Have you ever noticed the difference between cooking bacon in cast iron and in a regular old non-stick pan?
It makes a huge difference.  Monstrous difference.  Monumental difference.  Life-altering.  Get it?
I wouldn’t have taken this bet if you’d have asked me last week.  Bacon crisps up nice and crunchy in a regular old non-stick skillet just [...]

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I wish I had an induction cooktop, because I hear stories that they keep the kitchen cooler and are more energy efficient. But especially because they keep the kitchen cooler and with our temps, any coolness is welcome.
The problem, besides the expense of a new cooktop, is that all pans don’t work on these [...]

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How freakin’ cute is this? I’ve been obsessed with the cast iron lately. Not sure why exactly. You’ve probably seen this and this, so you loyal readers already know of my OCD tendencies intense focus. What you don’t know is that I’ve been scouring the internet for this, which I did [...]

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Cornbread in cast iron is perfection.  Slap on some butter and I can hardly keep my hands off (read: I try to eat it all before the kids can get to it.)  We all want the outside pieces of cornbread because the crunchy crust combined with the moist interior is worth fighting for.  Looks like [...]

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There really is NO competition when it comes to cast iron. Lodge is it. They have been around for something like 4,000 years…OK, its 110 years, but, its a really long time. You don’t stay around that long by doing a “half-assed job”, as mom used to say. (Disclaimer: Mom says she’s [...]

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