/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.10708208]

ok faggots i bought one
now what

[Anonymous No.10708214]

go have gay sex like you always do queer

[Anonymous No.10708218]

>>10708208
Store it carefully and sell it when the market is favorable.

[Anonymous No.10708223]

>>10708208
Enjoy prepping it and every time you do, stinking up the kitchen.
Should have bought literally any other pan thats not a fucking meme

[Anonymous No.10708229]

>>10708208
use it to kys with it by deliberately and repeatedly bashing your head with it until you die from brain trauma or something

[the_boar No.10708230]

inb4 1000000 different ways to season it. most of which will be slightly incorrect.

just cover it in cooking oil and bake it for an hour at 375F for over an hour.

then cook something ya dingus.

[Anonymous No.10708231]

>>10708229
Slapstick isn't considered funny anymore. It has gone the way of the pun. Death today has to be ironic or "honest" or politically poignant.

[Anonymous No.10708236]

>>10708231
go try to kill the president with it(wherever you're from)

[Anonymous No.10708239]

>>10708230
Most come pre-seasoned nowadays.

[Anonymous No.10708244]

What food you like? I just made bacon and hash browns in mine for breakfast, haven't had pan fried chicken in a while so I might do that tonight.

[Anonymous No.10708255]

>>10708208
>He fell for it.

[Anonymous No.10708258]

>>10708255
We did it, Reddit!

[Anonymous No.10708335]

>>10708230
>bake it for an hour at 375F for over an hour.

[Anonymous No.10708341]

>>10708208
Strap it to your arse so you can deflect bullets.

[Anonymous No.10708347]

boil some waxy or half-waxy potatoes, then make delicious fried potatoes with onions and bacon in your cast iron skillet. That is also a great way to build up more seasoning.

[Anonymous No.10708356]

>>10708239
Most preseasoning is literally garbage tier

>>10708223
You should only need to season it once if you're using it regularly.

[Anonymous No.10708359]

>>10708208
Wash it, turn the oven on at 350, put whatever oil you want on a paper towel and give it a super light oily film. Oven it for an hour, let it cool for a min, do it once more, then cook with it.

I use heat to clean them most of the time, but I make tomatoe cream sauce all the time then use some soap to clean it out, never any issue, and fuck the gate keepers.

I always dry it on the burner after washing though, makes it easy.

I typically only use my cast iron for breads, pizzas, and sauces.

[Anonymous No.10708471]

is cast iron actually bad? my dad got one at aldi and it seems pretty good but what makes them meme territory for people who are into cooking?

[Anonymous No.10708593]

>>10708471
Cast iron requires light maintenence to keep it in good condition.

Stainless steel doesn't

People are lazy

[Anonymous No.10708595]

>>10708471
It's nice in many ways, but not really as versatile as a good SS or anodized skillet. The main problem with cast iron is that acidic foods will strip the seasoning and impart odd flavors to your food, which applies to most every sauce . It's definitely good to keep one around for searing and shallow frying and for non-liquid stove to oven recipes.

It's memey reputation is because a lot of people who don't understand how to keep SS/anodized pans from sticking or how to not warp them or how to clean them, get a cast iron pan and love it because of how much more forgiving it is of their bad cooking/cleaning/maintaining habits.

[Anonymous No.10708649]

>>10708595
>problem with cast iron is that acidic foods will strip the seasoning
Wanna know how i can tell you didn't season your cast iron well?

[Anonymous No.10708680]

>>10708208
Know anyone in the resto bidniz? Ask them to put it in a fryer for an hour or so. Works very well.

[Anonymous No.10708692]

>>10708595
>It's memey reputation is because
No. It's memey rep is because douchenozzle hipstertards are seeking to reconnect with old, vintage, 'meaningful' ways to do things. If it's old, it must be better, because it has history and meaning. Unless we're talking about phones, because those have to be brand fucking new.

[Anonymous No.10709041]

>>10708239
The pre-seasoning it comes with is just to protect it until it's sold. It's shit and should be stripped so you can properly season it.

[Anonymous No.10709593]

>>10708208
Use it for everything, no matter how much you hate it, then spam each pan thread about how you can do everything with it and how you don't really need another pan, so maybe another loser will buy it and you won't be alone in your misery.

[Anonymous No.10709617]

>>10709593
People who use a single pan are morons.

whether it's stainless, or cast iron, or non-stick. There are simply going to be times where a certain pan is better than another pan.

