Cast Iron Skillet
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- madirish0
Rand is officially in my will now.
This is such a cool trick i have forgotten about. my grandmother showed me this like 15 years ago and i was so stoked 1) she put a pan in the fire, and 2) it worked perfectly.
man, i love cast iron....
- _salisae_0
this is on my list to buy. along with the dutch oven. i was converted at a dinner recently when the host dished out an amazing cornbread.
i've also recently purchased a pressure cooker .. which i'm slightly intimidated to use based on horror stories i've read. apparently they're terrific for maintaining nutritional value in vegetables.
- madirish0
many people who are trying to recreate the wonderful dishes they have had, while in northern italy, could learn a lot from a preasure cooker. such an awesome tool.
good luck _salisae_ !
- kidswift-0
I don't care how much seasoning you put on your skillet I still can't get that mettalic flavour out of my mouth....
Also while on the subject whats with all this wank with people taking the time to call salt "sea salt" oh thanks for the tip. I will stop using that land salt i have been buying at exctortionate prices. Salt, it comes from the fucking sea no need to explain that......... for fuck's sake!
- paraselene0
i've had the same le creuset set that my grandmother bought in the sixties for the last ten years. sadly, now in storage in the states for a wee while.
my favourite one is the griddle that you've been learning to love, ascescence. they're fantastic and the enamel is mustard yellow (swoon).
i used to cook in dutch ovens a lot when i was younger, especially on long river trips. there's a gorgeous recipe for gingerbread (the old-fashioned kind) in the joy of cooking (the old-fashioned edition, you know, the one that tells you how to skin squirrels and shit) which comes out so perfectly in a dutch oven buried in the sand with coals.
*drool
chuck your copper bowl in the freezing river for half an hour, tied to a rock with string so it won't wash away, and you're good to whip up some double cream just in time for the gingerbread to be cool enough to eat. ah, bliss!
- _salisae_0
thanks madirish .. i am anxious to join this underground cult. :D i did an enormous amount of research before choosing a brand and spent a good amount to save my face from potentially getting blasted off. hoping it pays off.
if you have any recipes to share please email or post here
i've found a recipe for a pressure cooker cheesecake .. will be good for experimentation i imagine.
- madirish0
this is officially the best thread ever.
para's copper bowl tip is a great secret! works like a charm every time.
that le cruset set sounds dope para- i have prolly 12 pieces myself, but the older versions w/ the cast-in handles on the lids (not the black plastic we have now) are the best. the iron was better, IMO.
- ********0
omg i hate this place.
but then, i'm shite at cooking and more than a little hungover. but i'll still probably hate it when i'm not.
- kidswift-0
This is actually a freakin goog thread and now officially have skillet and dutch oven envy! Oh to have a large house with a showroom kitchen and a unlimited tab at burrow market and Selfridges food hall.
But you cats haven't lived until you have cooked a Hangi!!
- ********0
Hang about.
Pork medallions and... PASTA?What fresh cuisine is that?? Wrong textures.
Those medallions wouldn't have left my kitchen without some crushed and grilled new potatoes, maybe a bit of roast fennel, and DEFINITELY roasted pears with a delicate crack of black pepper.
I'm not going even to say a word about the salad...
- _salisae_0
it does reek of domesticity. oh well.
anyone try using a samovar tea kettle?
- paraselene0
skt, there is a naked mum thread for you to play in.
the set is fucking wicked, madirish - with the casserole dishes and everything. next time i'm in the states i think it's finally time to just bite the bullet, pay the massive excess baggage weight fines and bring all my kitchen gear over.
- madirish0
oh, mama.
hell, i would almost ship them to you myself so those fine, fine pieces of cookware get to be used as they are intended.
- ********0
we have a huge blue creuset dutch oven the size of a turkey--love it
- Concrete0
Moth Fearnley-Whittingstall
- kelpie0
it is a little orgasmic in here folks, just sayin...
- ********0
Only girls serve salad with huge bloody steak.
It's just wrong.
- paraselene0
i never serve salad with anything. it comes after a meal, as a palate-cleanser. geez.
- Concrete0
A good steak is a meal in its self.
Bit of paté de foie gras on top if you're feeling continental.
- _salisae_0
next time you're in huck land just skin a couple more squirrels than normal to cover the tax. geez. :p