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Cast iron skillet in this kitchen has been seasoned by thirty years of decisions I wasn't part of. That's either heritage or a food safety question. Leaning heritage. Mostly. #cooking #castiron #food

Cast iron skillet in this kitchen has been seasoned by thirty years of decisions I wasn't part of. That's either heritage or a food safety question. Leaning heritage. Mostly. #cooking #castiron #food

Cast iron skillet in this kitchen has been seasoned by thirty years of decisions I wasn't part of. That's either heritage or a food safety question. Leaning heritage. Mostly. #cooking #castiron #food

Cast iron skillet in this kitchen has been seasoned by thirty years of decisions I wasn't part of. That's either heritage or a food safety question. Leaning heritage. Mostly. #cooking #castiron #food

Cast iron skillet in this kitchen has been seasoned by thirty years of decisions I wasn't part of. That's either heritage or a food safety question. Leaning heritage. Mostly. #cooking #castiron #food

Cast iron develops memory. Use it wrong for a year, it remembers. Use it right for six months, it starts to correct. The pan is not neutral. #cooking #castiron

Cast iron develops memory. Use it wrong for a year, it remembers. Use it right for six months, it starts to correct. The pan is not neutral. #cooking #castiron

Cast iron develops memory. Use it wrong for a year, it remembers. Use it right for six months, it starts to correct. The pan is not neutral. #cooking #castiron

Cast iron develops memory. Use it wrong for a year, it remembers. Use it right for six months, it starts to correct. The pan is not neutral. #cooking #castiron

Cast iron develops memory. Use it wrong for a year, it remembers. Use it right for six months, it starts to correct. The pan is not neutral. #cooking #castiron

Cast iron 'seasoning' isn't a surface coating — it's polymerized fat that's chemically bonded to the metal through repeated heating. The pan your grandmother left you might have sixty years of cooking embedded at a molecular level. You're not cleaning it. You're adding to it. #cooking #castIron #food

Cast iron 'seasoning' isn't a surface coating — it's polymerized fat that's chemically bonded to the metal through repeated heating. The pan your grandmother left you might have sixty years of cooking embedded at a molecular level. You're not cleaning it. You're adding to it. #cooking #castIron #food

Cast iron 'seasoning' isn't a surface coating — it's polymerized fat that's chemically bonded to the metal through repeated heating. The pan your grandmother left you might have sixty years of cooking embedded at a molecular level. You're not cleaning it. You're adding to it. #cooking #castIron #food

Cast iron 'seasoning' isn't a surface coating — it's polymerized fat that's chemically bonded to the metal through repeated heating. The pan your grandmother left you might have sixty years of cooking embedded at a molecular level. You're not cleaning it. You're adding to it. #cooking #castIron #food

Cast iron 'seasoning' isn't a surface coating — it's polymerized fat that's chemically bonded to the metal through repeated heating. The pan your grandmother left you might have sixty years of cooking embedded at a molecular level. You're not cleaning it. You're adding to it. #cooking #castIron #food

Got curious why cast iron needs seasoning and stainless doesn't. Iron is porous at a microscopic level — the oil polymerizes and bonds into the pores. Stainless is basically nonporous already. So seasoning isn't a coating on top, it's plugging holes that were always there. #cooking #castiron #kitchen

Got curious why cast iron needs seasoning and stainless doesn't. Iron is porous at a microscopic level — the oil polymerizes and bonds into the pores. Stainless is basically nonporous already. So seasoning isn't a coating on top, it's plugging holes that were always there. #cooking #castiron #kitchen

Got curious why cast iron needs seasoning and stainless doesn't. Iron is porous at a microscopic level — the oil polymerizes and bonds into the pores. Stainless is basically nonporous already. So seasoning isn't a coating on top, it's plugging holes that were always there. #cooking #castiron #kitchen

Got curious why cast iron needs seasoning and stainless doesn't. Iron is porous at a microscopic level — the oil polymerizes and bonds into the pores. Stainless is basically nonporous already. So seasoning isn't a coating on top, it's plugging holes that were always there. #cooking #castiron #kitchen

Got curious why cast iron needs seasoning and stainless doesn't. Iron is porous at a microscopic level — the oil polymerizes and bonds into the pores. Stainless is basically nonporous already. So seasoning isn't a coating on top, it's plugging holes that were always there. #cooking #castiron #kitchen

Spiced Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples & Vanilla Cream
(serves 7)

PANCAKES
3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves
—
3 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
6 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp vanilla

Whisk dry, whisk wet, combine until just shaggy. Lumps are structure, not failure. Rest 5 min while the griddle heats to 375F. 1/4 cup per cake. Flip when the edges dull and the bubbles stop closing.

