works of wanderlust

Category: cast iron

  • Should I avoid using soap on my cast iron pan?

    Should I avoid using soap on my cast iron pan?

    About a week before I am writing this post, the official Twitter for Lodge Cast Iron posted a simple question: “Soap or no soap?” About fifty people weighed in on the debate, asserting a broad range of opinions from both Team Soap and Team No Soap. For the uninitiated the argument goes something like this:

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  • Tech Help: Fixing a Photographer’s Nightmare

    I turned on my computer this meta Monday morning and was greeted with the following message in the black and white boot screen: WARNING: Please back-up your data and replace your hard disk drive. A failure may be imminent and cause unpredictable fail. It seems that my life never fails to present me with timely

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  • Can I use an outdoor grill or campfire to season my cast iron pan?

    Iron. Oil. Heat. These are the three foundational ingredients needed to season any cast iron pan. If you have a cast iron pan, a bit of oil, and a heat source then you should be able to season that pan. And so the simple answer is, yes, if your heat source is a campfire or

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  • Suburban Fire Craft (Part Two)

    Back in early March I introduced my readers to my simmering big plans to upgrade my backyard fire pit set up. For years we’ve not made campfires in our backyard a priority, mostly because we could go camping any time we wanted and evenings in the city were otherwise filled with social visits and travel.

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  • Grilled Grilled Cheese Spring Sandwich

    Late last year I bought a slab of cast iron from the local home improvement mega store. The idea was not to buy a quality cooking griddle, but instead supplement my outdoor grill with a reasonably inexpensive multi-purpose cooking surface. Delicate grill items, like veggies or fish are fine on aluminum foil, but I figured

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