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One Pan to Rule Them All: 100 Cast-Iron Skillet Recipes for Indoors and Out
Let’s face it. If your kitchen had just one pan, one single tool to accomplish any cooking concoction you dare to dream, it should be a pretty awesome one, right? The chosen one, the golden child, the king of the ring, the one true pan to rule them all! It should be a cast-iron skillet!Cast-iron cookware is a proven hero, never goes out of style, and cannot be destroyed despite how you feel about yourself as a home cook. In this bestselling cookbook, Howie Southworth and Greg Matza-best friends and adventurous home cooks-share one hundred recipes for cooking in a skillet on the stovetop or outdoors on a grill or campfire. Here you’ll find easy-to-follow recipes and cheddar frittataCajun biscuits and gravyHeavy metal pizzaCreole jambalayaBacon fried steakBlackened catfishCrispy mac and cheesePeach cobblerCampfire taquitosAnd more!Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
366 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 5, 2016
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November 7, 2016
Spectacular!
We received an old-fashioned cast iron skillet as a wedding gift more than 40 years ago. We put it to use, until it became so rusted from neglect that we consigned it to the back of a cupboard each time we moved. Being young, soon-to-be yuppies, we chose the newest, most expensive poshly-named cookware of the time, somehow losing track of that old-timey cast iron workhorse somewhere in one of our many relocations. In the intervening years, we've bought and cast away several pans and skillets, and I've now come back to my cooking roots, and those of the brilliant, practical home cooks of my upbringing. I bought a new Lodge cast iron skillet a couple of weeks ago, and have been dazzling my family with luscious, crispy roast chicken and sizzling fajitas. "One Pan to Rule Them All..." is a delight to read; it is witty, warm, and informative. I bought a copy for myself and one for my newly-married son. I highly recommend this book, and the magic pan it celebrates!
We received an old-fashioned cast iron skillet as a wedding gift more than 40 years ago. We put it to use, until it became so rusted from neglect that we consigned it to the back of a cupboard each time we moved. Being young, soon-to-be yuppies, we chose the newest, most expensive poshly-named cookware of the time, somehow losing track of that old-timey cast iron workhorse somewhere in one of our many relocations. In the intervening years, we've bought and cast away several pans and skillets, and I've now come back to my cooking roots, and those of the brilliant, practical home cooks of my upbringing. I bought a new Lodge cast iron skillet a couple of weeks ago, and have been dazzling my family with luscious, crispy roast chicken and sizzling fajitas. "One Pan to Rule Them All..." is a delight to read; it is witty, warm, and informative. I bought a copy for myself and one for my newly-married son. I highly recommend this book, and the magic pan it celebrates!
March 20, 2019
4.5 stars. A very solid book if you're looking for the basics of cooking with a cast iron skillet. The recipes aren't too difficult and well written with easy to follow instructions. I'm personally not too familiar with quintessential American cooking so it's nice to see some really nice recipes fly by.
If you've ever needed an excuse to get a cast iron skillet, this is it. I know I sure needed it.
If you've ever needed an excuse to get a cast iron skillet, this is it. I know I sure needed it.
October 9, 2017
why is it important to have a cast iron skillet in your home? because "Cast iron has been used for cooking since the Han Dynasty in China." wow! it can still get worse "That’s more than 2,000 years of skillet cornbread!" so the european style bread, and the chinese cast iron something with the central american corn, all from 2000 years together! anyway, the understanding of the subject is something foreign to Howie Southworth & Greg Matza. "It can be used on any heat source" not on an induction stove if it has anything but a flat bottom, not in the microwave. and who cares about the energy lost to heat up the thick piece of metal or that the fact that it takes a longer time to get cold so there is an increased chance that you burn yourself. than: recipe number one. it takes two skillets. preheated. to make what a cheap sandwitch maker would do with far less mess. and because the authors are ignorants, they add olive oil to the skillets because it is trendy oblivious of the fact that olive oil should be treated with care as it has a low smoke point.
June 10, 2019
I read the Kindle edition of this cookbook.
We got this book through one of those daily Kindle book emails for a good price. I will usually read the introduction for a paper cookbook, and then flip through the recipes to see what looks interesting. That's a little tricky with an ebook, so I actually started reading.
This cookbook gives some good advice on how to prepare and maintain your cast iron, and why you should use cast iron. My only suggestion during this section is that you should season at hotter than 350F, but watch out for the smoke. I've found it best to season on my propane grill.
The recipes themselves each has a short story on where each recipe comes from. It seems a little like the recipes you may see linked from Facebook or Pintrest. The personalities of the two authors really comes out. The recipes themselves are all over the place in terms of cuisine, but tend towards the spicy.
They cover breakfast, side dishes, main courses, desserts, and even campfire cooking.
Worth picking up, if you are interested in cast iron cooking.
We got this book through one of those daily Kindle book emails for a good price. I will usually read the introduction for a paper cookbook, and then flip through the recipes to see what looks interesting. That's a little tricky with an ebook, so I actually started reading.
This cookbook gives some good advice on how to prepare and maintain your cast iron, and why you should use cast iron. My only suggestion during this section is that you should season at hotter than 350F, but watch out for the smoke. I've found it best to season on my propane grill.
The recipes themselves each has a short story on where each recipe comes from. It seems a little like the recipes you may see linked from Facebook or Pintrest. The personalities of the two authors really comes out. The recipes themselves are all over the place in terms of cuisine, but tend towards the spicy.
They cover breakfast, side dishes, main courses, desserts, and even campfire cooking.
Worth picking up, if you are interested in cast iron cooking.
April 25, 2018
I don't usually read cookbooks from cover-to-cover, or count them as books I've read. I happened to be sick and had the time, so I read through the intro and learned a few new facts about my cast iron pans and then moved on to the recipes. The quips by the authors preceding each reicpe are cute. I've made a few of the recipes from the One-Pot Crowd Pleasers chapter and they were good. The recipes are easy to follow and come out as expected.
October 2, 2022
A Worthy Cookbook Addition
This book contains information on everything needed for cast-iron skillets and cooking with them. The recipes are easy to follow and there were quite a few that vegetarians will find delicious (although they do call for eggs and dairy). Even the recipes that call for meat are tasty without it since there are other ingredients that cook together wonderfully.
This book contains information on everything needed for cast-iron skillets and cooking with them. The recipes are easy to follow and there were quite a few that vegetarians will find delicious (although they do call for eggs and dairy). Even the recipes that call for meat are tasty without it since there are other ingredients that cook together wonderfully.
August 13, 2019
Good recipe book based on food that can be prepared using my favorite kitchen tool, the trusty cast-iron skillet! Not only does this book give recipes on a wide variety of dishes, but it also explains how to buy and care for cast-iron skillets. I found at least a half-dozen recipes that I will definitely try soon.
January 3, 2017
LOVE this cookbook and can't wait to try out the recipes. The book covers all courses, including desserts. The variety of recipes and cooking methods were out of this world. The authors partnered the recipes with gorgeous photos.
August 2, 2019
Love it! Delicious home-style, home-cooked recipes. And some of them are even healthy.
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