Question:
can cooking tomatoes hurt cast iron?
I heard that leaving food with tomatoes or tomato sauce in cast iron cookware too long is not good. I like cooking with cast iron, and am intrested in any infor you can provide
Answer:
I've never had that problem, but I used to have a roommate who'd set his alarm clock to go off a couple hours before he needed to get out of bed. It would blare the radio for several minutes before he hit snooze, and then I would get a few minutes of peace before it would start blaring again.
I've never had that problem, but I used to have a roommate who'd set his alarm clock to go off a couple hours before he needed to get out of bed. It would blare the radio for several minutes before he hit snooze, and then I would get a few minutes of peace before it would start blaring again.
I haven't heard of anything specific about tomatoes, but in general leaving food in a cast iron pan isn't good for it, because of the acids in the food being absorbed by the iron.
What you have heard is true. It's the same with aluminum cookware. Tomato products have natural acids that eat into cookware. It is fine to cook them in any type cookware but should not be kept an extended period of time. I use my cast iron a lot but transfer tomato based dishes to another container after cooking.
Cooking in cast iron is good. the iron you obtain this way is good for you. Your body needs iron. Don't leave the food in cast iron for extended periods after cooking. The extran chemical action will damage the cookware and will affect the taste of the foods.
I doubt she'll listen to you. Eva is dead wrong, car alarms don't actually work. When one goes off everyone yells turn that phucking **** off! No one ever thinks, OMG! someones stealing a car! So next time it goes off at night, get a sledge hammer and beat the **** outta that thing! If you want, I can do it for a nominal fee.
I haven't heard of anything specific about tomatoes, but in general leaving food in a cast iron pan isn't good for it, because of the acids in the food being absorbed by the iron.
What you have heard is true. It's the same with aluminum cookware. Tomato products have natural acids that eat into cookware. It is fine to cook them in any type cookware but should not be kept an extended period of time. I use my cast iron a lot but transfer tomato based dishes to another container after cooking.
Cooking in cast iron is good. the iron you obtain this way is good for you. Your body needs iron. Don't leave the food in cast iron for extended periods after cooking. The extran chemical action will damage the cookware and will affect the taste of the foods.
I doubt she'll listen to you. Eva is dead wrong, car alarms don't actually work. When one goes off everyone yells turn that phucking **** off! No one ever thinks, OMG! someones stealing a car! So next time it goes off at night, get a sledge hammer and beat the **** outta that thing! If you want, I can do it for a nominal fee.
