Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware

2016-06-06 Thread Jerry Durand
Cast iron is inherently porous, that's what you fill up with the seasoned oil. When seasoned, it will be pretty smooth. If you have large lumps or holes, that's a problem. On 06/06/2016 12:28 PM, Dan Nave wrote: > When I bought my cast iron skillet several years back I noticed that > the

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2016-06-06 Thread Dan Nave
When I bought my cast iron skillet several years back I noticed that the surface was quite uneven, not flat and smooth like you would expect. After using it seems pretty flat but I wondered if it would have been better if the frying surface was buffed down to make it flatter before seasoning. A

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2016-06-04 Thread wanda85929
Thanks, Cassidy! The link was helpful. The skillet I seasoned yesterday turned out sticky and the link u gave told me why, too much lard. So now I'm doing the smaller skillet with less lard. Practice makes perfect. Thank both u and Lola for all the input! Appreciatively, Gail Sent

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2016-06-04 Thread cassidy
Gail, I think that is a good idea... seems I saw that somewhere also... it just allows the oil to drip onto your baking sheet or foil lined rack. The thing about iron skillets is you can't really mess up ... unless you wash with soap or leave it sitting in water. and IF you do mess up -

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2016-06-03 Thread phoenix23...@tds.net
2016 15:22:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware Lola, Thank u again! My grandson says u can learn how to do anything u need to do on the internet, but I like to be able to interact with the person and ask question back and forth. I was thinking the same thing as u about why sea

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2016-06-03 Thread wanda85929
Message - > From: wanda85...@yahoo.com > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Sent: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:50:43 -0400 (EDT) > Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware > > Lola, > > Thank u for the response. But do u put ur skillet in the oven upside down > or right side up

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2016-06-03 Thread phoenix23...@tds.net
) Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware Lola, Thank u for the response. But do u put ur skillet in the oven upside down or right side up was what I really wanted to know? I did Google as well and decided to put it upside down at 250 degrees. But is upside down actually necessary I'm wonderin

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2016-06-03 Thread wanda85929
> never forgot > her telling me that. I have often wondered what the melt point is for an > iron skillet and at > what temperature it would become a blob of molten metal? I don't think most > fireplaces or wood- > stoves can get that hot tho. > Lola > ----- Original

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2016-06-03 Thread phoenix23...@tds.net
@yahoo.com To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:55:25 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware Cassidy, The skillets are old/used and don't even know where I got them, maybe a yard sale or something. I'm trying to season one now but wanted to sake r u suppose to pu

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2016-06-03 Thread wanda85929
Cassidy, The skillets are old/used and don't even know where I got them, maybe a yard sale or something. I'm trying to season one now but wanted to sake r u suppose to put the skillet upside down in the over or right side up? The reason I'm asking is because I just googled what temp to

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2016-06-03 Thread S Khanna
: "phoenix23...@tds.net" <phoenix23...@tds.net> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 7:22 PM Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware Hi, Gail...  when you are seasoning the skillet, the low temp (200 - 250) doesn't seem to generate enough heat to make the Crisco

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2016-06-02 Thread cassidy
there should be instructions on the iron skillet when you purchase it. You just coat it with crisco or coconut oil . inside and outside - .be sure to set it on a baking pan when you put in the oven so no drips on your oven.. I seasoned mine at a higher temperature... seems like 400-450 for

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2016-06-02 Thread phoenix23...@tds.net
:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware Hi Lola, I'm just curious, when baking the skillet, does the Crisco smoke up the oven? If so, do u cover the skillet to keep it from escaping? Thanks, Gail Anyhow, she showed me how to season a cast iron skillet. Used to... you would slat

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2016-06-02 Thread wanda85929
Hi Lola, I'm just curious, when baking the skillet, does the Crisco smoke up the oven? If so, do u cover the skillet to keep it from escaping? Thanks, Gail Anyhow, she showed me how to season a cast iron skillet. Used to... you would slather up the skillet up real good with Crisco (this

