10 degree Chili !

So when its TWO COLD and feels like -20 how bout some chili recipe's?
how hot???


start with 4# of nice beef...cut into nice size cubes..

a hot cast iron dutch oven/kettle...


ground pork...
tomato sauce, dark kidney and black beans, diced tomato's....

diced onion and peppers....and did I say peppers??
habanaro and jalapeno and...

and water and heat...

slice the skin on another hot pepper or two and let em ooze some heat...

cover and simer for 8-9 hours or .....


stir up every 15 min or so....

you can even use coal!




caution: Due to heat....may be HOT!!!

Looks good, Gene

What time is dinner?

MMMMMMMM dinner was!!! your late! theres 2 pieces of corn bread left tho for ...later

I have some chili simmering now. It's 19* outside now. Going to -2 overnight.

On another note, nice Dutch oven! I love my Lodge deep skillet. I bought it this fall when I was down in TN. It's a 14" dia, deep skillet and the lid is a shallow skillet so it's a 2 for 1 deal.

I think I've used it at least twice a week since I bought it.

I'm almost as big a Lodge cast iron nut as I am a coal nut.

jpete wrote:I have some chili simmering now. It's 19* outside now. Going to -2 overnight.

On another note, nice Dutch oven! I love my Lodge deep skillet. I bought it this fall when I was down in TN. It's a 14" dia, deep skillet and the lid is a shallow skillet so it's a 2 for 1 deal.

I think I've used it at least twice a week since I bought it.

I'm almost as big a Lodge cast iron nut as I am a coal nut.

I am too!! although iam also a Wagner and Griswold cast iron nut....

the bacon press.... the chicken roaster....griddle.....ect. nothin cooks better!

Poconoeagle wrote:I am too!! although iam also a Wagner and Griswold cast iron nut....

They make quality cast iron in those days, keep an eye out for a #13

"From 1865 until the late 1950s, the Griswold Manufacturing Company of Erie, Pa. made various cast iron implements for home use, including many types hardware. Their selection of cookware included skillets, muffin pans, roasters, bread molds, waffle irons, kettles, dutch ovens and even miniatures. These pieces stood the test of time and are the items most often found by collectors today. Since they were usually made with black iron, collectors easily recognize them today. The distinctive mark on the back of each piece frequently confirms a Griswold find, but the company actually used a number of different signatures during the life of the company."


http://antiques.about.com/cs/miscellane ... 013000.htm


a number 13 could bring several thousand bucks!!!

Gretel is a "lure" for Griswold....



Its a "eggselent" match!!


makes living in this "lodge" fun!!

Poconoeagle wrote:a number 13 could bring several thousand bucks!!!

This is why I said keep an eye out for a #13

I was looking at the cast skillets in WalMart a couple of months ago. I expected to see China, India or who knows where on them. Much to my surprise they are made in the USA? "Lodge" brand. Bought one at a price cheaper than the going price for used at the local flea markets.

Yes Yanche these days they come already seasoned. dont use soap to wash em. hot water and a brush, heat to dry, wipe with cloth and olive oyl..... popeye wont mind!



hey fire man, dats nice!!!!

Yanche wrote:I was looking at the cast skillets in WalMart a couple of months ago. I expected to see China, India or who knows where on them. Much to my surprise they are made in the USA? "Lodge" brand. Bought one at a price cheaper than the going price for used at the local flea markets.

The enamelled Lodge are made in China but the regular cast pans are still USA made.

And the factory seasoning is great. Really a time saver.