Re: Dinner in the year of our lord 20241031.

On 11/10/2024 2:46 PM, Carol wrote:

dsi1 wrote:
 

As I have been saying, cast iron is a great choice when you're cooking
with fire, coals, or wood. My pans would be practically useless
without gas or electricity. That said, Dutch ovens are heated with
fire or coals when they're cooking. You can talk about heat retention
but a cast iron pan does not retain enough heat to cook anything.
Maybe a single pancake. Hahahahahahahaha haha!
>

 You try again to change the subject David.  We aren't taslking over a
fire or coals and you know it.
 A dutch oven is used inside the oven.
 https://postimg.cc/cgDzwqJf
 https://postimg.cc/qhQsqhfP
 Those are the results of a dutch oven, cast iron (with lid) inside the
oven to bake.
 They do infact retain heat for cooking and it's very even as several
here have told you.

And they're very useful for frying tempura or french fries due to thermal mass and temperature retention, everyone knows this.
So?
Why are you so triggered by cast iron?
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