They key with cast iron is using enough fat, which is generally more than you’d use with other cookware. High heat just burns the fat and/or the food, ruining your meal and making cleanup more difficult.
What cast iron is really good at in terms of heat is retaining it. There’s enough mass that you have to preheat the pan for longer, but once it’s hot, it stays at a pretty stable temperature when you add your ingredients. It doesn’t get hot spots as severly, either, especially if preheated for a good long time at a relatively low heat.
Yeah cast iron, even with a good seasoning, will never match a Teflon coating. It’s pretty good, but you will need to cook some bacon in the pan before the eggs to make them not stick.
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Eggs with no oil will stick in a “non-stick” pan, too.
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When you’re cutting out vegetable oils to lose weight, you’re doing it wrong.
Your body needs them.
What it doesn’t need is animal fat, and what you can safely reduce to lose weight are simple carbohydrates.
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A bit of olive oil in a mister doesn’t add enough calories to matter.
That’s just an abuse of olive oil. Olive oil is a finishing oil when you want the flavor. Use a neutral oil like avocado.
I like evoo. 🤷♀️ I like avocado too, and I live in a food and transportation desert, so there’s also that.
They key with cast iron is using enough fat, which is generally more than you’d use with other cookware. High heat just burns the fat and/or the food, ruining your meal and making cleanup more difficult.
What cast iron is really good at in terms of heat is retaining it. There’s enough mass that you have to preheat the pan for longer, but once it’s hot, it stays at a pretty stable temperature when you add your ingredients. It doesn’t get hot spots as severly, either, especially if preheated for a good long time at a relatively low heat.
A tiny bit of water unsticks them.
Yeah cast iron, even with a good seasoning, will never match a Teflon coating. It’s pretty good, but you will need to cook some bacon in the pan before the eggs to make them not stick.