
A Cosmetic Detox (and a whole lot more).
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Last week I posted a story on Instagram showing how I use cast iron for scrambled eggs and have a clean pan afterwards and so many of you asked questions that I wanted to give you my steps to winning with cast iron! Everyone has different secrets but there are mine and they leave us with a cast iron pan that doesn’t even need cleaning after making scrambled eggs! (But I do still clean it don’t worry, and I’ll tell you what to do if yours does need cleaning!)
On any topic I prefer to let people do their own reading of scary facts rather than quoting them, I don’t like fear as a motivator but the thing that finally made me do the complete switch was reading about the toxicity of non stick pans. So you can google on your own there, but my other reason is that they live forever. That makes them really cost effective, and really kind to the earth – no plastic parts to disintegrate and need throwing in the trash. Win win.
I exclusively buy the Lodge brand of cast iron. It’s the best USA made brand I’ve found, and they are very affordable without compromising quality. (I’m not paid to promote them, and they’ve never given me anything for free, we just really do love them.) With one exception actually, they don’t make a waffle press so you can find the one I chose and our waffles recipe HERE.
They come pre seasoned so you don’t need to do an initial seasoning, but you seasoning will build up over time so take care of it well and it will love you back.
Note: The seasoning is the oil layer baked into the pan over time that makes it naturally non stick!
I own an 8″ pan, a 10.25″ pan , a mini 6.5″ one that’s perfect for single portion reheating, and a shallow circular griddle pan that’s perfect for pizza making. That’s all I find myself needing for our family cooking and it comes to a total of less than $50 – one of the reasons I love Lodge! (For baking I have a bread tin, and muffin tins. )
It can feel overwhelming to think about caring for cast iron but I promise it’s actually really simple when your make the switch.
So there you go, that is how I make scrambled eggs without cleaning my skillet afterwards. It really is simple and well worth the switch!
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