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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Crispy Salmon with Green Herb-Caper Sauce and Asparagus Cheese Puffs

What a wonderful recipe from Bobby Flay, who for years has shared excellent cooking ideas with us. Make your crispy salmon recipe taste even better when you prepare it in a cast iron casserole and if you have one with a grill pan lid it is like getting two cooking pans for the price of one. If you prepare your  healthy meal in a holiday red enamel casserole, you can serve your family or guests directly from the attractive dish on your table. Cast iron cookware not only has even heat distribution as you cook, it retains the heat to keep you food warm. Another plus is that cast iron cookware is unsurpassed when it comes to clean-up time.

Ingredients:

• 4 (7 ounce salmon fillets, skin on)
• freshly ground pepper and salt
• 1 cup of rice flour
• 1/2 cup water
• olive oil for searing
• Herb Caper Sauce, recipe follows
• 4 lemon wedges for garnish
• Asparagus Cheese Puffs, recipe follows

Directions

Season fillets with salt and pepper, to taste. Combine rice flour with water to make a light loose batter. Heat a large skillet with about 1/4-inch of olive oil. Coat fillets with batter, place meat side down, and sear until golden brown about 2 to 3 minutes. Turn over and sear the skin side for 1 to 2 minutes.

Immediately plate and drizzle each fillet with the Herb Caper Sauce. Serve with a lemon wedge.

Serve the salmon with Asparagus Cheese Puffs.

Herb-Caper Sauce:

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• 1/4 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup capers
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon fresh chopped oregano
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Combine all ingredients, except for the lemon juice, in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper. Whisk in the lemon juice just before serving.

Asparagus Cheese Puffs:

• 1/2 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1/4-inch pieces and blanched

• 3/4 cup milk
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into  small pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
• Pinch of cayenne
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup coarsely grated Manchego
• 1/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Bring milk and butter to a boil in a medium saucepan or casserole over medium high heat. Combine salt, flour, curry, and cayenne in a small bowl. Remove the milk from the heat and add the flour mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until the mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides. Place pan back on the heat and cook for about 20 to 30 seconds until the mixture becomes a little dry. Scrape the mixture into a large bowl and let cool slightly. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, adding another only when the previous has been incorporated. Add the asparagus and both cheeses to the dough and mix until combined. Season with salt and pepper.

Spoon rounded tablespoons of the mixture onto the sheet pan. Bake in the middle of the oven until golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the puffs from the parchment and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings (Recipe Bobby Flay, 2001)

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Apple Puddings for Your Holidays

APPLE CUSTARD PUDDINGS.
Put a quart of pared and quartered apples into a casserole, with half a
cupful of water and cook them until they are soft.

Remove from the fire and add half a cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter an  the grated rind and the juice of a lemon.

Have ready mixed two cupfuls of grated bread crumbs and two tablespoonfuls of flour.

Add this also to the apple mixture, after which stir in two well-beaten eggs.

Turn all into the enamel casserole dish and bake forty-five minutes in a
moderate oven.

Serve with sugar and cream or hard sweet sauce. The beautiful red enamel casserole dish is so attractive you can take the dish to your table and serve the pudding from the dish.

APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING
Soak three-quarter cup of tapioca and boil it in one quart of water
until clear, sweetening to taste.

Pare and core six apples and place
them in a cast iron casserole dish.

Fill the cores with sugar, pour the tapioca
around them and grate a little nutmeg over the top.

Cover and bake in the casserole until the apples are soft Serve with cream.

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Roast/Grill For The Holidays with Cast Iron

This 4.75 qt Roaster by Kinetic. Measures 15 3/4 X 8 1/2 X 4″, with lid depth is 5 7/8 “.
Our MOST VERSATILE ROASTER. You get two products for the price of one: a Roasting Pan and Lid that can be used as an open Broiler Pan. Because this Roaster is so attractive you can use both Roaster and Lid as serving pieces.
This Cast Iron Roaster cooks evenly on stove top or in the oven.
Meat and vegetables all fit inside. Use the ribbed lid for easy broiling..
Black Enamel Interior

This Red Exterior 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. 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

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Cast Iron Cookware Shop Offers Tip on Buying Pots and Pans

Buying Pots and Pans

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.

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!

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Cast Iron CookwareShop On Eating Out, Eating In and Eating Well

Cast Iron Cookware Shop has some suggestions for your consideration:

EATING OUT:

Eating out can be a tricky business. To make more healthy decisions to control what ends up on your plate and in your body, look for these key menu words to avoid, compiled by the American Heart Association.

1. Fried
2. Au gratin
3. Crispy
4. Scalloped
5. Pan fried Sauteed
6. Stuffed

Look for these more healthy terms:

1. Steamed
2. Broiled
3. Baked
4. Grilled
5. Poached
6. Roasted

When you cook with cast iron and eat in, you can take advantage of all 6 of the healthier ways of cooking.

Here are some cast iron products you can use to enjoy saving money, cooking healthly and delicious meals and in the truly non-stick cookware.

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Cast Iron Cookware Shop With Help To Get You Ready To Invite a Turkey To Dinner

No we are not talking about how you can ratchet up your courage to invite your brother-in-law to dinner. What we are referring to is the “turkey” who will grace your table at Thanksgiving time. Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival and traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. This is where cast iron cookware can play an important role in the roasting of your Thanksgiving turkey.

The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. Though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida, the traditional “first Thanksgiving” is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.

