Before 1100 C.E., most pots were made from bronze, but shortly after the invention of iron, a new cooking medium was created. Cast iron means just that, iron is poured into a mold to create a useful product (Source: Wikipedia). The mold itself is made of fine sand that has been hard packed to hold ...
Cast iron cookware will last a lifetime – if it is properly cared for. Wash a cast iron pan in hot soapy water and the next food cooked or fried in the pan will taste like soap. Wash a cast iron pan with plain hot water and a scratch pad and the wonderful nonstick seasoned ...
Cast iron cookware has been around since colonial times, and has a nostalgic charm and appeal. You might remember your grandmother frying up delicious chicken in a huge cast iron skillet, or the cowboy movies where the wranglers are all enjoying (or at least, eating) beans cooked in a cast iron Dutch oven hanging over ...
When I think of Crisco Vegetable Shortening, I think of southern fried chicken and Sundays with my grandmother, but I’ve discovered that this vegetable shortening can be used for more than cooking your Sunday dinner. It’s been around since 1911 when it was first produced by Proctor & Gamble as a 100 % vegetable shortening. ...
Have you ever went into a department store and got overwhelmed by all of the choices of cookware that were on display? I can definitely understand the feeling. I was fortunate enough to work for a company that sold gourmet cookware so I learned a lot of useful information. I always had people come in ...
No Southern kitchen is complete without a cast iron skillet for cooking cornbread and another for frying chicken. Cast iron just works better it cooks slower when you need it to and it gets hotter for frying. The key point here is food taste a lot better when ever it’s cooked in a properly seasoned ...
Cast iron pans can be a great addition to your kitchen cookware if taken care of right. Cast iron skillets cook food slowly and evenly, and have a natural non-stick surface if they are seasoned correctly. Cast iron holds its heat well, and it’s non-stick surface makes it ideal for frying foods. Cast-iron is also ...
I love cast iron cookware, and use it all the time when we go camping. But there is one thing I don’t like to do, and that’s keeping it seasoned and clear of any rust. I remember making a raspberry cobbler in my cast iron skillet once, and I didn’t think to remove it and ...
Did you ever cook with a cast iron pot or pan and leave half of the meal stuck to the pan? This is because the pan has not been tended to properly. A well taken care of piece of cast iron cookware can last literally for generations. The problem is, some people really do not ...
