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Raj
09-01-2007, 06:24 PM
Anyone have any tips on using one of these?

Apart from oil it dont wash it that is :wink: - all advice appreciated, especially if useful...
General Lighting
09-01-2007, 06:29 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_iron_cookware

quite a bit there, you are supposed to season it with non-politically correct fats like proper lard etc..
Raj
09-01-2007, 06:50 PM
That will be part of my problem - the person from whom I inherited it may have used a dishwasher on it out of ignorance :scared:

Thanks for the link GL - never thought of looking there.
Raj
09-01-2007, 07:08 PM
Wooo

wicked site:

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Information/CastIronPans.htm

raaaraaaraaa
General Lighting
09-01-2007, 07:22 PM
I'd found the link some time ago whilst looking for info on different kinds of woks :laugh_at:
Raj
09-01-2007, 07:31 PM
:weee: :weee: :weee:

did you find what you wanted?

:groucho:
General Lighting
09-01-2007, 07:40 PM
yep, although it was mostly research to confirm my suspicions that there are a lot of poor quality woks around at the moment....
Raj
09-01-2007, 07:46 PM
I always try to buy woks in Chinese supermarkets for choice :wink: as they tend to be better than european equivalents
MrAHC
11-01-2007, 03:39 PM
My advice is; with the price of cast iron being what it is get it weighed in :wink:
Raj
11-01-2007, 03:41 PM
I am going to persevere for a while Mr AHC :wink: plus its handy for use as a paperweight :laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at:which with the winds round here just now is essential :groucho:
MrAHC
11-01-2007, 04:52 PM
I am going to persevere for a while Mr AHC :wink: plus its handy for use as a paperweight :laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at:which with the winds round here just now is essential :groucho:
I'm woried me 12ft strobe tower will blow over that i just put up in me garden lol
sistersemtex
11-01-2007, 05:14 PM
It could be use for things other that a paperweight like does it have a good swing to it
Raj
11-01-2007, 05:28 PM
:weee: :weee: :weee: maybe I will keep it by the backdoor then ...:laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at:

:bounce_fl:bounce_fl:bounce_fl:bounce_fl:bounce_fl
Angel
11-01-2007, 06:26 PM
I thought she ment the bedroom :laugh_at: :laugh_at: :laugh_at:

:shy:
Raj
11-01-2007, 06:27 PM
:devil_wag didnt think of that - think it would need to be consensual - its pretty heavy....
SD
11-01-2007, 07:46 PM
Ive had the same iron and steel pans for ages, I just rub them with olive oil on a bit of tissue every time I use them, they shouldnt rust then
MrAHC
12-01-2007, 08:28 AM
Ive had the same iron and steel pans for ages, I just rub them with olive oil on a bit of tissue every time I use them, they shouldnt rust then
I recon Deisil oil is better.
starlaugh
12-01-2007, 02:52 PM
When i was a chef i always used iron pans, i baked them in the oven with olive oil and a little salt. I repeated this a few times and the pan became perfect! nothing stuck to it!

Jsut dont scrub them! warm sopapy water and a soft cloth to clean them up! :wink:
General Lighting
12-01-2007, 04:11 PM
I always try to buy woks in Chinese supermarkets for choice :wink: as they tend to be better than european equivalents

which is what my family normally do but we couldn't find a Chinese supermarket in Ipswich (which is strange, there mustbe one somewhere)
Raj
12-01-2007, 04:15 PM
Ask the local Chinese restaurant? [what they dont know about a good wok probably aint worth knowing :groucho:]
MrAHC
12-01-2007, 04:27 PM
When i was a chef i always used iron pans, i baked them in the oven with olive oil and a little salt. I repeated this a few times and the pan became perfect! nothing stuck to it!

Jsut dont scrub them! warm sopapy water and a soft cloth to clean them up! :wink:
bollox Deisil is best or maybe sump oil!