From skillet suppers to classic sides, Dutch oven dinners to mouthwatering pies, Southern Cast Iron delivers the beloved flavors of classic home cooking. Southern Cast Iron highlights unique collectibles, shares tips for caring for your favorite pans, and gives in-depth stories of collectors, chefs, and foundries. Take a look inside the world of cast-iron cooking and history. Beautifully photographed and printed on high-quality paper, it’s a magazine to share with friends and family, and return to each time you pull your favorite skillet out of the cupboard.
Southern Cast Iron • January/February 2022 Volume 8, Issue 1
A New Year of Cast Iron Adventures
Product Spotlight
Nini Nguyen • TALKING VIETNAMESE TRADITIONS WITH THIS SOUTHERN TOP CHEF STAR
KY: The Renowned Hot Brown • CREATED BY CHEFS AT THE BROWN HOTEL IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, IN THE 1920S TO SATISFY CRAVINGS FROM THEIR LATE-NIGHT DANCING GUESTS, THIS OPEN-FACED SANDWICH BEGS TO BE EATEN WITH A KNIFE AND FORK
Meatball Mania • WHETHER YOU STICK TO THE CLASSICS OR CHANGE THINGS UP, THESE JUICY AND DELICIOUS TAKES ON A DINNERTIME STAPLE WILL BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO YOUR WEEKNIGHT MEALS
Squashing Winter’s Chill • DELIGHT IN THESE SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKETHE MOST OF MARKET-FRESH WINTER SQUASH
Blackening is Back • WAKE UP YOUR TASTE BUDS WITH BIG, BOLD FLAVOR
Get a Squeeze of This • THESE SPARKLING CITRUS BAKES WILL BRIGHTEN ANY WINTER DAY
Pizza for Every Pan • NO MATTER HOW YOU SERVE IT, THE WORLD’SFAVORITE PIE SATISFIES IN ALL ITS FORMS
Roll With It • THESE FLUFFY, FINGER-LICKING SWEET SPIRALS RISE TO ANY OCCASION
Ask the Expert
Perfect Roast Chicken • OVEN-ROASTED CHICKEN IS A DISH EVERY COOK SHOULD LEARN TO MAKE, BUT FROM PREPARING THE BIRD AND BUTTERING IT UP FOR CRISPY SKIN TO CHOOSING FLAVOR-ENHANCING AROMATICS TO SURROUND IT, COOKING A WHOLE CHICKEN CAN CONFUSE MANY FOLKS. RESTASSURED, YOUR DAYS OF FEARING POULTRY ARE OVER. ONE TRY AND THIS CITRUS AND HERBCHICKEN WILL BECOME YOUR NEW SUPPERTIME SECRET WEAPON.
A SKILLETFUL OF ADVICE • Atlanta mother-daughter team Pam andSara Brand of the Biscuits & Burlap blogwelcome a new year by finding balancebetween past and present in the kitchen
Cast Iron Care • If you take the time to properly care for your cast-iron cookware, it will reward you and your family with generations of loyal service. Follow these tips to keep your heirlooms—whether seasoned or enameled iron—in tip-top shape.
A Gem of a Pan • KNOWN AS A TURK’S HEAD PAN, AND MORE BROADLY AS A GEM PAN, THIS VINTAGE, COLLECTIBLE BAKEWARE IS AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY CAST IRON COLLECTION
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