[nichole]

i love my cast iron pans...have questions though

what do you grease your pan with? i have been using just vegetable oil in between use to keep it from rusting. can i use olive oil or will that go bad sitting out?

also i have a skillet. can i use that for frozen french fries or biscuits that go in the oven? i would think it would burn. we are still using our old cookie sheet for that stuff...i think it is teflon.

also i use a teflon pan for eggs. i have heard people say they use cast iron for eggs here but i just can't imagine it. i guess you have to have it greased but not too oily? my grandma said to spray PAM on it. ha. i dont think so.

 

[Pookietooth]

I use my cast iron pan for eggs. I use olive oil or coconut oil to reseason it mostly. I use butter for cooking eggs, just make sure the pan is well preheated. You can also use a stainless steel omelet pan, just use plenty of butter/oil and preheat it as well.

 

[mamabohl]

after trying a few times I have found that cast iron is easier for eggs that teflon or stainless steel. Just use more grease than you would for teflon.

 

[timneh_mom]

I have used veg oil or olive oil, but my pans are pretty well seasoned, so it doesn't need much anymore. I don't see why you can't put your biscuits/fries in your pan and use it in the oven, it holds the heat really well and for a really long time though, so you will want to experiment and make sure things don't burn.

I've had my cast iron for many years and it is very well seasoned, I do use them for eggs all the time with no problem. You will want to be generous with the butter or olive oil or whatever you prefer to cook your eggs in, though, just for extra insurance!

 

[sedalbj]

I just cooked scrambled eggs for the first time this morning in my cast iron, I put enough butter to coat the pan but not too too much. And my DH and I were just discussing tonight how the eggs this morning were so good... It is a pretty new pan, not too well seasoned yet...

 

[Princessessjay]

FWIW DH uses our cast iron for oven stuff too (like biscuits). He's our primary chef around here and discovered cast iron a couple years ago and loves it!

 

[ashleyhaugh]

cast iron makes the best corn bread, so i dont see why biscuits wouldnt work too

 

[QuestionGal]

i found that i couldn't use olive oil on my cast iron, but veggie oil works great. I found a site online about cast iron care and it specifically said not to use oils like coconut, olive, or sesame but to use vegetable type oils. Sorry, I don't have the link or i'd post it for you.

 

[mosesface]

i use vegetable oil on my cast iron. our kitchen stays pretty warm most of the time (we live in south central texas with no central a/c) so any other oil is bound to go bad. however, if you use your cast iron every day or several days a week and actually scrub them (rather than just wiping them out), you might not have a huge problem with rancid oils. to be safe, though, i'd stick with what you know isn't going to go bad.

as for biscuits, i think cast iron would only work if you wanted a very crispy crust. cast iron works great for cornbread because is basically fries the crust (that's why you heat the pan with lard or oil in it first). i'd stick with a baking pan...but that's just cause i looooove my biscuits so soft.

and as for french fries, etc., there's nothing like a cast iron dutch oven for frying!! but for reheating those fries, i'd use a cookie sheet (i've blackened many a sweet potato fry trying to reheat in my cast iron

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