Lodge Cast Iron Six Quart Camp Dutch Oven

Posted by Doyle Bailey for Cast Iron Cookware Shop

The Lodge Six Quart Cast Iron Camping Dutch Oven is small enough to pack easily and travel well. It is large enough to cook meals for a family or group. The flanged lid holds hot coals to facilitate cooking with heat from a above like an oven and  keeps ashes from falling into your pot. The cast iron camp lid can be turned upside down for use as a griddle. The dutch oven legs provide stability and safety for use over your campfire or fireplace. This camp dutch oven is a skillet, saute pan, casserole cooker and fry pan all in one. A castiron pot is a lifetime investment. In our family cast iron cookware is passed down from one generation to the next.

The cast iron dutch oven was originated for outdoor cooking and for centuries has done it’s job. This Dutch Oven from 1890 is an example.

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Cast Iron Cookware Will Warm Your Food and Your Family

Posted by Doyle Bailey for The Cast Iron Cookware Shop

Where is the center of warmth in your home? In our home it would have to be the kitchen. My wife and I both enjoy cooking and I do not even mind the clean-up afterward. There is even a special stool where the younger grandchildren stand to help their “Nona” cook.There are rocking chairs in our kitchen for friends to rock and chat with us. There is a lot of warmth and it does not all come from the oven or cook top.

We have a large collection of cast iron cookware and I suppose these grandchildren will teach their children to cook using the same dutch ovens, roasters, skillets, cornbread pans and casseroles.

Sometimes we take the fun and warmth outside to a firepit where we roast hot dogs, marshmallows, S’mores.

Cast iron cookware travels well to the back yard or to your campsite with Waffle Makers, Panini Presses, Pie Irons, Bread Bakers and Dog ‘n Brat Makers.

Bask in the warmth of your kitchen, your backyard fire pit or at your campsite with cast iron cookware and cast iron cookware camping accessories.

Use cast iron cookware and cast iron camping cookware accessories to cook your food, keep it warm with cast iron’s great heat retention and help keep family relationships warm and cozy.

Warm up to family, food and cast iron cookware tonight. It will allow you

TO TASTE THE FOOD AND NOT THE COOKWARE.

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Mexican Casserole in Cast Iron Cookware

In these cold days of winter, what could be better than a flavor-filled  Mexican Casserole? In keeping with the “South of the Border” theme you might even want to plan an evening with family and friends and play “Mexican Dominoes“. It is a really fun game. Check it out.

Even better the Mexican Casserole is super easy to make, especially with an enameled casserole dish. Here is what you will need:

• one pound of ground beef (meat substitute works well for vegetarians version or use chicken or turkey).
• 1/2 cup taco sauce
• 1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded (soy cheese works but is pricey)
• one (15-ounce) can pinto beans, drained
• one medium onion, chopped
• one (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• one (8-ounce) bag tortilla chips, crushed

How to make it:

1. Cook the ground beef in a casserole dish.  Drain.
2. Mix together the taco sauce and mayonnaise for sauce in a large bowl.
3. Add sauce to the ground beef and set aside.
4. Combine the cheese, pinto beans, onion and tomatoes in a large bowl.
5. Stir in the beef mixture and the chips.
6. Pour mixture into an ungreased casserole dish. Cast iron is the truly non-stick cookware and is healthy by saving the use of grease or oil).
7. Heat in a 350-degree oven uncovered for 30 minutes.

Serves 6

With a cast iron enamel casserole dish that comes with a grill pan lid, you get two cast iron pieces for the price of one.

The casserole dish is so attractive you will want to use it to serve your guests at the table and it will keep your Mexican Casserole warm. Cast iron is great for its even heat distribution and heat retention.

TASTE THE FOOD NOT THE COOKWARE:  CAST IRON COOKWARE

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Cast Iron Cookware and Roasting Potatoes

Cast Iron Cookware Shop offers a real Holiday Helping Hand for delicious sides that will delight your family and guests. Roasted New Potatoes with Blue Cheese Ranch Dressing and Green Onions (from Chef Bobby Flay) complement any holiday meal.

