The Best Cookware for Preppers and Homesteaders: Cast Iron 101

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[@chuckthompson4138]

I was a Boy Scout many years ago. A camp out turned bad when the temperature dropped a bunch and we ran back to our tents and tried to stay warm. Our Scoutmaster had a BIG Dutch oven and made a beef stew while we hid and cried. It was one of the best things I had ever eaten. As a bonus he made peach cobbler in the same Dutch Oven for dessert. We went home the next day, well fed and a little chilly.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I just love hearing stories like this, Chuck! Thank you for sharing. I'll bet you have never forgotten the taste of that stew. What a great memory!

[@rayocaballo6122]

One more great video, I have a dutch oven that was given to me from and old timer. That oven came to Wyoming before it was even a state. I have cooked a thousand meals in and if could only talk and tell ya about the people it fed coming across the trail.

[@jimfishback2010]

The correct nomenclature for your gloves are Welder's gloves. Bless you my Sister

[@conniebrister7229]

I use cast iron almost on a daily basis, and I just recently learned that if you preheat the cast iron pot it makes it almost non stick. Never too old to learn new things.

[@carolhewett3756]

Cast iron cookware is so important it should be given as graduation gifts for young people. I've had to give up my large heavy duty pan bc of my arthritic hands and wrists so I use a griddle and a small fry pan. I've had mine for more than 40 years!

[@mingo5435]

I was a welder for 30 years and I can tell you that you have welding gloves. great stuff that cast iron.

[@keeristdiablo540]

That little "contraption" is variously known as a folding spider, a folding trivet, etc., Christa. A true "spider" usually refers to either a sheet steel frying pan with legs attached, or the long handled thing that resembles a strainer, which is often used when deep-frying foods.

[@KLRJamz]

We think the same. I love that apretty woman has style knows many useful things lives nature and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. Awesome. I miss Tennessee. I had family in Erwin. Beautiful state and people.....

[@anapronfullofweeds5626]

I started out with just a few pieces of cast iron when I was married and now I have well over 40 pieces which includes my dad's pancake griddle, my husband's grandma's #8 Griswold, my aunt's #8 unmarked Lodge. Each piece has a story of either who it belonged to or where it came from. And one day I can pass it on to my kids. This was a great video.

[@edieboudreau9637]

Pam Frola make a vid for your kids now with those pans and all the stories. IF anything happens your kids will always have that vid and the connection to their past.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Pam, I love that! Tell the stories often, and I agree with Edie's idea. Make a video of yourself telling the stories of each piece as you remember them. It will be priceless later as they listen to your memories and appreciate their piece of inheritance!

[@BulletproofPastor]

Those gloves are welder's gloves and became so handy for campfire cooking that you can now buy them specifically for that. Great video!!! We have nine 'daily use' pieces of cast iron.

[@TUKByV1]

I used to use them to handle feral cats. They did a pretty good job, especially for bites. The teeth just won't go through, the padding absorbs the bite pressure, and the cats hate the taste, so they're not so inclined to bite it twice.

[@janetmanda2303]

We use cast iron bread tins for baking bread, I tell you everyone loves the bread than the one we bake in other baking tins, where I was working at the lodge, its really good and perfect,

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Oh yes, Janet! I do not have a cast iron loaf pan, but I know nothing beats cornbread baked in cast iron. I am sure wheat bread is just wonderful baked in it! Thank you for sharing!

[@davidclevenger342]

Christa, i could listen to you ramle all day long, it was love at first sight when i saw you. You are and have everything i could ever want in a woman . You are Awesome and Amazing. May peace and joy surround you always. 💛👍😎

[@100Diamonds10]

I have lots of cast iron! Yes very valuable, I use it every morning for breakfast. Have the small 1 I use for my hubby's food, he eats wheat products and appreciates food cooked in butter, so I don't get ill from his way of eating. When I do onions I make them in my pan, Wagner, with olive oil, slow and low, covered with a lid for about 1-2 minutes, onions still has crunch. With his eggs in butter hubby doesn't seem to complain. I currently cook on a cast iron 2 burner stove on a metal camp table for charcoal cooking.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Wow. Thank you for sharing, Gail!

