How old should a cast iron skillet be?
My daily cooking skillets are all vintage cast iron — some as much as 100 years old — and will last forever if properly maintained. I prefer the older skillets (those made before 1950) because modern skillets are heavy and inferior in comparison.
What foods can you cook in a cast iron skillet?
The #8 skillet is our go-to skillet for meal preparation. It’s great for sauteing vegetables, browning meat, or baking bread. Cinnamon rolls, biscuits, cornbread. There’s nothing that doesn’t taste better when cooked in cast iron. The #10 skillet is our favorite piece for oven-cooking bacon, burgers, or steaks.
Is it OK to hang a cast iron skillet on a wall?
Cast iron skillets (and trivets) make great decoration, but be sure that your wall can handle the addition of so much weight. I’ve heard stories of wallboard pulling away from wall studs when too much cast iron is hung for display.
Why did they stop making cast iron pans?
This milling provided a very smooth, non-stick surface. As teflon came into vogue in the 1950s, lighter nonstick pans became available and the old fashioned cast iron cookware was abandoned to the point where most of the old manufacturers went out of business.
What’s the myth about cooking in a cast iron skillet?
The Myth: When you cook in a cast-iron skillet, your food will absorb a lot of extra iron so you can effectively supplement your diet by using this type of pan. THE TESTING: We simmered tomato sauce in a stainless-steel pan and in seasoned and unseasoned cast-iron pans.
My daily cooking skillets are all vintage cast iron — some as much as 100 years old — and will last forever if properly maintained. I prefer the older skillets (those made before 1950) because modern skillets are heavy and inferior in comparison.
Can a cast iron skillet be used on an electric heater?
THE TAKEAWAY: We mostly found that cast iron works great on electric, although it may take a little longer to achieve the same results since cast iron is slightly slower to heat on an electric heating element.
How can you tell how old a cast iron pan is?
Luckily, this is not the only way that you can figure out how to tell how old a cast iron skillet is. Another effective way to tell the age is to look for markings on the pan. Some cast-iron skillet pans have markings that can easily be searched for online.
