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[skywaterblue]

If you cook in a cast iron pan you can boost the iron content of your meal by a lot, which is good because women require SO MUCH MORE IRON than men on a daily basis. So much more that about 10% of the American female population is at risk for anemia. (I actually knew that from some evolutionary biology book. Humans evolved meat-eating to keep women fed, essentially.)

So I should try and cook in mine more often, but I find scouring it a pain-in-the-ass. I might try eating chicken livers more often? They're cheap and super traditional...

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How to season your skillet:

[devilc]

If you have an oven

If you don't have an oven, make something deep fried in it, and then clean and oil as above.

The oven link also talks about how to clean it.

Re: How to season your skillet:

[skywaterblue]

I don't. So. Deep fry it is.