Is there anything you should not cook with cast iron?

Usually most people like to avoid citric & acidic items (tomatoes especially). The reason is that it eats into it, and depending on your own seasoning, you might get a metallic taste. Some folks have great seasoning and can do it with no harm. Also, if you don't clean well after, it will continue to eat it..

Idk if the pan wasn’t seasoned enough yet or what, but my clueless gf made scrambled eggs in one of mine and pretty much fricked it up. Took forever to clean.

Okra and tomatoes because okra and tomatoes should never be cooked at all.

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I dont like doing eggs on cast iron.

A cheap nostick walmarks pan with a bit of butter is best for eggs imo

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There are a few dishes where you don’t necessarily want the heat retention qualities of cast iron. Something like scrambled eggs is one. Although, I sort of like doing fried eggs, cooked in the just/cooked-bacon bacon grease in mine. It works good if you’re able to remove the eggs the minute they’re done to your liking.

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dont like doing eggs on cast iron.

A cheap nostick walmarks pan with a bit of butter is best for eggs imo

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my cast iron skillets are the only ones I have eggs won't stick to

my Dad taught me to cook Gumbo and said not to use Cast Iron when cooking seafood gumbo. I don't believe it had anything to do with the effect on the pot or the taste of the gumbo. but more on the appearance of the gumbo. Don't really know. So I just never have. I use Magnalite for Seafood and Cast Iron for everything else and no complaints.

So you can’t cook a sauce piquante in cast iron?

As others have said, do not cook things with tomato sauce. Once we made meat sauce in tomato gravy and let it simmer for an hour or so. It was horrible. Had an iron / metallic taste. Ruined.

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I sort of like doing fried eggs, cooked in the just/cooked-bacon bacon grease in mine. It works good if you’re able to remove the eggs the minute they’re done to your liking.

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I learned the hard way about letting the temperature come down after cooking the bacon before you put the eggs in. Took forever to clean that stuff. Now I know.

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tomatoes should never be cooked at all.

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Marinara?
Chili?
Salsa?

WTF. You don't like Pizza?