Top 5 Cast Iron Tips

My Top 5 Cast Iron Tips

Thank y’all for tuning in, in this video I’m going to give you my top 5 tips for cooking in and taking care of cast iron. Cast iron, in my opinion, is the best most versatile cooking tool and if taken care of will be nonstick and add great flavor to your food.

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Kent Rollins
Chuck Wagon Cook, Grilling, Dutch Oven Cooking, Cowboy, Cast Iron

[SantisValiant]

Every time I hear Kent say "I promise you", I am filled with feelings of safety and warmth.

[mrpotatoheadracing]

My Grandad could take a rusty cast iron skillet and clean it, burn it, then season and have a jet black no stick finish in one day. Amazing man, taught me alot growing up in the 80's, hope to see him again on streets of gold one day!!!

[rub.bricked]

My Dad passed in 1995 and I grew up seeing him cook on his little 7" cast iron pan. It's funny the memories that seem insignificant as a child become so precious as an adult. I treated myself to a 7" cast iron pan some 23 years later and think of my Dad every time I use it.

[markharris]

As an Englishman, who was a chef for over 20 years, I have to say in my experience on YouTube Americans have a much better understanding of cast iron. Because I was a chef the pans were used multiple times a day, and they never needed any maintenance. It’s also 22 years since I came out of the trade and it’s amazing how many things you did on a daily basis you forget about. Cleaning cast iron pans is one of them, but it’s over 40 years since I did that as a commis and you reminded me how we used a steam tap to clean them. I really enjoyed your video, good common sense from someone who obviously has a passion for his craft.

[lepeejon]

"It's a great day above the grass"
I'm so stealing that.
Excellent video.

[roguerebel]

While camping this past weekend, the camp host and an Oregon State Parks volunteer was doing a dutch oven cooking demonstration. The camp host told us that the oven he was using was past down from his great grand mother!
I have recently started do delve into cast iron, and a dutch oven is next on my list. YouTube is a fantastic venue for learning. Thanks for all you do, Kent!

[sailorgirl]

Thank you so much for such an informative video. I just received my Dad's cast iron fry pans after my Step-Mum passed away in the spring. I have been concerned about not keeping proper care of them. I am going to use your techniques from now on. I always smile and think of my Dad when I use them...which is every day! Thanks again!

[lajoyalobos]

When it comes to taking care of your cast iron, this video is gold.

[rougesunset]

Thanks for the tip about sanding down the rough finish. Glad to know I can "fix" my new skillet!

[shonuffisthemaster]

"got me some that 80 grit sandpaper, on that lil vibratin sander" i could listn to this guy all day, fantastic! great tips too.

[homefront]

Been exploring the desert for years, always had my dutch over and frying pan, married years later and taught my wife how to use and cook with my cast iron.... so proud if her! Your channel is great it's midnight and I am up watching all of them!

[wyattkarp]

So glad I found this, I went off to college and bought a new cast iron skillet that had a rough bottom. With all the myths around cast iron it’s good to see videos like this

[grantmathews]

Hi Kent I love your show, I am a Aussie and admire the yanks. Keep up your positive attitude mate, as I am very concerned about what is happening in the US, and folk like you are needed to spread the positives of life e.g. good food . My best wishes for your country Grant

[ssamorgan]

I'm learning a lot from your videos. Thank you for making them.

[holland]

Thank you Kent. Your teachings are ever so valuable. Thank you for the book signing as well. A treasure to me for sure. God bless you both.

[oldneo]

You just gotta love this most authentic outdoorsman. Good common sense tips and beautiful delivery. I shall be ordering flax oil capsules later. Two for the pan One for the heart.God Bless you Mr Rollins

[donalddenison]

Dear Kent: I've had a very different experience in getting cast iron smooth. When I set up housekeeping for the first time back in 1965, among my first purchases was a new #7, 10 inch Lodge skillet, it was a rough old cob! I asked an older woman how to get it smooth, this was unseasoned raw cast iron. This woman had me coat the skillet with oil, bake it on low temperature in the oven, then take it out and scrape it with a sharp metal spatula to knock down the high points, wipe it with olive oil, and repeat the process over and over again. That skillet now is slick as a cat's behind, it took a while to build up the seasoning, and to level the high spots, but today that old rough skillet is one of my favorites. I've done the same for all my cast iron, and was able to create a smooth surface on even rusted pieces. I no longer need to scrape with a steel spatula to smooth out the high spots but the process sure did work on that rough new Lodge. On really filthy cast iron, and on the exterior only, I use a pumice stone to remove burnt on carbonized crud and then season the outside just like you and I do the interiors now. I suppose that if I had thought about sanding down the interior surfaces, I could have greatly hurried up the process of getting that old rough skillet in shape to cook with. I now own 5 Dutch Ovens, 2 each 12" Griswolds, 2 each 14" Wagnerware, and one ancient 16" of unknown manufacture complete with gate marks, according to my grandparents, it was old in 1883 when they got it. There's nothing like biscuits from a good Dutch Oven. Thanks for your work, I appreciate it. I love cooking with Dutch Ovens and other pieces of cast iron. I'm not a chuckwagon cook, but I often cook for large groups of hunters and fishermen outdoors. My experience tells me that you are the real deal.

[The_Original_Default_Username]

Awesome video! If you have some really tough, hard burned food stuck to a skillet, you can put about a half-inch of water in the skillet and let it sit on low heat for 10-15 minutes. Then pour the water off, replace it with a few millimeters of hot water, add a liberal amount of kosher salt and scrub the pan with a cloth. It'll clean the surface up nicely.

[mjc]

Cooking with cast iron has become a hobby this last year. I have a new pan and an 80 year old pan from my grandma. I had been using paper towel for seasoning. Thanks for that tip. Makes sense.

[StacyD]

Thank you for putting this video together, you have Taught me a couple things I did not know. Like, this lint free rag, I have been using paper towels for a very long time, I will no longer be using them, I am heading down to the store to buy myself a couple bandanas, Thanks again!