cooking

No doubt you’ve heard of cast iron pans and frying pans before, but I’ll bet you’ve never heard of hard hard nitriding cast iron skillet before. They’re obscure, they’re relatively unique (at least in the culinary world) and I want to tell you why I believe that nitriding makes the best lightweight cast iron skillets one could want. But first, let me say something that might be controversial: people think that ordinary cast iron pans suck. Over the years, I’ve read about many benefits, from their ability to keep warm and hold heat, to their wonderful heirloom qualities, and the beautiful seasonings they’ve developed over the years and decades. But frankly, I don’t care about any of that. I want a pan that is easy to work with, that doesn’t weigh as much as the armour plate of a bulletproof vest, and that doesn’t require a baby every time I go to clean it. I wanted a lightweight cast iron pan that I could use as easily as a $20 “non-stick” aluminium pan without having to worry about it...