APPLES
6 apples, sliced
3 Tbsp butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
splash of cider

Cook covered 8 min, then lid off to reduce until the syrup coats a spoon.

VANILLA WHIPPED CREAM
2 cups heavy cream, cold
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
pinch salt

Chill the bowl and beaters. Whip to soft peaks — stop when the ribbon holds for a second and then relaxes. Past that it's butter.

Stack, spoon apples over, cream on top. Maple syrup optional.

#Foodstodon #Food #Breakfast #Recipe #Pancakes #Cooking #ComfortFood #CastIron #Apples #WeekendBreakfast

Spiced Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples & Vanilla Cream
(serves 7)

PANCAKES
3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves
—
3 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
6 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp vanilla

Whisk dry, whisk wet, combine until just shaggy. Lumps are structure, not failure. Rest 5 min while the griddle heats to 375F. 1/4 cup per cake. Flip when the edges dull and the bubbles stop closing.

APPLES
6 apples, sliced
3 Tbsp butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
splash of cider

Cook covered 8 min, then lid off to reduce until the syrup coats a spoon.

VANILLA WHIPPED CREAM
2 cups heavy cream, cold
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
pinch salt

Chill the bowl and beaters. Whip to soft peaks — stop when the ribbon holds for a second and then relaxes. Past that it's butter.

Stack, spoon apples over, cream on top. Maple syrup optional.

#Foodstodon #Food #Breakfast #Recipe #Pancakes #Cooking #ComfortFood #CastIron #Apples #WeekendBreakfast

Spiced Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples & Vanilla Cream
(serves 7)

PANCAKES
3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves
—
3 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
6 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp vanilla

Whisk dry, whisk wet, combine until just shaggy. Lumps are structure, not failure. Rest 5 min while the griddle heats to 375F. 1/4 cup per cake. Flip when the edges dull and the bubbles stop closing.

APPLES
6 apples, sliced
3 Tbsp butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
splash of cider

Cook covered 8 min, then lid off to reduce until the syrup coats a spoon.

VANILLA WHIPPED CREAM
2 cups heavy cream, cold
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
pinch salt

Chill the bowl and beaters. Whip to soft peaks — stop when the ribbon holds for a second and then relaxes. Past that it's butter.

Stack, spoon apples over, cream on top. Maple syrup optional.

#Foodstodon #Food #Breakfast #Recipe #Pancakes #Cooking #ComfortFood #CastIron #Apples #WeekendBreakfast

Spiced Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples & Vanilla Cream
(serves 7)

PANCAKES
3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves
—
3 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
6 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp vanilla

Whisk dry, whisk wet, combine until just shaggy. Lumps are structure, not failure. Rest 5 min while the griddle heats to 375F. 1/4 cup per cake. Flip when the edges dull and the bubbles stop closing.

APPLES
6 apples, sliced
3 Tbsp butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
splash of cider

Cook covered 8 min, then lid off to reduce until the syrup coats a spoon.

VANILLA WHIPPED CREAM
2 cups heavy cream, cold
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
pinch salt

Chill the bowl and beaters. Whip to soft peaks — stop when the ribbon holds for a second and then relaxes. Past that it's butter.

Stack, spoon apples over, cream on top. Maple syrup optional.

#Foodstodon #Food #Breakfast #Recipe #Pancakes #Cooking #ComfortFood #CastIron #Apples #WeekendBreakfast

Spiced Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples & Vanilla Cream
(serves 7)

PANCAKES
3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves
—
3 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
6 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp vanilla

Whisk dry, whisk wet, combine until just shaggy. Lumps are structure, not failure. Rest 5 min while the griddle heats to 375F. 1/4 cup per cake. Flip when the edges dull and the bubbles stop closing.

APPLES
6 apples, sliced
3 Tbsp butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
splash of cider

Cook covered 8 min, then lid off to reduce until the syrup coats a spoon.

VANILLA WHIPPED CREAM
2 cups heavy cream, cold
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
pinch salt

Chill the bowl and beaters. Whip to soft peaks — stop when the ribbon holds for a second and then relaxes. Past that it's butter.

Stack, spoon apples over, cream on top. Maple syrup optional.

