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Some foods simply taste better cooked in iron cookware. Breakfast is one meal that cries for a cast iron skillet, but so do Mexican dishes like fajitas and taquitos. Corn bread is as synonymous with an iron skillet as Aunt Jemima is to pancakes and Chef Prudhome is to blackened fish.
The resurgence in demand for cast-iron cookware is due to several factors:
- Iron cookware is extremely durable and just gets better with use,
- Skillets and pots heat evenly and quickly on ALL types of ranges,
- Take it camping and sit your pots and pans on glowing coals,
- It's non-stick black patina finish lets you cook like a pro.
But best of all, a properly seasoned cast iron skillet or dutch oven will sear, bake, or stew, without sticking, better than aluminum, copper, or stainless at a fraction of the cost, and will last a lifetime without incurring a scratch nor a dent. Whether it's cornbread or fried chicken, flapjacks or fajitas, country ham or fried green tomatoes, give me a cast iron skillet every time, and Lodge, having made their cookware for over one hundred years now, is the best.
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New! Seasoned, Ready to Use Cast Iron Cookware
Introducing Lodge Logic and Lodge Pro~Logic a brand new way to cook with cast iron.
We offer seasoned, ready to use cookware from Lodge. At the plant an electrostatic spray has been evenly applied to all surfaces of your cookware, then baked-on at extremely high temperatures. Now you can use your cookware right out of the box, washing and caring for it as if you had seasoned it yourself.
Lodge Logic and Lodge Pro~Logic seasoned, ready to use cookware eliminates the time and effort of seasoning your new selection, and will look and preform better than home seasoning.
General Care of Cast Iron Cookware
- Wash with hot water, and a sponge or a stiff brush. Do not use synthetic detergents (non-fatty oil based soaps) or a dishwasher on a newly seasoned pan. Dry on the stove at low heat and then thinly coat with solid vegetable shortening, or PAM. Wipe with a paper towel and store. The first few times you use your cast iron cookware avoid cooking acidic foods such as tomatoes and beans, or foods with a lot of water content. Uncover hot food after cooking because steam may remove the protective coating.
- If you detect rust or a metallic taste to your foods, wash your cast iron cookware thoroughly with soap and water and re-season. Should rust appear on your cast iron, scour with steel wool and soap and then follow the seasoning instructions. Heavy rust may be removed with a steel brush.
- Cast iron cookware heats evenly, therefore it is not necessary to use extremely high cooking temperatures. Best results are obtained with medium to medium-high temperature settings; always allow the utensil to heat as the burner does.
- Always store cast iron utensils with the lids off or upside down in a warm, dry place. That slick black finish that great chefs covet will develop over time, creating a new heirloom for your children and grandchildren.
Caring for Cast Iron Cookware
Do your remember your grandparents' cast iron cookware and that slick black patina coating it had? By reseasoning rusted cookware the pores will absorb oil and create a non-stick finish.
- Lightly sand rusted surfaces and apply Coca~Cola for at least ten minutes.
- Thoroughly wash with mild soapy water your skillet, dutch oven, fryer or griddle, and then rinse and dry over low heat to remove all moisture from the porous metal.
- With a paper towel LIGHTLY coat the ENTIRE surface of the heated pan or pot with Crisco or lard. (Do not use butter or margarine). Coat the inside, outside, the lids, and corners.
- Bake the cookware upside down at 400 degrees for 90 minutes without pre-heating. Put some aluminum foil under the cookware to catch the drips. Allow the pan to completely cool in the oven.
- Remove from oven and wipe clean.
Corn bread always tastes better cooked in a Lodge cast iron skillet, if you know how. Use Crisco and heat the greased cast iron pan in the oven for 20 min., then pour the batter in and bake as usual.
Made in the USA. Lodge Manufacturing is America's oldest cookware manufacturer and foundry. Located in South Pittsburg, Tennessee for more than 100 years, Lodge has been perfecting the process of making cast iron cookware.
Everyone should bring the good ole days back into their home with this quality cast iron cookware. I was very pleased with the prompt service I received and have enjoyed the many foods I have prepared for my family using my Dutch oven. I recommend Lodge casst iron cookware to everyone.
Eve M. - Trussville, Alabama
You're awesome -- thanks! Nothing like last minute planning and here, in Virginia Beach, it's all about water gear -- hard to find good solid camping stuff. We really appreciate your willingness to serve us.
Gina K. - Virginia Beach, VA
Thank you for the excellent service.....regards, Janet T. - Oceanside, CA
Thank you I am very impressed with your service. Amber H. - Pasco, WA
Thank you so much for your quick service! I will be sure to order from your company again and will let my cooking friends know about your excellent customer service. I'm looking forward to acquiring the cast iron Wok that was in your catalog, too. Thank you again.
Susan Z. - N. Huntington, PA
Please accept my sincere and profound thanks for all you've done to get these items to me. They will be very special gifts for an excellent chef: my husband! With appreciation and anticipation,
Nancy H. - Spokane, WA
What great service........thank you!! Dorathea R. Melbourne, FL
Thank you for your prompt response and action. I received the replacement skillet and it was undamaged. It is very refreshing to do business with such a responsible, responsive company. Thanks again,
Susan M. - Sprinfield, OH
EXCELLENT SERVICE!! Thanks for your prompt response--we look forward to receiving the product. And, possibly doing more shopping from Appalachian Traveller--saw some mighty interesting items on your web site. Again, thanks for the special courtesy.
Glendora L. - Lawrenceburg, TN
Yes. I have another Lodge pan (13 1/4) that I wanted a lid for as well. Thanks for the the clarification because I believe most would have gone ahead and sold me what I asked for without checking with me to ensure I knew the Dutch Oven came with a lid already. Thanks again and I look forward to doing more business with you and recommending you to my family and friends.
Charles R. Robertson - Del Rio, Texas
Thank you! You people are awesome!!!!
Teri R. - Kent, WA
Thanks! Excellent service and very fast shipping. We’ll be back again!
Margaret A. - Greenbelt, MD
I just wanted to take the time out to give your company a wonderful "Thank You and Great Job" ! I have never had the response time in the delivering of an order that I had with you. I ordered on the 1st and the product was here on the 3rd. I opened my package as soon as it arrived and found it of excellent quality also, which I loved. I will order again from your comapny and have already started telling friends about my experience. Keep up the great work and Thanks again.
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