lunch for Gavin and Elizabeth and myself today
grilled cheese on homemade bread toasted in a cast iron skillet
we also had clementines and a sliced apple
I chatted with another blogger, Belle at The Bon Bon Club, about cast iron. She showed some before and after pictures of cast iron that really needed TLC. They looked amazing after she cleaned and seasoned them.
It reminded me that I have several pieces of cast iron but almost never use them. I do a lot of cooking in big non-stick skillets that need replaced about every year or so - not a thrifty thing at all.
Anyway, she encouraged me to use them.
So, I thought what have I got to lose? I opened the drawer under the stove and found more cast iron pieces than I remembered. I knew I had 2 cornbread stick pans and 2 skillets, actually I have 3 skillets!
I got out one of them and was pleased to see it was seasoned a lot better than I remembered. I've cooked in it 2 days in row now and plan to keep working with it.
So, do you have cast iron?
What do you cook in yours and what do you not cook in it?
This old dog wants to learn some new tricks.
This old dog wants to learn some new tricks.