[@sandihackett3849]

Not a day goes by that I don't use my cast iron cookware. Have been for years. I have skillets, all sizes, a large chicken fryer/dutch oven that is so great to use. My only other cookware is stainless steel and glass baking pans. I love the dutch oven she has with the legs..so cool!

[@debpeterson1343]

I have heard again recently that cast iron cooking is the healthiest for you- it can add needed iron into your body,too,they say. I inherited several cast iron skillets and a dutch oven from my mother and grandmother so I feel blessed. Mom always said "keep them oiled!" They can get rusty.Somewhat like our spiritual lives! Thanks for your vids-always enjoyable and uplifting! (Hope you didn't inhale too much smoke in this one!)

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Deb. I think that is a good spiritual illustration. ...and yes, there was quite a bit of smoke changing directions so I felt like I was squinting the whole time. :) It's all good. I hope you use yours a lot. What a wonderful invention!

[@teresaroman3348]

the rings from a canning jar work good as a temporary devise to keep food off of the bottom of the cookware.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

You're right! They are the perfect height, Teresa! Thanks for sharing!

[@sourdoughdogs7879]

Greetings from Palmer Alaska! I’ve watched 3 of your videos and have learned so much ! You have a way of presenting yourself and what you believe in that is wholesome, true, and valuable for others to know! I’m looking forward to watching more .... pls keep posting!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

That is a very sweet compliment. Thank you for the encouraging words, Kellie! And welcome to you up there in such beautiful country!

[@janmoss656]

I love using my cast iron skillet! It was my grandmas, then my mom's and now mine. I'm 65 years old. It must be well over 100 years old!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I love that! Those are the very best kind of pieces!

[@johnlord8337]

The perforated disk, is much like the more-ancient pressure cookers/canners and the steam disc inside it. Can use the raised disc with boiling water underneath, and then steam-cook a meal inside.

[@jessicaeaton3183]

I've had horribly low iron and when i was pregnant my midwife would tell me to cook in cast iron but i had no idea what to do with it so i never did. I finally bought one on a whim one day and have never looked back!!! I have SO many now and I'm not done collecting. My husband and his family have a big collection of Griswold Cast iron pans too

[@PREPSTEADERS]

That is wonderful, Jessica! There are some meals that don't taste as good cooked in any other kind of pan! :)

[@Al-fl1gq]

I first learned about cast iron cooking from my sister's mother-in-law. She was an Ozarks farm woman who was the best cook I have ever known. I have skillets from a no. 3 up to a incher, griddle, and dutch oven. Also I have 5 pair of the fire gloves that way I can dedicate a pair to the smoker, grill, cooktop, and oven. Great video and you forgot another great source to get cast iron. Estate sales, once you know what to look for you can go to these and get excellent seasoned cast iron for great prices.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Al, yes, estate sales rock! They are great for finding old smooth cast iron! I am glad you like fire gloves as much as I do. They are a genius invention! :)

[@ericblair3009]

My grandmother was born in the 1880s. I have and use some of her castiron...

[@bearygoodbeans8169]

There are other health benefits to using cast iron - it's good for the blood. Rather than polluting the body with residue from non-stick surfaces, you actually contribute minute amounts of iron to your system. This became important for me during an intense time of anaemia. I could not take iron tablets, had a bad reaction. I would not take a blood transfusion, so the doctor said I should use cast iron. They even make great tea pots!!

[@MischiefsMommy2]

Dena DeLuca please excuse my ignorance, do you mean you use the pan as a teapot?

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Mary, there are wonderful little cast iron tea pots you can find for sale...I see them a lot at tea houses and TJMaxx Homegoods stores and the like. Dena, thanks for sharing that story. That is interesting! I do hope you are fully recovered!

[@bearygoodbeans8169]

Thank you mentioning about the tea pots. One can make a very proper cuppa in them. The cast iron definitely got me through a rough patch. The biggest turn came when, at the age of 58(!) I finally found menopause (it had been hiding). Fecundity is a family trait; my grandmother had 13 children on the prairies during the depression; all survived. Wow. There is so much we can do to support our health! One of my favourites is finding kind, gentle people on KZbin. PrepSteaders feeds my positivity with its gentle wisdom.