What really matters for you is not the First Thanksgiving but The Next Thanksgiving. Take a look at the following cast iron products that can help you get ready.

A 7 qt. Color Cast Oval Roaster by Kinetic is just right for your Thanksgiving Feast, a one-dish family meal. or family and neighborhood gatherings. Both meat and veggies fit in nicely. The even heat distribution makes this Cookware ideal for roasting. Use it to make your favorite family dishes. Its bright color enhances your kitchen, buffet or table setting. Family and friends will appreciate your Cast Iron Roaster cooking.
Black Enamel Interior
Red Exterior

A 4.75 qt Roaster by Kinetic that measures 15 3/4 X 8 1/2 X 4″, with lid depth is 5 7/8 ” is A MOST VERSATILE ROASTER. You get two products for the price of one: a Roasting Pan and Lid that can be used as an open Broiler Pan. Because this Roaster is so attractive you can use both Roaster and Lid as serving pieces. This Cast Iron Roaster cooks evenly on stove top or in the oven. Meat and vegetables all fit conveniently inside. Use the ribbed lid for easy broiling..

Black Enamel Interior
Red Exterior

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Cast Iron Cookware Shop Helps You To Save Dollars And Make Scents

With so many gadgets on the market, you can throw away your money. It is tempting to buy then all. After all don’t you need them for the convenience they promise? When the intrigue wears off, you’re left with a lot of clutter in and around your home.

Barbara Flanagan, author of “Flanagan’s Smart Home: The 98 Essentials for Starting Out, Starting Over, Scaling Back“, shares her top money saving picks to keep you clutter free:

The one that really applies to our topic for this post is the following:

Speaking of Cast iron cookware (pan and Dutch oven)
Flanagan says it is the cheapest, most indestructible stuff around.  Plus, she adds, it makes incomparably good food. By using the cast iron cookware, Flanagan says there is no need to buy costly tri-ply, and enameled pots and pans. It will also eliminate the need to buy non-stick cookware and a slew of siliconed, non-stick accessories. Flanagan says it is so simple to use, you’ll want to cook dinners from scratch instead of buying costly processed, frozen, take-out, or restaurant meals.

Can’t you smell them now? I speak of the wonderful “scents”, cooking aromas of your favorite family dishes coming from your kitchen. Cooking in a healthy manner and saving money at the same time, well that just makes sense.

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A 5 qt. Round Dutch Oven by Kinetic, the great grandmother of all Castiron Cookware, now in Color Cast Enamel. Make your best Soups, Stews, Chilies or a variety of other great recipes in this colorful Cast Iron Pot. This Cookware can go from stove top to oven to table trivet. It adds interest to your table setting. Your family will enjoy your Dutch Oven meals and the added flavor that Cast Iron preserves.
Black Enamel Interior
Blue Exterior

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Cast Iron Cookware On Keeping Up With the Times

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 Cookwareshop and “Stinking Thinking” Exposed

What is stinking thinking? Is is doing the same thing repeatedly thinking that this time the result will be different. As a member of the “Obsessive-compulsive” Union I have been guilty of this type of thinking. How often have you said to your self any of the following?

1. “If I raid the “fridge” at mid-night when no one is looking, no one will ever know”. Yeah right!
2. “I’m not fat, I just retain water” (’I'm just fluffy”)
3. “My weight is perfect for my height, which varies”.
4. “I can stop drinking (smoking, binging,_________ (fill it in yourself) any time I wish”.
5. “I can’t help my temper tantrums (or_________fill in the blank). I was raised this way”. To quote my therapist wife: “Grow up and get over it”.
6. “I am not the touchy-feely type. Men in my family do not hug their children or tell their wives they love them”.
7. “I told her I loved her on our wedding day. If that ever changes, I will tell her”.
8. “What I do on a business trip, no one will ever know and what they do not know cannot hurt them”.
9. “I will get to the top no matter who I have to hurt. I will get all I can and “can” all I get”.

File all these statements under “male bovine waste products, moo poo”

When we think like this hopefully we can come to recognize that this is “stinking thinking“.

Is it possible to do “stinking thinking” where cookware is concerned? You betcha! Here are some examples:

1. Cast iron cookware is difficult to season. Not true. Cast iron cookware is available in pre-seasoned and enameled cookware that is ready to use right out of the box. With proper use and care, which is not difficult, it only gets better with use.
2. Cast iron cookware is old fashioned and out of date. It has been around for generations but is as current as today’s headlines. Many of the best chefs use cast iron to cook with and modern cooks are discovering what a marvel cast iron cookware is for their cooking needs.
3. Cast iron cookware is too heavy. It is admittedly heavy. However, before you rule out using it, consider the fact that it comes in many sizes and weights. It may be the solution to your problem to simply use a smaller (lighter) skillet or dutch oven.
4. Cast iron cookware is too expensive. Check around and compare prices to other cookware and you will be delightfully surprised to see how favorable cast iron cookware compares with other cookware. Consider the fact that it lasts forever and therefore there will be no need to invest in new cookware in a few years and you will be convinced that good thinking shows that cast iron cookware is not expensive.
5. Cast iron cookware may not be safe. Cast iron cookware is actually very safe to use. Lodge manufacturers cast iron cookware in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee. They have a very good statement concerning the lead content in their cookware which is well below the level which might be considered risky.

Perhaps the time has come for you to re-think how you feel about 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. Cast iron 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!

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