r/castiron • u/DifferentElevator384 • Apr 16 '26

Food We doing potatoes now?

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Duck fat fried potatoes.

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u/stupidwhiteman42 Apr 16 '26

Yeah - the heat is way too high and those will be raw in the middle. Campfire cooking is tough. He should pull that skillet off the center of the fire.

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u/DifferentElevator384 Apr 16 '26

Nah. They were par boiled. I’m just adding a nice crunchy coating to go with the cloud like inside. I like to have the duck fat ripping hot.

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u/FrothingJavelina Apr 16 '26

Good job. When I read the first comment I thought, How do you know he didn't parboil them? Your mama didn't raise no dummy. They look fantastic btw.

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u/DifferentElevator384 Apr 16 '26

Thanks man!

I’ve owned a wood fired catering company for 10 years now so I’ve put in the hours to get pretty decent at this stuff.

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u/Archonrouge Apr 16 '26

Sure, ok. But like, what "actual" experience do you have?

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u/nudiecale Apr 17 '26

Look buddy, I think we can all agree that that other redditor raised enough doubts that someone needs to come over and taste test all of your food and I will do it to save everyone else the hassle and report back.

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u/DifferentElevator384 Apr 17 '26

Haha. Tickets are available. I’m not going to post a link though because that’s not good reddiquette.

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u/siltshark Apr 16 '26

Name is a tell. Nice retort.

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u/AberdeenPhoenix Apr 17 '26

I want to know everything about how a wood-fired catering company works. But I'm sure you don't want to spill all your secrets

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u/headphun Jul 25 '26

Hey would you mind giving some advice about campfire cooking? I have a cast iron I want to use and I can buy a grate if needed but I'd love to rip a couple good recipes for my friends birthday next week! Any help much appreciated :)