Now that doesn't mean you couldnt use cast iron or stainless or non-stick in those circumstances, but if you have all 3, you just grab the one that is BEST suited for the job.


Anyone claiming a SINGLE pan is all they need is simply pants on head retarded, or they simply don't cook much.

[Anonymous No.10709629]

>>10708208
attach it to your belt as butt armor

[Anonymous No.10710507]

>>10708208
Cook everything in it.

[Anonymous No.10710563]

>>10708208
Shove it carefully inside your asshole.

[Anonymous No.10711080]

>>10708230
>do this
>seasoning flakes off afterwards anyway
>have owned a cast iron pan for 1+ year and has not been properly seasoned for more than a week of its life

[Anonymous No.10711108]

>>10709617
If you have a well seasoned carbon steel pan you can use it for everything.

[Anonymous No.10711128]

>>10708341
somebodys been playing pubg

[Anonymous No.10711134]

>>10711128
Wow, what an inside joke for an exclusive club of playing the most popular game of last year! Great job guys!

[Anonymous No.10711183]

>>10708359
>I typically only use my cast iron for breads, pizzas, and sauces.

>>10708595
>The main problem with cast iron is that acidic foods will strip the seasoning and impart odd flavors to your food, which applies to most every sauce

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT REEEEEE CAN I JUST COOK MY SHIT IN MY T-FAL WHAT AM I DOING WRONG

[Anonymous No.10711186]

Pshh, I've got 8

[Anonymous No.10711188]

>>10711080
>>flakes off
That's not seasoning. That's a dirty fucking pan.

[Anonymous No.10711189]

>>10711108
How about candy making?

[Anonymous No.10711196]

>>10711189
I wouldn't even know how to begin to do that.

[Anonymous No.10711213]

>>10711196
Well pro tip, don't use carbon steel, or cast iron.

You want something that can react to changes in temperature very quickly so you can keep a precise temp so you don't fuck up your candy.

[Anonymous No.10711257]

>>10711213
So what would you use?
Carbon steel seems like it would work just fine.

[Anonymous No.10711267]

>>10711257
Copper. Plain and simple.

3 qt copper pot if you want a decent size that will fit pretty much any home-sized amount of candy.

[Anonymous No.10711330]

>>10711188
I tried to layer the seasoning, but I don't think it took. A combination of too much oil and bad temperature, probably.

But it sears steak okay I guess so I've been too lazy to strip it.

[Anonymous No.10711621]

>>10711330
Too much oil is the biggest and easiest mistake, I made that mistake for at least the first year that I owned my carbon steel pan.

For an entire pan, you probably need a dime size amount of oil, spread it around with paper towel, then use another clean paper towel to wipe the pan again. THEN put it in the oven to bake.

[Anonymous No.10711638]

>>10708208

why would anyone buy this over carbon steel

[Anonymous No.10711643]

[Anonymous No.10711649]

>>10711638
Retains heat for longer.

More deadly as a blunt weapon

[Anonymous No.10711650]

>>10711638

Nothing more delicious than ferrite ions.

[Anonymous No.10712028]

>>10708359
Flax seed oil works best for seasoning cast iron.

[Anonymous No.10712060]

>>10711643
Shakshuka is garbage

[Anonymous No.10712085]

>>10712060
no u

[Anonymous No.10712108]

>>10708208
Throw it out

[Anonymous No.10712510]

>>10708208
put it in the dishwasher
then throw it away

[Anonymous No.10712567]

>>10708208
You should have got a carbon steel pan.

[Anonymous No.10713922]

>>10708208
Fight off zombies with it.

[Anonymous No.10713964]

make some bacon!

[Anonymous No.10714957]

>>10712085
*snap* yep dis one goesintomyaspicaihafscihbfdsjhd

[Anonymous No.10714969]

>>10708208
Throw it away and join the stainless masterace.

[Anonymous No.10715147]

>>10708208
Season it to taste

[Anonymous No.10715157]

>>10711080
>seasoning flakes off afterwards
stop cooking on high

[Anonymous No.10715349]

>>10715157
There's no point to cast iron other than getting it blazing hot and searing the shit out of something

[Anonymous No.10715392]

>>10715349
>puts cast iron on high heat
>still wonders why his cast iron's season flakes
Don't go above medium m8.