Roasted New Potatoes with Blue Cheese Ranch Dressing and Green Onions

Ingredients:

2 pounds new red or yellow potatoes, halved

Canola oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup Hellmann’s or Best Foods Real Mayonaise

2 cloves finely chopped fresh garlic

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1/4 pound crumbled blue cheese

4 green onions

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Place potatoes in a casserole or roaster with the oil and season with salt and pepper.

Roast in the oven until golden brown and tender, about 25 minutes

Transfer potatoes to a platter (you can actually continue preparation and even serve your potatoes from you enamel cast iron casserole or roaster.

Whisk together the buttermilk, mayonaise, mustard and garlic in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.

Fold in the blue cheese and green onions

Spoon the sauce over the potatoes and serve (serves 4 persons)

You family will love this dish, especially when prepared in cast iron cookware.

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Get the Right Pan for the Job

When is comes to cooking, it is important to get the right pan for the job.

Cast iron cookware is a very old-fashioned manner of cooking. It has made a remarkable comeback over the last few years. There are reasons for this:

• even heating
• heat retention
• versatility
• durability
• non-stick, when properly seasoned

Cast iron cookware is made by pouring molten iron into molds to fashion the designed configurations for baking pans, skillets, dutch ovens, jambalaya pots and cornbread pans.  Cast iron cookware is not a thing of the past but the wave of the future to really make your cooking “pan” out as delicious and healthy. Make sure you get the right pan for the job.

What are the advantages of cooking with cast iron pans?

2. It is excellent for stewing, browning, frying and baking.

3. After seasoning, the surface of the cast iron is totally non- stick. You can cook  with little or no oil making it an exceptionally healthy form of cooking.

4. It is versatile, heavy duty, rugged, durable, sturdy and lasts for generations.

5. It is excellent for cooking when hunting, fishing, camping or scouting, back yard fire pits or even in your fireplace.

6. Using cast iron adds trace elements of iron into your diet.

7. Unlike much cookware on the market it is totally free of  additives that can flake off into your food.

8. It  is excellent for recipes that need to be cooked at high temperatures  as in searing or frying.

9. Compared to other cookware, it is one of the most versatile forms of cookware you can buy.

10. Cast iron cookware is unquestionably the best value cookware you’ll ever purchase. It can be used on the stove top, in the oven and on top of a fire. The fact that it lasts for generations means you will not be reinvesting in cookware every few years. Cast iron cookware is not a purchase, it is an investment. It will become a family heirloom to be enjoyed by your grandchildren and great grandchildren.

11. Cast Iron Cookware allows you to taste the food not the cookware.

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OVEN ROASTED APPLE-CRANBERRY CRISP IN CAST IRON COOKWARE

OVEN ROASTED APPLE-CRANBERRY CRISP WITH CREAMY SPICED CHANTILLY
A Bobby Flay Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup very cold heavy or whipping cream
3 Tbsp. firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
5 medium Granny Smith apples*, cored and cut into eighths
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup fresh or thawed frozen cranberries*
1 cup plain granola cereal

Preparation:

1.Combine cream with brown sugar in medium bowl and whip to soft peaks with large whisk or hand-held mixer; set aside. Combine Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise with cinnamon with wire whisk in medium bowl. Gently fold in whipped cream mixture.
2.Preheat oven to 375°. Combine apples with granulated sugar in casserole baking dish and roast 15 minutes or until slightly soft. Stir in cranberries and roast an additional 15 minutes or until apples are very tender and the cranberries have popped.

3.Divide the fruit into 4 bowls or goblets, then sprinkle with granola. Top each with a large dollop of the spiced chantilly mayonnaise. If you choose, you can serve your Apple-Cranberry Crisp directly from the attractive holiday-red enamel casserole dish at the dinner table.
*SUBSTITUTION: Use peaches instead of apples and 1 pint of fresh raspberries instead of cranberries.

Serves: 6
Prep Time: 15 Minute(s)
Cook Time: 30 Minute(s)

TASTE THE FOOD NOT THE COOKWARE

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Cast Iron Cookware Sales Rising

The International Housewares Association reports dollar sales
of cast-iron cookware are up 20 percent.

Why is this?

• Interest is growing thanks to pre-seasoned pans.
• Celebrities using the pots on TV cooking shows.
• Consumers’ growing concerns that nonstick coatings can flake off. Is it any wonder that simple, rib-sticking foods like bacon and eggs
  are back on the plate?

