Cast iron pan?

[NJHusky]

Just a quick question before the talk is all basketball

Looking to get a cast iron pan, mostly for searing food cooked in a sous vide.

Do I need to spend 120+ or is the 25 cast iron Amazon pan sufficient? What’s the diff..besides the price

TIA

 

[auror]

Cheap Lodge

 

[Dove]

Do NOT spend $125.

 

[gorbowski06]

The expensive ones might already be seasoned and maybe thicker but the cheaper ones are just fine

 

[jleves]

Yup - Lodge pan is fine. Spend some time learning how to properly season and clean it (don't get one that's preseasoned if you can help it).

 

[RichCTBB]

Lodge all the way. $125 is just marketing….you can season it even it comes “pre-seasoned”.

 

[husky429]

Lodge pan is fine. The bougie cast irons are a waste of money.

Better yet, get one at a tag sale or a flea market. Strip it, season it, and you can use it forever. My cast iron pan is from 1926 passed down from my grandmother.

FWIW I don't love the stubbliness of the new cast iron pans (like Lodge) get because they're cast in sand. If you're really into cooking, sanding it down and reseasoning is the way to go.

 

[temery]

Just a quick question before the talk is all basketball

Looking to get a cast iron pan, mostly for searing food cooked in a sous vide.

Do I need to spend 120+ or is the 25 cast iron Amazon pan sufficient? What’s the diff..besides the price

TIA

Amazon.com : lodge cast iron

 

[brihman]

Just a quick question before the talk is all basketball

Looking to get a cast iron pan, mostly for searing food cooked in a sous vide.

Do I need to spend 120+ or is the 25 cast iron Amazon pan sufficient? What’s the diff..besides the price

TIA

Lodge is the move here. How has your experience with sous vide been?

 

[Hoophound]

Lodge pan is fine. The bougie cast irons are a waste of money.

Better yet, get one at a tag sale or a flea market. Strip it, season it, and you can use it forever. My cast iron pan is from 1926 passed down from my grandmother.

FWIW I don't love the stubbliness of the new cast iron pans (like Lodge) get because they're cast in sand. If you're really into cooking, sanding it down and reseasoning is the way to go.

I love having some of my grandparents old pans. Something really warm and comforting about it.

 

[husky429]

I love having some of my grandparents old pans. Something really warm and comforting about it.

Plus one in each hand will scare aware most home intruders and/or Trick or Treaters.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Lodge pan is fine. The bougie cast irons are a waste of money.

Better yet, get one at a tag sale or a flea market. Strip it, season it, and you can use it forever. My cast iron pan is from 1926 passed down from my grandmother.

FWIW I don't love the stubbliness of the new cast iron pans (like Lodge) get because they're cast in sand. If you're really into cooking, sanding it down and reseasoning is the way to go.

That's really cool, hopefully it'll see another 100 years.

 

[Luna]

Love my all-clad D3 stainless !!!

 

[PNolanFan]

The cast iron is great, I saw quality ones at home goods last week for 18 dollars each. Key is to season it properly. I use vegteble oil but I have heard other people use differnet oils

 

[fatlucy]

Just a quick question before the talk is all basketball

Looking to get a cast iron pan, mostly for searing food cooked in a sous vide.

Do I need to spend 120+ or is the 25 cast iron Amazon pan sufficient? What’s the diff..besides the price

TIA

I’ve been cooking in my cheap CI pans for years. Don’t spend big money, it’s unecessary.

 

[husky429]

Love my all-clad D3 stainless !!!

Got a set of all-clad for a wedding gift and it has definitely changed my cooking game.

 

[TheHorde]

Get a Cracker Barrel one. They sell them at their locations.

 

[NJHusky]

I bought one at a flea market for our Vt house. Unfortunately here in Fla not so prevalent.

 

[navery12]

I work for a company that sells the expensive ones, don't bother. The cheaper ones work fine for any ordinary person

 

[NJHusky]

Lodge is the move here. How has your experience with sous vide been?

I’ll let u know. Just starting. Seems really easy. But everyone says u need to seer the protein

 

[husky429]

I work for a company that sells the expensive ones, don't bother. The cheaper ones work fine for any ordinary person

What is the actual difference? Sometimes a different shape or handle?

 

[huskeynut]

I have a couple of Lodge cast iron pieces - 12 inch skillet and a 12 quart Dutch oven. Both are about 25 years old. Been properly maintained over the years. Cook great.

Go with Lodge.

 

[superjohn]

Get a cheap one. Season it yourself with bacon fat.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Go with Lodge. They will last forever and will not break the bank. Lodge also has carbon steel pans now which are great as well. A little less bulky than cast iron, but can be used the same way.

Keep some coarse salt on hand and a chain metal brush/scraper to clean your cast iron with. No need for soap. If you do use soap every once in awhile remember to season the pan again with a high smoke point oil.