How To Cook With Cast Iron

Summary by Krater

This video covers how to season, cook with, and clean a cast iron pan, demonstrating stripping a damaged pan with vinegar and baking soda, seasoning it with flax seed oil in an oven at 500 degrees Fahrenheit, and three ways to use it for searing, baking, and frying.

From the video

Answers: How do you season, use, and clean a cast iron pan?

• Cast iron pan seasoning
• Restoring damaged cast iron
• Cooking steak in cast iron
• Baking desserts in cast iron
• Deep frying and shallow frying in cast iron
• Cleaning cast iron

What it concludes

• Cast iron pans can be successfully stripped and restored from heavy buildup and rust using a vinegar and water soak followed by baking soda and a scouring pad.
• Flax seed oil is the optimal oil for seasoning cast iron because it completely oxidizes in the oven.
• When seasoning cast iron, you must wipe off as much oil as possible to leave only a thin veneer in the pores of the metal.
• Cast iron pans should be baked upside down over a sheet tray at 500 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour to season properly.
• Cast iron is great for searing meats like steak because of its heat retention properties.
• Cast iron functions well as a shallow or deep fryer because its oil temperature retains heat much better than stainless steel.