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Ok so acidic and pungent food can mess up your seasoned surface.... Tomatoes or wine . And also super smelly food can almost stain with stink. Here comes the enamel coating. It allows pans to get super hot while still having a surface that isn't compromised by the acidity/stink of foods in repeated use like in a restaurant. Also they look nicer and can be colored....which my wife is into.

That being said a well seasoned pan will stand up to the acidity and rebuild the seasoned surface during the next use. Fish maybe keep another pan if your sensitive.

I have an enamel because my father in law is into Goodwill shopping and ran across this grey/brown le creuset that someone did not like. Can't imagine why. It's a beautiful tan/grey fade...../s

 

Score!!!!

 

My wife bakes bread in it. Places parchment down before baking to lift it out and slice later. It does well to store it rather than wasting zip lock bags too

 

https://youtu.be/VdjbR9XK7ec

 

Me too. I have a 20 and a 23 that my mom purchased in France in the 70s. You can see my big ass green 32 in the background.

 

This recipe turns out nice in a braising pot like that:
https://www.daringgourmet.com/chicken-barley-soup/

 

I'll give that a try. With the weather turning its definitely soup time!

 

Make sure to swap to the metal lid handle if going into the oven...

 

It's a good call out. I don't typically go above 375 when cooking with them but I do have a stainless one in the drawer to swap out when I do.

That's one way you can quickly tell the old LCs from the new, the old cast handles. I still haven't talked my mom out of hers lol.

 

Instead of the different herbs called for in the recipe I use this:

 

I have a couple bottles of herbes de provence for just such occasions! Thanks for the tip!

 

I don’t care about my pans enough. I usually hit them with crisco and some
Heat every night. I’ve never had problems I’ve even done long simmer sauces in there.

I understand them I just didn’t know this threads opinion for them or not.

We make bread in pans too, it’s awesome. Comes out good there’s usually not any leftover that needs storage

I gotta find some of that! My grandmothers meat pie recipe calls for it.

 

Fried dimes with pecans is one of my favorites!

 

I was gonna say those were the biggest pecans I had ever seen... I missed the dime the first go around

 

The cash is a pay off to the mice not to chew my harness, if that does not work im trying food , ty

 

That is absolutely my favorite meal. The video makes it so easy, I always make a mess of the breading , it just falls off in the hot oil..........

 

Never leave home and camp without my cast iron skillet.

 

Did that come with a 'short order cook' Barbie or something?