Foods You Should Not Cook In Iron Skillet

In olden times, they got all their nutrients from the foods, from the cookware they used. They didn't depend on all those multicolour tablets that we pop in so often. Iron skillet, kadai were used by our ancestors, to get iron from the vessel, so they won't be anemic ! It is true, as we absorb the iron from the cookware. There are also a select few foods that should never be cooked in one. You might be pleased to know that this advice more for the preservation of your skillet itself rather than health reasons. Here are five foods that should never be cooked in one:  

 

1. Tomato Sauce

This sauce, together with any other kind of acidic sauce, should not be cooked in a cast-iron skillet, because you’ll end up ruining its seasoning and end up with a finished product that tastes like metal. Use a non-stick pan instead.

2. Sticky Desserts

Although the depth of a cast-iron skillet makes it seem like they were made for cooking multi-layered desserts in, its textured surface simply can’t handle items that are particularly sticky. What’s more is that your sweet dessert will likely take on the savory flavor of the skillet’s seasoning. That’s definitely not how you want your desserts to taste!

3. Fried Rice

Many traditional fried rice recipes call for the use of a cast-iron skillet, however, it simply isn’t the best advice to follow. That’s because rice tends to stick to surfaces, meaning that the integrity of the seasoned skillet’s surface will become compromised. If you want to pass on your cast-iron wonder someday, then it’s better to use a wok for frying rice instead.

4. Delicate Fish

Cod, tilapia, and flounder all make for healthy, light meals, but none of those delicate fish should be prepared in a cast-iron skillet. That’s because they have a tendency to stick to anything other than enamel. On the other hand, thicker fish such as tuna and salmon steaks are perfect for cooking in a cast-iron skillet.

5. Omelets

Viscous eggs don’t belong anywhere near a cast-iron skillet – that is unless yours has a proven track record of having omelets sliding right off of it.

There are some foods that you can cook in iron skillet, but be sure to transfer the food to a stainless tell or glass cookware soon after. For example, raw banana vegetable can be cooked in iron skillet, but if not transferred soon after cooking, it will become black due to reaction with the vessel. The same goes to most dishes, can be cooked, but make sure to  transfer to another vessel soon after. 
What I like best cooking in iron tawa is my dosa, as it retains heat long, dosas come out nice and crisp too !

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