Or maybe not, as I am not poetic enough for that. But I love this cast iron skillet. I bought it as a Christmas present to myself. My wife has had a bad back for a year, and I've had to learn to cook.
My wife is from Ohio (not that people in Ohio don't use cast iron -- plenty do), and she has never used cast iron before. Her mother & grandmother never did either. I grew up with yummy food prepared in cast iron. My mom and her mom are from the south and my grandmother was full-blooded native American (Choctaw/Cherokee), and my mom is half and was born in a Native hospital. Anyway they made awesome food prepared in cast iron skillets. My mom could take some beans and a hamhock and turn it into the best plate of beans and cornbread you ever had.
But in my family, the menfolk never were taught to cook. That was "women's work" (in the words of the women). I know -- not very PC, but that was a different generation/era. We guys were allowed to help clean up, though. lol.
Anyway, so I am learning to cook. I love this cast iron skillet. I can beat the heck out of it with heavy duty cooking, and all it takes to clean is a quick wipeout with a paper towel. It's getting nicely seasoned.
My wife is from Ohio (not that people in Ohio don't use cast iron -- plenty do), and she has never used cast iron before. Her mother & grandmother never did either. I grew up with yummy food prepared in cast iron. My mom and her mom are from the south and my grandmother was full-blooded native American (Choctaw/Cherokee), and my mom is half and was born in a Native hospital. Anyway they made awesome food prepared in cast iron skillets. My mom could take some beans and a hamhock and turn it into the best plate of beans and cornbread you ever had.
But in my family, the menfolk never were taught to cook. That was "women's work" (in the words of the women). I know -- not very PC, but that was a different generation/era. We guys were allowed to help clean up, though. lol.
Anyway, so I am learning to cook. I love this cast iron skillet. I can beat the heck out of it with heavy duty cooking, and all it takes to clean is a quick wipeout with a paper towel. It's getting nicely seasoned.
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