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Old 15th April 2009, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by eleanorigby View Post
Getting an enameled cast iron pan will defeat the purpose, btw, so now you can save money AND get more iron. If you cook tomato sauce in the iron skillet, it will aid in the iron absorption (Vit C helps iron absorption).
Oh, absolutely. I only mentioned it because they are are the only cast-iron I know if that's actually expensive.

[Hijack]I thought you weren't supposed to cook tomato sauce in cast iron because it's very acidic, leeches out *too* much iron, and you'll have to reseason it. Google yields contradictory answers.[/hijack]
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