Cast Iron Cooking Tips

Learn three tips to improve your cast iron cooking. You can fry perfect eggs in cast iron pan that comes clean when you're done!

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[vindicator54]

if you use a metal spatula it will ruin your seasoning.

[gnowfglins]

@vindicator54 Actually, it helps keep your seasoning perfectly smooth. The seasoning is in the pores of the pan. The cooking surface should be smooth. A metal spatula is perfect for this. Anyway, you don't want melted plastic in your food.

[FRTP80]

Wow,,,Very very unhealthy cooking.

You avoided the "unhealthy non-stick" chemical painted skillet, which is ok.

But your salt, your butter and your cheese got worst that the non-stick skillet.

[gnowfglins]

@FRTP80 We need sea salt, it contains trace minerals. I don't use iodized table salt, which you're right, should be avoided. As for the butter and cheese, there's nothing wrong with traditional fats. They've gotten a bad rap. Search for "Big Fat Lies" video here on YouTube.

[gnowfglins]

nywvblue - Yes, it is! I had just seasoned the pan (or cleaned it, I don't remember) and sometimes when you cook the next time you'll get a bit of harmless residue on your food.

[jsumudio]

I don't know as much as I'd like about saturated fat, but I'm inclined to err on the side of caution. I think one tablespoon would have been more than enough for a pan that size. My cast iron pan is really well seasoned, so I need even less than a tablespoon, which makes me feel like it's healtheir.

Great looking eggs, though.

[tamiart2]

Great vid. Does the brand of cast iron pan matter? I bought an Emirils(sp) cast iron a couple weeks ago. I use a lot of animal fat (butter, bacon fat, or pig lard) My eggs and bacon still stick. I seasoned and an fat again after each use. Still sticks.

BTW, we are converts to animal protein, animal fats and low carbs unless it's complex. We put a lot of fat on the veggies. We are eliminating all grains and processed foods also. My husband's cholesterol issues went away eating like this.

[kiddoutdoors]

its whatever works for you i guess

[7ave]

too much butter, looks very unhealthy. with so much butter, most cookware won't stick anyway, not only cast iron pan...

[ezdzit20]

thanks for the post!!!!

[1955JAFO]

you can use a less fat if you let your pan heat up well before you add the cold grease (whatever you're using). I chuck my eggs in just as the skillet starts to smoke a bit and toss in the eggs..and then cover and turn down the heat a bit...the bottoms cook great and the steam will cook the top of the eggs...works great if you want 'dip' eggs. They eggs don't stick at all!!!

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[gnowfglins]

@erth2ingrid Actually, it isn't. Search for the "Big Fat Lies" video here on YouTube.

[2211JW]

@robertmyers04 Thery're called "spatulas" and plastic is OK if you're quick about it. If they melt, throw them away.