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Post by universalexports on Sept 27, 2013 16:52:34 GMT -8
Well, I have recently discovered cast iron cooking and doing some research into it, I am putting together a vintage Griswold cast iron pan collection, I have aquired a number 3, 6, 8, and 9 sized skillets and a #8 dutch oven, stripped them down clean with chemicals then re-seasoned. anyone else cook with cast Iron.
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Post by 61 Shasta on Sept 27, 2013 17:51:11 GMT -8
I used to carry cast iron skillets in the motor home and swore by them. I do most of the cooking outdoors when we are going to be in one spot for any length of time. However, about a year ago, I down sized my outdoor kitchen and reduced the weight by substituting my cast iron for the new fangled stuff. However, my wife uses cast iron extensively in the kitchen at home. She feels there is no substitute for her dutch oven or large skillet.
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Post by Schatzi on Sept 29, 2013 3:52:27 GMT -8
We always have a cast iron frying pan and the dutch oven with us when camping. My husband loves cooking in the dutch oven. I have a great recipe for cinnamon rolls prepared the night before and you bake them in the morning. Nothing better than the smell of fresh baked rolls in the morning when camping. There is a great recipe book I use from the US Forest Service, which also includes a history of the forest service.
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Post by cowcharge on Sept 29, 2013 9:16:12 GMT -8
I always just took poppin' fresh biscuits and stuck 'em on a stick. Glampers.
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Post by shastaholic on Sept 29, 2013 18:38:02 GMT -8
I do most of my cooking on cast iron at home and will be in Coralee. Just remember not to use soap in your pans. Scrub with salt instead.
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Post by universalexports on Sept 29, 2013 18:53:48 GMT -8
I just scored a cast iron Griswold #7 Griddle off ebay, will be great for pancakes!
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Post by kirkadie on Sept 29, 2013 20:04:30 GMT -8
We always use cast iron and we always clean em with creek sand using a clunky cloth work glove as a scub pad. I always camp near flowing water and I like the fact my hand smells like bacon nearly till lunch.
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Post by paigenmarc on Oct 5, 2013 14:09:03 GMT -8
My husband loves using cast iron. At the rally we went to, the hosts made baked beans over the fire in the cast iron dutch oven and they were fantastic - gone in 10 minutes!
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Post by shastabear on Oct 6, 2013 4:04:30 GMT -8
I too, have recently discovered cooking with cast iron and I sure have found out it aint nothin like no-stick pans...LOL I have used cast iron dutch ovens though and I love em. I make my world-famous beef stew and chicken corn chowder in them all the time. And I have used a #9 skillet for the classic corn bread. I am still trying to master the art of fried potatoes though.
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Post by ttoldcarbuff on Oct 6, 2013 12:24:10 GMT -8
Cast Iron is great to cook with and once you get started with the three legged dutch ovens you will be cooking meals for everyone in the campground. I will share a cleaning method with all... I have acquired most of my cast iron and a large amount for my scout troop, through garage sales. The cruddier the cheaper I get it. One pan had been used for pizza and had a good 3/8 crust on the lip and outside. I slipped it into the oven and dialed it to self-clean. Little bit of smoke, but 3 1/2 hours later, a pan that looked as if brand new. gray cast color and clean as can be. I re-seasoned it and we have been using it for 3 years. Best yet was I paid a quarter for it because it looked so bad!
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Post by ndpap on Oct 7, 2013 7:51:20 GMT -8
Ok I don't know anything about dutch over cooking but live the concept. Can anyone suggest a size of dutch oven and skillet # to get started? there is a 2nd hand store close by and they have skillets in different sizes for about $10. is that a good price or should I keep looking at yard sales? And does a dutch over have to have the 3 little legs on the bottom... I have seen them without!
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Post by kathleenc on Oct 7, 2013 8:07:54 GMT -8
I would love to cook with cast iron but my skinny little wrists make it impossible to pick up any but the smallest pans. And that's when they're empty! Maybe there's a technique to lifting?
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Oct 7, 2013 13:03:16 GMT -8
Ok I don't know anything about dutch over cooking but live the concept. Can anyone suggest a size of dutch oven and skillet # to get started? there is a 2nd hand store close by and they have skillets in different sizes for about $10. is that a good price or should I keep looking at yard sales? And does a dutch over have to have the 3 little legs on the bottom... I have seen them without! Hello there ndpap, Dutch oven by name is a cast iron pot and lid normaly with a bail. (wire handle) But to me a true Dutch oven has the three little legs on the bottom so that you can rest and cook on the coals. The lid is the boat... It has a vertical lip to hold the coals. You can still cook in the field and fire with out the little legs, but you gotta have the boat lid if you wanna bake. $10.00? Jump on it and buy all they have. I recomend a 2 gallon for starters. It will serve a two people or a small group just fine. Dutch ovens can be pricing..$50+.. the larger they get, the more expensive they get. Next is the "season or un-season iron". The choice is yours. This past june I had a "Season the Iron party" at the house. I showed some freinds' the ropes and did another one for myself. It's best to do it outside. Build up a fire with a large bag "embers" charcol and mix up a picture of Margarittas!! I use "lard" to season mine.. sounds nasty? I know.. but it's cheap and quick and spreads really well. We ran our pots and pans twice that afternoon, came out real nice.. I cover the pots/pans which are on a grate with large wash tube. This keeps the heat up for the hour and seals the deal. IT's fun.. really
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Post by ttoldcarbuff on Oct 7, 2013 14:33:36 GMT -8
Pathfinder3081 You are so right about the lid and the legs. Without the legs the pot will need to be propped up off the ground on little rocks. This helps the coals to burn and distribute the heat around the bottom. No way to bake with out the lid with a lip which holds the coals on the top to bake. I have also found that using the lid upside down and propped on stones with the coals underneath makes an excellent griddle or fry pan. Lodge makes a trivet for this which also gives you a place to put the lid when you look inside or stir the pot. Our local Farm and Fleet sells Lodge which I must say is of excellent quality. My mother had a cast iron bean pot that we used to hand over the fire or on a grate. It was not as heavy of casting as the lodge Dutch oven.
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Post by ttoldcarbuff on Oct 7, 2013 14:36:29 GMT -8
I forgot to add that Lodge also makes a nifty lid lifter tool. that comes in real handy. Because we never use soap on out cast iron we also have the custom padded bag for the Dutch oven which makes it handy to carry and store them without the black getting of other things in the underseat storage area.
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