Apartment Therapy Tagged: cast iron

Fall Cookware: A Roundup of Dutch Ovens

Fall is creeping up on us, and with it comes the prospect of braised sauces and hearty stews. Our favorite cooking pot for all these classic fall dishes is a Dutch oven. We realized that our Dutch o...

Are There Lighter Alternatives to Cast Iron Cookware?
Good Questions

Q: We're putting together a registry for our wedding, and while I would love to register for an enamel Dutch oven (like Le Creuset — I can smell the delicious stews and braised meats already!) I...

Cast Iron Pie Pans: Have You Ever Used One?

We've heard of aluminum, Pyrex, ceramic and perforated pie pans but never cast iron until we ran across this example on Amazon. It has a solid five-star review from six customers who say that the cas...

Food Science: The Seasoning on Cast Iron Cookware

We've been cooking with a cast iron skillet for years now and we absolutely love it. We take care to clean it properly and are religious about keeping it seasoned. But in all these years, we've always...

Vitamin-Inspired and Pure White: New Colors for Staub

We know that a lot of you are big fans of enameled cast iron; who doesn't love their Dutch oven? We use ours every day, and while it's perfectly functional, we use it from oven-to-table so often tha...

Chipped Enamel: Need to Replace This Cookware?

See that little black spot?! That is a dime-sized chip in the bottom of our enamel-coated dutch oven. We've definitely put this pot through its paces, so it's not a huge surprise that it finally chipp...

Word of Mouth: Comal

Comal [koe-MAHL], noun: A flat, round griddle used in traditional Mexican cooking to prepare tortillas, sear meat, and toast spices, among other cooking. They are typically made of cast iron, but can ...

Oldie but Goody: Cast Iron Corn Stick Pan

This quirky little pan is one of our favorite things in our mother's kitchen. It's old, deceptively heavy, and not multi-functional at all, but it turns out the hottest, most irresistible little corn ...

Five Desserts to Cook in a Skillet

We were so inspired by Everyday Food this month. They had a spread of desserts to cook in a skillet, which is an old-fashioned and very homey way of fixing and serving dessert. We mostly think of skil...

The Marmitout: Is This the Perfect Piece of Cookware?

Have you ever heard of a marmitout? (No, we don't know how to pronounce it either.) We first saw this piece of cookware in a British newspaper article. It sounded most intriguing, and when we discover...

Good Question: What's the Difference Between Cooking with Nonstick and Cast Iron Pans?

We get a lot of questions about cooking with cast iron. Cast iron skillets and pots are attractively inexpensive, and the idea of replacing our nonstick pans with them is appealing. But there's a lear...

How To Clean a Cast Iron Grill Pan

We gave you some tips last Monday in response to a Good Question about cleaning an old, crusty cast iron grill pan. There were some great tips in the comments, too! Now, direct from the source, we h...

Thursday Giveaway: Lodge Pro Logic Square Grill Pan

Giveaway: Five Lodge Pro Logic cast iron square grill pans Find it: Buy through Lodge for $34.95 Today is the last day of Grilling Month but we're pushing it right out the door with a great grilling...

Good Question: How Do I Clean My Cast Iron Grill Pan?

In the latest email about barbecuing, you mention the Lodge grill pan. i was so thrilled when i bought one about 2 years ago. The first few times i used were pretty fabulous. Unfortunately, i live in ...

Frying Pans for Vegetarians: The Vege

Oooh - we like these new cast iron pans from Finnish designer Mikko Laakkonen. They have raised leafy patterns that print your pancakes. ...

Replace My Pan! A Sad Story of Cast Iron

Our spring clean giveaway with Staub asked you for your ugliest, worst, most terrible pan. We're going to replace the most pathetic five pans we see with a new and beautiful 12" inch Honeycomb skillet...

New from Staub: Collectible Grey Pig and Cow Cocottes

We mentioned the new Titanium color we saw from Staub at the Housewares show in March, but we also saw these new collectible cocottes. These are massive and beautiful - very impressive in person. More...

More Colorful Cast Iron: Ikea's Senior Line

We make a trek to Ikea only once or twice a year, so we don't always catch the latest products in person as soon as they come out. The Senior line of enamel-coated cast iron isn't brand new, but it's ...

Hot Trend: Mini Casseroles, Pots, and Pans
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Cast iron, ceramic, and steel - we saw mini and personal-sized dishes and cookware in all of those materials at the Housewares show. Mini cookware is popular and has been for a long time, of course. B...

Good Product: Lodge Miniature Skillet

We loved the miniature skillet that Devesh uses for toasting spices in this kitchen tour: Devesh and Tara's Spice Pantry. We went looking for it and the good news is that it's a heck of a deal......

New Dutch Oven Color from Lodge: Emerald Green
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Lodge announced the new color for their cast-iron line at the Home and Housewares Show: Emerald Green. Buy Lodge's Emerald Green and you'll be keeping a lot more greenbacks in your pocket. Lodge's ...

How to Season a Wok

Like cast iron, woks need to be seasoned as well. Properly seasoned woks have a caramel-colored patina on the inside. Seasoning a wok not only helps to impart flavor into your food, but also helps the...

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