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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Smithey Ironware Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 17:09:59 +0000 Organization: Rocksolid Light Message-ID: <6af240b71b74f72bd76ca2444afa5738@www.novabbs.org> References: <vfuhtd$2c53k$2@dont-email.me> <8088741aca231165599d00a1cca4b9d7@www.novabbs.com> <cb414b8e-4e8e-8f62-ae57-5921b1fa2ea4@example.net> <c7e811c48392f8664f0cf746d0885fcc@www.novabbs.org> <2643d9b6-d482-f543-d345-14d8e0cbb36c@example.net> <0652d1a74b3f52e94455a2999a2c53b9@www.novabbs.org> <d10099cd-b131-8c4c-41c6-bcea1ac0bfc6@example.net> <6e3252a439a67cc68fca62dd5dbf7190@www.novabbs.org> <vg2vgf$3ai7n$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="480451"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="fvfMHpfyYaD/vlBz5lqYkjt6mNUTPbft/wBbWy6Ff1w"; User-Agent: Rocksolid Light X-Rslight-Posting-User: 3a41f635759bc15db100ab3d5cacd588ab964edd X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 X-Rslight-Site: $2y$10$xBJ33xSQ0y44Szw7Rw7PK.Cs4kVK0PeIpAahSFrlEp1ItfSJ/IzC. Bytes: 4971 Lines: 103 On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 16:26:56 +0000, Citizen Winston Smith wrote: > On 11/1/2024 9:52 AM, dsi1 wrote: >> On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 9:53:29 +0000, D wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024, dsi1 wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:40:09 +0000, D wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024, dsi1 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:47:25 +0000, D wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 0:10:21 +0000, Ed P wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Saw a commercial for this stuff so thought I'd check it out. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> They have a line of cast iron, similar in size to Lodge, but >>>>>>>>> instead >>>>>>>>> $20 >>>>>>>>> is is $110 or so. $240 for larger sizes. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://smithey.com/pages/our-story >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The No. 8 skillet is nice size for two eggs. I have a Teflon >>>>>>>>> coated >>>>>>>>> pau >>>>>>>>> for at least 10 years that was cheap, just not sure why I'd >>>>>>>>> replace it >>>>>>>>> for a cast iron for $110. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://smithey.com/collections/skillets/products/no-8-cast-iron-chef-skillet >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Looks like good stuff, but at this stage of my life, I just cannot >>>>>>>>> justify spending the money to replace what is already working. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> That's a lot of money for something that will crush >>>>>>>> your toe if you drop it the same as a $20 cast iron >>>>>>>> skillet would. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That's easily fixed! Steel toe boots to the rescue! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/catalog/mens-steel-toe-work-boots >>>>>> >>>>>> The great thing about cast iron pans is that they could last longer >>>>>> than >>>>>> you will. Well, that's about it folks. Cast iron pans served the >>>>>> Americans well when the West was being won but there's really no place >>>>>> for it in modern cookery. I could use it to make a batch of old timey >>>>>> cornbread, but I don't know if I brung me any. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM_UUB6J-Fw >>>>> >>>>> Are you sure? I find them very versatile. Not only for cooking, but >>>>> also >>>>> as a weapon, as a training device (dumbbells are for nerds!), as >>>>> protection against bullets, among other things. >>>> >>>> I'm an old guy with a weak wrist so weight is a problem. Performance is >>>> also a problem. Cooking with cast iron is like driving an old VW with an >>>> air cooled engine. The modern cook demands better performance! OTOH, >>>> protection against bullets is always a good thing. >>>> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9nW4w5tHVM >>>> >>> >>> Amen! >> >> A pan that takes a long time to reach temperature and remains hot after >> you turn off the heat source makes no sense at all to me. I suppose it >> could work if you have an unreliable heat source like a wood fire or hot >> coals. > > They're not for a smaller kitchen typically, but they do produce a super > even bark. > > But carbon steel will do it great too, and with a lot less weight. > >> Cast iron would make a lot of sense if you're camping or in the >> aftermath of WWIII which, according to the Donald, is imminent. I better >> start looking for my CI pan. I ain't dumb! >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO9PtW-wMBM > > When Trump wins - no WW3 - case closed on Xiden's Jinn. > > :-) I don't have any problems with steaks on carbon steel or cast aluminum. Maybe I'd do okay with cast iron but I haven't used that in years. https://photos.app.goo.gl/KgYQRBAX48QcTYTM6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/3L9DA67Wy1P6RAWx7