Cast Iron Pots and Pans

Buy cast iron pots and pans! Best investment you will make. Honestly they aren't a lot of work once you get use to them. Don't wash with soap; just wash in water once the pan is warm with a rag. You're supposed to use a scrub brush they make for them, but I just haven't gotten around to buying one yet. It says to use lard to season it, but I never have. I use organic olive oil once I'm done washing it and place it in the oven for storage. I prefer Lodge Cast Iron: http://www.lodgemfg.com/

Also, ceramic is good as well. Death by Rubber Ducky is a book about all kinds of things toxic in our environment. The authors are scientists and they said if you turn your telfon pans on high heat for ten mins and you have a bird in the kitchen, it will drop dead within that time! Ha! That was enough to get my mother in-law to switch to her first cast iron and she loves it. Also, I hear teflon is one toxin that doesnt leave the body ever! And I'm sure we have all seen a teflon pan at someone's house where the teflon is cut or flaking off and they still cook with it. So i think it's important to switch, but once you do you will wonder why we ever used a teflon pan when there is cast iron. Plus iron really makes food tasty, and you will never need to replace it as they tend to out live us. LOL =)

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