It's Grilling Time! The Official Stangnet Grill/Smoke Thread

Noobz347 · Jan 13, 2021

Ryuk said:
And make sure to use one of those lead test kits on it before cooking because people used to use them to make sinkers.

Yeah, I supposed that back in the day, they probably would have.

Can't be worse than the paint chips I used to eat when I was a kid. Man, those were good.

02 281 GT · Jan 13, 2021

Noobz347 said:
Best places to get cast iron are your grandma and garage sales and sometimes, antique stores. Cheap cheap cheap.

Modern/New cast iron? The thicker the better.

My wife and I have found a few nice pans at local antique stores. Found a nice little one she’ll use to make breakfast for herself, and a nice medium-sized pan that I use when I want a couple of over easy eggs.

Ryuk · Jan 13, 2021

I've got my eyes on a Matfer carbon steel pan. Lighter than cast iron with very similar cooking characteristics.

It's on the back burner for now (pun intended) because we got a Blackstone griddle for Christmas and I've still got about a hundred things to cook on it before I move on.

Noobz347 · Jan 13, 2021

I was bored and found this list:

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/47869/cast-iron-cookware.html?filter=made-in-america:yes

Noobz347 · Jan 13, 2021

What is the purpose of this?

RaggedGT · Jan 13, 2021

Noobz347 · Jan 13, 2021

Davedacarpainter · Jan 14, 2021

Noobz347 said:
I was bored and found this list:

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/47869/cast-iron-cookware.html?filter=made-in-america:yes

You see, this site pisses me off......

I haven’t cooked even one thing on my skillets and I’m thinking of all those other neat pans I want now!

I’m not going to be tempted, so there.

Well....not till next week.....

Ryuk · Jan 14, 2021

You know what does great grilling marks? A grill.

Now if you want to sear a logo in your steak...

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Davedacarpainter · Jan 14, 2021

Ok, I bought some bacon, cut it in half and cooked it tonight. This was a tasty first experience with cast iron cooking.

It cooked nicely in the skillets with just a little sticking.

I used about one to two ounces of hot water and a wooden spatula and the little chunks came right off.

After wiping out the debris I put a small amount of avocado oil and wiped the pans down while they were still hot.

As you can see, the color is getting a little darker each time.

I‘ll cook the potatoes and onions tomorrow night. I want the big pan to be ready for doing smash burgers this weekend.

Alright guys, let me here your critiques of how i did. I’m new to the cast iron world.

Bacon was really good, btw. No weird flavors.

Noobz347 · Jan 14, 2021

Looks good man.

If you have a food processor or shredder for the potatoes...

Davedacarpainter · Jan 16, 2021

I got two russet potatoes and one half of a red onion sliced and shredded to cook my first hash browns in the big pan this morning.

Help me to understand the starch/seasoning thing @Noobz347 .

Ill be using the avocado oil to cook things up.

My big pan is warming up right now.

Davedacarpainter · Jan 16, 2021

So cooking hash browns is a little more like frying, meaning use a little extra oil.

I kind of made patties out of the potatoes and fried them in my preheated skill.

They barely stuck again, thumbs up on the preseasoning so far. Easy to flip. The browning of the potatoes was really great, something I could never do with my non stick pans. The hash browns had a nice crunchy texture to them.

I ate mine with some salsa, let me tell you, I really like the flavor of the avocado oil.

I use my wooden spatula and maybe two ounces of hot water to clean the pan out. It cleaned very easy. Then a wipe with just a little bit of fresh oil and there it is.

So now I’m off to get groceries, to include hamburger for today’s smash burgers. All this weeks work has been for the burgers.

I‘ll be cooking them between today’s playoff games.

BTW, thanks for y’all’s help in making these pans work. I surely would have screwed them up on my own, lol.

Davedacarpainter · Jan 16, 2021

Ok, it’s payoff saturday after all the work seasoning the skillet.

This will take two separate post to show the finale’ of making smash burgers. Too many pictures.

Sooooo, where to start. I started by weighing out six loosely packed 2.5 ounce balls of butcher hamburger, thinly slicing the leftover onion from this morning and unwrapping six slices of kraft american cheese.

I got the charcoal heated up to hell fire level and put the pan over it for it’s preheat. I added two tablespoons of duck fat to cook the burgers in.

Then came the smashing flat of those burger balls, a little lowery’s seasoning and adding a small handful of the onions to one patty.

Then I flipped them, you can see that sweat crust developing on the patties.

Then cheese!

Then, next post...

Davedacarpainter · Jan 16, 2021

All cooked and stacked up.

I used my favorite brioche buns for this burger.

On bun with a little ketchup and a few pickles.

This burger is stunningly good. It makes the meat taste well above what it is. I will have to try this with wagyu.

The pan did fantastic again. Couple ounces of hot water and my wooden spatula and all crusty’s were gone. Another small amount of avocado oil wiped in it. I freaking love this pan. I want to try eggs cooked over easy next. Maybe tomorrow.

My son’s bought me a nice wagyu ribeye for Christmas. I’ll cook this tomorrow before the Chiefs game. I’ll brine it starting tonight.

Noobz347 · Jan 16, 2021

Davedacarpainter said:
The pan did fantastic again. Couple ounces of hot water and my wooden spatula and all crusty’s were gone. Another small amount of avocado oil wiped in it. I freaking love this pan. I want to try eggs cooked over easy next. Maybe tomorrow.

You will probably want to make it a habit of heating the pan back up after you oil it and let it cool normally on top of the stove. I usually heat it back up just until it starts smoking.

Davedacarpainter · Jan 16, 2021

Noobz347 said:
You will probably want to make it a habit of heating the pan back up after you oil it and let it cool normally on top of the stove. I usually heat it back up just until it starts smoking.

I’m storing them in the oven, i’ll just heat it up to 425 and shut it off.

Noobz347 · Jan 16, 2021

This:

looks genius, BTW.

Noobz347 · Jan 17, 2021

Can a Potato Create a Non-Stick Grill?

Use a potato instead of non-stick cooking spray on your grill.

www.treehugger.com

Ryuk · Jan 17, 2021

I just got a Matfer Bourgeat black steel pan for my birthday and their seasoning instructions are very clear to use potato skins.

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