Seasoned with grapeseed oil I use butter for lube. Medium heat, when I turn the eggs over to cook the tops a bit I notice black on the bottom of the eggs. Never noticed this with my other skillets. ETA: It's an old Wagoner pan ..read more

My wife has a gluten allergy and I have been experimenting trying to get things to rise. I made brownie's in this 8" cast Iron pan and pre-warmed it. The best batch yet! As you can see from the photo she had a hard time waiting to sample. Merry Christmas ..read more

Just something to share--I bought a copy of a book about historical cooking practices and recipes from the 17th century. That's the 1600's. In it there's a drawing of a large cauldron filled with water, with a smaller cauldron containing food sitting in the water inside of the larger one, and a mesh type bag and other items also in the water in the large cauldron, so the food could be boiled at the same time without mixing some of the food items with each other. It says that this was a... Read more ..read more

I'm looking again at the old "butcher kettle" that I restored last year, if I recall correctly it held about 8 gallons of water when I filled it up. I'd like to take it to gatherings to cook jambalaya, popcorn, and other things in. What BTU range of burners should I be looking at to cook in this large kettle? Here are a couple of photos from last year, not quite finished in the last pic, but you get the idea... Read more ..read more

Just finished making a pizza in my freshly restored #14 3 notch Lodge. Turned out really good ..read more

Thanksgiving is either a total success or a failure most fowl... Big bird in Iron. https://www.dropbox.com/s/l86izyee2u1afsp/20221124_114734.jpg?dl=0 bird in brick oven https://www.dropbox.com/s/ljf9h5h19boerw6/20221124_120338.jpg?dl=0 Oh yeah! https://www.dropbox.com/s/kfyyidtcliag9b2/20221124_131711.jpg?dl=0 ..read more

Inspired by watching Seinfeld re-runs. https://imgur.com/a/qRYAlLK ..read more

This was an 8 lb oven stuffer. With a longer string it would've spun longer but it would go for about 10 minutes. Came out great. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ar2gqa1fyl5tb50/20221120_172204.mp4?dl=0 ..read more

Are Chili's too acidic for cast iron? I have been craving this and want to try making it at home. I'd like to use my #12 skillet but don't want to take a chance of stripping my seasoning layer. Should I go with the stainless steel skillet instead? Camarones a la Diabla - Isabel Eats {Easy Mexican Recipes} Camarones a la Diabla are juicy, large shrimp covered in a bright red chile pepper sauce that are ready to eat in 30 minutes! (gluten free, low carb, paleo) www.isabeleats.com ..read more

Anyone interested in recipes for Gumbo or Jambalaya ..read more