• Cast Iron Skillet Seafood Paella

    Ingredients 4 cups vegetable stock ½ teaspoon saffron, ground 2 teaspoons salt, divided 2 teaspoons paprika, divided 1 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 tablespoons butter, divided 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 white onion, diced 6 cloves garlic, minced 2 Roma tomatoes, diced...
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  • Mushroom casserole

    Ingredients 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter, plus extra to finish 1 leek, sliced 3 rashers smoked streaky bacon, diced 100ml/3½fl oz dry white wine 5 portobello mushrooms, chopped 350–400ml/12–14fl oz beef stock 100ml/3½fl oz fresh butter ¼ tsp paprika salt and pepper small handful of freshly chopped fl...
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  • How to Clean a Stone Mortar and Pestle

    How you clean your mortar and pestle depends on the material it is made of. To clean stone mortar and pestles made from marble, granite or lava stone, use warm water and rice.   Rinse the mortar and pestle with water. Hold your mortar and pestle under warm running water. Use your hand to rem...
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  • Cast Iron Skillet Muenster Bread

    Ingredients 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast 1 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°) 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3-1/4 to 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk, room temperature 4 cups shredded Muenster cheese 1 large egg white, bea...
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  • Use different shaped bake pans to make sweet cakes 

    Prepare ingredients   1 ½ cups cake flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup butter, room temperature ½ cup (74 grams) sugar 2 eggs, plus one yolk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¾ cup (57 grams) buttermilk Buttercream Frosting ½ cup butter, softened 2 cups ...
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  • Perfect Porterhouse Steak

    Ingredients 2”-thick Porterhouse steak, trimmed (about 2 lb.) tablespoon vegetable oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature Preparation Step 1 Let steak sit at room temperature 30 minutes before cooking, which will help it cook quickly and more...
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  • First time use cast iron skillet

    You’ve just received your new skillet, for our more experienced friends, we recommend that you get started with your tried and true family favorites. For the rest of us, while it’s important to understand that there are no right and wrong answers to this question, learning to cook on cast i...
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  • How to Make Cast Iron Skillet Baked Mac and Cheese

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to package directions. I recommend cooking the pasta a minute less than the directions. Drain and set aside for a few minutes. To prepare roux, melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted whisk in flour, salt and pepper. Stir ...
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  • Using Cast Iron Cookware–The benefits of cast iron pans and skillets are terrific

    Foods glide out of it as from a pan made with Teflon. Cast Iron pan goes from stove to oven. No special utensils are needed to cook in it. Cast Iron pan will not war, and cleanup is a cinch. A well-seasoned cast iron pan will only get better with age, and will last you for a lifetime. It is time ...
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  • Chocolate Pecan Cast Iron Skillet Cookie

    Ingredients 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 large eggs, room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted Vanilla ice crea...
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  • Excellent Dutch Oven​

    What’s Dutch Oven? Why is it called Dutch Oven? What’s the history, What’s the specific usage, how many common variants, what kind of dishes can be made. Dutch Oven, a kind of translation is “Dutch pot”, it is said that this kind of kitchenware was invented in the Ne...
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  • Cast Iron Skillet Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

    Ingredients 8 small sweet potatoes (about 7 ounces each) 1/2 cup butter, melted 3 tablespoons finely chopped shallot 3 garlic cloves, minced 1-1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage 1/2 cup ...
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