Re: Cast Iron Cookware - safety and care

[Guest guest]

Pratick, check out the archives (Onibasu search), there was a good discussion of

this about two years ago on NN, although it wasn't conclusively pro- or anti-

cast iron cookware. I suspect that cast iron is a better choice than a lot of

other materials and you can't beat its heat distribution properties.

Tom

Pratick Mukherjee wrote:

> Greetings,

>

> A dept. store nearby is selling cast iron cookware at great prices, and I am

thinking

> about getting some.

>

> What is the deal with the safety of cast iron cookware?

> Does iron leech into foods?

> What kind of foods are safe to cook in cast iron?

>

> Also, what about care and maintenance?

> How often do they have to be seasoned, and with what?

> The packaging says that these are " pre-seasoned " - I assume they would have

used

> vegetable oil (yuck !).

>

> How can I undo that seasoning and use my own?

>

> Any ideas welcome.

>

> -Pratick

>