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Cast Iron Cookware

2009-03-24T20:22:00.000-07:00

Cast iron pots and pans are about the best cookware you'll ever use. It heats evenly, quickly, and consistently. "Hot Spots are non-existent. Professional chefs swear by it. If you season cast iron cookware properly, they will last a lifetime, perhaps several lifetimes. Proper seasoning will allow the user to cook fat-free. No oil required for cooking. Cast Iron is naturally a non-stick surface. If food sticks to your cast iron, it probably isn't seasoned properly. Teflon coated cookware can't touch cast iron's performance in non-stick, fat free cooking. Cast iron cookware will not warp, and goes from stove-top to oven. It's time people realize the culinary wonder that a cast-iron pan can be!

Acidic items like tomato sauces will be darker from iron leaching out, but many people with iron deficiencies do this for extra iron in their diet.

Never store acidic products in cast iron. In fact, never ever use your cast iron pots for storing any foods.

It is not recommended that you use your cast iron as a pot for boiling water. Some people say that the hot water will remove small bits of oil from the surface which will then be found floating around. Water breaks down the seasoning and can cause your cast iron to rust.

Above, You can see that I used one of my cast iron pans to bake a German Apple Pie, aka Kuchen.

Dad's 59' Ford Country Sedan

2009-03-11T19:27:00.000-07:00

The whole family fit. At the time, there was mom and dad, me, my 4 brothers, and one sister. We all fit. The AM radio buzzed in the vicinity of electric farm fences. It had a 352 engine with a big honkin' 4-barrel. I believed that car could haul the entire world. I remember it went like a bat outa hell. Red, with a White
hood and side panels. The rear window opened up on a hinge.
I haven't seen one that has had custom work done on it, Wheels, tires, replace the engine with a nicely printed and balanced engine, a compatible transmission, tune the suspension, add some ammenities to the interior.

1959 Ford Country Squire

Electric Counter-top Hibachi

2009-02-01T22:24:00.000-08:00

I had my eye out for a good electric counter-top hibachi for some time now. The other day I happened to be walking past the second-hand store. Lo and Behold, there in the window was the deal I was looking for. The tag said 3 bucks. I couldn't argue.

The unit I have two temperature settings. "Broil", and "Keep Warm. I found the cooking surface large enough to accommodate 4 T-Bones. The grill is kinda flimsy, but it'll do for now. The splash pan is aluminum. I don't recommend aluminum as a cooking or eating utility. I don't even recommend it for food storage. The splash pan never comes in contact with the food, so there is no probability of poisoning.

There is no brand name on the unit. I call it "Counter-top Grill".

I knew there was a pork chop thawing in the fridge. Good test subject. A pork chop and 4 smoked sausages that were still frozen.
The chop was tender and juicy, and the sausages finished without exploding, or the cover burned off. I used the grill again tonight to broil a steak. I like my steak a little well done on the outside, and red rare in the middle. I also roasted some vegetables on skewers. The performance of the Counter-top Grill past review with flying colors.

Overall, I'm glad to have it. I recommend that everyone have one.

Hobbs

Tough Old Cars, or Food

2008-11-20T08:19:00.000-08:00

I have to get smokin' on this blog...trouble is, I need a topic/subject for it. I'mm considering tough old cars, like GTO's, or Vettes, Mustangs,Road Runners, and those like that.

Meatloaf, Pizza, casseroles, pies, what have you to toss down the chuff hole. Maybe I can give forum to the various methods of preparation.

Any and all suggestions or recommendations will be given consideration.

Hobbs

...theFirst

2008-11-09T16:48:00.000-08:00

This is the First Entery on my New Blog

Please, if any one of the readers would like to comment, you have my permission, and I hope you will do so. Consider this message as a prompt.