y'all would feel the same, right?
Posted by carmenmichelle on Jun 30, 2007 · Member since Apr 2005 · 233 posts
my roommate (the one that is about to go vegan starting in july) has been using my cast iron skillet to fix her meat and eggs!
this makes me so very upset because the iron absorbs the flavorings/remnents of what is cooked in it!
it's forever tainted! :'(
i can't bring myself to use it now
i need to buy a new one now, one that is untainted, and use it--and tell her that if she goes back to her omni ways after july that she can use the old pan, but to please not use my newer one...
i'm not being overly dramatic right?
You *can* wash cast iron. You'll have to re-season it. It's the oily seasoning that retains the animal fats. Start early in the morning, scrub it really, really good with a good grease dissolving dish washing detergent. Then put a good amount of all vegetable Crisco or other shortening in the pan and set it in a low oven until it melts then turn off the oven and let it sit until midnight. Then take it outside and do the ritual re-seasoning of cast iron dance and sing the ritual re-seasoning of cast iron song. You can google to find them. ;D ;D
o_O...
I wish I had a cast iron pan just so I could do the dance and sing the song.
Actually, I did google after I posted that and found that the Wiccans do have a ritual to "season" their cast iron cauldrons. I had no idea being as I am of the Christian persuasion. :)
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