[@sandieblack4860]

I did the same thing Beary Good Beans when my son was little and his hemoglobin was very low. I cooked all his food in cast iron and his Dr. was amazed and never did believe that I got the results I did by just changing up my cookware.

[@letinhsong8024]

quick little story: I used cast iron for most everything when my kids were growing up. At age 11, my middle daughter became a vegetarian (and, 24 years later, she still is one, so it wasn't just a passing fancy!). At age 17, when her high school held a blood drive, she was one of only three girls that were allowed to donate, because her iron level was high enough!!! She obviously wasn't getting iron from any meat sources, and she wasn't taking supplements either. So, obviously, it was coming from the iron that leeched into her food from the cast iron cookware! It makes THAT much of a difference!!

[@bettysams8559]

I have so many pieces of cast iron. Love my pieces.

[@landonhall1451]

Great minds think alike. My mom cooked with cast iron. The original non-stick cookware. I've been picking up old cast iron cookware at country garage and estate sails. Usually for cheap. most need to be reconditioned which I do every so often. My wife won't use it, so I have to store them in the pantry instead of the kitchen. great stuff. great introduction to cast iron. dutch ovens are great for artisan bread. pre-heat first tho.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Oh yes, Landon! I think a preheated dutch oven bakes the best bread! I hope you can convince her to try learning to love cast iron again! :)

[@Edge1775]

No serious prepsteader would be without cast iron cookware. the little thing Christa that you didnt know the name of actually is called a trivet. also ive found that after washing your cast iron i like to heat dry it over the stove then while still warm spray cooking oil on it such as pam. God bless and thanks for all you do i love you and your videos keep up the great work

[@timothybrown7779]

Try Griswold made in Erie PA which then became Wagner...

[@olddave4833]

I have probably two of every piece of cast iron ever made, some over eighty yrs old, I find that as you get older, a person doesn't want to lift - three, four pounds of iron before anything is in it. Lodge was around before Wagner and Griswold

[@cindyrobertson3798]

Thanks again! I really like my cast iron cookware. I have a 6 burner gas stove. I picked up some for a song that were diamonds in the rough. Needing a good wire brush on a drill to take off old gunk. Inside and out. I've got a couple of skillets for each of my 5 kids. Check old junk stores pawn shops..do the work.its worth it!

[@victorservantofthelivinggo8081]

Vintage Griswold or Wagner are some of the best cast iron cookware around. I have brought several at the local flea markets in very nice shape. Once you clean them up and season them they are ready to go. Praying for you always. In Christ 🙏💒

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Wonderful. Those are great brands! I can't tell you how much I need and truly appreciate your prayers!

[@victorservantofthelivinggo8081]

PREPSTEADERS. I pray more people could see what we see. I don't see people preparing here where I live. We live in the days of Noah it seems. Gods victory over evil is the root of our faith. And only the truth can prepare us for the lie thats coming. God bless you my proverbs 31 sister. 🙏💒

[@tanyastice9634]

I love my cast iron have maybe 20 or 30 pieces..I am still learning and you just thought me so much. Your such a blessing.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I am so glad, Tanya! Wow, that is quite a collection!

[@ruthspillman546]

I have cast iron always. My family always used it. I need a dutch oven!!! And those extras. Thank you! Great vedio as always. I love the scriptures you share!!!

[@carolhewett3756]

Cast iron tea kettles on a wood burning stove will release humidity into the air during a dry winter by keeping them filled with water.

[@jarrodmajors3327]

Love me some Cast-Iron Cookware...just bought me a couple pots at my local trade day here in WKY

[@PREPSTEADERS]

That's the perfect kind of place to find some! That's great, Jarrod!

