This question is from the comments on How to Clean Stained Enameled Cast Iron Q: I just used my Tramontina dutch oven for the first time to attempt to cook some peas. Steam from the simmering beans condensed and ran down the outside of the pot and left what looks like hard water stains. No …
Dear Home Ec 101, I have a fairly new (less than 1-year-old) cast iron Kohler sink, it is the shiny black one, the manual recommended using the Kohler cast iron sink cleaner and I have used it regularly and I have used a plastic mat on the bottom of the sink, to try to prevent …
Heather says: After reading some of the comments on last week’s Quick Tip from Home-Ec101.com and Q-Tips, I began to realize that I may have inadvertently caused some confusion. Reading some of the responses to my admonition to never mix chlorine bleach and ammonia made me realize that some people are confusing the trademark Clorox …
Dear Home-Ec 101: I have one of those pricey enameled cast iron Dutch enameled cast iron Dutch, err…French ovens. One particularly rushed morning while doing laundry, entertaining the baby, and vacuuming the endless pet hair from my carpets, I let chunky ragu scorch onto said pricey French oven. After several days of soaking, I gave in …
Dear Home Ec 101, If you were going to replace some of your cookware with cast iron or enameled cast iron, including a large dutch oven, would you purchase enameled cast iron, plain cast iron, or stainless steel? I do cook a lot of acidic foods, is this a concern? Signed, Pot Likker¹ PS. I …
Ivy says: Longtime readers of the site might remember when I lost my grandma suddenly a couple of years ago. She was like a mother to me- she lived with us for 8 years and even before she lived with us, we were always very close. I ain’t gonna lie, Home Eccers, her sudden death …
Ivy says: Yes, another ask the audience question right on top of yesterday’s. But I wanted to ask this one while I was thinking of it, and hey, kids, it’s Friday. And it’s the middle of the summer and it’s not miserably hot, and I’m going to do something fun today. Next week, we’ll answer …
Hi there! We are now in the home stretch of our series. If you need a review of everything we have covered so far to get ready, here you go. You have done a lot. Yes, you still have the actual cooking to do, but you have a plan,. Yes, you may have some less-than-perfect …
Hello, I hope you are doing well. Have you kept up with the weekly chores? If not, you still have nine days to go. You’ve got plenty of time to give the public areas of your home some attention. Your guests will respect a closed door, right? What about a locked one? Sometimes our boundaries …
Hello! We are one week into Countdown to Turkey Day, and if you want to see what we have covered so far, you’ll want to jump to the bottom of the post to play catch-up. When you ask someone who isn’t in charge of cleaning out the refrigerator regularly about their favorite part of Thanksgiving, …