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We own a cast iron restoration shop, while working in our shop we have learned a lot of tips and tricks to help owners of cast iron cookware. They are so many people that would like to try cast iron cooking but have heard many stories about how difficult it is to use in fact many will never try.

We would like to show how easy it is to restore cast iron. as well as the daily care of cast iron cookware made easy. We hope to take the mystery out of using cast iron so that everyone can enjoy cast iron cooking as we do.

First things first

The first thing that you should do if you are new to cast iron is learning how to prepare a cast-iron skillet for the first use even if it says it is preseason, it should be cleaned and prepared properly with a high-quality seasoning such as TnJ’s Organic Cast Iron Seasoning. The trick is to first Learn How To Use TnJ Cast Iron Seasoning.

All cast iron seasoning is not created equal and you should learn the differences between animal fat as a seasoning and high-quality oils. Things that might shock you about cast iron seasoning.

There are many tips and tricks to using cast iron cookware as you will find out here on this site,

Learn how to use TnJ’s Cast Iron Seasoning

Does your cast iron come out sticky after seasoning?

You will get answers to things like why is cast iron is sticky? The answer to this is a common mistake a lot of people make even seasoned pros (pardon the pun)

The cause is usually too much oil applied during the seasoning process.

We always want to try to wipe all the oil off before applying heat to set the seasoning.

There are a few very simple steps to follow which a step-by-step guide can be found here. learn how to use TnJ cast iron seasoning. We have even made a video that will help you through the process.

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Let’s learn something about cast iron

You can also find 10 Things you need to know about cast iron cookware. This will hopefully clear up more questions that you might have about the cast iron cookware set you have no matter what brand it is all the rules to follow are the same with cast iron furthermore. We also get many questions on how and where you can use your cast iron cookware set even if it is an enameled cast iron cookware set.

Will cast iron work on induction top and the simple answer is yes, it will work on gas stoves, glass top stoves( be careful not to scratch the glass top), electric stoves and as we all know it will work on a wood-burning stove as this is where it was all start and specially design for the in the beginning.

Can cast iron skillets go in the oven. Why yes it can we use it often in the oven. We like to sear our steaks in a hot cast-iron skillet then put it in the oven around 300 degrees to cook it to whatever internal temperature your desire. I will take mine medium rare, please.

It will also make a very tasty skillet of cornbread check our video below.

How to make amazing cast iron cornbread

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Want to clean your cast iron but don’t want to use soap?

There are many people that tell you not to use soap and water on cast iron.

That is a tale that is leftover from the days when soap was made out of lye and we know that lye will remove the seasoning from your cast iron because that is one of the processes we use in our restoration shop to remove the old seasoning.

Washing your cast iron with mild soap and water will not hurt your seasoning as long as you do not let it soak in soapy water. Just give it a good scrub and rinse with hot water. Then apply a coat of maintenance seasoning for the next time.

If you would like to get a step-by-step process, check out How To Use TnJ’s Seasoning. If you want to learn the old way of cleaning a skillet without soap check out our video below…

How to clean cast iron without soap

In closing

We hope you learn something new while reading our blog. Whether you cast iron is antique cast iron, vintage cast iron or you just bought it new today most of the same rules apply. If you have a cast-iron skillet, pan, Dutch oven, corn stick pan, cornbread pan, or even fish fryer.

Cast Iron is Cast Iron and all the tips and tricks you have learned from about will work on all cast iron cookware.