[@ronnobleson4721]

Good information. I would like to add my wife and I collected a lot of stainless 'state of the art cookware' over the years. But in a bug out or survivalist situation, it wouldn't be quite appealing for use over an open fire, outdoors. Soooo, we decided to invest in cast iron. Bought a lot. Thought we were well prepared for those emergency survivalist situations mandating food preparation outside. Welllll, not exactly. As the saying goes, " There's never a horse that couldn't be rode, and never a man that couldn't be throw'd". We both came to the conclusion that if we had to temporarily or permanently scram our area, on foot even, the bugout bag would be a must, at which point our cast iron and stainless would be either impractical because of weight or not designed with survivalist cooking in mind. We opted for the following pieces as additions to what we had for short term campout situations. A small stainless biomass burner (rocket stove) lightweight and portable enough for containment in a bugout bag. Why carry fuel with you when there is biomass everywhere. Next regular cookware, be it stainless or cast iron, will need oil, rendered fat or ghee for frying, such as eggs, making an omelet or doing stir fry such as when foraging if that becomes necessary. Not only that, cookware must be maintained such as cleaned etc.. If limited water supply is precious, and one has no detergent, cookware cleaning and maintenance could prove challenging. We opted for 1 stainless ceramic lined small skillet/pan, one small stainless ceramic lined sauce pan, and 1 stainless ceramic lined wok. For extreme bug out emergency those do not need oil for cooking and can be wiped out with a damp cloth ready for next use and much lighter than cast iron.. T-Fal aluminum is a toxic no no. Our cast iron is for when things stabilize in a grid down scenario and we return to survival in place mode. We save the regular stainless for gourmet cooking with guests.

[@efernette]

I agree, cast iron cookware isn’t practical for carrying in an emergency situation. I love my cast iron DutchOven and skillets and I use them when camping but not when backpacking.

[@rab1978uk]

I have just found your channel. Watching through your vid's. This has just reminded me about the dutch oven from last weekends camping trip. I have left it in the back of my Landrover. I hope it isn't all rusty. That's gonna be my Sunday afternoon chore!

[@katiatomsk]

Beef roast tastes wonderful cooked in a dutch oven. It seems to retain moisture while it cooks. I have a dutch oven without feet I use with the oven in my home.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Oh yes. That sounds wonderful!!

[@rodneybass4762]

Love you're vidios and i always look forward to the message at the end. And have accumulated several cast iron pieces, love cooking with them

[@PREPSTEADERS]

That is great, Rodney! Thank you for the encouragement!

[@ugotit33x]

LOVE IT FANTASTIC I have been using cast iron for over 45 years and have a # 3 Wagner Ware

[@PREPSTEADERS]

ugotit33x, I was corrected by RestAwhile Y'all who brought it to my attention that Wagner Ware is from Sydney OHIO! For pity's sake! I had never even questioned it, but I am glad you have some and love it as much as I do. I'll bet it has only gotten better over those 45 years of use. Thank you for the comment!

[@ugotit33x]

My pleasure and grateful for your post. To much junk and high tech crap in the world today. I'm a vegetarian for 48 years and grew up in an Italian family who ate every kind of meat you can think of. My first cast 8-inch iron pan I was told to oil ( cooking oil )and put in a brown paper bag ( never see these bags anymore.) and let sit for a week. This helps the oil get into the pores of the cast iron. Never wash with soap. Yes if you respect the cast iron, it will feed t you for every. I can attest to that. LOL, I do use a steel wok and stainless steel but love my cast iron pots and pans. Cast iron pots for making no meat bake beans. I heat only with wood up here in Canada and my 3 legged 4 quarts cast iron kettle with lid sits on my wood stove baking beans all day. Most of my cast iron can Maine iron cast store, 1974 before I moved to Canada and back to the land living. If you ever get to PEI YOU ARE WELCOMEAND I WILL COOK FOR YOU IN CAST IRON cheers

[@johnwisnes3824]

I have 3 pieces of cast iron ware Christa.... and we love them all, thanks for posting this video and I look for to some cooking videos in the future from you😃

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, John!

[@annaholt5673]

Love your videos. My Dutch oven is well used, but looks black like it should. It is good to rub Crisco all over the oven inside and out after every time you cook. I have switched to coconut oil on the inside, but can't have too much Crisco on hand for the outside. I keep my cast iron Crisco separate from what I use for baking. Liquid oils go rancid and make the oven smell bad if not used very regularly. It is such a pain to season these things and really much easier to just grease it up after each use.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

You are right, Anna! Thank you for sharing this!