[Anonymous No.10715421]

>>10715392
that's bullshit

if your seasoning is flaking off at high heat it means you didn't season properly, either not high enough heat, or too much oil during the seasoning process.

half a teaspoon of Flax seed oil spread on the pan with a paper towel, then wipe dry with a fresh paper towel and throw in the oven at ~500f+ for an hour.

[Anonymous No.10715485]

My skillet has a small "hole" on the cooking surface (doesn't go all the way through, very tiny indent) that I think will drive me slightly nuts. From what I researched, it's a part of the casting process.

Anybody else's skillet have small blemish?

[Anonymous No.10715510]

>>10715485
Just sand it down, it's iron.

[Anonymous No.10715515]

>>10708208
Make me sum eggs

[Anonymous No.10715525]

bash a heavy or soldiers face in with it while running around speaking in a boston accent

[Anonymous No.10715527]

>>10708208
Throw it away and get a stargazer

[Anonymous No.10715528]

>>10708208
beat your wife with it


it'll be funny, like in the cartoons

[Anonymous No.10715533]

>>10715510
Right now, it'd be cheaper and quicker for me to just exchange it. If it's a common occurrence though I'll just deal with it. Don't think it will affect cooking performance at all.

[Anonymous No.10715566]

>>10715533
depends how small the hole is, and if it's just a hole in the seasoning, or the actual iron.

Sand it down and find out.

[Anonymous No.10715589]

>>10715566
This

[Anonymous No.10715699]

>>10715566
>>10715589
Fair enough. Thanks guys.

[Anonymous No.10715851]

>>10708208
Season it.

[Anonymous No.10715853]

>>10715566
If it's a proper Wagner then it doesn't need to be sanded unless it's a really old one, the old dog just needs seasoning.

[Anonymous No.10715858]

>>10708208
you're a couple years too late, anon. i think we're at bronze or carbon steel pans now.
i wonder what the next meme will be?

[Anonymous No.10715902]

>>10715853
if there was a hole in mine, i'd want to sand it down to see if it was in the iron, or just the seasoning.
I can always apply a new seasoning if it wasn't as damaged as I thought, but if it IS damaged, I can sand it down flat again, THEN re-season it.

[Anonymous No.10715904]

>>10715858
>bronze
Did you mean copper?

[Anonymous No.10715932]

>>10715858
There are different types of pans and skillets and pots for different purposes. There's no single one that best for everything.

[Anonymous No.10716173]

>>10715858
gold plated titanium. lightweight, totally nonreactive. ether that or beryllium steel. just dont scratch it, the shards are highly toxic.

[Anonymous No.10716200]

>>10716173
>plated titanium
Lol, are you actually a retard?

Thermal conductivity of titanium is ~23 W/mK

For example:
Stainless steel is ~40 W/mK
Aluminium is ~200 W/mK
Copper is ~380 W/mK

This is why most stainless steel pans have aluminum or copper cores.

And why titanium would be retarded to use for a pan.

[Anonymous No.10716250]

>>10716200
not the guy you're arguing with, but Ti cookware is a thing for fancy backpackers, and the techie crowd loves to LARP as outdoorsy rugged types. I guess you live in a trailer park in flyover land otherwise you'd know about these trends

[Anonymous No.10716259]

>>10716250
They're almost always talking about a titanium lining due to it's durability, like how stainless steel is used as a lining for copper because of it's greater durability.

Titanium CORES are retarded because of the low ass thermal conductivity. It would take forever to react to the temperature control.

[Anonymous No.10716262]

>>10708208
Fried brie nuggets with cowberry jam

[Anonymous No.10716271]

>>10716259
Huh? Nobody fucking uses titanium for conductivity, you talk like that moron who says copper pans are toxic because you've never heard of lining. They are 100% sold because they're very light, or because they make the owner look like they value things that are very light therefore making the owner seem rugged and outdoorsy. That is all, not because it flies, or because the owner has a misconception about conductivity.

[Anonymous No.10716387]

>>10709041
I mean stripping it might be a bit uneccessary but yeah, you can always slather some potato on it and call it a day

[Anonymous No.10716398]

>>10711267
Only queers make candy

[Anonymous No.10716399]

>>10712060
Fuck off Abdullah

[Anonymous No.10716400]

>>10711650
Unironically this

[Anonymous No.10717655]

>>10715853
>>10715902
Sorry, I didn't clarify. This was recently purchased, new 12" Lodge.

