Cooking with cast iron

Discussion in 'The Good Life' started by Sara-s, Jun 28, 2021.

  1. Queen of Blades

    Queen of Blades Mistress of Mischief Staff Member

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    Very tempting but Darto accidentally sent me this order twice, and told me to keep it.
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  2. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

    Cool. Just for reference....those are the N.27 and N.35 correct (along with the free keychains)?
     
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  3. Queen of Blades

    Queen of Blades Mistress of Mischief Staff Member

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    Correct.

    The free keychains are quite small. When I opened the box, I said "why are all these bottlecaps in here?"

    No clue what to do with them other than measuring spoons (1/2 teaspoons).
     
  4. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Fried quail eggs with them?
     
  5. Queen of Blades

    Queen of Blades Mistress of Mischief Staff Member

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    I'm drowning in chicken eggs here already!

    Maybe some hummingbird eggs...........
     
  6. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master

    Shaving soap scoops? Have 'TSD' engraved on them?

    And pretty sweet they sent you the same order twice, didn't charge for it and told you to keep it!
     
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  7. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Cheesy cabbage and Polish sausage cooked up in the Smithey. Darn tasty lunch.

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  8. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I took a second try at a biscuit recipe I saw on the Lodge Cast Iron site. The recipe is for buttermilk biscuits baked in a skillet. Good idea in principle, but the recipe didn’t work as written- too small a pan, too much liquid for the amount of flour & baking time was to short.

    I reduced the liquids by a third, used a 10” skillet instead of the recommended 8” and added 5 minutes to the baking time.

    Having done all of that, I got some nice biscuits. Since the pan was already hot, I scrambled up some eggs & had lunch.
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  9. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Korean style scallion pancake done in my 10" Lodge with a swig or two of blueberry water kefir to wash it down.

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  10. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Breakfast cooked and served in iron.

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  11. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    A little self enabling. I picked up a 10.5" Stargazer cast iron skillet to put to work alongside the 12" Smithey.

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  12. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    Very cool. I must hear about the frying pan throw down an who wins.
     
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  13. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Thanks, Bill.
    I'm oven seasoning the Stargazer and decided to throw the Smithey in too. For the heck of it I compared the heat retention. The Smithey being thicker and heavier wins that battle by a longshot, other than that it'll probably be technique trumps tools. The Smithey doesn't do anything better than my Lodge did.

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  14. PanChango

    PanChango Not Cute

    The Stargazers are made about 20 minutes from my house. Very nice looking pan. Congrats.
     
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  15. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Thanks, Dale.

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  16. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Leftover tri-tip and cheese scramble for the Stargazers first cook. A couple of bits that wouldn't wipe out with a paper towel. Impressive first outing.

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  17. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Made pizza from leftover fajitas. Salsa instead of marinara and cheddar in place of mozzarella. Served with pico, guacamole and sour cream.

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  18. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    We picked up a bushel of fresh roasted green chilies today. My favorite way to sample is wrapping in a tortilla with garlic, salt and butter.

    Almond flour tortillas made with cast iron press and Stargazer skillet.



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  19. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

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    Carbon Steel deep dish pizza pan, 22 inch given to us as a wedding gift 25 years ago. 450 degrees in the Big Green Egg, first time using the @jluc recommended Fathead dough recipe. I probably pulled it 5-7 minutes early, dough slightly moist still. Got a thumbs up though from wifey and kids. We will do this again!
     
  20. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    That looks delicious!

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