[@mylightofhope]

I love my cast iron and have all the pieces you mentioned except the tools for the Dutch oven. I love the silicone handles you can buy for holding the handles while cooking on a stove and use Ove gloves. But I really liked the fire gloves you showcased and haven't heard of them, so I'll definitely check those out! One thing I don't like though is often when I am using my griddle (on gas stove) it makes my house so smokey the overhead vent doesn't seem to do very good and that's no matter what house I have lived in! I'm not one to cook on high heat either and it will fill the house with a Haze and I can't help but wonder if that somehow isn't good for our health. Otherwise, I've heard it's some of the best to use from a health perspective as well.

[@lindabrown7374]

I have 2 cast iron griddles and love them for pancakes and bacon. As far as the bacon grease dripping over the sides, I keep a close eye on that and just use a spoon to removee some of the grease before it goes over.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Mylightofhope, I know you would probably experience a gross smoke smell initially as the gas burner burns off the oil coating you had on the bottom. It should stop smoking once that is gone. I agree that the smell is kind of toxic as that burn-off happens in the house. I would encourage you to try again, making sure the window is open for a few minutes and the bottom of your griddle is not thickly coated with oil that has to burn off much. (I personally do not have a gas range.)

[@keithbrookshire]

I love me some cast iron too. Wagner was made in Sydney, Ohio. Not Australia.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

You're right, Keith. I have been duly corrected. I will try to put a little correction on the video. How silly of me to not look further into that. It's even spelled differently! :)

[@singleman1986]

+ Keith B....I caught that also, but I'm too new here to critique.

[@keithbrookshire]

I ain't got no good spelling skills. :-)

[@bengali481]

My home town. Sidney, Ohio.

[@leonardszubinski6972]

Correction! Lodge skillets have the very rough cooking surface that needs to be sanded before you season it to make it non-stick! They do not smooth the surface at the Lodge factory to cut down on cost! So if you purchase a Lodge, you need to put some work into it to make it as smooth as Wagner or Griswold old skillets!

[@louisevisser89]

Thank you for the below video. I learned how to take proper care of my cookware.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Oh good. I am glad it was helpful, Louise!

[@norahbradley5138]

Love my cast iron. Great video.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Julia!

[@watermanone7567]

Great video. That piece you use under the dutch oven in called a trivet. Thanks for the video's. Love them. God Bless.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thanks, Waterman one!

[@sandieblack4860]

I was under the impression that a true TRIvet was a 3 legged piece hence the prefix TRI.. but maybe I am wrong?

[@tessriley1774]

New to your channel. Love the verses you read at the end. Wish I could spend an entire day with you, talking about cast iron benefits,

[@terrychrist535]

I wouldn't be without my cast iron. I love it. 😝

[@PREPSTEADERS]

YAY! I am glad someone else loves it as much as I do!

[@ginneycamden3613]

I have have several pieces of cast iron and love it. After seeing your video I am going to buy one of these dutch ovens with feet. My question is though is this piece only to be used over a campfire? It seems like with the feet it would be hard to put in an actual oven. I think I could use it with my food burning fireplace inside though if necessary.

[@sandieblack4860]

I don't think you included the 5th use for the spider thingy with the 4 fold up legs, You could use that inside your dutch oven to rest your tray of biscuits, cakes, pies etc., on so the bottom doesn't burn. (Sorry if you did mention that one and if you did I missed it.) That way you wouldn't need the upturned tuna can. Absolutely love your videos, it doesn't seem to matter what subject matter you are talking about you always keep me glued to my computer. Here I am, thinking I know a great deal about survival and what not, turns out, compared to you I know "diddly squat" Keep it up and your scripture readings at the end of your videos are so very precious.Take care and stay safe... Sandie.

[@Downeastwaves]

I love my cast iron! Wagner is so smooth, one of my favorites

[@PREPSTEADERS]

It sure is! Thanks for the comment!

[@rickyburton4642]

Great video! Get a Stargazer skillet 🍳 to go with your collection, you’ll love it!😃👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@dugchris2009]

We have several pieces of cast iron! It is the best in my opinion. I only cook in cast iron and enamel ware.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Enamelware is great, Christine! My mom has a whole set of old enamelware plates, bowls, and cups that I am jealous of....and what would we do without our wonderful enamelware water bath canners?