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2016-06-01 Thread Beth Toraason
Me too! A banana layer cake with coffee icing! Who knew you needed to strain out the grounds? Wow! 1950 something……. Beth T > On Jun 1, 2016, at 7:17 PM, cassidy wrote: > > LOL and I made a coffee cake for my new husband with ground coffee right out > of the

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2016-06-01 Thread cassidy
LOL and I made a coffee cake for my new husband with ground coffee right out of the container... bwahahaha On 6/1/2016 2:48 PM, slickpic...@cox.net wrote: "Of course this is from a person who once proudly cooked their first Thanksgiving turkey for the whole family, not knowing there were

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2016-06-01 Thread Dave Darrin
> > http://www.copperchef.com/ > > > > > -- > *From:* Jerry Durand <jdur...@interstellar.com> > *To:* silver-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:19 PM > *Subject:* Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware > > By the way, what are t

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2016-06-01 Thread phoenix23...@tds.net
yte...@srcaccess.net> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:34:39 -0400 (EDT) Subject: CS>Non Stick Cookware Hi, I eliminate browning the bottom of cornbread by letting the cast iron skillet get to smoking (using bacon grease), pouring the cornbread into the skillet and letting it bubb

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2016-06-01 Thread phoenix23...@tds.net
of it like it is a slow cooker/crock pot but no wires...lol Lola - Original Message - From: Jerry Durand <jdur...@interstellar.com> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:08:05 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware As long as we're on healthy, good tasting cooki

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2016-06-01 Thread phoenix23...@tds.net
mins. Lola - Original Message - From: wanda85...@yahoo.com To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:57:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware I have an iron skillet that is dedicated to baking cornbread and cornbread only. You melt a good blob of lard/but

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2016-06-01 Thread Paul Steel
Think this is the one there talking about http://www.copperchef.com/ From: Jerry Durand <jdur...@interstellar.com> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:19 PM Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware By the way, what are these "television ads&quo

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2016-06-01 Thread Jerry Durand
By the way, what are these "television ads" you speak of? I think I remember something from the days we watched TV off the air, but that's been some time. Oh, wait, I've seen advertisements for things like cigarettes on the "Olde Tyme TV" channels. :) -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar,

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2016-06-01 Thread MaryAnn Helland
Thank you for the information Dave -- I've been vacillating... :-) On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 1:15 PM, Da Darrin wrote: I bought a 12" skillet from the ad on tv and tried the melted cheese first and was amazed that it swished around just as

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2016-06-01 Thread slickpicker
"Of course this is from a person who once proudly cooked their first Thanksgiving turkey for the whole family, not knowing there were innards in there..." Haha...that's great - I'm sure you're not the first (or last)! Terry Jean Baugh wrote: =

CS>Non Stick Cookware

2016-06-01 Thread Jean Baugh
Hi, I eliminate browning the bottom of cornbread by letting the cast iron skillet get to smoking (using bacon grease), pouring the cornbread into the skillet and letting it bubble before placing it in the oven. Cook until the top is the color you like and that¹s it; top and bottom are done. Of

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2016-06-01 Thread Jerry Durand
Oh, and if you're one who needs it cooked NOW, has to constantly stir/look at things, or expect to set a timer and come back in 3 hours without adjusting the oven angle... solar cooking is not for you. Once you put the food in the oven, maybe with a remote thermometer stuck in and fished out

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2016-06-01 Thread Da Darrin
I bought a 12" skillet from the ad on tv and tried the melted cheese first and was amazed that it swished around just as advertised. Next I fried two eggs and tried the flip with the pan handle and I won't try that again as the eggs ended up on the stove top but the pan did as it is advertised.

