Stop burning food in a wrought iron pan while camping
There is nothing better than the smell of fresh eggs and bacon cooking in a wrought iron pan while camping. The moment your eyes open and the smell starts wafting through your nose, you can't wait to get around the campfire and dig in. However, cooking with a wrought, or cast, iron pan can present its challenges. Food tends to stick to the surface of the pan causing some pieces to burn, while others are undercooked. You can keep food from sticking to a wrought iron pan by pretreating it, and from burning by following a few cooking tips. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Instructions
Season the Pan
1. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
2. Coat the wrought iron pan with a thin layer of olive oil using your pastry brush. Paint the handle as well as the outer edges.
3. Place the pan in the oven. Allow the wrought iron pan to sit in the oven for an hour as the pan seasons.
4. Remove the wrought iron from the oven. Allow the pan to cool on a wood cutting board or heat resistant surface.
Cook with Oil
5. Place a small amount of oil in the wrought iron pan.
6. Spread the oil around the pan evenly. Coating the surface will make sure that there are no "dry spots," where food will stick and burn.
7. Place the wrought iron pan over the camp fire or heat source. Preheating the skillet will allow the food to cook at a more even temperature once the food hits the cooking surface.
Mind the Food
8. Place the food in the skillet. Once the food begins to cook, keep a close eye on it. With a preheated wrought iron skillet the food will cook faster than normal.
9. Keep the heat source constant. While minding the food, be sure that the camp fire or camp stove flames are even underneath the wrought iron skillet.
10. Flip the food to prevent burning.
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