Cast Iron delimma
So I just finished school and made my first (permanent) move out from the parents' place. They packed me a big rubbermaid container full of excess kitchen stuff they weren't using anytime soon, and one of the best things in there was a 10" Le Creuset skillet. It's enameled on the bottom with bare cast iron on the cooking surface, and I would just go ahead and season it, but it's got a wooden handle, so I'd rather not put it in the oven.
Thoughts, suggestions?
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It's NOT bare cast iron inside - it's black matte enamel. Doesn't need seasoning and shouldn't be seasoned. Just use it as is. I take my comments back if the inside is rusted but I'm betting it isn't. I have an old LC skillet exactly like what you describe.
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Caml3
Oct 17, 2010 03:51 PM
Awesome, thanks much. I didn't realize because the outside should also matte black with a decade and a half of filth, it was blue enamel after i did a bit of excavating with small knife. Guess I'll get to scrubbing then.
Thanks for the input everyone!
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Politeness
Oct 13, 2010 11:25 AM
Cam13, If the interior IS bare cast iron: (1) you do not need to put it in the oven to season it; and (2) the wooden handle will screw off should you want/need to put it in the oven.
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Chemicalkinetics
Oct 13, 2010 08:17 AM
Caml3,
I wonder the same thing as Jay F. It may not be bare cast iron.
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Jay F
Oct 13, 2010 07:32 AM
Are you sure it's bare cast iron, and not black enamel? I think Le Creuset skillets are enameled inside, and the enamel is black. But I'm in no way certain this is true of every single piece they've ever made with a black interior. However, given the wooden handle, there's a good chance they didn't mean for your skillet to go in the oven.
Here's their website: http://lecreuset.com/. You can call or e-mail them. They're very good about responding promptly.
