So I just got myself several cast iron skillets. Been great so far, but while cooking a lamb steak earlier, my apartment was filled with so much smoke the detector was that close to going off.I don't wanna be a bother to the people in my building by setting off the alarm, but I wanna keep using my skillets too. Any tips as to how I could reduce smoke?
>>21114091Lower the heat.
>>21114091Install a range hood or a circulation fan at your window.
>>21114091If your pan is smoking and you're NOT actively searing, your pan is too hot.Cast iron has poor thermal conductivity, so it heats up and cools down slowly. But it has a LOT of thermal mass, meaning when you do apply heat it will keep absorbing that heat and get hotter and hotter.And because it retains that heat due to poor thermal conductivity, even if you remove your pan from the burner it can take several minutes to cool back down.
>>21114091Use a high-smoke-point oil. And reduce the heat. And get a functional range vent, or put box fans in the nearest windows and run them on high.
>>21114091people think you are supposed to turn the heat all the way up when using cast iron. there is no need to go above medium-high
>>21114292They do that because it takes a long time to heat up, due to the low thermal conductivity. So they blast it on high because it takes 2-3 mins to heat up on medium
>>21114091Nothing about cast iron cooking necessitates the production of smoke.
