I Am Addicted To Cast Iron Cookware

[Phills14]

Induction top makes it crucial.

I found a cast iron pan buried in the yard. Totally rusty. I burned the rust off with acid and seasoned it. Looks great now. Works great

Can you use cast iron on an induction cook top???

 

[PIP]

Can you use cast iron on an induction cook top???

Oh yes indeed !

 

[2 For The Brew]

Oh yes indeed !

It does take a long time to heat up.

A very long time.

 

[PIP]

It does take a long time to heat up.

A very long time.

Really ?

I seared a steak the other night on an induction cook top in a cast iron pan and it took 5-6 minutes.

 

[bob2the2nd]

Can you use cast iron on an induction cook top???

Absolutely. What you have to be careful about is heating the cast iron up too quickly and warping it.

My cheap lodge stuff has no problem because of the thickness. My Griswold is a bit more picky and I've heated it up too quickly and it made it's warped problem just a bit worse.

 

[bob2the2nd]

It does take a long time to heat up.

A very long time.

??? Induction heats it faster than gas

 

[macbdog]

You cook pizza in your air fryer too?

Lol my pizza is already cooked when I pick it up at Lil Caesars yo.

 

[Phills14]

Lol my pizza is already cooked when I pick it up at Lil Caesars yo.

 

[2 For The Brew]

Awful that some people have no better option than Corporate Pizza. You couldn't do worse making your own pizza in a cast iron pan on top of an induction range.

 

[Cavatt]

Absolutely. What you have to be careful about is heating the cast iron up too quickly and warping it.

My cheap lodge stuff has no problem because of the thickness. My Griswold is a bit more picky and I've heated it up too quickly and it made it's warped problem just a bit worse.

Didn't realize that about the warping. I never use the higher settings. It heats up damn fast on medium. I get worried about burning stuff.

 

[Cavatt]

Can you use cast iron on an induction cook top???

As long as the bottom is magnetic it works great. Iron and enameled iron are great. There are some stainless steel ones that work too, but you have to test with a magnet.

I was bummed to find some of my cookware won't work, but I went to goodwill with a magnet and picked up the essentials. One general rule is magnetic stuff seems nicer in general. Guess it mostly means it isn't aluminum.

There are some metal stickers you can stick to your non-induction cookware, but I can't speak to it. Dunno if it is any good or not.

 

[Kouki]

I use a Lodge enameled dutch oven pretty frequently. Highly recommend an enameled dutch oven. Love it. Feels so homey cooking in it.

Unfortunately I cannot recommend the Lodge. Biggest problem is the cooking surface area, instead of it being like 10" of flat cooking surface it's only 6" flat before it tapers up. So searing stuff takes two batches instead of one. Also has developed some chinks around the rim.

Also pretty sure I broke an heirloom-quality cast iron pan a few weeks ago, tripped leaving a super bowl party and handle sheared off. Looked up the model on eBay and they are going for like 300 bucks

 

[Kouki]

I use a cast iron pan for when I make pizza. I've gone through different pans, screens, and stones for pizza but a cast iron pan seems to give me the best results for the time and effort it takes.

Kinda strange how this never comes up. I also use cast iron for pizza, but you only typically hear of stone vs. steel.

I also use it in my kamado grill that gets to 700F or so...very nice

 

[FiveThous]

Also have used my cast iron for pizza dough. Amazing crust when you do.

 

[Benway]

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Also have used my cast iron for pizza dough. Amazing crust when you do.

Stovetop or oven?