New Adventures in Old Cast Iron

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KingShiro: Jan 10, 2008; EH?!?!?!

funkatron3000 posted:

Lastly, the personal set. There's no culinary reason to have all the sizes, it's just collecting at this point. I'm still looking for a good deal on a flat #10. I doubt the #2 will ever happen, way too expensive. I've got some other odds and ends like a slant logo dutch oven that's great for roasting chickens and a popover pan that makes great cornbread. The #9 is my go to for cast iron cooking, eggs will slide right off of it. Although honestly, 80% of the time I just use my stainless pans.

those were all made in my city?! At least we've done something useful here.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2015 22:57

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 21:08

KingShiro: Jan 10, 2008; EH?!?!?!

funkatron3000 posted:

It took a few years, but the collection is complete. #2-#10 of the smooth bottom large block logo pans.

That's cool and all, but I wanted some neat little Griswold thing to cap off the collection.

In 1951, the city of Erie, PA held a centennial parade to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the city's incorporation. Griswold had a float in the parade and handed out 2,000 small cast iron pups with "Griswold pup" on the back and the number "30" on the back of the head. They were the only ones ever made, so people collect them. To complicate things though, around 2005 a bunch of crappy reproductions from China hit the market. You can tell them apart because the casting quality is really poor - rough surface and grinding marks.

In 1980, a couple named Bill & Denise Harned bought a few of these pups from an antique store in Erie for their personal collection. Five years later they went on to author the first book on Griswold cast iron, "Griswold Cast Collectibles - History and Values". There are newer better books now, but it was first, which is cool.

Welp, they put one of their pups up for sale and I bought it.

And now it sits on my desk at work.

Huh my city isn't completely lame after all.

# ¿ Apr 2, 2015 19:52

KingShiro: Jan 10, 2008; EH?!?!?!

Walked downstairs this morning, and sitting on the stove was a 12" Lodge :gizz:

. My first cast iron pan.

Going to make so many pizzas. It's a huge pan so I'm not sure what else to make in it. Also nice to have something I can put in the oven for once.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2015 16:43

KingShiro: Jan 10, 2008; EH?!?!?!

Drifter posted:

A single serving of steak. (land- or water-based)

Pies. Delicious pies. (brownies and cookies and crumbles also count)

Mac & Cheese (the real kind)

Fuckin' Chicken (gently caress yeah)

Fajitas ( rale, a guevo!)

Jus' a li'l bit of Cornbread

Dutch babies (cheaper to make than to buy one at an orphanage)

Went and found some recipes. Going to eat all the babies.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2015 23:20

KingShiro: Jan 10, 2008; EH?!?!?!

I've reheated pizza in a skillet w/ lid, and the "wrap in foil, freeze, heat in oven". Both work well, much better than microwaving and getting soggy crust.

Got some fixings for bar pies, so gonna try making those sometime this week.

# ¿ Apr 14, 2015 16:53

KingShiro: Jan 10, 2008; EH?!?!?!

Just made a batch of cornbread...this thing is going to the end of me.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2015 19:46

KingShiro: Jan 10, 2008; EH?!?!?!

Hunterhr posted:

Did you cook it in bacon grease? You should.

I've tried frying potatoes in bacon grease once and it wasn't very good. Wary of it ever since.

# ¿ Apr 16, 2015 05:01

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 21:08

KingShiro: Jan 10, 2008; EH?!?!?!

I had the same issue with my first oven cycle. Turning the heat up fixed it. Like if you did it on 350, bump it up to 400, etc.

I made a Dutch baby I could just lift out of the pan...felt good.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2015 03:09

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