Everyday Cast Iron Accessories
Cast Iron Accessories
Everyday Cast Iron Accessories
When cooking with cast iron, I try never to use metal utensils. They will scratch your cooking surface and ruin your seasoning. Instead, I try to always use wood or silicon utensils.
In addition, there are a few other kitchen accessories I also use with cast iron that I thought I would pass along. The following is a list of the cast iron accessories that I use everyday:
- Cast Iron Skillet Handle Covers - Cast iron pan handles get hot. I keep a set of our of these in mu drawer with other pot holders
- Silicone Trivets Mats - Drop one of these on the counter where you are preparing food. They can also double as a potholder in a pinch I also use place them between my stacked pans to protect the cooking surfaces from getting scratched.
- Rubbermaid High Heat Silicone Spatula - This spatula is not just for food preparation. This heat resistant spatula enables you to use while cooking everything from scrambled eggs to flipping crepes.
- OXO Spatula - This heat resistant silicon spatula won't scratch your pans. They come in a few different sizes depending on what you like to cook.
- OXO Silicon Tongs - These heat resistant, nylon tipped tongs won't scratch your pans, and come in multiple sizes.
- Infrared Thermometer Temperature Gun - Whether it's making pancakes, french toast, crepes, etc., the secret to getting that perfect, golden brown result is to heat your griddle to 400 degrees. I set my gas burner on low, and let my griddle heat up while I'm making the batter. My temperature gun lets me know when my griddle is ready.
- Scrub Brush with Scraper - Once I'm done cooking, I let me pan cool and clean my pan with hot water (no soap) and my scrub brush. I like this one because it also has a dish scraper.
- Scotch-Brite Non-Scratch Scour Pads - Don't use the scour side of your kitchen spunge on your cast iron. it will scratch your pan and wear off your seasoning. These Scotch-Brite pads will do the job while not ruining your seasoning.
- Lodge Pan Scrapers - If you've some baked on crud that resists your scrub brush and scour pan, these pan scrapers will come to your rescue without scratching your pans.
