Skillets for guys

[mac]

We got a new and fancy electric range, and to my horror, the manual says not to use cast iron skillets. I'm devestated. Well maybe not devestated, but disappointed. I've had some of these for close to 40 years. You can not hurt them. You can even use them for target practice, with BB guns anyway, and still not hurt them. Meanwhile my wife has gone through maybe six or seven sets of cookwear. You know the kind with a super lifetime coating. Only the lifetime is measured in dog years. The manual says my cast iron will scratch the surface. I was wondering if I can have them mechanically polished to a super smooth finish. Someone at a brake shop should be able to do it.

 

[Greg Pack]

I think I would just have to scratch it. Cast Iron is a great cooking surface once seasoned properly

I've set my skillet in another container to help diffuse heat, perhaps you could find something to go between the two that is range friendly.

 

[MEP001]

You can definitely polish metal to the point it won't scratch a much softer surface. I use a steel putty knife to remove decals from Lexan - I sand it with progressively finer wet sandpaper and give it a quick buff, and it's safe to use. I don't know if the same can be done with cast iron or how that polished surface will react after being heated and washed.

I sometimes use metal utensils in my Teflon pans even though it says not to. I'm careful when I do and have never scratched the coating.

 

[ted mcmeekin]

I have a nephew who use teach scouts how to minimize use of pots/pans when cooking over campfire. A breakfast favorite was --cut grapefruit in half, eat grapefruit meat, set rind on some nice coals, add a little water, crack eggs into water--bingo poached egss with nice citrus flavor, eat out of rind and no mess.

OK does not have any thing to do with cast iron skillet.

Ted

Ted

 

[pitzerwm]

Teflon shouldn't be used above medium heat.

I'd think that you would have to be careless to scratch that glass.

If you bought one of those new stoves that doesn't turn on until the pot is put on it, then they probably know what they are talking about.

 

[rph9168]

If it is an induction stove top they scratch real easy. I had one several years ago and it became so bad I had to replace it.

 

[seattleguy]

If it is an induction stove top they scratch real easy. I had one several years ago and it became so bad I had to replace it.

That is bad to hear. We have an induction on order.

 

[rph9168]

We had ours in the mid 90's. Maybe they are more durable now.