Lodge Cast Iron 15″x 11″ BBQ Grill-Grate
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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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Red Enameled Roaster
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
Enamel Roaster/GrillPan Lid
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.
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What are the advantages of cooking with cast iron pans?
1. Cast iron cookware has exceptional heat retention and even cooking properties.
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.
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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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Chipotle Orange Glazed Pork Chops
Looking for an easy dinner?
An easy-to assemble glaze will give your pork chops a sweet and spicy flavor. Chipotle Orange Glazed Pork Chops, done in a cast iron grill is your savory solution.
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Ingredients:
2 tbs. pure maple syrup
2 tbs. thawed frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tsp. finely chopped, seeded, canned chipotle chili, plus 1/2 tsp. adobo sauce in which it comes packed
4 3/4-inch-thick (about 8 oz. each) center cut, bone-in pork loin chops
1/2 tsp. salt
Casserole with Grill Pan Lid
Preparation:
1. In small bowl, combine maple syrup, orange juice concentrate, and chipotle.
2. Coat cast iron grill pan with cooking spray and preheat over medium-high heat.
3. Sprinkle both sides of chops with salt. Brush one side generously with glaze. Place chops in grill pan, glazed side down. Brush other side with glaze.
4. Cook over medium-high heat until cooked through but with slight blusgh in center, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
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(Ellie Kriegar, from Reader’s Digest)
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Camp Cooking at its best with Cast Iron
You do not have to be a professional chef to need good pots and pans. They are a necessary investment. Even to make a grilled cheese sandwich properly you need a good skillet (my personal preference is a cast iron skillet). But have you seen the prices of pots and pans lately? It’s no small investment so you need to choose wisely. Here are a few tips to help you choose the right cookware for you.
Tip #1: Keep a list of what you make for meals for one month and what pots and pans you use. It may surprise you how many pots and pans you have that you rarely use. The ones you use on a daily or regular basis may need to be re[laced or upgraded.
Which Cookware for Me?
Tip #2: If you’re still stumped about which pots and pans your kitchen absolutely needs, start with a 6-quart sauce pan, a 4-quart sauce pan, a 2-quart sauce pan and a 10-inch sauté pan, says Maria Kopsidas, founder and owner of Cookology, a cooking school and retail store in Sterling. Real Simple magazine, on the other hand, recommends a Dutch oven, a roasting pan,
a pasta pot, a frying pan and a sauce pan.
Tip #3: Know what you’re buying. Pots and pans are made from different metals, such as anodized aluminum, cast iron, copper and stainless steel. Each type cooks the food differently. Anodized aluminum is good for slow cooking, cast iron is good for searing meat, copper is known for evenly heating up food and stainless steel is good for high-temperature cooking, according to Real Simple.
Tip #4: Kopsidas says cookware should last about 10 years. Cast iron cookware will last a lifetime and beyond. But if the handle starts to shake and Teflon is coming off, it’s time to toss them. Check if your cookware has a lifetime guarantee. Lodge cast iron cookware comes with a lifetime guarantee. If so, you might be able to get free replacements.
Tip #5: Look at reviews of pots and pans. Kopsidas recommends
Cook’s Illustrated’s reviews. Only Cookware, Consumer Reports and Consumer Search also have reviews. And talk to cooking friends. Most have strong opinions on what works and what doesn’t.
Tip #6: If you’re ordering pots and pans online or through a catalog,
make sure you get a deal on shipping. Cookware can be bulky and heavy,
so any break on shipping would help. One word of caution. Some sites that offer “Free Shipping” have simply added additional cost to the price of the product.
Tip #7: Once you know what kind of pots and pans you want, shop around.
Prices vary widely. Kopsidas says some of the biggest sales on pots and pans are around the holidays.
Do your research and homework but be sure you consider the advantage of using cast iron cookware.
Cast Iron Cookware is not just a purchase. It is an investment. It has been in use for centuries. It is relatively low cost. Cast Iron Cookware meets all your cooking needs. Castiron is a heavy duty product that heats evenly and retains heat longer than other cookware. These dutch ovens, fry pans and griddles are made of iron alloys that give them additional strength. It is more versatile than other products. Fry, saute, brown, bake, grill, broil or stew. Use it in your home kitchen, travel kitchen or over your camp fire. The cast iron roasters and casseroles, along with all cast iron products, will go from stove top to oven to table trivet. The enamel paella pan and sauce pan, the pre-seasoned cornbread stick pan and biscuit pan as well as the camping dutch oven add variety to your Cast Iron Cookware selection. Invest in an heirloom. Pass it down to your children and grandchildren.You can’t afford not to invest in cast iron cookware!
Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven
TASTE THE FOOD NOT THE COOKWARE WITH CAST IRON COOKWARE
Casserole with Grill Pan Lid
Cast iron Enamel Red Roaster/ Grill Pan Lid by Kinetic
Cast Iron Cookware and the Thrill of the Grill
Lodge’s BBQ GRILL-GRATE cooks your steaks, sausage, bacon and other meats evenly without flame damage. It is great for camping and grilling on the beach. grills those vegetables AND holds them on the grill. There is no “veggie escape” into the coals. It also holds those delicate fish in place.
Lodge BBQ Grill Grate
This professional size grill griddle combination from the Lodge Logic series measures 20 by 10 1/2 inches. The actual cooking surface is 19 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches. Use this large grill/griddle combo over two burners on your stove top or over your campfire. One side has ridges for grilling steaks, sausages and hamburgers. The reverse side is smooth for cooking pancakes, eggs or grilled cheese sandwiches. This reversible Cast Iron pan allows the drippings to drain into a gutter where it can be used for flavor or discarded. A loop handle on each end allow for safe usage. Use indoors or outdoors.
Lodge Grill/Griddle
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Experience the “thrill of the grill” and “grill great” with cast iron cookware: it allows you to taste the food not the cookware.
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Think old folks are out of it and don’t have a clue? A recent poll about the technological skills of 105 centenarians found otherwise. The “100 @ 100” report was prepared for a division of United Healthcare found that 3 % use Twitter, 21 % have an internet account and 10 % use e-mail. The group is also health-conscious with 50 % walking or hiking at least once a week. Another 33 % garden and 28 % eat organic food. (Reported by Mike Tucker in AARP Bulletin, September 2009).
Not only have many older people done an excellent job of keeping up with the times, out times are rediscovering some of the values of previous generations.
Cast iron cookware, considered old fashioned by some, is not a thing of the past; it is actually an item that is used by many chefs and homemakers today.
Cookware that is made of cast iron has many benefits:
1. It conducts heat very well and it evenly distributes it so the food evenly and thoroughly.
2. It is resistant to foods sticking to it when it has been seasoned well and used often. It gets better with use.
3. If you have never used cast iron cookware, you will be pleasantly surprised what can be done with
it and just how well it cooks the foods you love.
4. This cookware is so versatile and can be used for many, many years. Whether you are using a cast iron skillet, griddle or a dutch oven, they are absolutely great for almost any foods that you need to prepare.
Another image, stereotypical, when thinking of cast iron cookware is that of southern women making meals on Sunday afternoons. This image is most often true but this cookware is used by many different individuals, including professionals chefs. However, many individuals, especially those in southern states, understand the many uses for
this cookware. Not only can this cookware be used on the stove top, but also in the oven. Many people use this cookware to bake dishes such as cornbread. There are those that actually prefer to use this type of cookware, because of the flavor they believe that it adds to the foods. Cast iron cookware
There are many different types of cookware that are made of cast iron.
There are skillets and frying pans that come in many different sizes. Many individuals can remember their mothers and grandmothers frying
chicken on Sunday’s in these pans or many other meals. There are also
the cast iron griddles. These griddles can be used to make pancakes, french toast or a grilled cheese sandwich. These griddles are so resilient that they can be used to cook foods over a campfire.
Another cast iron cookware item, the flag ship of the fleet, is the Dutch oven. Long before the crock
pot was ever invented, the Dutch oven was making slow cooked meals for the entire family. The great thing about these Dutch ovens is, like other cookware that is made of cast iron, it can go from stove top to oven and back again, if needed, without a problem.
If you are a member of the older generation you likely know the advantages of cast iron cookware If you have never taken the time to investigate cast iron cookware, then it would be well worth your time to do so. This cookware is so versatile and can be used for many, many years.
CAST IRON COOKWARE ALLOWS YOU TO TASTE THE FOOD NOT THE 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 Casserole with Grill Pan Lid
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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Tip # 1: Fill the grill with seafood and lean cuts of meat. We even use veggie burger or veggie chicken patties. If you bypass the fatty burgers and bratwursts, you will not necessarily be bypassing taste. Admittedly fat tastes good but what does it do for our arteries? Healthier choices include skinless chicken breasts, beef tenderloin or sirloin (read the label for fat content), and fish.
Tip # 2: Watch a chicken “strip“. It is really not that “sexy” and you will have to help your chicken “disrobe” (or you can leave the skin on while it’s cooking to seal in moisture, and pull it off afterward). It will save you a load of calories and saturated fat — which hamper insulin sensitivity and increase the risk of heart disease.
Tip # 3: Give your chicken a bath. Bathe meats in a vinegar-based marinade. A study conducted at Arizona State University found that eating 4 tablespoons of cider vinegar before eating a high glycemic-index meal (one that includes foods that tend to raise blood sugar quickly) lowered the effect of the meal on participants’ blood sugar by about 55 percent. Low-fat Italian vinaigrette salad dressing with extra vinegar added will even do the trick. You also can experiment with your own marinades using vinegar, olive oil, wine, lemon juice, lime juice, garlic, and herbs.
