cast iron stove
Wake up to coffee percolating, bacon sizzling in the pan or oatmeal in a pot, waffles on a griddle or biscuits in the oven. Doesn’t that sound and smell like a pleasant way to start a day. A traditional breakfast cooked on a cast-iron stove or pot-bellied stove.
“I can still memory – taste the fresh buttermilk pancakes and hot buttermilk biscuits – both made with lard! – that were cooked on the top, or in the oven, of that ancient iron stove.” Vernon L. Smith
My Tagged C photo and story is cast-iron solid and warms up evenly.
pot-bellied stove
Cast-iron stoves were a 19th century kitchen essential and pot-bellied stoves were used in one-room schoolhouses, trains and train stations. Cast-iron stoves and cookware retain heat and heat evenly. They just have to be seasoned occasionally and it lasts a long time–centuries.
Here is a link to information on how to season cast-iron cookware and a video on how to cook on a cast-iron stove.
How to care for Cast Iron Cookware: Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron
Cooking on a Cast Iron Stove
For more C letter story and photos at: Tagged C
I have a small cast iron stove in my home… but we use it as an end table! My late father in law bought several at an estate sale long ago and gave one to each of his sons…. so neat!
You had me at cofee percolating….Nice job. – John
:) one of the best smells of the morning
thank you for C = Cooking on a Cast Iron Stove
:) I used the instructions for my cast iron cookware and it works.
My parents used to have one. My mother baked bread in it…nothing like it!
sounds so nice
Great entry. Your first paragraph had me looking past my coffee cup for some grub!
:) The smells of breakfast from warm kitchen on a cold morning, is a great way to wake up.
Clever entry. Thank you for bringing the cast iron stove to light!
I’m glad to warm up the idea of cast iron cooking. :)
cool… I think I was born in the wrong era.. thanks for cruising through my blog ;)
great comment, I wouldn’t mind visiting a past era
My husband swears by his cast iron cookware — he has some skillets that used to belong to his grandmother, and has picked up a griddle and deep skillet from garage sales or secondhand shops incredibly inexpensively. He loves the older “seasoned” cookware, and follows the protocol of avoiding soap as much as possible, but did get a new Dutch oven cast iron pot that was the “Lodge” brand, I think, and that has done well over time. Now if we only had the pot-bellied stove to fill out the picture! ~ Kat
I’m in agreement with your husband. And, I like cooking with a dutch oven, especially if I’m camping–but not backpacking. Thanks for sharing this great information and stopping by.