Healthfulness of cast iron cooking regarding the seasoning?

[Guest guest]

I searched our archives for an answer on the healthfulness of cast

iron cooking regarding the seasoning of the cast iron and the iron

that is added to the diet from cast iron cooking.

 

Responding specifically to:

 

" To my knowledge, the only healthy surfaces to cook on are cast iron,

stainless steel (like a giant wok), and Pyrex (but Pyrex isn't for

stovetop use

anyway). " (full context at the link)

 

http://health./messag

e/45037

 

A way to start over with the seasoning of old cast iron it to put it

upside down in a self cleaning oven and go through the self cleaning

cycle and maybe with some additional time.

 

That method appeals to me because the oxidized oils are unhealthy and

I would want to start fresh. I do have a health question that I

present here because we have quite a large membership and someone

might know.

 

I see we have a lot of people here: " Members: 5707 "

 

I understand that adult men can get too much iron in their diet with

some toxicity, so I am wanting to season my cast iron frying pan to

have a layer of carbon that is non stick and porous to hold some

cooking oil as it isolates the food somewhat from the iron of the

pan. I have been using a too clean cast iron pan without being

properly seasoned with good healthy oils that I don't allow to get

old in the pan, but that puts freshly scrubbed iron in contact with

my food and becomes the excessive iron in the diet health concern. I

balance that with my concern of carcinogenic (cancer causing) and

free radical properties of oxidized oils.

 

I don't understand all the implications of the chemistry of the two

choices on health and which would be healthier. If you know the

answers, then please post.

 

Ronald H Levine

Midvale, Utah

[Guest guest]

www.Chantal.com offers a wonderful stainless steel pan with an enamel coating of

excellent quality. The " tephlon like " pans they offer are not tephlon, but are

made of a type of glass that is non-stick and great to use. Corningware makes a

line of glass pots and pans that you can use on the stove. Cast iron does

impart iron to your food and holds the rancid oils as mentioned in the previous

post. They are generally not recommended to cook in.

Happy cooking,

Nancy

 

 

[Guest guest]

www.Mercola.com offers a nice enameled cast iron set at a good price.

I wish I would've seen that before investing in La Creuset.

Also some " old school " Vision sets can be found used on ebay.

 

Tara

 

 

Nancy Savinelli <nankin wrote:

www.Chantal.com offers a wonderful stainless steel pan with an enamel

coating of excellent quality. The " tephlon like " pans

[Guest guest]

I just purchased some cast iron cookware from Lodge Logic. Is this cast

iron unsafe?

~Robin

 

, " Nancy Savinelli "

<nankin wrote:

>

> www.Chantal.com offers a wonderful stainless steel pan with an enamel

coating of excellent quality. The " tephlon like " pans they offer are

not tephlon, but are made of a type of glass that is non-stick and

great to use. Corningware makes a line of glass pots and pans that you

can use on the stove. Cast iron does impart iron to your food and

holds the rancid oils as mentioned in the previous post. They are

generally not recommended to cook in.

> Happy cooking,

> Nancy

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