Cast Iron Cookbooks

If properly cared for, cast iron is by far the most inexpensive cookware – it lasts for generations – not years.  It is also very versatile.  It can be used on the stove top, in the oven, over a campfire etc.  When properly seasoned it is non-stick.

The small (8″ by 5″) “CAST IRON COOK BOOK” is loaded with modern as well as traditional recipes with illustrations.  It also covers the history of cast iron cooking in the ‘New World’.    It details the beginning of iron working in the colonies.  It also tells how to care of your cast iron.

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“big mama’s Old Black Pot”  not only is filled with recipes for ‘old-fashioned. calorie-laden, country-style cooking’  but also nostalgia and illustrations.  “Big Mama” was born in 1880 in Keatchie, LA.  She had the task of raising six boys and three girls alone which she did with great success.

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The “Dummies” series of books is like going to a chain restaurant.  Whether it is Cracker Barrel or McDonald’s you usually know what to expect.   “Cast-Iron Cooking for DUMMIES” is no exception.  It is well researched and well written.    It covers ALL phases of cast iron cooking from selection, care and cleaning, to cooking.  It also has many tips and recipes.  It also has some humor.  Some non-stick cookware can emit fumes which can kill your pet bird – cast iron does not.  The book points out: “However you can still kill a bird with a cast iron skillet if you drop it on him.”

2 Quart Cast Iron Saucepan

My latest addition to my cast iron cookware is a two quart cast iron saucepan.  Actually it is made much like my four quart dutch oven, including the dimpled lid.

It is shown here in front my three quart stainless saucepan for comparison.

Both pots work equally well on my induction “hotplate”.

Also, the lid is a perfect fit for my #5 (8 1/8″) cast iron skillet.