On 4/19/2010 3:46 PM, Pinstripe Sniper wrote:
> Kate > wrote:
>> in my new Lodge pre-seasoned cast iron chicken cooker that
>> my SIl got me for Xmas. It was much to my chagrin because
>> not only does the damn thing weigh 15 lb. but now I have to make
>> fried chicken!!!!!
>
> Are you using the 3 qt or the 5 qt?
> http://www.lodgemfg.com/Logic-fryers.asp
>
> I wonder if it could also be used as a flat bottomed wok?
>
> (Lodge sells a wok too. I would speculate that a 3/16" or even 1/4"
> steel wok would be better. Mainly because you wouldn't have to worry
> about it cracking.
> https://secure.lodgemfg.com/storefro...idProduct=3983
> )

I have a Chinese-made wok that someone gave me for Christmas many
decades ago. It's relatively thin and assuredly not stainless. Came
with cleaning instructions--scrub it with a bamboo scrubber that was
included and if that doesn't get it clean heat it red-hot. No attempt
to reinvent it seems to work as well.