Friday, 31 January 2020

Cast Iron Pan

Cast iron cookware is the perfect kitchen tool for beginners ,home cooks, and chefs, and it is reliable, long lasting, nontoxic, nonstick,and full of character.  
cast iron increases iron content of food few sources actually quantify the change. 

Lodge Manufacturing Company Founded in 1896, the Lodge family has been making high quality cast iron for over a century. Joseph Lodge created a legacy that has lasted through more than half of U.S. history. 




You can actually boost your iron intake from eating 
food cooked in cast iron cookware. This vital mineral  is crucial for maintaining energy levels, and it helps 
strengthen immune systems.


Non-stick pans made with Teflon are everywhere these days, but they aren’t good for our health. When heated to high temperatures, and especially when the pan is dry (like when you’re preheating a pan before searing meat or stir-frying), they release chemicals into the air called perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Scratched non-stick releases even more PFCs into your food. Studies have linked certain PFCs, namely PFOA and PFOS, to numerous health problems relating to hormones, liver dysfunction, and brain health.

Cast iron is a poor heat conductor compared to copper and aluminum, and this can result in uneven heating if a cast iron pan is heated too quickly or on an undersized burner.  Cast iron has a higher heat capacity than copper but a lower heat capacity than stainless steel or aluminum. However, cast iron is denser than aluminum and stores more heat per unit volume. Additionally, cast iron pans are typically made thicker than similar sized pans of other materials. The combination of these factors results in cast iron pans being capable of storing more heat longer than copper, aluminum, or stainless steel pans.






Iron pan is a durable, chemical-free alternative to the non-stick pan, cast iron is a great conductor of heat, takes less time to cook and adds additional iron to the dishes that are cooked in it.

When You use a iron skillet, you do not need to use as much
oil. Due to its non-stick surface you do not need to worry 
about food cleaning on the surface.  

Cast iron is chemical free compared to many alternative  
non-stick  pans, cast iron do not contain pcf ‘s (per fluorocarbons) , A chemical that know to be linked to development problems and liver damage.

The main advantage of cast iron is that it has very high 
volumetric heat capacity, Which means that once it’s hot, it 
stays hot.

Past generation uses came into present trend. 
Since it does not scratch, there is no need to use plastic utensils, and there is no fear of using your silverware to stir or scoop. It lasts for so long that many people still use cast iron cookware inherited from their parents and grandparents.