The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

John Wayne was a Trojan.

Yes he was. It is fortunate for us however that he got hurt playing football and left school. Otherwise he would probably never made it into the movies.

The athletic department good him a summer job at a studio lot where he was discovered.

 

[limr31]

Westerns ain't all that.

 

[table1349]

Gary should be watching the Cooking Channel. Good Eats is on and it is the Loin series.

 

[Gary A.]

Luckily, Gary's largest Dutch Oven, while looks aluminum, is a hybrid and can be used on the inductive.

 

[Gary A.]

Westerns ain't all that.

*Gary whistles the theme to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly*

 

[table1349]

My biggest dutch oven is the 5qt. Never needed bigger. The one thing that was nice, when I get the replacement cookware Calpalon no longer had an 8 qt stock pot. I had to settle for their 12 qt instead. It has come in handy many, many times. You never realize how much you can use such a big pot until you have one.

 

[table1349]

I am a happy camper. Just check my e-mail and was informed that La Tienda has Spanish cooking chorizo back in stock. Just ordered two packages (4 lbs). Been Jonesing to make shrimp, chicken and chorizo paella. Should be here by the time the wife gets home. I would make the paella the proper way with rabbit instead of chicken, but the wife doesn't like eating little bunny foo foo.

 

[smoke665]

We got into cast iron cooking over a fire. The Lodge factory is only about 70 miles from us. Built a fire pit with hangers. Not sure it's really better but it seems like it. Never had any complaints anyhow.

 

[table1349]

We got into cast iron cooking over a fire. The Lodge factory is only about 70 miles from us. Built a fire pit with hangers. Not sure it's really better but it seems like it. Never had any complaints anyhow.

Oh sure rub it in.

Do they have a factory outlet store there??? We do have a St Louis dutch oven in the camping stuff.

 

[smoke665]

Do they have a factory outlet store there???

Of course they do. Interesting place. We have a nice collection of Dutch ovens in several sizes, griddles, skillets and other items. I'm surprised they're still in business because it never wears out.

 

[table1349]

Do they have a factory outlet store there???

Of course they do. Interesting place. We have a nice collection of Dutch ovens in several sizes, griddles, skillets and other items. I'm surprised they're still in business because it never wears out.

I'm jealous. I would love to have a bigger set, but the wife has never really cooked with or cleaned cast iron, plus she doesn't like the weight.

All of my cast iron other than the camping stuff is enamel coated. Doesn't scratch the glass top of the induction range and is usable for high acidic foods, unlike standard cast iron.

 

[limr31]

Westerns ain't all that.

*Gary whistles the theme to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly*

*whistles Dixie*

 

[smoke665]

All of my cast iron other than the camping stuff is enamel coated. Doesn't scratch the glass top of the induction range

Have 3 of the enamel coated Dutch ovens that we use in the oven, but it just isn't the same.

 

[table1349]

All of my cast iron other than the camping stuff is enamel coated. Doesn't scratch the glass top of the induction range

Have 3 of the enamel coated Dutch ovens that we use in the oven, but it just isn't the same.

Yeah, but chili comes out of the enamel coated much better than a pure cast iron dutch oven. My St. Louis style dutch oven has only had one thing made in it for it's entire life. It is the bet biscuit oven you can find.

 

[smoke665]

Yeah, but chili comes out of the enamel coated much better than a pure cast iron dutch

I'd have to call "show me" on that. Properly seasoned cast iron with an aged patina something else.