/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15037113
>expensive

>>15037113
If you consider $10 more expensive than the cheapest of cheap wal-mart teflon pan expensive, then consider getting a fucking job.

>>15037113
Yes, just use copper.
But /ck/ontratians will shit on this opinion

>>15037113
?? they're basically the cheapest pan actually worth owning

>>15037122
>>15037143
In Brazil they are pretty expensive

>>15037124
The difference where I live is at least five times the price of a regular pan

>>15037159
Are you sure you're not talking about an enameled dutch oven or something?

>>15037167
Yes, I am sure, it probably costs this much because there aren't brands with a cast iron line here

>>15037113
>>15037113
Cheap. Last forever. You need to have four or five properly seasoned. Not the tool for everything but damn close.

>>15037113
Not this one.
Buy once, cry once
Staub enameled, btw

>>15037266
I bought the Le Creuset one. The price is fucking stupid on that thing, but it's easily the best piece of equipment in my kitchen. I make almost everything in it, except beef / chicken soup.

>>15037113
You’re that Teflon shill from AECOM right?

>>15037192
Cant you order 1 online

Get stainless steel instead

I bought Le Creuset and All-Clad, LC is the pan that I use the most, by far. Its so useful.

>>15037113
>expensive

How? I have the Victoria 12" one and it was like $20 at macy's.

>>15037159
go to a used store and look around, to a garage sale, BUY ONLINE.

No matter what condition a cast iron is in you can bring it back to life relatively easily.

>>15037907
I'm more impressed that you found a Macy's still in business and hasn't been turned into a Spirit Halloween

The only people that dont use iron pans are the ones that cant cook for shit and they never going to understand cooking.
Thats the true
also they are not expensive since you can get one used and clean it

join the cult anon

>>15038108
I'll join, but first you need to label that pan with the location of all 8 dynamic pour points.

Iron is great
Carbon steel is also good, probably better actually
Stainless is a good option too

>>15037113
>cast iron
>expensive

>>15037113
its a piece of equipment. Use it or dont teflon shill

>>15038129
i still use my finex for everything desu
i just like taking pictures as im cooking to flex on my friends

>>15037132
Are you seriously recommending copper as a cheap alternative to a cast iron or are you being sarcastic? I can't even tell any more.

>>15038108
>8 dynamic pour points
Have fun pouring sauce all over your forearm when using dynamic point #8

>>15037113
Reddit pans

>>15038108

>go to thrift store
>Old cast iron is $100/pan starting
>Literally a lodge pan I can buy for $30 down the street is $130
what the fuck?

>>15039234
Got mine at Costco for 9.97. It's tramontina chink shit but came with a silicone grip and it does the job.

>>15039234

The older stuff had a different manufacturing process than the new stuff, and are prized more by “cast iron fans.” So old Wagners and shit are in hiher demand and thus cost more. Same reason why oxtails have gone up to like $7 a pound, these fucking hipster faggots.

>>15037150
>>15037159
Why did we let the south americans have internet?

>>15037122
Not him, but good cast iron pans aren't cheap.

I'm thinking about buying a 28cm castiron skillet to make tortillas, but it's more than R$ 150,00.

What else can I use such thing for?

>>15039340
>R$ 150,00
First tell us how much that is in real money

>>15039319

A 10 inch Lodge is like $15 and is fine if thats all they can afford. Even carbon steel is like $55 max for a deBuyers. I think my Le Creuset skillet was like $120 and thats not even that much if you really love to cook and want to have good tools.

>>15039357
2nd'd. Gonna need that in USD, friendo.

>>15039357
About 30 US dollar units.

>>15037113
superior cookware coming through

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>>15039234
what the fuck?
You're not going to a church thrift store

>>15037150
Retarded, don't buy them from fucking internet here, just go for an local shop and they should have them for cheap prices

Fuck seasoning, is an enameled cast iron pan better than a cheapo aluminium non-stick?

>>15042738

Yes. I bought a Le Creuset for $130 and have used it for years. My parents got a set for their wedding and have used the same set for 34 years. Do you really think a T-Fal is going to not only give you the same heat retention, but 34 years of service? They will die still using the same Le Creuset, I might even die using theirs.

>>15039234
the older ones are not only antique brand names, but the older manufacturing process had workers take a grinder to them and smooth the surface over. if you look you can find budget pans that have better finish. you can also buy a lodge and take an angle grinder to it yourself.

>>15042672
Not him, but where I live there is virtually no price difference between shops and Mercado Livre. Sometimes you find better deals on line.

>>15042819
This is true. Hell, you can use a sanding block if you're persistent. Took 20 or 30 minutes to do my Lodge.

>>15037150
Don't you have some local supplier of sheet/carbon steel pans?

Meme iron is an inexpensive but stupid American meme.

>>15037113
Nope. They're worth it
Heavier almost always = better

>>15043486
Nah. Cast iron has great heat retention, but the heat distribution is trash.

>>15043506
I disagree; in my experience everything cooks evenly on it
Maybe it depends on the quality of the pan, or the size of the food cooked on it

>>15043413
Yeah I've done one pan with a random orbital sander but it was to remove rust. I like concentric patterns in the factory made ones. My sandpaper one was just smooth on the bottom.

>>15037113

'ron is cheap and indestructible
nothing like a 'za sandwich from a hot 'ron

>>15040887
*actually, sticks everything you cook like a boss*

>>15043591
>za sandwich
I know you're just memeing, but that does sound really good, actually.

Yes and no.

Most people who buy one aren't going to utilize it to it's full potential. They'll use the store bought seasoning that it has and it'll sit around as a steak pan taking up room. However, if you take the time to build a good seasoning and really break in the flavors, it'll be the best pan you'll ever use.

>$20 for a 10.5" lodge skillet
>1 month to get a good nonstick seasoning on it

Not a meme.

>TFW my family has a 90 year old cast iron that's been passed down through the generations and I'm the only one of my siblings that cooks.

>>15037113
Are _________ a meme?
Yes.

>>15039002
Soy wrists.

>>15038108

cast iron is good for 'rough' cooking
> steaks
>fired eggs
>boiling
but for finesse cooking you want copper, aluminum, silver, or gold

>>15044476
>>15039002
Somethingawful opinions.

i once spent 50bucks on a two cast irons, a deep and shallow that act like a pot and lid and wow, ive cooked sooooo many hobo meals in it out the back of my truck.

i can cook up like 8 pounds of bean meat vegtable mush in it, i love it

probably the only thing ive ever paid full price for

I got one of these and never used it because I don't know how to clean it. Like how the fuck am I supposed to get it clean without ruining the seasoning

>>15037969
kek. But I bought it a couple of months ago

>>15043561
Probably depends more on the quality of burner desu

>>15044883
warm water, a bit of soap and a sponge or scrub pad

or just burn and scrape everything off.
can you burn the seasoning?

>>15044981
>Soap
LOL OMG KYS
I'm kidding a little soap is fine.
I like to do lots of frying in mine so the seasoning is always nice.

>>15045495
Frying works good, I don't own a microwave so I toss the pan with a skim of oil in it in the oven during the preheat, pull it out hot, throw my leftovers in and reheat them in the pan. Haven't had to reseason once in four years and the seasoning is slicker than Teflon.

>>15044539
Ooo lah lah mister fancy pants and his gold pans.

>>15037150
I think they are expensive because of the hype around them, brbro. Sucks to live in memezil.

>>15043506
You must have a shit burner