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2016-06-01 Thread Jerry Durand
As long as we're on healthy, good tasting cooking... We have a Sun Oven and can't believe what a nice job it does on things. Meats just somehow taste better! Things like toss in a whole chicken* with next to nothing else in the enameled covered rectangular pot, and after a few hours the skin is

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2016-06-01 Thread wanda85929
I have an iron skillet that is dedicated to baking cornbread and cornbread only. You melt a good blob of lard/butter/coconut oil (the times have changed..lol) in a hot oven in your iron skillet, pull it out of the oven, pour in your batter. Let it bake for 20 - 25 mins til set, remove

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2016-06-01 Thread Paul Steel
Saw an awful review on Amazon. Person even had a lot of pictures. Wasn't good. Paul Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2016, at 9:36 AM, MaryAnn Helland wrote: > > Has anyone used the new copper ceramic pans being advertised on television? > MA > > > On Wednesday,

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2016-06-01 Thread MaryAnn Helland
Has anyone used the new copper ceramic pans being advertised on television?MA On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 6:30 AM, Ode Coyote wrote: My Mom gave me a 12"  Slip Stone pan about a year ago and it still does a great job. Seems indestructable.  The Orgreenic pan

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2016-06-01 Thread Ode Coyote
My Mom gave me a 12" Slip Stone pan about a year ago and it still does a great job. Seems indestructable. The Orgreenic pan I have was good for about 2 weeks than reverted to basically the same as cast iron. ode On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Teri Kavakos wrote: >

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2016-05-31 Thread S Khanna
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 7:17 PM Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware I thought I should expand on this since the concept of cast iron seems foreign to many modern people. Never, ever use soap/detergent! You clean with a stainless scrubby ball (get from most grocery or hardware stor

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2016-05-31 Thread phoenix23...@tds.net
anybody to use that skillet for anything but cornbread...lol.. After 30 years, it is perfect.Lola - Original Message - From: Jerry Durand <jdur...@interstellar.com> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, 31 May 2016 22:17:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: CS>Non Stick Cookware I

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2016-05-31 Thread Joe
Hi All I do something similar to Jerry Durand. I use a le creuset cast iron lined with glass/ceramic that is not unlike non-stick. It's expensive but last forever. I seasoned it with lard in a slow oven 175' for about 3 to 4 hours. Decant the lard out and let the pan cool - see YouTube. I get

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2016-05-31 Thread Jerry Durand
I thought I should expand on this since the concept of cast iron seems foreign to many modern people. Never, ever use soap/detergent! You clean with a stainless scrubby ball (get from most grocery or hardware stores for $1 or two) and warm to hot water. Dry completely and put away. New

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2016-05-31 Thread Jerry Durand
Seasoned cast iron. Best non-stick ever if you take care of it (like not washing the seasoning off). On 05/31/2016 05:46 AM, Paul Steel wrote: > Hey All > > I recently bought mercola's cookware and for certain things its > greatBUT for making eggs its terrible...Even putting in a ton of >

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2016-05-31 Thread Joe Huard
I was going to mention cast iron, but I don't own one now. I do own a ceramic 12" from Mercola, but don't use it for eggs. For bacon and eggs, or sausage and eggs, I use a Paderno pan. It is advertised as ceramic inside an aluminum casting. Very light compared to full ceramic. The Paderno

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2016-05-31 Thread Ron
https://www.gothamsteel.com/gotham/13./index.dtm?otsrid=3f2169de-0371-4f4c-8856-85c78d6a9e55 Embedded video. I know nothing about it except the advert. Careful research might get some good info. Ron -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and

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2016-05-31 Thread Melisse Gamache
I use lard on my cast iron and let it heat for 15 minutes. On May 31, 2016 6:13 AM, "Teri Kavakos" wrote: > Ceramic is good not totally non sick but use butter and it will do the job > just fine. > > Teri > > On 5/31/2016 8:46 AM, Paul Steel wrote: > > Hey All > > I

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2016-05-31 Thread Teri Kavakos
Ceramic is good not totally non sick but use butter and it will do the job just fine. Teri On 5/31/2016 8:46 AM, Paul Steel wrote: Hey All I recently bought mercola's cookware and for certain things its greatBUT for making eggs its terrible...Even putting in a ton of butter doesn't

CS>Non Stick Cookware

2016-05-31 Thread Paul Steel
Hey All I recently bought mercola's cookware and for certain things its greatBUT for making eggs its terrible...Even putting in a ton of butter doesn't help. So my question is- Is there such a thing as a good nonstick pan?...If so, which one?? ThanksPaul