New cast iron - what to cook?

[rdstoll]

Santa brought a nice 10" Lodge cast iron skillet and a 5 quart Dutch oven. I'm still relatively young in my culinary journey and am fired up to use these things but have no idea what to make in them. Any ideas???

 

[Bob in St. Louis]

"First" - Cook nothing.
You should season it first.
After that, cook bacon.

 

[JackW]

We use our 10 inch skillet for corn bread, the internet will give you hundreds of options for the dutch oven.

Jack

 

[Ron_L]

Bacon is a good thing to cook! After that, use the skillet to sear a couple of steaks and the DO to make a nice stew or soup!

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

As said before...bacon is always good.

A nice Mixed Berry Cobbler! Thats what a dutch oven is for IMO

 

[tgstrang]

I use this method to season and re-season all my cast iron...

http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/01/a-science-based-technique-for-seasoning-cast-iron/

Oh yeah, and then cook lots of bacon.....mmmmm, bacon.

 

[rdstoll]

Excellent! And Merry Christmas to everyone!

It says it is seasoned already and doesn't need anything special to start. I just so happen to have some bacon laying around so that going to be the first thing going in the skillet this morning.

There's so many dire warnings about how to properly care and season these pans.

 

[JD08]

My first thought was breakfast for me.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Very nice gifts You cant cook too much bacon

 

[rdstoll]

Bingo...

 

[IamMadMan]

Santa brought a nice 10" Lodge cast iron skillet and a 5 quart Dutch oven. I'm still relatively young in my culinary journey and am fired up to use these things but have no idea what to make in them. Any ideas???

By all means season it first, If the oven is on today make use of it start the first and second layers of seasoning if you want.

Why not make a pot of chili in the dutch oven, and a skillet cornbread in the fry pan....... Use both at once.


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[Bob in St. Louis]

You using that for seasoning, or are you going to eat that?

 

[Leftwngr]

Just not fish or anything acidic (tomato sauce).

I usually season it in a gas grill then cook up some cheap bacon. I clean it up then add another oil layer before putting it away.

 

[DouG M]

Have seen a very sad looking pan after someone did srambled eggs in a CI pan. Don't know if was the pan,operater or just not a thing to do.

 

[mattmountz94]

I love deep dish pizza in the skillet!

 

[Shiz-Nit]

Cobblers, shepards pie, jalapeño cheddar corn bread, pineapple upside down cake is just a couple things we do.

 

[Leftwngr]

Excellent! And Merry Christmas to everyone!

It says it is seasoned already and doesn't need anything special to start. I just so happen to have some bacon laying around so that going to be the first thing going in the skillet this morning.

There's so many dire warnings about how to properly care and season these pans.

The good news is even if you make a mess of the thing, it is built like a tank and could likely be revived. I have saved a few from disaster in the past.

Scrape away, scrub away, and just re season the sucker. Rare to find one beyond saving.

 

[Budman1]

do yourself a favor if you re-season it, do it on the gasser outside, just in case you reach the smoking point.... you, your family, and your house will appreciate it.

 

[rickv14623]

We love this one http://sweetsavant.com/2015/07/29/vidalia-onion-upside-down-broccoli-cornbread/

 

[landarc]

Yessir, always bacon.

The preseasoning is not bad, but, it isn't as good as bacon. In both pans. Then do something in the Dutch oven such as a nice stew. It all helps work the iron into great cooking shape.