[Belial]

Originally Posted by AliceinZombieland

Aw man, did you have to post food pictures? Now I'm hungry. XD But wow, what a difference between the before and after pictures! It looks really nice, good job! I'll be honest, I've never owned a cast iron anything before. Does it require specific maintenance? Everyone I know swears by cast iron cookware so I'm willing to bet it's very good quality stuff. What would you say is the difference between cast iron pots and "regular" pots?

You don't use soap or stick it in a dishwasher.

Hot water usually rinses everything off, for stuck on bits, the end of a plastic scrub brush is what I use. Then I coat it with a layer of crisco so thin the pan feels dry. The Le Creuset took me a month of work, that's about ten layers of seasoning with crisco. Sold it on Ebay for $75, helped me get a new 4770k computer.

Regular pots, hrmm. Steel pots are ok but the reason I got into Cast iron is Paula Deen actually. Bought my mother her cookware.

The teflon cookware warped within a few months and the teflon started chipping off. Didn't want that poison in our food so I replaced it.

My cast iron cookware, I can pass it down to my great grandchildren if I have any. If you treat it right, that could last several lifetimes. Cast iron can crack and it does break so people shouldn't think it's like Superman. I say this because I've seen so many sellers on Ebay make this mistake and ruin a piece of history.


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