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Cooking & Baking

PJMcK

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2. Not really a superstition

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Nov 2, 2025, 08:08 AM

Sunday

More like a habit.

Anything fried must be cooked in grandpa’s 100-year old cast iron pan. Anything sautéed must be cooked in the stainless steel pan with the heavy base.

Kind of weird.

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