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Article: Cast-iron cookware always in season
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 7, 2001
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Cast-iron cookware always in season
By JOANNE KEMPINGER DEMSKI
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
Mara Reid Rogers, author of "Cooking in Cast Iron," gives these
tips on how to care for cast-iron cookware. She says although these
pieces need little care other than seasoning, cooks who are not
familiar with the process may believe that it is a difficult and/or
time consuming task.
Seasoning
Seasoning is "the process of allowing oil to be absorbed into the
iron, creating a non-stick, rustproof finish. Cast-iron cookware will
turn black, smooth and fairly shiny with accumulative use; these are
the visual signs that it's seasoned well. The pores of the iron will
be sealed, ...