1 year ago6 points(+0/-0/+6Score on mirror)2 children
Exactly. Only cast iron and stainless. I find a ton of old good ones. Even the absolutely rusted out ones are good because they can be media blasted or acid dipped and restored
Oh no im talking about ones that have been left outside for who knows how long. But yes just a good scrub is good enough for most cases. The best ones tgat i have found where near ruin and made in America
Yes. I don't use vinegar, but coarse salt and a stainless steel scrub for the very rusty pieces. You can also use soap for the heavy initial cleaning. Then season (thin coat of oil, low and slow heat) and it practically becomes non-stick. Just use a good fat before cooking, keep the heat high, give a good rinse, dry with flame, and wipe down with oil again before putting it away.
You'd find all three! I like olive oil for things like dressings, searing meat and rich cakes. I have a spray dispenser full of evoo I use instead of nonsticks like PAM.
We use coconut oil for skin and hair and some baked items. It has a pleasant smell but also a slight taste.
Avocado oil is my favorite because it's so versatile and mild tasting. I use it in mayo, granola, etc.
We also go through an embarrassing amount of butter lol.
1 year ago2 points(+0/-0/+2Score on mirror)1 child
I use air fry, toast, broil and bake. I have been wanting to try dehydrate but haven't gotten around to it. Many of the "sixteen settings' are things like wings, fries, pizza etc and I have to use my full size oven for those.
For us and the amount of kids we have it makes it worth it, we only have one oven and I prefer not to use it in summer because it heats the house. It makes 8 slices of toast quickly and it's really helpful that it's counter height and kids can do it themselves lol.
I’ve never seen one, but the one I got a couple of years ago has been life changing IMHO. It’s so quick and easy to cook healthy shit, and meal prep for the week. It’s crazy, but even steak comes out pretty good in it. The only thing I enjoy more is my egg boiler, because i am able to do perfect soft boiled eggs with it religiously, and I eat a shit ton of eggs.
Sorry to jump in. I'll still recommend this anyway. It has multiple cooking features which is nice, and every internal piece is steel from what I can tell.
1 year ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)2 children
Microplastics are a made up danger. There is NO evidence that they cause any actual harm to anything.
Teflon will actually decompose to not nice chemicals at high temperatures. If you're going to use a teflon pan, never let it get too hot under any circumstances.
Cooking with aluminum utensils does put aluminum in your food, and aluminum can poison you with symptoms similar to alzheimers.
As for me, I pretty much only use cast iron pans or glazed cast iron cookware. The utensils I buy are always steel or silicone. I haven't had to buy cookware or utensils for a very long time now.
Another nonsense term. Everything can be considered a carcinogen in some fashion. Heck, sucrose (table sugar) probably creates more cancer cases than the medical industry is willing to admit.
We are surrounded by chemicals, some of them in the natural foods we eat and some of them made by our own bodies.
All chemicals will kill you at sufficient quantities. Drink enough water, and you will die. At sufficiently low doses, they can even become medicines. Some medicines are near the border of lethality -- tylenol, for instance.
Yes, I'd rather avoid artificial things but I do like using knives and wearing shoes sometimes.
1 year ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)3 children
You bring up a good point. People freak out over plastic cookware and then use aluminum for cooking at high temperatures. The reality is nearly all cookware you can get these days is probably bad for you.
There are plastics that never leave the body, correct? Surely that causes issues even if we don't know exactly what.
Idiots use copper pots and then put lemon juice in there and heat it up and find out real quick that copper can poison you too.
There is cookware that is stable at high temperatures and don't shed harmful chemicals. Silicone, for instance, is way better than most other kinds of plastics. Stainless steel is very stable even in acidic conditions (which many foods are acidic.)
Teflon is not good at high temperatures. You can actually put a teflon pan on the stove, turn it on, and watch it smoke. The bad smell is a sign that it is going to kill you.
The thing about plastics is that some are fine, others aren't, and if you just learn a little bit about them you'll be able to tell the difference. If plastics did poison us, we would know because there would be a causal link. There is no such evidence.
High carb diet? That will give you cancer and basically every other disease you can think of.
There are things you SHOULD be worried about, and things you shouldn't waste your time on. No, your hair spray is not going to destroy the earth. Yes, eating Cheerios with milk and a spoonful of sugar will destroy your lineage.
1 year ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)1 child
My wife's family are retarded children. Everything they use in their kitchen is old flaking plastic or flaking nonstick. The ends of their spatulas are literally melted yet they never buy new ones.
2. purchase American made online. Few options:
5 piece set for $100 https://www.lodgecastiron.com/products/seasoned-cast-iron-5-piece-set
https://www.fbgcastiron.com/collections/ironware
https://lancastercastiron.com/collections/cast-iron-skillets
Tell them you are a White nationalist for a discount.
If i open your cabinet, what's my selection of cooking oils right now? Olive, coconut, avacado?
We use coconut oil for skin and hair and some baked items. It has a pleasant smell but also a slight taste.
Avocado oil is my favorite because it's so versatile and mild tasting. I use it in mayo, granola, etc.
We also go through an embarrassing amount of butter lol.
Does this actually work 😂
I do have cast iron though, I just haven’t been using it lately. If I pull them out, I’ll have to seezin dem and sheeeeeit.
For us and the amount of kids we have it makes it worth it, we only have one oven and I prefer not to use it in summer because it heats the house. It makes 8 slices of toast quickly and it's really helpful that it's counter height and kids can do it themselves lol.
https://www.costco.com/gourmia-xl-digital-countertop-oven-with-air-fry.product.4000270589.html
(We chose this one because it is high capacity for the large family. We had a smaller Cuisinart we liked, too.)