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Again I have been away from site for some time. So I will now get up to date and express some "opinions" 1. Lodge pans are and if properly taken care of "non stick". I love to demonstrate the slippery egg. The rough surface of a new pan is not an issue. 2. The new pans from Lodge have an...

Sue, if they are to be totally brought to bare metal, put them in you house oven and put in the self clean mode and let that burn off the seasoning. there may still be some crusties on the pans, so you can scrape them with anything that wont gouge the cast iron. Once clean of the crusties, warm...

This looks to be a very easy recipe. If you are camping and don't have a grill, this would be excellent in a Dutch Oven

The blocks of filtered beeswax are 3.1oz. They are melted and poured through a filter. They are about the size of a bar of hand soap https://plus.google.com/photos/106808388181550005451/albums/6087978759155384097?authkey=CJm-367aytLlFA

wow Frank, judging from the pic above you are rather tough on your cleaning of your cast iron. LOL Pure beeswax is the only kind to use. I am not particular if it is European bees, African Bees etc. I have been using Tennessee Bees wax. Betsey has been selling it at the CICO, and I now...

Not sure how to do the quote thing, If you are happy with the mix, then go with it. I personally would use only Crisco shortening if I didn't prefer Bees Wax. 450 deg. if temp is accurate, may be a little high. I shoot for 425 tops by my oven thermometer. If You get around 500 deg. you take a...

Hey, Its been a long time, but here is a real easy and delicious one pot dish. Ingredients package of hot dogs or sausages of choice tortilla to wrap hot dogs (I prefer corn) canned chili (2) if doing whole package shredded cheese chopped onion all ingredient quantities to your...

Gina, The cooking part is some of the best fun when camping. Food always tastes better when cooked outside. For sure don't be afraid of the Dutch Oven. If you can crock pot, you can Dutch Oven. I have to confess, I am a cooking junkie, it is what I love to do. I am not a good cook by any...

I have moved my seasoning operations to a propane grill outside. I also try to maintain 400 deg. Hotter than that you are in jeopardy of burning your seasoning (all of it) off. Accuracy of stove thermometers is suspect. BTW your skillet looks good. Now grab a pound of bacon and under a low...

Evan, the sin is having food "leftover" to micro wave. Ya cooked too much, or don't have many friends LOL

Clean up on the breakfast dish should be fairly simple, ensure there is plenty of lubricant (grease/ fat), and use a low heat. I have found that if you one tends to try to cook too fast with their cast iron, clean up can be an issue. Also put hot, as hot as you can get it, water in DO and let...

Eileen, for many years I was a purest. My food had to be touching the cast iron. Well I started having trouble with one particular dish that I was making breaking down my seasoning, and the raw cast iron was exposed to the moisture. Yes even the bees wax seasoning succumbed. I then tried a...

Eileen, Yes for sure you could make it a one pan meal, I would cook the sausage at a low temp, so that the sugars don't caramelize and cause "stuff" to stick to the pan. If the sausage is really greasy, drain some off. Just follow the recipe after that. enjoy. I like the KISS method.

Glad it worked out for you Frank. PS I edited the link on the initial post. thnx

Katom restaurant supply is probably the lowest price for a lot of your cooking needs. Especially cast iron. They carry a great line of Lodge (my preference) when you get on home page, just search Lodge cast iron. Visit Amazon and Lodge sites and make a list of what you are interested in...