Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you use your cast iron

Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you use your cast iron https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:32:43 +0000 looch on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517776 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:10:54 +0000 looch 1517776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use my enameled dutch oven to bake no knead bread! Mrs. Oatmeal on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517736 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:00:00 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1517736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I want some Le Creuset so badly! Right now, I have a Kitchenaid cast iron Dutch oven, and we love it. Usually used for soups/stews or braising things. DH makes an awesome chicken cacciatore in it. danda on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517732 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:59:22 +0000 danda 1517732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @psw27: Mostly there are warnings about scorching the food. danda on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517724 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:57:55 +0000 danda 1517724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @locavore_mama: I only have LC cast iron, so the pan and skillet are black inside and the pot and braiser are enameled inside. JessKas on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517667 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:42:19 +0000 JessKas 1517667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use cast iron for pretty much everything. It's great for getting a good sear. I think you use it on low because cast iron conducts heat really well and you don't need to use such a high heat. swurlygurl on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517649 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:36:55 +0000 swurlygurl 1517649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We almost exclusively use a cast iron skillet to cook. It took us a while to get a good seasoning on it (but just recently I KILLED our seasoning and we're having to start over :( ), but once we had it, cooking with the skillet is a dream! We can fry/scramble eggs with no sticking, get amazing sears on chicken breasts, cook fish without it sticking or flaking... anything we want! I don't have any recipes, per se, because I just do normal cooking it. We mostly have meat + steamed veggies + salad, so it's usually just used to cook meats, but I have cooked almost anything in it (saute veggies, cook rice/quinoa, etc) psw27 on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517648 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:36:39 +0000 psw27 1517648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I make soup in my large pot quite a lot. I have also made baked pastas that can be mixed on the stove then right into the oven. Oh and I've done braised short ribs in there too - starting on stove and right to the oven. For what it's worth I use high heat on my cast iron... and I worked at a cooking store selling Le Cruset. I've never heard of that being forbidden! What happens to it if you use high heat? regberadaisy on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517644 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:36:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1517644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Are you referring to a typical Le Creuset French Oven like this: <a href="http://www.lecreuset.com/cookware/french-ovens---braisers/round-french-ovens/mariner-star-round-french-oven" rel="nofollow">http://www.lecreuset.com/cookware/french-ovens---braisers/round-french-ovens/mariner-star-round-french-oven</a> or a cast iron like this: <a href="http://www.target.com/p/lodge-cast-iron-pre-seasoned-skillet-12-inch" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/lodge-cast-iron-pre-seasoned-skillet-12-inch</a> Just want to make sure because I use them very differently. danda on "How do you use your cast iron" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-your-cast-iron#post-1517618 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:31:34 +0000 danda 1517618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have several Le Creuset items (skillet, French oven, pan, braiser) from our wedding that I love but rarely use as it takes forever to cook anything because of the instructions to not use high heat). Am I using it wrong? How do you cook with your cast iron? Extra credit for favorite recipes!