[@restawhileyall1781]

I just googled the company but found it is Sidney in Ohio US - not Australia. Thanks for the great information - you've answered many questions I had. God bless you.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I HAD NO IDEA! (Yes, I am sort of yelling that in disbelief!) All this time, I have understood it to be Australia. You are completely right, RestAwhile Y'all! Thank you for correcting me on that. I will see if I can somehow put a correction on the video.

[@restawhileyall1781]

Oh my goodness I just realized something else - they're spelled differently. Ohio is with the letter i and Australia is with the letter y. Sidney and Sydney. My brain was click click clicking away until I finally saw it, hehehe. Go figure!!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

At least you weren't the one saying it wrong on a video watched by a bunch of people. :) I hate saying the wrong thing! I am thankful for your correction.

[@restawhileyall1781]

It's fine, we're all human and we've all been there and done that - just consider it as 'making memories'. You'll be laughing about it someday over a cup of coffee with friends and family, hehe. Much love to you sister.

[@AnnBearForFreedom]

My best friend's mother gifted me with her grandmother's cast iron skillet 35 or so years ago. So it is EASILY 100-plus years old. It is also easily one of my most treasured cooking surfaces. Sure, its been re-seasoned a time or so, but for the most part it is maintenance free. Also, I use a small round griddle over my gas stove to set my thermoelectric fan on. Don't know where I'd be without cast iron!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Those fans are great, Ann! Thanks for sharing. I'll bet that is a great skillet, too!

[@MischiefsMommy2]

I actually have 3 cast iron skillets. I think it's the 3in 10in and 12in. Only problem is we also have a Copper Skillet. I wish I could find my skillets I have a wonderful Dutch Apple pancake to make and of course it requires one of those lovely skillets.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Dutch Apple Pancakes sound delicious to me right now. I hope you find your skillet and make some!

[@jdh91741]

I have a 10" cast iron skillet and matching iron lid my grandmother purchased in Minnesota in 1912. The outer sides have carbon build up from her prarrie wood burning stove. Sadly my two daughters have little interest in passing on any family heritage.

[@wardrobelion]

This generation is programmed by the school system to be dependent on government and technology, unfortunately. I tried to teach my children about history and traditions.

[@paulspring]

I picked up a 3 pack of cast iron from Harbor Freight. I cook with them occasionally.

[@geraldbock1012]

I love the fact you are watching Townsends! :)

[@Thisisit120]

I'm enjoying watching your videos. Learning a lot. I was wondering though if you have ever used an solar over? I have one and like it but would love more info on how to use it . And recipes. Just a thought. Thanks again for sharing.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Absolutely, Reta! We will try to make a couple videos on Solar Ovens soon!

[@congamike1]

Nicely presented. Thanks. Looking forward to more cast iron!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Mike!

[@PrairieProspecting]

Love it. Thanks!Already turning into a CI junky. As we've yet to use our Lodge Dutch oven, were waiting with baited breath for your pending videos 😃

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Well, plan on falling in love with it when you do, Kelly. Thanks for the comments! :)

[@pewsician2388]

Good info. I too hate non stick crapware. I’m a fan of cast iron for some things and stainless steel for others. What’s your take on stainless?

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Chris, I use Stainless steel Revere Ware saucepans and such. They are great. Their bottoms warp easier than cast iron if they are abused over heat, but other than that, I love them in the house. For my Get Home Bag, I carry a very light weight Stainless Steel Mess kit. Thanks for the question!

[@davidgarrison5270]

I love my cast iron, but really need a dutch oven. So want to cook right on the fire. Also, but please do not be mad, your description of the thing you don't know the name of, reminded me of the "Fancy Pot Passers" from the Beverly Hillbillies. Thank you for the videos.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

haha. That made me chuckle, David! :)

[@SparksMakesFire]

Great video on cast iron. I love cooking with my cast iron especially when out camping. Adobe other good cast iron videos to watch are those by Cowboy Kent Rollins. Thanks for all your videos and the Biblical encouragement.

