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I was given a set of retired cast iron frying pans by my mother. She did not like them because they are too heavy for her. While I can handle them, my complaint is it takes a long time to heat them up. If I am gonna fry a couple of eggs, using a thin metal pan is much quicker. So I have not been using the cast iron pans either.
I googled and learnt that cast iron skillets retain heat and are great for searing meat. Besides that, is there any situation where a cast iron skillet has an advantage over the normal thin metal pans?
Particularly, among the set there is one skillet that is 6" in diameter. My steaks won't fit in it....
A seasoned, well maintained cast iron skillet can be used for much more than searing meat and they last nearly forever. Cooking isn't just about speed!You just don't know how to use it so you don't understand and discount the value. Get a cast iron cookery book and educate yourself. Just one starting place:
FWIW I have several very long term friends who have almost no other pots in their kitchens. They learned how to use and inherited cast iron skillets, griddles, Dutch ovens, or baking pans from parents or grandparents who cooked on wood stoves or open hearths and passed the pots along to the next generation. Consider that cooks used the metals available at the time. I have a couple of cast iron skillets inherited from my parents who got them from their parents and used them almost daily for most of their adult lives.
Last edited by Parnassia; 02-28-2022 at 02:26 PM..
Anything you'd cook on a griddle, since a cast iron skillet is basically a griddle with a rim. So, go to your local diner and watch what the short order cook prepares on the griddle (hint: basically everything that isn't soup).
Think of them not only as stove TOP, but used in the oven as well or in combination.
Exactly--Cast iron skillets are really good for anything that you'd start on a burner and finish in the oven. The 6" pan might be good for a frittata or a skillet cookie, even.
The Japanese tea kettle ,TETSUBIN is made of iron,this is where they get their iron
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