| I recently received a fabulous gift from my sister for | | | | best to coat it both inside and out. It is beneficial to do |
| Christmas. It is a 3 quart cast iron combo cooker | | | | this process a few times. The seasoning process lets |
| made by Lodge Logic. I've had a large 12" cast iron | | | | the oil get into the pores of the cookware, and gives it |
| skillet for years, but I hadn't tried cooking in any other | | | | a rust preventive coating. If cast iron cookware doesn't |
| type of cast iron cookware. After some | | | | come pre-seasoned, this is a step you will have to do |
| experimenting, I'm sold on my combo cooker. | | | | yourself. It's a mandatory step, or your cookware will |
| You may wonder what a combo cooker is. It's very | | | | rust, no matter how you try to prevent it. |
| similar to a dutch oven, except the lid is flat on top. It is | | | | Seasoning cast iron also makes it nearly impossible for |
| made so the lid can be turned over and used as a | | | | food to stick to it. It is basically the first version of |
| handy 10" skillet. I've also found out that the lid is also | | | | non-stick cookware. |
| great to bake homemade biscuits in. | | | | I had been wanting this cast iron combo cooker so I |
| The bottom of my combo cooker hold 3 quarts of | | | | could use it at my cabin. I can't wait to cook a pot of |
| whatever I want to put in it. So far I've used it as | | | | beans in it. I want to cook with it over the coals in the |
| bakeware. I baked a whole chicken in it, which turned | | | | fire pit. I also have visions of cooking up a nice bacon |
| out just fabulous. I left the lid on the cooker until about | | | | and eggs breakfast, using the lid as a skillet over the |
| halfway through cooking, then removed it so the | | | | same fire pit. |
| chicken could brown. It was moist and delicious. | | | | One of the perks of cooking with cast iron is the small |
| I have also used it as a saucepan and I whipped up a | | | | amount of iron that transfers to our food. Using cast |
| very tasty chili in the cooker. I put the lid on and let it | | | | iron cookware helps us get the iron our bodies need |
| cook slowly, which let all the flavors blend together | | | | without taking supplements. |
| very well. | | | | The only drawback I can find with my combo cooker |
| I've had no issues with rust at all, even though my | | | | is the weight. It is heavy. With the lid on, it is very |
| combo cooker is cast iron. It came from the factory | | | | heavy. Fortunately, it has a helper handle on it, so this |
| pre-seasoned. I was skeptical about this, but it turned | | | | hasn't been much of an issue so far. |
| out that they were correct. I was very pleased that I | | | | All in all, the fact that it is nearly non-stick, can double |
| didn't have to season the cooker myself. Seasoning | | | | as a dutch oven or a skillet, and is thick enough to |
| my skillet, when it was new, turned out to be a lengthy | | | | cook in hot coals with, far surpasses the weight factor |
| job. | | | | for me. |
| In case you don't know what seasoning cast iron | | | | If you have been considering cooking with cast iron |
| cookware is, I'll explain. All cast iron cookware needs to | | | | cookware, I do recommend that you give it a try. It |
| be coated with oil or fat and heated in a hot oven. It's | | | | may soon be your favorite cookware. |