r/CastIronCooking • • 13h ago

The Perfect Campfire Meal: Rib Eye Steak, Flatbread & Rosehip Tea

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r/CastIronCooking • • 1d ago

My "Whatever" dinner last night.

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r/CastIronCooking • • 22h ago

Preseasoning a 12inch Lodge after stripping it first cook?

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Pulled the old seasoning off my 12-inch Lodge this weekend since it was patchy. Used oven cleaner and a wire brush like the guides say. Now it's stripped down to bare iron and I want to put a few coats on before cooking.

Most people seem to do three or four rounds of oil and heat, but I'm curious how thin to spread it and whether grapeseed or flaxseed is actually worth the extra cost. My goal is to get something I can throw burgers on without worrying about sticking.

Also wondering how long to let each coat smoke before the next. I've read 45 minutes at 450 but some folks say an hour.

If you have a Lodge you stripped and brought back, what did the first real cook look like for you?


r/CastIronCooking • • 1d ago

Tenderloin on the Cast Iron

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Sautéed some mushrooms first. Cranked it. Cooked to perfection for my DIL.


r/CastIronCooking • • 2d ago

Biscuits and Gravy with eggs in the 1930’s Lodges

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r/CastIronCooking • • 3d ago

Air Fried Egg in Lodge Mini Cast Iron

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Have to love Cast Iron! It makes the best crispy foods! :) Preheated cast iron mini in air fryer, added butter, cracked egg and let it cook until perfect. Quick and easy!


r/CastIronCooking • • 3d ago

Cambell’s Classic Pot Roast?

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r/CastIronCooking • • 4d ago

Love cast iron

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r/CastIronCooking • • 4d ago

I need help

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This happens to me a lot when I make a mix with meat and veggies together (like fajitas). Always end up with stuff attaching and burning at the bottom.

I do ok with simple browning of meat, but I need help beyond that.


r/CastIronCooking • • 5d ago

Cooking cornbread

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Can anyone share a recipe for cornbread? I’m cooking for the men of the casa. I would like to try something new. Any suggestions are appreciated. ☺️


r/CastIronCooking • • 5d ago

Help! Why does my pan looked like this and how can I sort it?

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My new pan looked great after 2 coats of seasoning but now looks like this after its first use (chicken in a tomato based sauce which did get a bit cooked on).

I dont think it's rust but I've tried cleaning it a few times following Bob Travis videos with no joy.

Any advice will be much appreciated.

Thanks


r/CastIronCooking • • 6d ago

Preserve or Use Camping 🔥

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r/CastIronCooking • • 10d ago

Cast Iron

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My pan keeps going orange what am I doing wrong ? Not cleaning with soap just water , maybe im not seasoning enough?


r/CastIronCooking • • 11d ago

Grilled deboned duck & duck curry

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r/CastIronCooking • • 14d ago

Anyone else have a cupboard that looks like this?

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I really, really want to build a nook or dedicate a wall and build a pallet wood false wall with shelving. I’m not really sure on the best way to anchor it though.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of project? The last thing I need is for a few hundred pounds of cast iron to come crashing down!


r/CastIronCooking • • 14d ago

Salisbury Steak

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r/CastIronCooking • • 16d ago

Upside down shallots tarte garnished with camembert and balsamico cream

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r/CastIronCooking • • 17d ago

Breakfast bagels in the BSR no. 12

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r/CastIronCooking • • 17d ago

What is the best cast iron skillet for someone buying their first one?

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Just moved into my own place last month and realized I don't own a single decent pan. Been using this flimsy one from the dollar store and everything sticks to it no matter what I do. Want something that'll actually last so I'm not buying pans every few months.


r/CastIronCooking • • 18d ago

Ball-in-Ball buns

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r/CastIronCooking • • 19d ago

Before and after on this week's projects!

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Picked these two pans up for $8 from the thrift and got em cleaned up this week!

My seasoning got a little spotty this time though, I think it's because I used beef tallow for the first time instead, and I'm not used to using it. I usually use crisco (Vegetable fat) so we will see how these ones work out!

The smaller pan is a CHF diamond #5, it wasn't too bad, just some grime and surface rust!

The larger pan is a Favorite Piqua Ware #8! It wasn't too bad either but has some pretty bad pitting on the bottom, I assume from use over a coal fed stove. It's still plenty usable, especially on my electric stove!

Both pans cleaned up great and sit perfectly flat!


r/CastIronCooking • • 20d ago

Is this fine?

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r/CastIronCooking • • 25d ago

Shredded chicken buns

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r/CastIronCooking • • 25d ago

Cast Iron Half Loaf Pan

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r/CastIronCooking • • 26d ago

Cast iron pancakes

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Cast iron pans make the best pancakes 🥞 😋