Green Pan

[RSKY]

I am not much of a cook. Usually I do breakfast and let the expert (wife) handle the rest. One thing I have always hated was cleaning the skillet after frying bacon. Even the expensive teflon coated ones we have take a considerable amount of effort to clean. Well have you seen the commercials on TV for the "Green Pans"? They actually work as advertised. We bought a 9" one at a local store. It isn't green but a kind of blue-gray and it WORKS AS ADVERTISED. Fry bacon, pour the grease out of the skillet, let it cool a little and wipe it out with a wet paper towel, then a dry one, put the plastic cover on and put it up. No oil or butter needed to scramble eggs, just drop 'em in and scramble, then wipe out with a paper towel. Gonna cook something and put a little Wesson Oil in to coat the skillet? Forget it. As you tilt the skillet side to side to coat the insides the oil runs off and puddles on the low side and doesn't coat anything. So we put in about a teaspoon full and drop the meat in and cook away. The one we bought is not exactly the same as is advertised on TV. I didn't like the way the handle was attached on that one, seemed flimsy. This appears to be made by the same company but the handle is attached better.

One thing I did was to read the small instruction book cover to cover. The coating is ceramic. It will not stand up to harsh akaline automatic dishwasher detergent so it is strictly hand wash. You cannot take a hot skillet and run cold water in it. Book said it would warp the skillet, as it will any of them, and cause other problems. I figure it would cause the ceramic to unbond from the steel. The last couple of times I have used it I haven't even waited for it to cool before cleaning. I just take a dry towel and wipe it out then set it on the counter to cool before putting it in the cabinet.

We are going back to the store sometime this week and get a larger one to go with this small one. The lady at the store said most people would buy the size we got and come back in a month or two and buy the entire set. Depending on price we may do the same.

I read so many post here of people having problems with something they have purchased and I thought I would tell of products that I am pleased with.

RSKY

 

[Baby Grand]

Good quality, properly seasoned, cast iron pan is what I reach for. Heat and add some butter, cooking oil or bacon grease. When done, dump the bacon grease (if I'm frying bacon) in a clean tin and save for other cooking jobs. Mmmm, tasty! Let pan cool, run a little hot water on it while giving it a quick scrub with a stiff bristle brush to loosen any klingons and set in the dish rack to dry. Go to sleep knowing you haven't ingested some wierd anti-stick chemistry with your eggs. Handle is integral to the casting, so it ain't coming loose without a struggle.

 

[Jstpssng]

Good quality, properly seasoned, cast iron pan is what I reach for. Heat and add some butter, cooking oil or bacon grease. When done, dump the bacon grease (if I'm frying bacon) in a clean tin and save for other cooking jobs. Mmmm, tasty! Let pan cool, run a little hot water on it while giving it a quick scrub with a stiff bristle brush to loosen any klingons and set in the dish rack to dry. Go to sleep knowing you haven't ingested some wierd anti-stick chemistry with your eggs. Handle is integral to the casting, so it ain't coming loose without a struggle.

Ditto here. If it's properly seasoned things will never stick. I also have some stainless Revereware, but my cast iron frying pan and dutch oven get constant use.

 

[creekbend]

I have 8 pieces of cast iron cookware that were given to us as a wedding present. That was 40 years ago. The cast iron was 80 years old when I received them. They were given to my Wife and I by a Family member. They are not even pitted. I have left them in the backyard after camping and sometimes they rusted, but I just used a Brillo pad to clean off the rust and seasoned them again. They looked just like new. Cleaning after cooking is a breeze.