookware I have ever owned. I do everything in it except roast vegetables on my big sheet pan from BJC.