Thank you, I am glad that someone else uses cast iron. I use it in cooking everything. One of my cast iron pans was my grandmothers and was bought back in 1963 lets see one of those non stick pans do that (even those sets that cost over 200 dollars). At Saturday, 4 May 2002, you wrote: >I never buy those fancy-schmancy pans. I find a properly seasoned cast-iron >skillet works better, and lasts longer. > >Marilyn >~~~~~ >"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest >of the world" >John Muir >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Steve M Duddy" <timetiles@icon.co.za> >To: "Chile Heads" <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com> >Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:12 AM >Subject: [CH] Off topic some what, but still cooking... > >> Hi Chilens, >> >> Tex-Mex Sloppy Joes recipe asked for a non-stick skillet. >> >> Just wondering what other peoples experiences have been with these >so-called >> non-stick skillets. They seem to work for such a short period of time! >> I've bought the most expensive, I've kept them in a pillow case in my pan >> cupboard, I've never used any abrasive cleaner nor anything other than >nylon >> utensils, and they never seem to work well for more than a year! Baring >> mysterious scratches that can never be accounted for, they look just like >> new. But try and cook an egg (with chile sauce, to make things more >> on-topic) and it needs to be pried and poked from many different angles, >> center bit sticking and braking the yolk, of course. This in a non-stick >> pan with a generous glugg of olive oil. I cook with gas.... >> >> Steve >> Wilderness >> South Africa >> >> >