Lodge Cast Iron Review

[@semco72057]

That was nice of the people at Lodge to give you that new skillet and cover and I hope you are pleased with it. I have a 12" indoor dutch oven, and a 12" outdoor dutch oven made by them and love the indoor product so much and probably will love the other one also after I use it.

[@CastIronCooking]

Cool! This pan replaced the antique Wagner that you will see in my latest videos. It was my favorite. It got dropped on hard tile and cracked all the way down the side of the pan. I don’t remember if I showed crack in this video, or the one next to this video.If you look in the playlist at the end of this video, you will see mine and teak unmarked Griswold Dutch oven. It is my second favorite, and now it is dark and shiny like glass just like my other cast-iron cookware.If I remember I will shut in this next video coming up fully restored. I have been restoring cast-iron cookware, way before I started a KZbin channel. I was originally going to sell them on eBay, but after I restored my first one I knew that I couldn’t part with them! Ha ha I got the #CastIronFever

[@rainstormr7650]

Hi Mike are there any advantages to having the pan *smooth* ?

[@CastIronCooking]

*Hi there! Yes many advantages especially when frying eggs. My antique pans are also a lot lighter than the new ones are. The new ones are wrist breakers! lol thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate you Rainstorm!*

[@2010stoof]

Have you ever tried making bread in this? Many use the combo cooker upside down which is the same deep skillet but had a 10" skillet lid. I went for the model you have with the lid mostly for frying but curious what else you can use it for

[@CastIronCooking]

*It’s a deep fryer so it’s good for fried chicken and anything else you use a deep fryer for. I use antique cast-iron, Lodge manufacturing company sent me that to review. It replaced my older one that was a antique Wagner. So they were kind enough to send me this one, and also an extra lid for my antique Lodge skillet that I use in my videos.*

[@2010stoof]

@@CastIronCooking I guess I'll have to spring for the 7qt Dutch oven for bread and larger braising and stuff. Thanks for the reply!!!

[@americannomad513]

That's pretty awesome of Lodge to send you that deep fry skillet. Don't give up on the old one. Even with the crack it may still hold oil.

[@CastIronCooking]

No the crack goes down to the bottom and light shines through it. It will go back in in my cast-iron collection. That was pretty awesome of them! Thank you so much for commenting, I haven’t seen you in a while👍🏼😊

[@waltersherwood6234]

Hurray!! Welcome back !

[@CastIronCooking]

Thanks Walter! Love your profile photo. You are an awesome artist!

[@mschuelein]

Hello from Oklahoma City! I have a couple of cast iron skillets my mother gave me that I use on a semi- regular basis. I would like to see how you deep fry your mushrooms and if you decide to strip and re-season your new pan please make a video.

[@CastIronCooking]

I’m not going to strip it like I did last time. I just made a video on how to do a quick seasoning, I will put that up next. If you have antique cast-iron like you mentioned click the information card in the top right-hand corner of this video, or wait to the end of the video and you will see a playlist on how to do exactly what you want. The only part missing is to take your cast-iron skillet warm it so you can still hold it and go outside and spray it down with The regular easy off oven cleaner. Put in a plastic bag tied up and leave overnight. Repeat as necessary until you have stripped it down. Get some Brillo pad‘s or SOS pads with soap, and scrub it down all over. Rinse it and dry it. Then do the cast-iron seasoning Video in the playlist that I mentioned. Thanks so much for commenting it means a lot, and thanks so much for letting me know where you are from! Don’t forget to share this on Facebook or with friends, so we can get everybody back to cooking with cast-iron and not Teflon. I also have videos on seasoning stainless steel pans.

[@mhopper10]

Hi, I'm new to cast iron cooking, and I want to start using it as my only means of cooking food. I 've tried a few foods in my Lodge 12" cast iron skillet, and realized yesterday that I needed to season it properly which is why I had problems before. I've made a list of items that are essential to cooking with cast iron. Any recommendations would be great. So far, your videos are very helpful, and inspiring. My Mom bought me a Pit Master kit from Man Crates which I used for the first time yesterday, and had amazing success with the sauce pot and steel forks since I made bbq pulled chicken. My wife raved about it, and now I'm obsessed.

[@CastIronCooking]

*You came to the right place Matthew! Thank you so much for subscribing and commenting, I appreciate you! I would refer you to my other video but I see you found it. Check out all the playlists on my channel page it might help you on your recommendations.*

[@mhopper10]

@@CastIronCooking your videos have definitely helped me with my cast iron Supply list, lol. Thank you

[@ShyViany]

Sorry about that ,you broke this one. Wow !someone sent you some freebie,where will I receive mine,lol

[@tonypatey5669]

Looking forward to fried grub in that beautiful piece and if you season it. I am subbed for sure, great channel !!! Thanks, Tony

[@CastIronCooking]

Thanks Tony I appreciate your support and your comments! I have a special question for all my subscribers in this video, so don’t forget to answer!