[@dollycolon856]

Hi Christy, I have arthritis on both of my hands, is all the cast iron very heavy? many blessings

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Dolly, the little number 3 pans are probably just right for you, but not the big frying pans as they are pretty heavy. The Number 3's are perfect for personal frying like one giant piece of chicken or a Hamburger or such and they make the perfect small loaf of bread if you bake in them! May God heal your arthritis and bless you today!

[@dollycolon856]

Thank you so much for the information. And thank you for your prayer God is good, many blessings

[@1adventure.outdoors]

I'm curious, you said they could be used on a smooth top stove? Did you mean a glass top stove? I've been using a glass top stove for many years and am unable to use cast iron on it. I do love cast iron though and when this oven goes I will get one that I can use cast iron on. I do have a couple pieces that I use when I'm camping and I will be getting a dutch oven soon. Great videos! Great content! God bless!

[@mylightofhope]

Ryan Smith I have had cast iron cookware for many many years and no type of stove has ever stopped me from using it or harmed my stove, including a glass top stove I had about 16 years ago.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you so much, Ryan! Mylightofhope is right. You warm the burners up slowly under the cast iron, and if they have a lot of thick, fresh oil on the bottom you will regret the burn-off process. Try to avoid that. But they will work fine on a smooth glass top stove.

[@george217]

Have you ever tried a cast iron Potjie pot? A company called potjiepotusa makes them here in the US.( Oregon?)

[@naomihukes8283]

Do you have other dutch ovens so that you can stack?

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I do when I am with friends, Naomi! ...not when I am alone. I am so glad you love to. Dutch ovens are the best!

[@letinhsong8024]

i love cast iron, but I wouldn't say there are no issues with them! I've had handles come off of three different skillets, and I don't think there's any way to reattach handles, unless you know a blacksmith! I don't think there are any in Portland, Oregon, lol!

[@EquipmentReviewer]

Where are all the women like her? Goodness...........she is fine as summertime!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, EquipmentReviewer. :)

[@singleman1986]

+EquipmentReviewer.....Well said. I just "stumbled" across this channel and subbed. But I feel weird about complementing a lady like this for fear of coming across as some "internet creep". She really has her stuff together. Thanks.

[@ODVenture]

In the South! I live in east Texas and we are blessed with many beautiful Christian women!

[@matthewsmith2432]

Not only, but also. I've been following various channels for survival, prepper and just general content. That is probably why this channel came up as a suggestion. I follow the channel because I find a lot of the content interesting. But I agree this lady lifts the soul, I am not a Christian but the first time I heard her say "now go and be a blessing to someone else" it made me smile with my heart. We don't need to believe in God, to go and be a blessing. So I thank her for the lovely nature she displays and her reminders to us. Yes she is beautiful but it's the glimpse of her smiling happy kind and gentle nature that just makes you think gosh.

[@justasiam1963]

Hi Sis, I appreciate your words of encouragement. Thank you for those! Knowing nothing about you and wanting to encourage you in return I asked the Lord for a verse to share with you. "Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him and if he repents forgive him. And if he sins against you 7 times in a day and 7 times in a day returns to you saying 'I repent," forgive him. Luke 17: 3-4. Stay blessed, Sis.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Ray! May you be blessed right back!

[@tomallen6073]

Lodge is American made and easily obtainable. I use it for the majority of my cooking, Cookware for men.

[@jonesey65244]

Great video. I still use my Revere Ware pans for popping popcorn or boiling my ramen. But for grilled cheese sammies or fried eggs, my little #3 cast is right there. And for steaks or large items, my 10 inch cast pan is ready to go. I have a couple dutch ovens, but just don't use them that much. Being it's just me and the dog, a dutch is pretty big. A gem I used until my oven decided to die is this great cast iron biscuit pan. Thanks for all your work in bringing us these videos, and thank you for the uplifting Scripture reading you always close with. David

[@edieboudreau9637]

jonesey65244 if you have a Dutch oven it can be used as an oven. If your cast iron biscuit pan will fit inside it on a trivet you've got it made. Just keep the heat to med or less on top of stove for it to work. O & it helps to warm the lid up by setting it on different burner till heated through. Set lid with inside part on the burner. Takes a bit of practice but it does work. Been without an oven a few times myself.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

David, I agree with you that the Revere Ware Saucepans can't be beat for what they do. I have seen mini dutch ovens that may be more easy for you, but then again, they may not be the solution for everyone. I always enjoy your comments. Have a blessed week!

