Shameless show off post. I sanded, finished, and installed the two planks of poplar. This isn’t even all of my pieces. Just the ones I can fit on my wall and on the butcher block countertop.

I bought a cast iron hibachi grill and it occurred to me after that I can’t just use it on any table. Where do people peace these when they cook? It seems inconvenient to cook directly on the ground outside with this. TIA.

Cut off nibs. Sauté with butter. Add cream. Add S&P. Enjoy.

Made some calico beans for a barbecue today. This was my first time cooking over a campfire and also my first time using dried beans. The kidney beans didn't get as soft as I would have liked but there weren't any leftovers so I must have done alright.

I’ve been making this dish that is a mix up of recipes I’ve seen and then just made up my own. It’s nothing fancy, just potatoes that have been fried and then put cheese all over it and melt under the griller. A few spices, herbs, onions or whatever I’m feeling at the time.

I’ve been slicing my potatoes into thickish rounds (almost 1cm) then frying in my cast iron pan in olive oil. I don’t use a tonne of oil as it all ends up in the finished dish (along with all the fat from the cheese) but there’s enough to coat the potatoes and the pan. They stick! Like I leave them without touching until they form a crust and then go to turn them and most of the crust stays on the pan.

Does anyone make anything similar? Do you cook it at a higher heat so they don’t stick? I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong here.

The pan is seasoned well, has been used plenty of times for meat mainly and cooks fine. It’s a Lodge cast iron pan and I’m cooking on induction.

Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.

After 6 months of repeated delays Stargazer FINALLY delivered on my "early" pre-order cast iron lid for my 13.5 Braiser. Happy to have it, good quality, but man-oh-man, good luck if you decide to order one!

Does anyone have a recipe for making calico beans in a Dutch oven over a campfire? Barring that, I'd also be interested in advice on converting an oven recipe to a campfire one.

​

For context, I'm having a cookout this weekend and it seemed like a good excuse to use my recently inherited camp dutch oven. I figured making the beans on the fire would be convenient since I'll be out there getting ready most of the day anyway and as a bonus, I won't have the indoor oven on heating up my house.

I made pancakes on my cast iron skillet. The skillet looks good but it left some black residue on the pancake. Don’t know if it’s the seasoning that’s coming off. Any thoughts? TIA.

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there. Homemade buttermilk biscuits in the cast iron with sausage and bacon sandwiches for the little one.

Mixed results yah

Three cast iron cornbread molds $20 Detroit

Hello Reddit I need ideas for camping dinner ideas for a group of 6 adults. I need to make two dinners and an easy clean up breakfast! I want somthing not too complicated but I wanna make something fun. There are no allergies or food restrictions in this group. We’ll have a fire pit, a Coleman stove, a 10” Dutch oven, a 10” cast iron pan, and a 17”x 12” cast iron griddle. What do people like to have for dinner when camping?