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post #16 of 19
4/24/09 at 11:24pm
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Originally Posted by Manton View Post
If this is Le Creuset with the enamel surface, I agree, no steel wool. But if the surface is cast iron, why not?
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post #17 of 19
4/25/09 at 1:41am
just scrape it out.

on the matter of cast iron, I just wipe mine down with a little oil once its cooled down. Both grandmothers do this, as well as my mom with little affect on flavor/seasoning of the pan. I'd not heard of putting it in the oven until fairly recently. What advantages are there to doing this?
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post #18 of 19
4/25/09 at 1:44am
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Originally Posted by robbie View Post
just scrape it out.

on the matter of cast iron, I just wipe mine down with a little oil once its cooled down. Both grandmothers do this, as well as my mom with little affect on flavor/seasoning of the pan. I'd not heard of putting it in the oven until fairly recently. What advantages are there to doing this?

Heating makes the iron atoms expand and the oil gets between them, which is what actually creates the non-stick surface.
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post #19 of 19
4/26/09 at 1:11pm
That's carbonized food/fats/oils. Over time, it builds up in the pan and that's what gives it the nonstick properties. Mine was sticky the first few times I used it. Over times, the stickiness becomes nonstick.

I have two pans. One with ridges, one that is flat. I HATE the one with ridges. The surface of the pan is what is nonstick. The ridges effectively lift the chicken off the surface of the pan, defeating the purpose. I cook everything in my flat pan.

You need a source of fat in the pan for things not to stick, at least until the pan has seen a good deal of use. And if you cook on heat that is too high, everything will stick, no matter what the condition of the pan. With cast iron, lower heat is better.

When I clean my pan, I use a soft brush to lift out food pieces and then rinse with hot water. Then I slightly reheat the pan and wipe down with oil. That's it. No harsh scrubbing, no soap.

A good overview can be found here:

http://www.melindalee.com/Cast-Iron.html
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