That's why I'm considering simply exchanging it. From what I read online though, this is a fairly common problem.

[Anonymous No.10717837]

>>10708230
That's slightly incorrect.

[Anonymous No.10717929]

Fried potatoes!

[Anonymous No.10717973]

>>10711650
for some reason fried eggs on cast iron are better than on anything else

[Anonymous No.10717992]

>>10716271
>you talk like that moron who says copper pans are toxic because you've never heard of lining
weird considering the post you're replying to he says
>like how stainless steel is used as a lining for copper because of it's greater durability

[Anonymous No.10718324]

>>10708218
/thread

[Anonymous No.10718366]

>>10712060
You are garbage >:(
And probably a shitty cook.

[Anonymous No.10718373]

>>10715528
idk why but i keked

[Anonymous No.10718378]

>>10708208
sell it to somebody even dumber than you

[Anonymous No.10718392]

Now throw it in the garbage where it belongs.

[Anonymous No.10718403]

>>10708649
You can't.

[Anonymous No.10718408]

>>10718403
If you think acidic foods instantly strip your seasoning, that's a dead giveaway your seasoning was garbage.

I REGULARLY cook down tomato based sauces in my cast iron and my seasoning has no issues at all, because it's a nice well taken care of seasoning and it gets used regularly.

[Anonymous No.10718422]

>>10718408
>post never once used the word "instantly"
hmm...

[Anonymous No.10718426]

>>10718422
Then why bother mentioning?

Sure if you just cook ONLY acidic foods, eventually your seasoning will be stripped away.

But saying you CAN'T cook acidic foods in cast iron is just fucking wrong.

[Anonymous No.10718531]

>>10708208
go camping and make bacon and eggs and toast over a campfire after a night of heavy drinking

[Anonymous No.10720622]

>>10711080
america's test kitchen has a method which seems to work pretty well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suTmUX4Vbk
potato peels, oil and salt. The details elude me but it's in this video

[Anonymous No.10720649]

>>10708231
And yet no matter the era, no matter the language, and no matter the context, slapstick makes me laugh. It is the source of humor.

[Anonymous No.10720656]

>>10708341
This!

[Anonymous No.10720665]

>>10720622

This is what you get if you're sick of tasting ferrous metal. Cast iron is for assholes and olde timey recreations of large groups of assholes.

[Anonymous No.10720672]

>>10708595
I don't get it I own both SS and CI... CI takes more maintenance IMO. I mean how fucking hard is to use SS

>Heat pan
>Add fat
>Heat fat
>Do not use Mordor setting on stove top
>Clean with soap and water while still hot.
>Polish every now and then.
>Don't use metal utensils

Why is this hard for people?

[Anonymous No.10720686]

>>10720672

SS has a 'grain' if you put your food in before proper temp it'll 'grab' the food. People don't heat their shit long enough to open up the pours.

[Anonymous No.10720695]

>>10708231
>puns and slapstick aren't used in modern comedy
The sheer faggotry behind this statement, I swear.

[Anonymous No.10720697]

>>10720672
>>Don't use metal utensils
Why can't I use metal utensils on ss?

[Anonymous No.10720698]

>>10720672
>don't use metal utensils on SS
Are you serious? ahahahahhahahhahahahhahahahhahahah what a brainlet ahahahhahahhahahhaha he doesn't use metal on his pan ahahahahahhAHAHAHHHAHAHAH

[Anonymous No.10720721]

>>10720697

If you're overly aggressive you might summon Thor.

[Anonymous No.10721083]

>>10708341
Saved me on more than 1 occasion.

[Anonymous No.10721784]

>>10712060
you are a bad person and you should feel bad about that

[Anonymous No.10721871]

>>10712085
>>10716399
>>10718366
>>10721784
Peppers are shit

[Anonymous No.10724200]

Throw it out for a regular non stick pan and replace it every few years instead of having to use grandpa's ultra high maintenance paperweight.

[Anonymous No.10724248]

>>10708359
When you get heart disease, tell your doctor irt may be from iron poisoning, he’ll know what to do.

[Anonymous No.10724284]

>>10708208
>he fell for it

[Anonymous No.10724710]

>>10724284
>but carbon steel skillets are actually really great. Go get one now.