/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Making a thread on four chan about cast iron cookware of course!!

>>13773371
is there anything less exciting that this thread?

>>13773377
Checked but you cannot dampen my enthusiasm pal

>>13773378
I could steal your new cookware

I spent €200 on new cookware 2 weeks ago and haven't used any of it

>>13773474
What did you buy

new cast iron sucks
it's like a new pair of boots

>>13773371
Redpill me about cast iron pan and it's comparison with non stick pack

>>13773474

Imagine not buying your cookware second hand.

>>13773516

It's an overly heavy hunk of black shit, modern ones aren't even smooth finish so they can't build a coating properly. unless you can get your hands on an heirloom pan it's a waste of time and a meme. About the only positive I can think of is that they can go straight from the stove to the oven, but honestly you're better off getting a dutch oven or similar for that

>>13773533
Ok, so maybe I stay with my non stick pan for now...

>>13773533
the main positive of cast iron cookware is its heat retention
meaning the temp of the pan doesn't quickly change.
if you put cold food in it, the temp won't sharply drop like in other cookware
you can cook things at high temp more easily
you can get good colouring on food before it overcooks

>>13773568
so does cast iron pan give a good crust because of it retaining high temp or because the meat stick on the pan because of the metal itself?

>>13773516
you can use brutal heat and yet they are indestructible and will easily outlast you and your grandchildren. A well seasoned cast iron pan is just as non stick as a teflon pan, but a teflon pan is better suited to braising and simmering stuff. OTOH a stainless ssteel pan can do that too and will outalst a non stick pan any day.

>>13773848
because it reatins heat so well (because of its mass) and also because the black cast iron emits much more infrared radiation than non stick or stainless.

>>13774690
>will outalst
*outlast*

>>13773371
having sex with my friends mom

>>13773848
you notice how i didn't say meat, i said food?

>>13773474
Same. But I do this very year

>cast iron
>new
Cast iron is one of the oldest, most reliable forms of cookware.

>>13773377
those are some really nice dubs friend :)

No its the best

>>13773371
Buying lingerie and sextoys for your cute girlfriend is a lot of fun and exciting. I suspect that a lot of people on this board wouldn't know anything about that.

>>13773371
>>13773376
based housewife anons

>>13773371
Receiving quality hand me down cookware from your grandparents

>>13773371
Sniffing glue.