Where can we get cast iron pots?

[Cheesekraft]

Aluminum, tefal, dangerous stuff. Wheres the good old cast iron?? I have never seen it in the stores..

[sunnyjim5]

Easily obtained and cheap at the price asked !

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Le-Creuset-Kitchen-Home-Garden/b?ie=UTF8&node=13012071

[stoneyboy]

Dangerous on what grounds please ?

I trust you only eat at home wrapped up in cotton wool.

Can you divulge your sources for this scaremongering please.

[GuestHouse]

Dangerous on what grounds please ?

I trust you only eat at home wrapped up in cotton wool.

Can you divulge your sources for this scaremongering please.

Sad life you must lead.

A quick look into a database of scientific research reveals hundreds of research papers on the subject of aluminium poisoning from cooking utensils, a few dozen papers on lead poisoning from lead in aluminium cooking utensils and as many on mercury poisoning from mercury in aluminium cooking utensils.

I can't see any references to teflon poisoning, or people wrapped in cotton wool - but as I say, only a quick look.

[sunnyjim5]

Dangerous on what grounds please ?

I trust you only eat at home wrapped up in cotton wool.

Can you divulge your sources for this scaremongering please.

Sad life you must lead.

A quick look into a database of scientific research reveals hundreds of research papers on the subject of aluminium poisoning from cooking utensils, a few dozen papers on lead poisoning from lead in aluminium cooking utensils and as many on mercury poisoning from mercury in aluminium cooking utensils.

I can't see any references to teflon poisoning, or people wrapped in cotton wool - but as I say, only a quick look.

You forgot to include the link(s) to this database you claim is available for a quick look .................................

Here is a link to Teflon and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) from the American Cancer Society.

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/teflon-and-perfluorooctanoic-acid--pfoa

[ukrules]

I ordered a few cast iron pans from this guy some time ago : http://raro.asia/pan-pictures/

I don't think he does pots but it might be worth asking him.

[attrayant]

A quick look...

Haste makes waste.

[GuestHouse]

A quick look...

Haste makes waste.

Well as ever attrayant, your own contribution is like a wet bar of soap, never anything that we can grasp.

[eldragon]

You can get iron woks at almost any outdoor market. Be advised you will need to season to wok, which involves burning off the stock oil coating and cooking a new one into it. After that, it will reuire regular maintenance to prevent rusting, at least until you've used it for a while on a consistent basis. Not sure about pots and pans, but should be easy enough to find em at a higher end department store.

[attrayant]

Well as ever attrayant, your own contribution is like a wet bar of soap, never anything that we can grasp.

That's good; how long have you been waiting to use that one?

I've made NO contributions to the topic at hand because I don't particularly care to spend the time and energy hunting for the relevant cites to back me up. That's something you might want to consider doing on occasion.

[GinBoy2]

Here a good source:

http://www.verasu.com/product_subcategories.php?cid=4

[CharlieH]

http://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=cast%20iron%20cookware

[attrayant]

I see only three true cast iron pans at that Lazada link. I've never seen a cast iron skillet or pan with a rivited-on handle. Pretty sure those are anodized aluminum or carbon steel.

The prices are reasonable. A bit more than Amazon, but Amazon is going to add on shipping that will likely be equal to or greater than the cost of the pan itself.

[tolsti]

Raro has 2 sizes of frying pans (skillets to the cousins) and a large lidded pot. Decent price

[PaullyW]

You can find a few options at the high end mall stores that cater to the well off. Emporium is an example. European cast iron import with consequent high price. Thais don't use cast iron, so it's a luxury here

[JDGRUEN]

Cast iron skillets and pots and cornbread muffin pans were the cooking pots and pans used in all my first 18 years by my mother and grandmother. I also cooked much of my food for the rest of my life - so far on cast iron cookware ... and some others made of modern materials. If cast iron cooking skillets and pots were harmful (except dropping one on your foot) then I would be dead by now.. Cast iron is probably the most toxic free cooking material that there is ... and Cast Iron has nothing to do with Teflon or Aluminum or any other exotic addition to the basic Iron.

I have seen cast aluminum cookware in Thailand. At first glance it looks like cast iron ... but a heft of the skillet tells the tale ...

There is absolutely nothing better than a real buttermilk cornbread made with real cornmeal baked in a oven in a deep cast iron skillet...

I plan on saving the posted links that go to sellers of real cast iron cookware and will buy some in the near future

[rwdrwdrwd]

Passion delivery have them

[NeverSure]

Beware of skillets made in China. I bought a couple of them from Amazon and they were so poorly finished (or not even finished) on the inside that they were virtually unusable. They were rough. No way could I fry an egg in one without totally messing up the egg and the skillet. Talk about sticking...

I wound up buying a set of antique units from Ebay. They are wonderful and made in the USA. The insides were ground and polished. They really weren't all that expensive. I washed each one, coated them with bacon grease (lard would do) and heated them in the oven to season them.

Remember, your grandmother never washed these. She wiped them out to preserve the seasoning. Occasionally she wiped the insides with a thin coat of bacon grease or lard.

Cheers.

[arjunadawn]

Cast iron skillets and pots and cornbread muffin pans were the cooking pots and pans used in all my first 18 years by my mother and grandmother. I also cooked much of my food for the rest of my life - so far on cast iron cookware ... and some others made of modern materials. If cast iron cooking skillets and pots were harmful (except dropping one on your foot) then I would be dead by now.. Cast iron is probably the most toxic free cooking material that there is ... and Cast Iron has nothing to do with Teflon or Aluminum or any other exotic addition to the basic Iron.

I have seen cast aluminum cookware in Thailand. At first glance it looks like cast iron ... but a heft of the skillet tells the tale ...

There is absolutely nothing better than a real buttermilk cornbread made with real cornmeal baked in a oven in a deep cast iron skillet...

I plan on saving the posted links that go to sellers of real cast iron cookware and will buy some in the near future

Agreed. For so many reasons cast iron is best. The evenness of the cooking, durability, seasoning of the metal, cleaning, etc. I have always tried to have a few good iron pots/pans throughout my life. No matter the cooking can just clean with salt, etc. Or, following washing, re season with oil, etc. A big difference. I suppose, if one is into this.

[dddave]

The "Lodge" company is the premiere maker of traditional cast iron skillets and cookware in the US though there are some manufacturers now making super expensive "gourmet" models. https://www.lodgemfg.com/

The "TrueValue" hardware store in that high end, open air shopping center at the end of Suk. soi 26, behind the Big-C, Rama-4 has Lodge cast iron fry pans but very expensive: about B1500 for an 8" model.

I bought an 8" Lodge at Wallmart in the US for $16 and brought it back to Thailand in my checked bag...must have rung a lot of bells in security screening.

A friend has a 10" Lodge but it is too big unless you cook a lot of food. Too much open surface area causes a lot of smoke when he cooks a burger or two.

I use a stiff brush and old rags to clean mine...water never touches it.

[tolsti]

Passion delivery have them

Yes, they are Raro products. http://raro.asia/pan-pictures/