There is no better time than now to fall in love with cast iron cookware or fall in love all over again with the cookware loved by your mother and grandmother. There is nothing old-fashioned about the cookware that is the truly non-stick, lasts forever and allows you…

TO TASTE THE FOOD AND NOT THE COOKWARE.

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Aunt Linda’s Vegetarian Baked Beans

Description

This unique vegetarian bean recipe uses beer and apple juice to impart a warm, complex flavor. These beans are great  for  a topping for a veggie dog. Make these even healthier and leave out some of the molasses.

Serves: 8

Cooking Time: 2 hr 15 min

Ingredients

• ³/4 cup dry soybeans

• 1 cup dry pinto beans

• 1 cup onion, chopped

• apple  juice (10 tablespoons) or 1/2 cup beer plus 2 tablespoons apple juice

• ¹/3 cup catsup

• 1 tablespoon dry mustard

• 1 teaspoon cumin

• ¹/2 cup black strap molasses

Instructions

1. Soak beans overnight in separate containers; soybeans fare better if soaked in the refrigerator. Drain soybeans, cover with fresh water, and simmer in cast iron casserole with lid for 1-1/2 hours.

2. Add drained pinto beans and additional water and continue simmering for 45 minutes or until beans are tender but not mushy; add additional water if necessary.

3. Combine with remaining ingredients in a cast iron casserole with lid. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F. (If time allows, bake 2-3 hours at 250 degrees F to enhance flavor.)

Notes

On a chilly day, serve with hot brown bread and steamed cabbage. In picnic weather, serve with tofu dogs and vegetable salad. Leftovers are great over toasted wheat bread. (Recipe Lion)

TASTE THE FOOD NOT THE COOKWARE WITH CAST IRON COOKWARE

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Cast Iron Cookware Shop. What’s In a Name?

What’s in a name? Let us look at the name “Cast Iron Cookware Shop“.

Just what is cast iron? Gray iron was the original “cast iron”. It is an alloy of carbon (C), silicon (Si) and iron (Fe) and contains 1.7 to 4.5% carbon and 1 to 3% silicon.
Cast Iron was first invented in China and poured into molds to make weapons and figurines. Historically, its earliest uses included cannon and shot. The development of the steam engine provided a further market for cast iron, since this was considerably cheaper than the brass of which the engine cylinders were originally made.

Other uses were bridges, columns in buildings, textile mills and of course cast iron cookware. Cast iron is used for cookware because it has excellent heat retention and diffusion and can be produced with a relatively low level of technology. Seasoning is used to protect bare cast iron from rust and to create a non-stick surface. Bare cast-iron vessels have been around for many centuries. Historically, cast iron cookware has been used since about 513 BC in China and since around 1100 AD in England, when each of those regions developed the technology to heat iron to the melting point. Cooking pots were originally made with three small legs so they could sit in the hearth or fireplace. We know this today as a camping dutch oven. Once stoves with tops were made available in the 1700s, the variety in cookware expanded. Types of bare cast iron cookware include dutch ovens, frying pans, deep fryers, woks, grills and griddles.

Cast iron’s ability to withstand and maintain very high cooking temperatures makes it a common choice for searing or frying, and its excellent heat diffusion and retention makes it a good option for long-cooking stews or braised dishes. Because cast iron skillets can develop an extremely “non-stick” surface, they are also a good choice for egg dishes, particularly scrambled eggs. Other uses of cast iron pans include making cornbread and pineapple upside-down cake.

To What Does the Word “Cast” Refer?

Cast iron is made by making a mold from sand and pouring molten iron into the mold. When the metal has cooled and solidified, the sand crust is blasted off and you have a pan, skillet, or dutch oven. Rough edges are removed and smoothed. This method has been around since the beginnings of cast iron and today the makers of the finest cast iron pots and pans still use the sand mold method.

Along with bare cast iron cookware there is enameled cast iron cookware. Enameled cast iron is cast iron that has a vitreous enamel glaze
The enamel coating over the cast iron prevents rusting, eliminates the need to season the metal, and allows for more thorough cleaning.

Enameled cookware is handcrafted from molten iron in individual sand molds with enamel applied in several layers and baked onto its cast iron base. This makes a product that is even more chip resistant. Do not use in the microwave. Hand washing is best for preserving the appearance. Never put cast iron cookware in a dishwasher.