Tip # 4 Splurge on grilling lessons. Grilling may seem simple, and it is — if you know how to do it properly. You’d be surprised at how valuable even a few simple grilling secrets can be. Do you know how often to flip a piece of meat and when to do it? How to tell when the food is done without cutting into it? The more you know, the more fun you’ll have.
Tip # 5: Skewer some squash, portabello mushrooms, eggplant, and zucchini. Many of your favorite fruits and vegetables will pick up an alluring new taste when grilled. Sliced squash, eggplant, bell pepper, portabello mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, pineapple, peaches, and apricots all fare well on a grill. Coat veggies with a little olive oil before adding to the grill. For small or thin slices that might fall through the bars of your grill grate, use skewers or special grilling baskets, which you can buy in home improvement and cooking stores.
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Tip # 6
: Packet cooking. Grill delicate foods in packets. I really like this one! Making dinner on the grill doesn’t automatically mean charbroiled meat and corn on the cob. Packet cooking lets you cook all sorts of foods on the grill. Put out a variety of vegetables (bell peppers, onion, snap peas, corn, etc.) and seasonings and let each member of the family design his or her own packet. Just center the ingredients on a large sheet of aluminum foil,
add a little olive oil or broth, then fold up the sides, leaving some room for steam to circulate inside. Set the packets on the grill. This strategy works particularly well for delicate or quick-cooking foods, such as fish and boneless chicken breast. Even lean meats stay tender. (Adapted from readersdigest.com “6 tips for healthier grilling“)
Lodge BBQ Grill Grate
Lodge’s BBQ GRILL-GRATE grills those vegetables AND holds them on the grill. There is no “veggie escape” into the coals. It also holds those delicate fish in place. This cast iron grill cooks your steaks, sausage, bacon and other meats evenly without flame damage. It is great for camping and grilling on the beach.
Lodge Grill/Griddle
This professional size grill griddle combination from the Lodge Logic series measures 20 by 10 1/2 inches. The actual cooking surface is 19 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches. Use this large grill/griddle combo over two burners on your stove top or over your campfire. One side is ridges for grilling steaks, sausages and hamburgers. The reverse side is smooth for cooking pancakes, eggs or grilled cheese sandwiches. This reversible Cast Iron pan allows the drippings to drain into a gutter where it can be used for flavor or discarded. A loop handle on each end allow for safe usage. Use indoors or outdoors .
To Happy, Healthy Grilling
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Cast Iron Cookware On Recognizing A Yes Moment
One of the important lessons of life is knowing when and how to say “yes” and when and how to say “no“. Sometimes when we are at our busiest there are “yes moments” we should not miss. There are also times when we should say “no“. When there is a clearly identifiable “yes moment” in your life, consider the benefits and the consequences of giving yourself the green light.
Family therapist Terri L. Orbuch, PhD. mentions three occasions when you should give yourself a green light. Here are her three things and I totally agree.
1. When It’s Your Passion. She affirms: “Agreeing to something that moves you feeds your personal energy reserve. It a guaranteed good time”.
2. When It Boosts Personal Bonds.
3. When It Sets A Good Example.
Let me see if there can be some application to cast iron cookware.
1. Cast Iron Cookware is certainly a passion for me and for many others. In Dr. Orbuch’s words, it “feeds my personal energy reserve“. I have a good time talking about, studying about its history, buying it and most of all cooking with it. To my way of thinking, you would be wise to give yourself a green light to do any or all of these things.
2. When my wife and business partner suggested we add cast iron cookware to our product line, it was a “yes moment” for both of us and has been good for our relationship and the business.
3. It sets a good example to use cast iron cookware. Using this cookware models good behavior for our families. It keeps potentially harmful substances out of our food, saves energy, is environmentally friendly, and allows you to “taste the food and not the cookware“.
Do not allow people to manipulate you into saying “yes” when you really want to say “no”. But by all means learn when to say “yes” when even at your busiest there are “yes moments we shouldn’t miss“.
This Cast Iron combination deep skillet and shallow skillet/griddle is a useful addition to your castiron cook ware. The shallow skillet serves as lid, skillet and griddle. The fry pan is 10 1/4 inches in diameter and 3inches deep. This multi-use cooker is a dutch oven, saute pan and fryer, all in one. This cast iron combo set is a great gift for your family members who are just starting their cast iron kitchen ware. You will be happy you said “yes to this Lodge cast iron combo cooker.”
Lodge Combo Cooker
Lodge’s BBQ GRILL-GRATE grills those vegetables AND holds them on the grill. There is no “veggie escape” into the coals. It also holds those delicate fish in place. This cast iron grill cooks your steaks, sausage, bacon and other meats evenly without flame damage. It is great for camping and grilling on the beach.
Lodge BBQ Grill/Grate
Cast Iron Cookware can help you recognize a “yes moment” and go with a green light to begin or add to your collection of cast iron cookware.
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