[@tonypatey5669]

Cast Iron Cooking why is your sticker the way it is? Something to do with the egg. I’d like to see more fried chicken. Thanks. Tony

[@CastIronCooking]

Finally somebody was paying attention! Ha ha Nothing to do with the egg. I will let everybody know on the next video after everybody has a chance to answer.😉 I have a fried chicken playlist on my channel, in case you haven’t seen it yet. But I will have more coming up soon.

[@PainzRathOSRS]

If you end up stripping that new one down and seasoning it yourself, can you make a video of it?

[@CastIronCooking]

I already have a video on it, but I deleted it. Along with 64 other videos that didn’t do too well. All you have to do is get some easy off oven cleaner the regular kind, warm The pan where you can still hold it spray it down with Easy Off oven cleaner Put in a plastic bag tied up and wash it off 24 hours. Repeat until it is completely off.I am going to make a video soon on how to season this just the way it is. If you’re subscribed, turn on the notification bell on my channel and you will receive it as soon as it comes. 😉 if you have antique cast-iron like me, I have a playlist for cast-iron seasoning, maintenance. It is in the top right-hand corner of the video on the information card.

[@PainzRathOSRS]

Thanks for the reply! And yes, am subscribed, will be looking forward to future videos!

[@CastIronCooking]

Thank you! I will try not to disappoint you!

[@2010stoof]

If you have a self cleaning oven you an also just run the skirt through a self clean cycle and when it's done all seasoning will be bunt and powder and you just wash well, dry well and heat to get all water out of pores and then season it how you want.

[@peetsnort]

Can you weld the crack

[@CastIronCooking]

*That would change it. It is an antique and I’m going to keep it that way. I can still cook in it, I just can’t deep fry anything. Thank you so much for commenting and paying attention Howard, I appreciate you!😊*

[@peetsnort]

@@CastIronCooking I had a very smooth one for years until the day I accidentally spilt cold water and cracked it. I was pretty upset. Amazing how you can get attached to a lump of metal

[@CastIronBBQ]

Damn it man.. I have a few cracked pieces, can't throw them away. I hang them on the wall. Good seeing you.

[@CastIronCooking]

Hey bud! Yes mine is going back in my collection. Man I would love to have A room to put mine on the wall. They’re all restored I have about five left to restore though. A few are still left from my cast-iron haul Video. The video with your wallet on the thumbnail photo is the first video I saw of yours! I would love to have that little cabin. Good seeing you too. Let’s all have a moment of silence for my Wagner deep fryer pan…😉

[@CastIronBBQ]

My wife and I went to Chattanooga for a few days, cast iron shopping. Only brought 5 pieces home. It's getting hard to find the good stuff...

[@CastIronCooking]

Unless you live in Chicago. I know a guy that restores and sells it for a living there he pays half of what I pay here in Arizona for antique cast-iron. I never pay more than $10 apiece. The $10 one is the anti-Griswold that you saw that time on my cast-iron haul Video. I am so jealous of him I don’t know how he parts with them because he gets all the ones that everybody is looking for. I lived in the south from eight years old until 16 and came back here but I go back and visit my family and there is cast-iron all over the place in South Carolina and Georgia. I have let go some real big pieces that were super nice antique one was a huge cast iron pan, another was an antique cast-iron Grill. I don’t have room for anymore so I have to be really selective. I turn down a lot of them because they don’t pass the credit card test, and they spin around or wobble on a flat surface.

[@markrush5013]

is it safe to still use a cracked skillet in the oven to bake taters ? all it can do is crack worse i guess?

[@CastIronCooking]

*I don’t think it will crack worse, it should be OK. The crack in my Wagner deep skillet is pretty wide*

[@CastIronCooking]

*Had to edit the last comment, it was my Wagner deep skillet*

[@lissa4798]

You're so honest and humble! I just love it. I ordered a Lodge skillet, It's just sitting in my storage.. I don't know where to start. Can you maybe do a live demo on the steps it takes to get a brand new one started? Or maybe inbox me? I sure would be honored. Thank you so much for taking the time out to read this. Have a Blessed day!

[@CastIronCooking]

You should’ve watch to the end of this video! I am honest but I try to stay humble very next video I made after this one shows you exactly how to season your new Lodge skillet. You will see the playlist on how to season it, and also the most important thing which is what to do when you go to clean your skillet at the end of this video Sandra. Thanks for watching and don’t forget to subscribe! 😉

[@trailerparklife2484]

It's sorry to see a good friend go you'll get over it it will take a couple of months but you will always have the memories.

[@CastIronCooking]

I will still keep it in my collection of course, but I will be feeling the loss for a long time. I originally started restoring cast-iron cookware as a hobby, and to sell on eBay. Once I seasoned my first one I could not part with them! They are my babies. lol

[@YanniBG]

Just ordered my first Cast Iron pan. It's 10,25 inch Lodge. Can't wait to put some stakes in that baby! :)

[@CastIronCooking]

That’s awesome! Let me know how they turn out, I have several different ways to cook steak, these can be viewed in my cast-iron steak video playlist. If you need a lid for your skillet, click my Amazon page link in the description box below, and you can get one there and other supplies for your skillet! BTW what did you hear Yanni? Or Laurel? I Heard Yanni, and I could not hear Laurel as hard as I tried. I saw a blue and gray dress, that everybody else saw as black and gold! 😊

[@CastIronCooking]

YanniBG I put a quick seasoning on the skillet, and that is my latest video. If you already started cooking on it don’t worry about it. Make sure to watch the cast-iron re-seasoning after cooking video with the Lodge cast-iron scraper. It is in my cast-iron seasoning/maintenance playlist. The key to a non-stick skillet besides cooking meat in it, is proper care after cooking. Lodge scraper also in the Amazon page below. 😉

[@YanniBG]

I heard Yanni also, but I guess I'm just used to hearing it. :D

[@CastIronCooking]

HAHA 😆 thanks for being on team Yanni partner!

