JosephDurham
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Well added a newer piece to the collection, and yes it's seasoned Dan [emoji14]. Don't ever plan on using it.
Joseph
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National Cornbread
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Bonnie Scott
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Joseph, I think you should use it to make the winning recipe from the festival. Here is a link to the recipe. Doesn't the winner look happy in her cast iron hat?
http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxville/f...ins-2015-national-cornbread-festival_12917179
http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxville/f...ins-2015-national-cornbread-festival_12917179
Dan Farmer
Member
Thank God it's seasoned! :razz:
JosephDurham
Member
I took the time and printed off all the recipes on their website. My family loves cornbread. Unfortunately they love sweet cornbread. I tell them all the time, "if it's got sugar it's cake" hahahah [emoji38]
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Why am I not surprised you chimed in??? Babahahahahahah [emoji23]
Like you already Dan
---------- Post added at 07:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:37 PM ----------
Thank God it's seasoned! :razz:
Why am I not surprised you chimed in??? Babahahahahahah [emoji23]
Like you already Dan
Dan Farmer
Member
I took the time and printed off all the recipes on their website. My family loves cornbread. Unfortunately they love sweet cornbread. I tell them all the time, "if it's got sugar it's cake" hahahah [emoji38]
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Why am I not surprised you chimed in??? Babahahahahahah [emoji23]
Like you already Dan
Thanks, Joseph. I like you too. But I am wondering why you seem to have a passion for recent cast iron like Lodge. Have you had any hands-on with the vintage stuff? There is a world of difference, in my book.
JosephDurham
Member
Unfortunately other then the recent griswold piece I've purchased, no.
I'm 30 yrs old. And I always remember my mother cooking in CI. But, I'm definitely developing my range of CI collection.
I'm 30 yrs old. And I always remember my mother cooking in CI. But, I'm definitely developing my range of CI collection.
Dan Farmer
Member
Well, it is certainly cool that you have such an interest in the ancient craft!Unfortunately other then the recent griswold piece I've purchased, no.
I'm 30 yrs old. And I always remember my mother cooking in CI. But, I'm definitely developing my range of CI collection.
I've cooked with cast iron for years. I didn't realize it until recently, but my main piece of cast iron turned out to be a Birmingham Stove & Range chicken fryer that I bought in the '80's from a hardware store in New Mexico. I added a small Lodge frying pan, followed by a Lodge griddle in more recent years, and whenever I saw something or heard something about cooking on cast iron, I smiled and nodded my head, thinking that we were talking the same language.
My awakening came a month or two ago when I picked up a cast iron skillet in an antique store. My initial perception was the weight. It was much lighter than I expected. My next was when I ran my finger across the cooking surface. It wasn't just a bunch of glossy bumps like my Lodges (in fairness, my 1980's BS&R surface is pretty darned smooth)... this was like glass!
It was at that moment that I recalled reading something on a foodie forum a couple of years earlier, and when I turned the skillet over, I saw the name Griswold, and it all connected. That was what the forum thread was talking about. I now knew what he was saying. The difference was day & night!
That pan was a #5 large block logo, pattern 669D, probably from 1920-1940 if I did my research right. I cleaned it and seasoned it, and I cook my breakfast eggs on it almost daily. One shake and the eggs are sliding across that smooth cast iron like an Olympic skater.
It's all cast iron, and I have to respect the hell out of any of it... it is a high art & technology, even in this day of terabyte microchips. Lodge, Made in Taiwan... you name it... they're making molds out of sand and pouring effin' molten iron into it. You have to respect that. But check out what those old timers did and it will blow your socks off!
JosephDurham
Member
When I was growing up we collected antiques like no one believed. I'll never forget sitting on the couch, on a Saturday morning, in my pajamas watching cartoons and all of a sudden the front door opened and here walked five complete strangers. My mother came to the door and said "can I help you?" "Oh we were told this was the best antique store in the state." Mom had to clear some things up for them, needless to say. Lol
But I do love my cast iron, and I'm slowly adding more and more pieces. I have a Griswold piece now, and I'm looking at more pieces everyday. Hoping to go to some shops this weekend, maybe the wife won't complain to much, after all it's my bday. Lol.
Joseph
But I do love my cast iron, and I'm slowly adding more and more pieces. I have a Griswold piece now, and I'm looking at more pieces everyday. Hoping to go to some shops this weekend, maybe the wife won't complain to much, after all it's my bday. Lol.
Joseph