I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Thanks,
Mark Ferrante
'Quod scripsi scripsi' - 'What I have written I have Written.'-- Pontius Pilate

"FERRANTE" wrote in message
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I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Yes. What do the instructions say?

FERRANTE wrote:
I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Use them... just hang em from the giant pot rack and have a few
brewskis while you dream about cooking.

Sheldon

FERRANTE wrote:
I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Thanks,
Mark Ferrante
'Quod scripsi scripsi' - 'What I have written I have Written.'-- Pontius Pilate

Here are links to some web pages with good advice about the use and
care of cast iron cookwa

http://www.melindalee.com/Cast-Iron.html

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Infor...stIronPans.htm

http://www.cookinglouisiana.com/Arti...-seasoning.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasoning_(cast_iron)

http://www.gcica.org/index.html


-Rusty

Rusty wrote:
FERRANTE wrote:
I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Here are links to some web pages with good advice about the use and
care of cast iron cookwa

Hmm, I don't think I'd be offering links on cast iron care were my name
*Rusty*! LOL

Sheldon

FERRANTE wrote:

I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

See section 5.2 of the rfc FAQ.

Victor

Sheldon wrote:
Rusty wrote:
FERRANTE wrote:
I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Here are links to some web pages with good advice about the use and
care of cast iron cookwa

Hmm, I don't think I'd be offering links on cast iron care were my name
*Rusty*! LOL

Sheldon



You got me there!

;-)

-Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide)

Sheldon wrote:

Rusty wrote:
FERRANTE wrote:
I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Here are links to some web pages with good advice about the use and
care of cast iron cookwa

Hmm, I don't think I'd be offering links on cast iron care were my name
*Rusty*! LOL

Sheldon

Toooo funny......lol....Sharon

Rusty wrote:
Sheldon wrote:
Rusty wrote:
FERRANTE wrote:
I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Here are links to some web pages with good advice about the use and
care of cast iron cookwa

Hmm, I don't think I'd be offering links on cast iron care were my name
*Rusty*! LOL

Sheldon



You got me there!

;-)

-Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide)

What about Fe3O4?

FERRANTE wrote:

I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Thanks,
Mark Ferrante
'Quod scripsi scripsi' - 'What I have written I have Written.'-- Pontius Pilate

Just depends. A lot of cast iron sold nowadays is seasoned at the
factory and no special care is needed prior to cooking with it. The
"care instructions" included with the cast iron should specify. Enjoy
-- cast iron pots/pans can become heirloom worthy!

Sky

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FERRANTE wrote:

I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

Thanks,
Mark Ferrante
'Quod scripsi scripsi' - 'What I have written I have Written.'-- Pontius
Pilate

It's helpful, but not 100% necessary.
It will season with use.

I'd fry bacon the first time just to get it started. :-)
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

FERRANTE wrote in
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I just bought a cast iron chicken frying skillet and lid and also a 5
quart Dutch oven/lid, also cast iron. I ma new to cast iron cooking.
Is there something I should do prior to using it the first time to
protect/seal or whatever to it?

I like oregano and a few anchovies with my cast iron.

Maybe you should search google for a seasoning recipe or two for your new
pans.


--

Charles
The significant problems we face cannot be solved
at the same level of thinking we were at when we
created them. Albert Einstein