Re: [CH] Residual heat in cookware

Scott Peterson (scottp4@mindspring.com)
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:25:45 -0700 

At 06:44 AM 10/11/2006, Alex Silbajoris wrote:

>I used my favorite Le Creuset pot.  When I was finished, I gave it a 
>normal washing, nothing special.  After it dried, I could still 
>smell that fatali/hab aroma in it, and I wondered how much heat was 
>lingering with that aroma.

I assume this is an uncoated pot.  If so, you need to remember that 
iron is porous and it will retain stuff for a while.  If that's a 
problem, reseason it as you would a frying pan.

                                           Scott Peterson

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