I'm looking at a pan I picked up last week. Machine washing is fine.
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SauRoNZA
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Yeah I do the same, can’t let that bacon magic go to waste.
Funny enough I usually cook my bacon in the oven rather than in a pan, unless I'm seasoning cast iron.
SauRoNZA
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Like I said before it’s “fine” but it’s not great.
Washing my pans with just warm water and a brush definitely makes them more nonstick than the alternatives with soap or dishwashers.
The secondary problem of course is also it’s very hard to make that thing fit and if you don’t run the dishwasher every single night you end up washing it by hand anyway.
But tell you what for shits and giggles before I run the dishwasher again I’ll make a fried egg in my LC and then smash it through the dishwasher and do it again afterwards taking notes.
SauRoNZA
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Air fryer for me.
But I recently got a grill pan and it’s been quite fun to amuse the children with bacon that has likes across and also makes draining the fat off so much easier.
Need to find the exact temperature for it still, but may just become my go to method when doing only one packet.
SauRoNZA
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Seems I’m at least not completely mad.
verywellkitchen.com
This is what I suspect I was thinking of specific to the Black Satin enamel and which is exactly my experience.
Interesting it’s left out on the local website.
And that’s the same logic I apply to non-coated cast iron where you need to re-season it often if you use the dishwasher or harsh soap.
Much easier to just avoid it entirely unless absolutely necessary.
Can You Put Le Creuset in the Dishwasher? - VeryWell Kitchen
Le Creuset is a French cookware brand that has been in business for nearly a century. They are known for their high-quality, enamel-coated cast iron pots and
verywellkitchen.com
This is what I suspect I was thinking of specific to the Black Satin enamel and which is exactly my experience.
Interesting it’s left out on the local website.
And that’s the same logic I apply to non-coated cast iron where you need to re-season it often if you use the dishwasher or harsh soap.
Much easier to just avoid it entirely unless absolutely necessary.
SauRoNZA
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That’s the one thing I love is just sticking it straight in the oven.
And you are quite right on the weight, it’s great 99% of the time but you aren’t flipping any pancakes with these.
Almost smashes my ceramic top when I tried that.
pinball wizard
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How silly. Bacon and eggs in one pan is the ****.
Oven cooked bacon is better. The fat renders much better than pan frying, with the possible exception of starting with a layer of water in it. There's nothing stoping you from collecting the fat and using it to fry your eggs.
And I can cook a couple packs at a time in the oven.
pinball wizard
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Who needs a couple of packs of bacon at a time?Oven cooked bacon is better. The fat renders much better than pan frying, with the possible exception of starting with a layer of water in it. There's nothing stoping you from collecting the fat and using it to fry your eggs.
And I can cook a couple packs at a time in the oven.
Oh, and all that extra cleaning up. Bugger that. One pan and done. I do the same with my steak and eggs.
We regularly eat a pack, or the equivalent of since I often make my own, at a time. More if we have guests.
You lay it out on a baking sheet, put it in a cold oven crank the heat and 25 minutes later its perfectly cooked. No muss, no fuss.
Yeah, it's brutal.
pinball wizard
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What's your hat got to do with it?
Out of the two of us, no one is going to think I'm the one using that as a hat
pinball wizard
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True. That looks the normal one. I assume you use heavy duty foil. My bad.Out of the two of us, no one is going to think I'm the one using that as a hat
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I love using cast iron cookware. To season coat in olive oil and bake the pan at 180C for an hour.
newby_investor
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Yes. What's that to you?
But also my wife and mother-in-law complain about heavy stuff.
I'm not sure that's what's meant when "carbon steel" is used normally.
It looks like this:
Heat it up with Seasoned Carbon Steel
Shop the original home of American cast iron. Create kitchen memories with Lodge Cast Iron skillets, dutch ovens, carbon steel, pans, bakeware & more.
www.lodgecastiron.com
Definitely not non-stick coated, you season it the same as cast iron.
pinball wizard
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Buy em direct from China at CJ's in Cyrildene.Yes. What's that to you?
But also my wife and mother-in-law complain about heavy stuff.
I'm not sure that's what's meant when "carbon steel" is used normally.
It looks like this:
Heat it up with Seasoned Carbon Steel
Shop the original home of American cast iron. Create kitchen memories with Lodge Cast Iron skillets, dutch ovens, carbon steel, pans, bakeware & more.
Definitely not non-stick coated, you season it the same as cast iron.
Pineapple Smurf
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So I bought a piece of rubbish?Yes. What's that to you?
But also my wife and mother-in-law complain about heavy stuff.
I'm not sure that's what's meant when "carbon steel" is used normally.
It looks like this:
Heat it up with Seasoned Carbon Steel
Shop the original home of American cast iron. Create kitchen memories with Lodge Cast Iron skillets, dutch ovens, carbon steel, pans, bakeware & more.
Definitely not non-stick coated, you season it the same as cast iron.
Bummer, oh well only 79 bux