#Foodstodon #Food #Breakfast #Recipe #Pancakes #Cooking #ComfortFood #CastIron #Apples #WeekendBreakfast

We need a global ban on PFAs for general use, but the industry has bought out the politicians. Until then stop buying their products, I've had my cast iron pans for over a decade and will never buy a non-stick teflon pan every again.

https://www.seriouseats.com/best-cast-iron-skillet

#pfas #foreverchemicals #epa #castiron #cooking

We need a global ban on PFAs for general use, but the industry has bought out the politicians. Until then stop buying their products, I've had my cast iron pans for over a decade and will never buy a non-stick teflon pan every again.

https://www.seriouseats.com/best-cast-iron-skillet

#pfas #foreverchemicals #epa #castiron #cooking

We need a global ban on PFAs for general use, but the industry has bought out the politicians. Until then stop buying their products, I've had my cast iron pans for over a decade and will never buy a non-stick teflon pan every again.

https://www.seriouseats.com/best-cast-iron-skillet

#pfas #foreverchemicals #epa #castiron #cooking

We need a global ban on PFAs for general use, but the industry has bought out the politicians. Until then stop buying their products, I've had my cast iron pans for over a decade and will never buy a non-stick teflon pan every again.

https://www.seriouseats.com/best-cast-iron-skillet

#pfas #foreverchemicals #epa #castiron #cooking

We need a global ban on PFAs for general use, but the industry has bought out the politicians. Until then stop buying their products, I've had my cast iron pans for over a decade and will never buy a non-stick teflon pan every again.

https://www.seriouseats.com/best-cast-iron-skillet

#pfas #foreverchemicals #epa #castiron #cooking

How about another #TipOfDay? I share these ideas in particular at times I’d just rather be distracted from “unpleasantness” and downright abject horror at something I read has gone on. Happens too much, sometimes daily in the US. Sigh. But hey! Here’s a good one now—cast iron! #CastIron #Cleaning #Cooking

After so many years of reading that some people use a chain mail-type mesh of stainless steel to clean a cast iron skillet, I finally got one. Works a treat! I heat a pan on the lowest setting with a little added Grapeseed oil for about 5-10 minutes.

Then I go at the burnt crud and crust stuff with circular wipes of this mesh. When it gets full of the crust and oil I wash it quick in really hot water (just the mesh, not the pan). Take a paper towel to wipe the skillet out. And another go at it until the skillet has a good even finish again. The mesh helps by keeping any scratches from the pan.

Sadly this pan in the photo had been left over a week waiting for me to go at it. I just wanted to have the right headspace. But now I’m so encouraged by the cleaning mesh trick I will get on it right after using these pans.

How about another #TipOfDay? I share these ideas in particular at times I’d just rather be distracted from “unpleasantness” and downright abject horror at something I read has gone on. Happens too much, sometimes daily in the US. Sigh. But hey! Here’s a good one now—cast iron! #CastIron #Cleaning #Cooking

After so many years of reading that some people use a chain mail-type mesh of stainless steel to clean a cast iron skillet, I finally got one. Works a treat! I heat a pan on the lowest setting with a little added Grapeseed oil for about 5-10 minutes.

Then I go at the burnt crud and crust stuff with circular wipes of this mesh. When it gets full of the crust and oil I wash it quick in really hot water (just the mesh, not the pan). Take a paper towel to wipe the skillet out. And another go at it until the skillet has a good even finish again. The mesh helps by keeping any scratches from the pan.

Sadly this pan in the photo had been left over a week waiting for me to go at it. I just wanted to have the right headspace. But now I’m so encouraged by the cleaning mesh trick I will get on it right after using these pans.

How about another #TipOfDay? I share these ideas in particular at times I’d just rather be distracted from “unpleasantness” and downright abject horror at something I read has gone on. Happens too much, sometimes daily in the US. Sigh. But hey! Here’s a good one now—cast iron! #CastIron #Cleaning #Cooking

After so many years of reading that some people use a chain mail-type mesh of stainless steel to clean a cast iron skillet, I finally got one. Works a treat! I heat a pan on the lowest setting with a little added Grapeseed oil for about 5-10 minutes.

Then I go at the burnt crud and crust stuff with circular wipes of this mesh. When it gets full of the crust and oil I wash it quick in really hot water (just the mesh, not the pan). Take a paper towel to wipe the skillet out. And another go at it until the skillet has a good even finish again. The mesh helps by keeping any scratches from the pan.

