Graham wrote:
> "Debbie Deutsch" > wrote in message
> . 97.132...
>
>>"Graham" > wrote in
>>news:VOrxb.506033$6C4.159670@pd7tw1no:
>>
>>
>>>>d) cast iron pans that need seasoning can be coated with a film of
>>>>vegetable oil and then either baked at a low temperature or heated on
>>>>the stove until the oil turns black. Wipe off the excess. Repeat if
>>>>necessary.
>>>>
>>>>Debbie
>>>>
>>>
>>>About once per year, Mum would give the old frying pan a good clean.
>>>To restore the non-stick properties, she boiled potato peelings in it
>>>for a while, after which she would just give it a quick wipe before
>>>allowing it to dry.
>>>
>>>Graham
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>If you say so, but it makes no sense at all to me.
>>
>
> A lot of things in life don't make sense, even when they work. Presumably,
> starch particles coated the surface and acted like a primitive teflon. I've
> not bothered with the technique because I rarely fry anything and I don't
> have a cast-iron frying pan.
>
> Graham
>
>

A physics professor in my AP physics class was always saying "nothing
really makes sense, but as long as it's working, leave it alone."

In Memory of Dr. Joseph Rosen. I truly miss our quiet lunches while
contemplating on life on other worlds and the Earths core status.

Richard

--
"..A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava
beans and a nice chianti..."

Hannibal "The Cannibal"

Silence Of The Lambs 1991