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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #50 on: January 09, 2013, 04:58:45 PM »
I have some of the newer Lodge skillets that are bumpy.  After a good seasoning, (helped along by daily bacon frying of course!) I have no trouble with eggs, or pancakes sticking. 


I bought one of the aforementioned "combo cookers" from Amazon to use while I waited for our kitchen goods to be moved.  I like it a lot.  The dutch oven part good for small batch frying and the skillet part is the perfect size for cooking 3 large eggs. 

http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Logic-Pre-Seasoned-Combo-Cooker/dp/B0009JKG9M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357768388&sr=8-1&keywords=lodge+combo



Also, these handle mitts are nice to have:
http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Striped-Handle-Holders-Mitts/dp/B000050AV8/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1357768620&sr=1-2&keywords=lodge+handle+mitt
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #51 on: January 09, 2013, 05:04:46 PM »
RHS, welding gloves are $7 for a 3 pr pack at harbor freight. Makes awesome oven mitts
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #52 on: January 09, 2013, 05:39:15 PM »
Quote from: Avenger29 on January 09, 2013, 05:04:46 PM
RHS, welding gloves are $7 for a 3 pr pack at harbor freight. Makes awesome oven mitts

being a married guy having welding gloves in the kitchen doesn't fly.

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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #53 on: January 09, 2013, 05:41:30 PM »
Quote from: Avenger29 on January 09, 2013, 05:04:46 PM
RHS, welding gloves are $7 for a 3 pr pack at harbor freight. Makes awesome oven mitts

I'm aware.  But those are convenient because you can just put them on the handle and they stay there. 
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #54 on: January 10, 2013, 11:20:41 AM »
Quote from: charby on January 09, 2013, 05:39:15 PM
being a married guy having welding gloves in the kitchen doesn't fly.



Only if they are the same ones you use for actual welding!  <- did this once out of desperation.
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #55 on: January 10, 2013, 11:28:10 AM »
Quote from: 41magsnub on January 10, 2013, 11:20:41 AM
Only if they are the same ones you use for actual welding!  <- did this once out of desperation.

I have a pair she bought me for the BBQ and dutch oven, but I tried to keep them in the kitchen and got accosted for it.

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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #56 on: January 10, 2013, 12:15:09 PM »
Quote from: 41magsnub on January 10, 2013, 11:20:41 AM
Only if they are the same ones you use for actual welding!  <- did this once out of desperation.

I've done this.  Welding gloves rock for hot cast iron.
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #57 on: March 02, 2013, 07:39:05 PM »
Slight thread necro.

I was wandering through Walmart today looking for a wort chiller and I noticed that they had Lodge cast iron cookware.

I picked up a 12" skillet for $15. I think it's the only thing in the store made in the US.
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #58 on: March 02, 2013, 07:44:01 PM »
Quote from: Nick1911 on January 10, 2013, 12:15:09 PM
I've done this.  Welding gloves rock for hot cast iron.

I use old motorcycle gloves.
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #59 on: March 02, 2013, 08:27:41 PM »
i picked up a flat lodge 10.5 inch griddle at walmart last weekend

its perfect for tortillas, pancakes and the low sides are great for flipping eggs

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lodge-10-1-2-Cast-Iron-Griddle/5969629
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #60 on: March 02, 2013, 08:32:29 PM »
Quote from: charby on January 10, 2013, 11:28:10 AM
I have a pair she bought me for the BBQ and dutch oven, but I tried to keep them in the kitchen and got accosted for it.



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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #61 on: March 02, 2013, 08:44:03 PM »
Quote from: dogmush on March 02, 2013, 07:39:05 PM
Slight thread necro.

I was wandering through Walmart today looking for a wort chiller and I noticed that they had Lodge cast iron cookware.

I picked up a 12" skillet for $15. I think it's the only thing in the store made in the US.
Yep they have it. Also check out the camping section near the utensils, lanterns, stoves, etc. They have more types over there than what they have with the cook ware.
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #62 on: March 03, 2013, 10:39:09 AM »
In the last couple months I've transitioned over to using my cast iron and steel cookware almost exclusively.

I picked up a Lodge 3qt pot with frypan cover on Amazon as well as a carbon steel wok. That gives me three sizes of frypans/skillets a pot and a wok. My stainless pots have been getting used lately also.

The stuff I'm buying now will last me the rest of my life. The non-stick stuff is emblematic of our culture, lighter, more convenient, cheaper and has a built in obsolescence.

The non stick stuff is getting sidelined more and more.
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #63 on: March 03, 2013, 10:57:40 AM »
Quote from: Ron on March 03, 2013, 10:39:09 AM
In the last couple months I've transitioned over to using my cast iron and steel cookware almost exclusively.

I've been doing the same thing. I have one small stainless pot I use mostly for boiling water for coffee and stuff, another stainless pot with a steamer insert for doing vegetables, and then most everything else in one of three cast iron skillets / pots. I also got myself a big Pyrex casserole dish. Most all the non-stick is pushed to the back of the cabinet right now.
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Re: Cast Iron Skillets
« Reply #64 on: March 03, 2013, 12:33:02 PM »
All of my cast iron is probably older than me, 68.  Alot of the older brands are better than Lodge.  Some of them are Griswold, Favorite (my favorite), Martin.  I can't think of any others on the good list.  Wagner is hit of miss depending on the individual piece.  Some are great and some are stick city.  Cast iron is all I have ever cooked on.  chris3
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