Cast iron cookware, instructions for use

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Preparation and care of cast iron cookware

  If your choice was made ​​of cast iron cookware without any treatment , it is necessary before use to perform certain actions in order to clean the pan from the engine oil and prepare it for further use.

1. Remove oil with a dry cloth .
2 . Wash the product with hot water and detergent.
3 . Calcined pan with salt (within 40-60 minutes) - this will get rid of the smell of machine oil . Calcined better in the oven at 175-200 degrees Celsius, but you can on a normal plate.
4 . Lubricate with oil pan again and calcined for 25-30 minutes - this procedure creates a protective layer, which prevents corrosion and has a small non-stick properties .

   
After this rather lengthy procedure Cast Iron Cookware is ready to use . If you purchased the dishes, which has already undergone preliminary preparation at the factory did not do this need.

 

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   With further care cast iron cookware you need to know that iron - material easily corroded . Therefore, we must observe the following rules :

1. In cast iron cookware can not store food.
2 . Wash your cast iron cookware you need is possible without the use of harsh abrasives and detergents ( it destroys the non-stick layer is formed ) by hand without the use of a dishwasher.
3 . After washing, the product must be properly dried. The best way - is to put it on a few minutes on the fire to dry completely. If you pre- scrub away with persistence of dishes heavily burnt food residues , before drying can regrease the dishes a little vegetable oil. There is a myth that the "right" does not rust , but it is not - it is better to be safe once again .
4 . Store cast iron utensils you need in a dry, ventilated place. Some manufacturers recommend that before you put the product in storage , lubricate it with vegetable oil , but without it , subject to other rules with it , nothing should happen , unless you do not live in a climate with high humidity.

If for some reason rusted cast iron skillet , you can simply restore . To do this, remove all rust abrasive ( in simple cases enough china sponge in complex - you can use sandpaper or even a sandblaster ) , wash product , lubricate it with oil and ignited for 25-30 minutes .

Also useful to know that uncoated cast iron cookware is not afraid of high temperatures and metal kitchen tools ( for it is quite possible to cut with a knife , unless of course , the knife is not a pity , not to mention the metal spoons , forks and blades ) . Also, she is not afraid of small mechanical damage , but if it is dropped from a great height on the hard floor , dishes may break. Iron - quite brittle material .

    
Cast iron cookware is remarkable in that the more often and longer to cook it , the better it becomes.Certainly many people know that in the old , inherited from her grandmother cast iron skillet obtained the most delicious dishes .

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