¨Cookware¨ is a Big Part of the Name¨

In his book, “The Wealth of Nations,” Adam Smith wrote in 1776 that the “actual wealth of the nation was not its gold but in its manufacture of pots and pans. ¨There´s gold in ¨them ´thar´ kitchen cabinets!¨

Made in the USA. Lodge Manufacturing is America’s oldest cookware manufacturer and foundry. Located in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee for more than 100 years, Lodge has been making cast iron cookware of unsurpassed quality

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The true value of names like cast iron cookware, Lodge and Cast Iron Cookware Shop is the earned trust of you who use cast iron cookware and know that a name mean everything.

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Cast Iron Cookware Makes Food That Is Comforting to the Soul Without Being Bad for Your Body

Recession, unemployment, turmoil in the world, spiking cost of living all make this a time when we could use soul food or comfort food. However, the down side to this is that so many of the things we find comforting are so bad for our bodies. We all know “fat adds flavor“.

Heidi Knapp Rinella writes in the Las Vegas Review-Journal: “…the food that’s so comforting to the soul is not so great for the body. Maybe that’s because there was less concern about fat content in those (earlier) times when we moved more and didn’t know much about fat’s deleterious effects on our bodies. Or maybe it’s just because, like a waistline spare tire , those memories tend to stick with us”.

But the good news is that you can still have flavor and comfort food, eat and enjoy it with a clear conscience, without endangering your health and shortening (no pun intended) your life. Do it right and you, your family and friends will not know the difference.

Millicent Braxton-Calhoun, program officer with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension writes about how to modify a recipe for macroni and cheese, which is commonly cited as a leading comfort food.

“Start by not adding salt to the pasta water and using low-fat milk and low-fat cheese”.

Other tips from Braxton-Calhoun:

1. Use the meat that is 90% lean, 10 % fat instead of the 80% lean, 20% fat.
2. Use ground turkey breast meat but read the label. If you get ground turkey meat that is not all breast meat, it may be as high in fat as some of the higher-fat ground beef.

Cast iron cookware can also be helpful. Use a nonstick spray instead of cooking with fat.

Mary Wilson , a registered dietitian and nutrition specialist with the University of Nevada says that the use of vegetables is a good way to sneak pasta dishes past picky kids. She points out that the use of a light Velveeta makes a creamy taste that kids love. Whole- wheat pasta increases fiber and that is healthy.

Instead of bacon, use cucumber salad with a rice-wine vinegar and some ginger with whole-wheat bread.

Substitute quinoa or millet for bread crumbs in meatloaf and turkey or chicken for meatballs.

There are many things you can do. Post your ideas and share with others what you discover. Look at the ingredients in a recipe, then search for what is out there. The intenet is helpful

MACARONI, CHEESE AND TOMATO BAKE

Ingredients:

8 ounces corkscrew pasta
2 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups non-fat milk
8 ounches Velveeta Light cheese, chopped
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 14-ounce can chopped tomatoes, with liquid (about 2 cups)

Preparation:

Cook pasta according to package directions

Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and salt until blended.

Gradually stir in milk and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; stir in cheese and hot pepper sauce until the cheese is melted.

Place drained pasta in 8-inch square baking dish. Gently toss in tomatoes (with liquid). Pour cheese mixture over pasta. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Serves 6

This 4.86 qt. Casserole by Kinetic has a Grill Pan Lid. You get TWO for the price of ONE. A Full Sized Casserole perfect for one-dish meals
like cheese, macaroni and tomatoes. If you want to grill some meat to go with your meal you have a full-sized lid that doubles as a 10 inch Round Grill Pan. Your Cast Iron goes from stove top to oven and makes cooking and clean up a pleasure. Heat does not damage handles. These products are so attractive they can be used as serving pieces.
Black Enamel Interior
Red Exterior

A 7 qt. Oval Roaster by Kinetic. Use this large Roaster for one-dish family dinners or neighborhood get-togethers. Both meat and veggies fit in nicely. Its colorful exterior allows you to use it as a serving dish from your stove top, oven, buffet or table. This Cast Iron Roaster distributes the heat evenly for as long as your dish needs to cook or stay warm. Family meals will look and taste better with this colorful Cookware.
Black Enamel Interior
Blue Exterior

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