Sadly this pan in the photo had been left over a week waiting for me to go at it. I just wanted to have the right headspace. But now I’m so encouraged by the cleaning mesh trick I will get on it right after using these pans.

How about another #TipOfDay? I share these ideas in particular at times I’d just rather be distracted from “unpleasantness” and downright abject horror at something I read has gone on. Happens too much, sometimes daily in the US. Sigh. But hey! Here’s a good one now—cast iron! #CastIron #Cleaning #Cooking

After so many years of reading that some people use a chain mail-type mesh of stainless steel to clean a cast iron skillet, I finally got one. Works a treat! I heat a pan on the lowest setting with a little added Grapeseed oil for about 5-10 minutes.

Then I go at the burnt crud and crust stuff with circular wipes of this mesh. When it gets full of the crust and oil I wash it quick in really hot water (just the mesh, not the pan). Take a paper towel to wipe the skillet out. And another go at it until the skillet has a good even finish again. The mesh helps by keeping any scratches from the pan.

Sadly this pan in the photo had been left over a week waiting for me to go at it. I just wanted to have the right headspace. But now I’m so encouraged by the cleaning mesh trick I will get on it right after using these pans.

How about another #TipOfDay? I share these ideas in particular at times I’d just rather be distracted from “unpleasantness” and downright abject horror at something I read has gone on. Happens too much, sometimes daily in the US. Sigh. But hey! Here’s a good one now—cast iron! #CastIron #Cleaning #Cooking

After so many years of reading that some people use a chain mail-type mesh of stainless steel to clean a cast iron skillet, I finally got one. Works a treat! I heat a pan on the lowest setting with a little added Grapeseed oil for about 5-10 minutes.

Then I go at the burnt crud and crust stuff with circular wipes of this mesh. When it gets full of the crust and oil I wash it quick in really hot water (just the mesh, not the pan). Take a paper towel to wipe the skillet out. And another go at it until the skillet has a good even finish again. The mesh helps by keeping any scratches from the pan.

Sadly this pan in the photo had been left over a week waiting for me to go at it. I just wanted to have the right headspace. But now I’m so encouraged by the cleaning mesh trick I will get on it right after using these pans.

Today I went to Taylor's Bellfoundry where I got to watch them cast some iron headstocks. It was really interesting!

#TaylorsBellfoundry #CastIron #HeritageCrafts #Bellringing

Today I went to Taylor's Bellfoundry where I got to watch them cast some iron headstocks. It was really interesting!

#TaylorsBellfoundry #CastIron #HeritageCrafts #Bellringing

Today I went to Taylor's Bellfoundry where I got to watch them cast some iron headstocks. It was really interesting!

#TaylorsBellfoundry #CastIron #HeritageCrafts #Bellringing

Today I went to Taylor's Bellfoundry where I got to watch them cast some iron headstocks. It was really interesting!

#TaylorsBellfoundry #CastIron #HeritageCrafts #Bellringing

Best Dutch Oven Recipes – Easy Recipes To Make In A Dutch Oven

1Perfect Pot RoastPHOTO: RACHEL VANNI ; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON A classic main player on holiday tables, pot roast is …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchrecipes #castiron #castironpot #deepfrying #dutchoven #enamelpot #francais #france #French #frenchfoodrecipes #frenchfries #frenchrecipes #HomemadeBread #Recipes #soup #stew
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2696317/best-dutch-oven-recipes-easy-recipes-to-make-in-a-dutch-oven/

Best Dutch Oven Recipes – Easy Recipes To Make In A Dutch Oven

1Perfect Pot RoastPHOTO: RACHEL VANNI ; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON A classic main player on holiday tables, pot roast is …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchrecipes #castiron #castironpot #deepfrying #dutchoven #enamelpot #francais #france #French #frenchfoodrecipes #frenchfries #frenchrecipes #HomemadeBread #Recipes #soup #stew
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2696317/best-dutch-oven-recipes-easy-recipes-to-make-in-a-dutch-oven/

Best Dutch Oven Recipes – Easy Recipes To Make In A Dutch Oven

1Perfect Pot RoastPHOTO: RACHEL VANNI ; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON A classic main player on holiday tables, pot roast is …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchrecipes #castiron #castironpot #deepfrying #dutchoven #enamelpot #francais #france #French #frenchfoodrecipes #frenchfries #frenchrecipes #HomemadeBread #Recipes #soup #stew
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2696317/best-dutch-oven-recipes-easy-recipes-to-make-in-a-dutch-oven/

