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Help! I Need A Traditional Southern Cornbread Recipe for My Cast Iron Skillet

It's Southern thing Antilope you wouldn't understand.. Sugar and flour in cornbread is just a sweet cake YOU drink with your crappy Tea...!!!

Apr 12, 2012
ironuser in Home Cooking

What vintage of used Slow Cooker should I look for?

Look for an older Rival Crock Pot. New ones these days cook way to hot for most standard Crock pot recipes. I recently bought a early 70's model for $5 at a thrift store brought it home and tested it filled with 2/3 full with cold water set it on low for 8 hours checked the temp and it read 190 degrees. thats safe enough to kill any bacteria. And to set it and forget without worrying about ruining your meal is a plus.

Feb 16, 2012
ironuser in Cookware

Refilling a disposable pepper or salt mill

That's what i was thinking. More like Ikea since It's been mentioned quite a bit

Jan 23, 2012
ironuser in Cookware

Help! I Need A Traditional Southern Cornbread Recipe for My Cast Iron Skillet

Here is a cornbread recipe that I've used for years. No fancy ingredients here just plain ole good southern cornbread

Southern cornbread

2 cups white self - rising cornmeal
1/2-TSP baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
2-cups buttermilk
2- tablespoons bacon grease (or vegetable oil)
#6 cast iron skillet

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place both tablespoons of fat of choice in a #6 cast iron skillet (bacon grease taste the best but vegetable oil or shortening works with a little added salt) Put
skillet in oven to preheat, Combine cornmeal, baking soda, eggs and buttermilk in bowl.
Whisk together until well blended. Carefully remove hot skillet from oven and pour grease from skillet into batter. Pour batter into skillet which will sizzle and may splatter. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes

Jan 20, 2012
ironuser in Home Cooking

Help! I Need A Traditional Southern Cornbread Recipe for My Cast Iron Skillet

I'm in the No sugar or flour in my cornbread camp here is a break down of regions who use the different ingredients and baking methods from a Southern cookbook

South- Prefers White cornmeal, none to very little flour & sugar and a cast iron pan used for baking

Southwest- Prefers Yellow cornmeal with some Flour & None to very little Sugar and a baking pan

Rest of U.S.- Prefers Yellow cornmeal with lots of Flour & Sugar and Baking pan or Muffin tin for baking

Jan 20, 2012
ironuser in Home Cooking

Refilling a disposable pepper or salt mill

It appears that McCormick has redesigned the grinder for different coarse settings now. I tried to remove the top of the newer one and the glass broke off inside the grinder top It's almost as though they have glued them to keep people from refilling them. Has anyone tried to refill the newer one?

Jun 10, 2010
ironuser in Cookware

Grocery of longforgotten breakfast cereals

I was a Freakies fan remember those.? they were out about the same time as Quisp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1uQIo...

Jan 29, 2010
ironuser in General Topics

Is thIs the end of the White Lily Flour as we know it?-NYT

That's great Leepa, give it a try and tell us what you think

Jan 21, 2010
ironuser in General Topics

Problem cooking with cast iron skillet

I've had a similar problem using a 12 inch skillet on an 8 inch coil burner this is what i do. preheat your skillet in the oven to get it evenly heated then use on the stove top works for me

Jan 20, 2010
ironuser in Home Cooking

Is thIs the end of the White Lily Flour as we know it?-NYT

Have you tried Southern biscuit flour.? This Imo is the best you can get and It's still milled in the south http://www.midstatemills.com/consumer...

Jan 20, 2010
ironuser in General Topics