Cooking with a cast iron saucepan?
Yeah, I can't help myself, I was shopping the on-line auction. (sigh)
I managed to get a Le Creuset 2 quart sauce pan, though it has no lid, as well as a small Le Creuset stoneware square baker, it holds maybe 4 cups, it looks brand new..
Does anyone actually cook with a cast iron saucepan? I had a small one that was not enameled that I used on the grill for things like BBQ sauce, and I guess I could use this on the grill for side dishes, but is a cast iron saucepan anyone's "go to" pan for any other specific use?
I could use it in the oven, but would have to cover it with foil or find a suitable lid...
Annie
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8 years agoMy new grain pot is about that size. Mine is 1.5 quart and perfect for my mixed grain. Has not left the back right burner since cyber monday purchase. Also used for 'soup for two'. I thaw a half pint broth, then a pint of grain/protein, and a 1/2 pint of greens last. A quart of grain is perfect for two meals, 4 servings, and I like it for breakfast with a fried egg. Just enough room to even add a pile of greens at the end of cooking to steam.
It has the same interior I think. A black glazed enamel.
I bet one of your other lids will fit. My two allClad glass lids fit my 8 and 10inch cast iron pans.
These work better than I would have thought. I picked up the two red ones as a test. Then got the white set from Amazon. My pyrex round fridge containers, three sizes, and three sets have lids that have cracked over time...even the newer replacements. These have solved that problem and good on a hot stovetop pan as well.
DH wants ceramic bakers like that. I've stopped using my pyrex ones after one of them cracked in the oven. I just use them for soaking or marinating. So SurLaTab has them on sale now on-line and free shipping I think a MothersDay sale....always something, lol.
(and why do pyrex mixing cups have a spout on the edge....stock went all over my stovetop last night pouring into a pan for soup....grrr)
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