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Everything you need to know about CAST IRON cookware, seasoning and restoration

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What happens here

The video opens with an introduction by the presenter, Josh from Stoney Ridge Farmer, who emphasizes the long-lasting value of cast iron cookware. He displays a beautiful, well-seasoned cast iron skillet (Lodge brand) and contrasts it with several old, rusty pieces that will be restored. These include a large, crusty pot and three smaller skillets, one of which was found buried in mud. He shares his personal preference for cast iron due to its durability and the ability to pass it down through generations, noting that it's a healthier alternative to non-stick pans which can flake off harmful coatings. He briefly touches on the health aspect of iron intake from cast iron cooking.

Goal: The presenter introduces the project of restoring cast iron cookware, showcases various old and rusty pieces, and highlights the value and health benefits of using cast iron over modern non-stick alternatives.

Tools and materials

  • Cast Iron Skillet (Lodge)
  • Large Cast Iron Pot
  • Various Old Cast Iron Skillets

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we all know what something costs but do we know the true value i wouldn't take anything for my cast iron cookware that i use i simply love it and i can pass it on to my children hey there folks this is josh stoney ridge farmer welcome to the farm kitchen here on the stoney ridge farm today we're going to have a little bit of fun in the kitchen and we're going to be working with cast iron so if this kind of stuff bores you you just ain't country i'll tell you that so what we have here i do all of my cooking on cast iron this is a beautiful cast iron skillet i don't even know how old this thing is but it's old okay i found this in a barn laying in the mud buried up in the mud and i've been cooking with it for the last four years today i'm gonna slip on my glove here and we're gonna show you some before and after here is what our goal is this is a before look at this crusty thing right here so we have that large pot which we're going to be using in a future video to make lard and we'll show you guys how we take leaf fat from a hog and we make lard to cook with we're gonna season that pot and we're gonna season three more small pans that are used for like making cornbread or scrambled eggs or something like that so come along today is we show you how to take a cast iron skillet like this crusty rusty nasty old thing and turn it into something beautiful and wonderful that you can cook with and this is a lodge brand and this is just an old cast iron skillet so come along let's have some fun we'll learn a little bit we'll talk a little bit about the benefits of cooking with cast iron all right [Music] all right guys this is a real kitchen this is real life welcome to the stoney ridge farm if this is your first time to the channel please jump in subscribe i'd love to have you back here we have a first generation farm that we're building here along with cooking along with working on machinery along with everything it's just a dream that i'm enjoying sharing with you guys here on youtube so what we're going to do is take an old crusty pot right here and this pot is going to be used for making lard so i have some leaf fat and if you watch the lard video in the next video in the series here you'll know what leaf fat is but i have some leaf fat in the refrigerator right here and i wanted to do it kind of the old timey way so in other words i wanted to do it in cast iron i've got big pots that i can cook in but i really don't want to do it that way i want to do it the…

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