Cooking With Cast Iron

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Before aluminum coated in Teflon, there was cast iron. Our great-grandparents revered cast iron in the kitchen because it lasts *forever*. And with proper care? It's naturally non-stick, no PFAS necessary. These days cast iron is experiencing a renaissance of sorts, and for many good reasons. On today's show cast iron historian Kyle Seip answers our burning questions about how to cook on and care for our beloved cast iron cookware (it's way easier than you think!). Here's a preview: [6:00] Before aluminum, it was iron: A brief cast iron history [11:00] What a price tag says about new and vintage cast iron pieces [13:00] Getting to the bottom of the confusing health claims [18:00] How do you clean cast iron? Is soap OK? [22:00] When to use enamel-coated cast iron (hey there, Le Creuset!) versus when reach for traditional [25:00] Everything you need to know about seasoning your cast iron (spoiler alert: you don't need to do much!) [27:00] Troubleshooting a rusty skillet Resources mentioned: Smithey Cast Iron Kyle On Instagram @castiron_kyle This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.

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1:00.8	Well, hello there, my friends. sustainable.
1:06.0	Well, hello there are my friends and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 468 of sustainable minimalists. This is a listener supported show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.
1:19.0	And on today's show, we're discussing all things cast iron cooking.
1:25.0	Maybe you've heard something about how they're indestructible
1:28.0	and are meant to be passed down for generations,
1:31.0	how they're naturally non-stick without the chemical so maybe you have one and
1:35.6	maybe you've heard all the good news about cast irons but you don't know how to
1:41.4	use it.
1:43.0	If that sounds like you, then I've got you, my friend.
1:46.8	Did you know that cast iron was the material of choice for cookware here in the United States until the early 1900s. Yes, that's right.
1:57.6	Well, in the early 1900s, something else came onto the cooking scene and that of course is aluminum.
2:04.1	Aluminum was cheaper and more widely available and towards the end of the 1900s
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