I have been reading and learning a lot about cooking with cast iron cookware. Finally I decided to look on Craigslist in Columbus while we are here for cheap cast iron skillets. Lucky me, I found one lady selling her 4 cast iron pans for $35 total. That was a good deal, considering she really took great care of the pans and they are well seasoned and used so I won’t have to do all the prep work before using them.

Now I am replacing my Teflon non-stick pans with one 12-inch cast iron skillet, two 10-inch cast iron, skillets, one 6-inch cast iron skillet and one 10-inch cast iron griddle.

I think of this as a start to healthy and environmentally friendly way of cooking. When well seasoned, it is almost non-stick, so you won’t have to add too much oil to cook your food.

This morning, I made some breakfast with it using local produce and it was awesome. I think it will take me a while to learn the new way of cleaning my new pans, but, I think it won’t take me too long~

Here’s a list of benefits I come up for using cast iron cookware:

1. Teflon free
2. Increase daily source of iron intake
3. Relatively cheap compared to most high-quality cookware
4. Even heating surface for cooking
5. Eco-friendly in production
6. Lasts for generations
7. Can be re-seasoned / re-conditioned to be used again and again
8. Can be used on both the range and in the oven

The only down side of using cast iron pans is how heavy they are. But, this is a good way to work my forearms while cooking~

I think I am already loving the fact that I am cooking with them. I think I will have more info to share with you in the future when I learn to cook more with them.