Is Polished Cast Iron Cookware Any Different Than Regular Cast Iron Cookware?
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I saw some polished cast iron skillets that were very shiny and pretty, but I'm wondering, besides the fact that they are better looking, do they perform any better?
Unpolished has a grainy surface that needs to be seasoned w/ oil in a very hot oven for hours so it doesn’t rust. The polished should be non-stick and non-rust. lol
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen ‘polished’ cast iron, I think you maybe talking about ‘enameled’ cast iron.
The difference between the two being as the other poster has said, normal cast iron is in it’s raw form and must be properly seasoned, more importantly it must be properly maintained once it is seasoned. Meaning NO SOAP….just very hot water and perhaps a bit of kosher salt as an abrasive. Then dried and a light coating of oil applied on the inside and outside of the pan. I use a little spritz of Pam, and then wipe it off.
You can season a cast iron pan several different ways, easiest being, coat the entire pan with a good oil (peanutis best IMHO) place the pan in a hot oven for a couple hours…then let the pan cool in the oven. Remove when cool, and wipe it off…it will season itself the more you use it.
Enameled cast iron, the most famous brand being Le Creuset, has an enamel coating over the cast iron, it isn’t really non-stick at all. It just doesn’t require the seasoning, and can be cleaned up with soap and water.
Both are excellent pans and will last forever if properly taken care of.