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re: Iron pot cleaning help...

Posted on 11/30/11 at 9:48 am to
Posted by coloradoBengal
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 11/30/11 at 9:48 am to
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couple of points, there are those that recommend against using cast iron for anything acidic like tomatoes. They claim the acidity eats through the seasoning and leaches iron into your food.


I can definitely taste it. A definite metallic taste when cooking tomato dishes in cast iron. Maybe the pots I was using weren't old enough with enough years of seasoning. Not sure. But I switched to stainless for tomato based dishes and the metallic flavor disappears.

Non acidic dishes... same pots... no metal taste.

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As for cleaning and re-seasoning. I'd try soaping it down really good and simply oiling it again


Yup. I clean with hot soapy water, dry well, oil and put in a hot, but now off, oven.
Posted by LSUAfro
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Member since Aug 2005
12775 posts
Posted on 11/30/11 at 9:58 am to
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I can definitely taste it. A definite metallic taste when cooking tomato dishes in cast iron.

Only dish with tomatoes I've cooked in cast iron is a sauce piquante and can't ever taste it in the least bit.
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