CandidPicker
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man i was drunk and high when i wrote all that about pizza and ‘the florida’; please disregard.
It's OK, we think you're high and drunk half the time anyway, so no worries from us.

man i was drunk and high when i wrote all that about pizza and ‘the florida’; please disregard.
It's OK, we think you're high and drunk half the time anyway, so no worries from us.![]()
i’ve had a few so i’ll finally say it: ‘alfredo sauce’ is not a substitute for hollandaise. it’ll kill ya.
As much as I would love to get my paws on a Custom 24 Floyd, I have to do the sensible thing and pay some bills and take care of my family. I'm sure Paul would understand.
If you are talking about the Lodge crap, yes, seasoning cast iron sucks. That stuff is made for camping. However, one can do what I did and purchase used Griswold cast iron from estate sales. There is a night and day difference between the cast iron cookware made by Griswold and Lodge. High quality cast iron is being produced today, but it is not cheap. My newest piece of non-enameled cast iron is over 60 years old and my oldest is over 90 years old. Good cast iron is a lifetime purchase. The trick is to find the diamonds in the rough. They are the skillets with years of caked on grease from being loved. Restoring this cast iron is as simple as running it through an oven on self-clean. I personally use the yellow Easy Off method. After the cast iron has been stripped down to bare metal, I coat the entire surface with grape seed oil and put it in the oven at 350F for hour, let it cool, and repeat the process until the cast iron is a deep brown. From there, it is a matter of never using soap to clean it. I use a chain mail scrubber and hot water followed up by a light coat of grape seed oil. Nothing makes a better crust on a grilled cheese sandwich than a cast iron skillet.
I love cast iron but am now a convert to carbon steel pans. My De Buyer is my favorite pan now. Took seasoning better than cast iron too.
Nice! I just got a carbon steel pan last week. I must have done a poor job seasoning cuz the beef I was browning stuck like a mother!
Well, we just bought a house and sold our current house this weekend. Closing June 1st. Haven't received any stimulus money yet, but if we do it will likely all go towards paint, fixtures, and various home projects at the new place.
Nice! I just got a carbon steel pan last week. I must have done a poor job seasoning cuz the beef I was browning stuck like a mother!
Nice! I just got a carbon steel pan last week. I must have done a poor job seasoning cuz the beef I was browning stuck like a mother!
Sweet! Good to know!It took me several cooks before it really developed that patina. It's very dark now, but smooth. Give it a few more cooks, it'll come around!