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Brazil is a 1985 dystopian science-fiction black comedy film [9] [10] directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard.The film stars Jonathan Pryce and features Robert De Niro, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Bob Hoskins, and Ian Holm.
Cast iron is a poor heat conductor compared to copper and aluminum, and this can result in uneven heating if a cast-iron pan is heated too quickly or on an undersized burner. [7] Cast iron has a higher heat capacity than copper but a lower heat capacity than stainless steel or aluminum. [8]
Cast iron skillets, before seasoning (left) and after several years of use (right) A commercial waffle iron showing its seasoned cooking surface (the dark brown surface coating) Seasoning is the process of coating the surface of cookware with fat which is heated in order to produce a corrosion resistant layer of polymerized fat.
Cast-iron cookware is slow to heat, but once at temperature provides even heating. [17] Cast iron can also withstand very high temperatures, making cast iron pans ideal for searing. Being a reactive material, cast iron can have chemical reactions with high acid foods such as wine or tomatoes.
Even though the cast iron itself is a poor heat conductor, the oil makes the pan effective when it is at a high temperature. The other effect that the seasoning oil has is to make the surface of a cast-iron pan hydrophobic. This makes the pan non-stick during cooking, since the food will combine with the oil and not the pan.
Bread pan – also called a loaf pan, a pan specifically designed for baking bread. [10] [11] Caquelon – a cooking vessel of stoneware, ceramic, enamelled cast iron, or porcelain for the preparation of fondue, also called a fondue pot. [12] Casserole – a large, deep dish used both in the oven and as a serving vessel. [13]
Cast iron is made from pig iron, which is the product of melting iron ore in a blast furnace. Cast iron can be made directly from the molten pig iron or by re-melting pig iron, [4] often along with substantial quantities of iron, steel, limestone, carbon (coke) and taking various steps to remove undesirable contaminants.
Cousances was a brand of enameled cast iron cookware ("cocotte" in French). [2] [3] [4] originally manufactured by a foundry in the town of Cousances-les-Forges in northeastern France. [5] [1] The Cousances foundry began making cast iron pans in 1553. [6] Four centuries later, in 1957, the brand was acquired by Le Creuset. [7]