Here’s a lineup of the cast of characters used throughout my book. Even though these pieces are being manufactured today and are readily available for purchase, a good percentage of our recipes use either a skillet or a Dutch oven. If not, a skillet or a Dutch oven can work with a little bit of can-do ingenuity.
8”, 10-1/4”, 12” Cast-Iron Skillet
14” Cast-Iron Baking Pan
15” x 12-1/4” Cast-Iron Rectangular Griddle
10-1/2” Cast-Iron Griddle
4-qt Cast-Iron Universal Pan
Cast-Iron Grill/Griddle
5-qt Cast-Iron Dutch Oven
14” Cast-Iron Wok
9” x 13” Cast-Iron Baking Pan
10” Square Cast-Iron Baking Pan
2-qt Cast-Iron Saucepan
36-oz Cast-Iron Oval Serving Dish
9-oz Cast-Iron Oval Mini-Server
Cast-Iron Aebleskiver Pan
Cast-Iron Wedge Pan
Cast-Iron Cornstick Pan
Cast-Iron Mini Cake Pan
6-Cavity Cast-Iron Muffin Pan
Cast-Iron Loaf Pan
Cast-Iron Waffle Iron
Cast-Iron Breadstick Pan
8” Cast-Iron Tortilla Press
7-1/2” Round Cast-Iron Grill Press
Enameled Cast-Iron Mini Oval Cocotte
Enameled Cast-Iron Mini Round Cocotte
Here’s the thing about cast iron. It’s romantic. It’s bold. It’s a statement about life the way it should be. Loading a vintage cast-iron bed onto the bed of your farm truck for a romantic getaway in the middle of a field doesn’t work if dinner doesn’t involve cast-iron cookware and a campfire. When I cook with cast iron in my kitchen, I feel the same way—romantic, emboldened, and somehow defiantly in charge of safeguarding the memory of those before me who, even in the hardest of times, mustered the effort to turn life into a romp.