Best Dutch Oven Recipes – Easy Recipes To Make In A Dutch Oven

1Perfect Pot RoastPHOTO: RACHEL VANNI ; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON A classic main player on holiday tables, pot roast is …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchrecipes #castiron #castironpot #deepfrying #dutchoven #enamelpot #francais #france #French #frenchfoodrecipes #frenchfries #frenchrecipes #HomemadeBread #Recipes #soup #stew
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2696317/best-dutch-oven-recipes-easy-recipes-to-make-in-a-dutch-oven/

Best Dutch Oven Recipes – Easy Recipes To Make In A Dutch Oven https://www.diningandcooking.com/2696317/best-dutch-oven-recipes-easy-recipes-to-make-in-a-dutch-oven/ #CastIron #CastIronPot #DeepFrying #DutchOven #EnamelPot #francais #france #French #FrenchFoodRecipes #FrenchFries #FrenchRecipes #HomemadeBread #Recipes #soup #stew

Best Dutch Oven Recipes – Easy Recipes To Make In A Dutch Oven https://www.diningandcooking.com/2696317/best-dutch-oven-recipes-easy-recipes-to-make-in-a-dutch-oven/ #CastIron #CastIronPot #DeepFrying #DutchOven #EnamelPot #francais #france #French #FrenchFoodRecipes #FrenchFries #FrenchRecipes #HomemadeBread #Recipes #soup #stew

Best Dutch Oven Recipes – Easy Recipes To Make In A Dutch Oven https://www.diningandcooking.com/2696317/best-dutch-oven-recipes-easy-recipes-to-make-in-a-dutch-oven/ #CastIron #CastIronPot #DeepFrying #DutchOven #EnamelPot #francais #france #French #FrenchFoodRecipes #FrenchFries #FrenchRecipes #HomemadeBread #Recipes #soup #stew

I think I independently invented #cooking bacon in #castiron. I do it in the oven instead of on the stove because a) splatter and b) I'm usually using the oven at the time (i.e. pizza)

HOWEVER

all the guides I see online mention cooking the bacon in the grease. Bacon just gets greasy and rubbery in grease. You really want to drain the grease part way through.

That's why those special bacon pans with the ribs exist. They keep the bacon elevated above the grease. The problem is that the pan now only makes contact with the bacon in a few narrow strips so it cooks unevenly.

But I really upped my game last night. I drilled a couple drain holes in the edge of a spare cast iron pizza pan. Full-contact, self-draining bacon pan!

I think I independently invented #cooking bacon in #castiron. I do it in the oven instead of on the stove because a) splatter and b) I'm usually using the oven at the time (i.e. pizza)

HOWEVER

all the guides I see online mention cooking the bacon in the grease. Bacon just gets greasy and rubbery in grease. You really want to drain the grease part way through.

That's why those special bacon pans with the ribs exist. They keep the bacon elevated above the grease. The problem is that the pan now only makes contact with the bacon in a few narrow strips so it cooks unevenly.

But I really upped my game last night. I drilled a couple drain holes in the edge of a spare cast iron pizza pan. Full-contact, self-draining bacon pan!

I think I independently invented #cooking bacon in #castiron. I do it in the oven instead of on the stove because a) splatter and b) I'm usually using the oven at the time (i.e. pizza)

HOWEVER

all the guides I see online mention cooking the bacon in the grease. Bacon just gets greasy and rubbery in grease. You really want to drain the grease part way through.

That's why those special bacon pans with the ribs exist. They keep the bacon elevated above the grease. The problem is that the pan now only makes contact with the bacon in a few narrow strips so it cooks unevenly.

But I really upped my game last night. I drilled a couple drain holes in the edge of a spare cast iron pizza pan. Full-contact, self-draining bacon pan!

I think I independently invented #cooking bacon in #castiron. I do it in the oven instead of on the stove because a) splatter and b) I'm usually using the oven at the time (i.e. pizza)

HOWEVER

all the guides I see online mention cooking the bacon in the grease. Bacon just gets greasy and rubbery in grease. You really want to drain the grease part way through.

That's why those special bacon pans with the ribs exist. They keep the bacon elevated above the grease. The problem is that the pan now only makes contact with the bacon in a few narrow strips so it cooks unevenly.

But I really upped my game last night. I drilled a couple drain holes in the edge of a spare cast iron pizza pan. Full-contact, self-draining bacon pan!