Although I dearly love my Anolon nonstick cookware, there has been a gaping hole in the collection. There are two small skillets, with the "large" one only 10 inches. There is the wonderful chef's pan that I love for making sauce and then finishing pasta in it, but that thing's a 14 inch gargantuan.
Soooo, once I discovered during the holidays that Target carries Lodge cast iron, I took a look there and found the 12 inch Lodge is very inexpensive and so easy to put into the shopping cart. So today I made the jump. All of you folks raving about your cast iron pieces, and especially Lodge, made this a very easy decision. Here's my little beauty after a rinse and a bit more oil awaiting the bacon I cooked up to go on our salads tonight:
But, of course, a cast iron skillet isn't the only equipment envy I've gotten in the couple of months I've been hanging out here. I have watched in awe as I've seen photos of meat being brined sitting on a rack that perfectly fits within a sheet pan. Welllll, my baking sheets were getting a bit long in the tooth, so I poked around on Amazon and decided to go with a set of two stainless sheet pans with stainless racks that fit in them. They arrived yesterday. They are shown here with the beautiful silpats I picked up a couple weeks ago. Already roasted some potatoes on one of the pads, it was so much easier than cutting parchment paper! I realize that heavy aluminum is probably preferred for baking, but I wanted the convenience of the stainless being dishwasher-safe since the pans will also be used with raw meat.
I'm sure I'm finished shopping now in trying to keep up with y'all.
For at least a week or so.
Soooo, once I discovered during the holidays that Target carries Lodge cast iron, I took a look there and found the 12 inch Lodge is very inexpensive and so easy to put into the shopping cart. So today I made the jump. All of you folks raving about your cast iron pieces, and especially Lodge, made this a very easy decision. Here's my little beauty after a rinse and a bit more oil awaiting the bacon I cooked up to go on our salads tonight:
But, of course, a cast iron skillet isn't the only equipment envy I've gotten in the couple of months I've been hanging out here. I have watched in awe as I've seen photos of meat being brined sitting on a rack that perfectly fits within a sheet pan. Welllll, my baking sheets were getting a bit long in the tooth, so I poked around on Amazon and decided to go with a set of two stainless sheet pans with stainless racks that fit in them. They arrived yesterday. They are shown here with the beautiful silpats I picked up a couple weeks ago. Already roasted some potatoes on one of the pads, it was so much easier than cutting parchment paper! I realize that heavy aluminum is probably preferred for baking, but I wanted the convenience of the stainless being dishwasher-safe since the pans will also be used with raw meat.
I'm sure I'm finished shopping now in trying to keep up with y'all.
For at least a week or so.
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