[@juliebaker6969]

My great grandma always called the stands like you show, a spider.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Ya. They do fit that name well, Julie! Thanks!

[@maxbiggs8909]

Your little Lodge cookbook called it a Camp Dutch Oven Lid Holder, I believe.

[@1MSally1965]

Thrift stores are the best places for cast iron!

[@georgeearls3338]

Thank God for cast iron, literally. I see your dutch oven is well seasoned inside where it counts, but you can also season the outside as well. I season mine that way every time I use it. Just don't use lard to season it unless you use it everyday or so, lard will go bad over time. As Kent Rollins says if you wouldn't eat it don't put it on your cast iron.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Yes. It's the inside that counts, George. I like that. And thank you for sharing. That's good info!

[@georgeearls3338]

@@PREPSTEADERS I like your channel you seem well informed, and knowledgeable. I have learned quite a bit. I also like the fact you use scripture on your channel. Keep up the good work.

[@Felicina888]

Thank you. God bless you.

[@samjohnson2219]

TANK'S for the Great information

[@irpat54]

when we lived in Az. we lived up in the high desert area of st. Johns off the grid, and my wife and oldest Daughter got to be quite the cast Iron cooks, lol... we had Solar and wind power and were quite happy. I miss that, we are going to go off the grid here in our new home in Mi. I loved not having a power bull...lol although here we will have to keep the power co. hooked up to satisfy the Gov. lol cast Iron also works great with induction stoves... also sharing on my canning & preserving blog on www.right2voice.com page along with facebook and twitter and Gab.

[@jdh91741]

Seriously do look in antique stores or E-Bay for "Griswold" cast ironware. None better.

[@lieblee3063]

If god were to give me a best friend, I would want someone like you🙏❤️

[@bigray2859]

Good video, thank you!

[@jackedwards3164]

4 in 1 Camp Dutch Oven Tool is what it is called, according to Lodge.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I need to write and tell them to name it something better! :) ...but at least that is descriptive. Thank you, Jack!

[@mariannesouza8326]

Thank you!

[@nicidevine6670]

We have cast iron pans for cooking

[@shack109]

The reason your dutch oven rusts every time you put heat on it is because rust is living in the cast and is bleeding out. That oven needs a lot of love and oil.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

It will look as good as new by the end of the week, AJ! :) Thanks!

[@jkdurden]

True dat!

[@conniecarroll9398]

Ty 😇💜

[@kellym6019]

Phenomenal!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Kelly!

[@jackedwards3164]

Thanks, very informative.

[@johncucuzza6892]

It is a trivet for placing in the campfire and putting the Dutch oven with or without legs on top to help control the The heat. May I suggest you check out Kent Rawls cowboy cooking KZbin Channel

[@truthreigns3267]

I pray for my daughter and I to become homesteader's... Lord help us to be free from the city life!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I understand that longing. I hope God answers your prayer with a "yes!" :)

[@shack109]

8:52 that would be a trivet

[@christinaoklaohio7926]

I love my cast iron .......

[@danielbourland1698]

The great thing about cast iron....you can cook on any surface, including a blowtorch. The bad thing about cast iron...kind of hard to clean, you cant use soap and water to clean it..

[@bradjenkins932]

It's a trivet stand.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thanks, Brad!

[@ICU8-12]

Hi Christa. Does your boyfriend cook on the cast iron pans?

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I will not answer that question ICU8 12. However, I will say that a man who knows how to cook in cast iron and over an open fire, has an impressive skill. :)

[@fatmaxcat4761]

It's a doohickey in the south, a doomaflochy in the Northeast. Couldn't say what the other regions of the country call it......lol

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Absolutely. See, now I understand those terms. That is some proper English right there! :)

[@sandieblack4860]

THINGAMAJIGGER works for me haha.

[@carolynmoody9460]

Blessings