[@YanniBG]

Hey, no problem. I guess we are mates now. :D Too bad I can't use you Amazon page - I live in Eastern Europe and Amazon shipping rates will kill me. Found a local Lodge dealer though. Thanks for the tips, I watched some of your videos. I've been a long time teflon coated pans user and I kinda like them, but I decided it's about time to check out those cast iron beauties. :) I guess I'll "see you around"! ;)

[@roycesjourney37]

Yo! Love your channel. My first cast iron was a 12" lodge. When my mom passed this year she left me 3 skillets one little one and 2 10" deep skillets. They are the ones we grew up with. I'm beyond honored to have them and everything I make in them tastes like moms cooking. Now my family gets to enjoy the same flavors I loved as a kid. The wooden spoon trick is genius. Mom never cooked with a recipe or thermometer, I rarely do either. So much of how you cook really resonates with me. Peace brother.

[@CastIronCooking]

I have a pan like your first cast iron pan, it is in my earlier videos when I first started doing cast-iron cooking on my channel. It was kind of heavy, and grainy and I have been restoring antique cast-iron long before the channel, so I pulled out some of my antiques. Thanks for subscribing! The two regular pans I use on my channel, Are antique Lodge skillets. The deep Wagner pan that cracked on the side before Lodge manufacturing sent me this pan was my favorite! At least the tile I dropped it on wasn’t harmed. But I give zero about that tile and I loved that Pan!

[@roycesjourney37]

Yeah, that crack made ME cringe! Ugh.

[@CastIronCooking]

Me too. I put it back in my collection

[@kimporter2712]

Michael you are my hero!!!

[@CastIronCooking]

Aww shucks ma’am!😉

[@LassesFoodAndBarbecue]

Mushrooms sounds good. Me - from Sweden :)

[@CastIronCooking]

OK that is two votes for fried mushrooms! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment, and also for watching!

[@soulfoodqueennet]

i want one...

[@CastIronCooking]

You can have one! lol just click my Amazon Page link, and I have one in my store! Thanks for watching and commenting, it means a lot!

[@rogerenscore653]

Fyi, I use my chicken fryer to cook rice, also.

[@CastIronCooking]

*I never thought of that! Thanks for sharing your tip Roger!*

[@grannythegreat618]

Lucky you. Free cast iron. The only time I cracked one was when I put it in the fire inside the wood stove. Bummer. Would love to see the fried mushrooms. Of course we are subscribed. Who isn't?

[@CastIronCooking]

Thank you so much granny! You’re so awesome! Who isn’t subscribed? I love that! So all of your friends that watch KZbin are subscribed? I appreciate you turning them on to my channel!😉We have to get these people off of Teflon chemical coated pans, and using cast-iron! If they have stainless steel pans I have videos on seasoning and cooking with those as well. Thanks so much for stopping by!

[@trailerparklife2484]

Never pick up a hot cast iron skillet without hand protection.

[@CastIronCooking]

True! I have those along with this Lodge deep fryer pan in my Amazon store. The link is in my description box.

[@GilaMonster971]

Can someone just weld up the crack? I have never had a pan crack but if it was my favorite pan I would try welding it.

[@3zonker88]

Don't throw the cracked one out! Make a piece of art out of it and display it on the wall! PEACE!

[@CastIronCooking]

Don’t worry it is already back in my cast-iron cookware collection. Please and thanks for watching! Your profile photo is awesome!

[@3zonker88]

@Tweed Penguin I'll put my GRISWOLD that was made before 1930 up against ANY new cast iron pan! It cost me $2 at a yard sale over 5 years ago and is better then any of my other cast iron pans INCLUDING my LODGE pans!!! If you know cast iron, you know the older ones are much better then the "pre-seasoned" new ones!

[@MsApplebottom111]

Fry us some CHICKEN...Make fajitas or sweet sour chicken.

[@CastIronCooking]

*I have a playlist full of fried chicken videos and I have also made fajitas. Check out my KZbin channel sometime.*

[@williamtustin4490]

Warren, Ohio william

[@CastIronCooking]

Thanks for watching William!

[@waltersherwood6234]

Stir fry!

[@CastIronCooking]

Okey-doke! Thanks for letting me know. In the meantime check out my veggie stirfry video in a cast-iron skillet. It is in my cast-iron vegetarian playlist.

[@KAriedoll]

Try to steady your hand while filming or have someone do it for you.

[@CastIronCooking]

*Try to control your own actions and not others, and your life will be a lot happier.*