How to Season a Cast Iron Skillet for the First Time: A Complete Guide for UK Cooks So you’ve just bought your first cast iron skillet. Maybe it was a Lodge you spotted in Lakeland, a vintage piece you found at a car boot sale in Derbyshire, or perhaps a Le Creuset that finally came…
How to Cook Fish in Cast Iron Without the Smell Lingering: A Complete Guide for UK Kitchens Picture this: it is a grey Tuesday evening in Edinburgh, and you have just returned from the fishmonger with a beautiful pair of sea bass fillets. You fire up your Lodge cast iron skillet, cook the fish to…
How to Make a Traditional British Stew in a Cast Iron Pot There is something deeply satisfying about lifting the lid off a cast iron pot after a few hours of slow cooking and being met with a cloud of steam carrying the rich, savoury scent of a proper British stew. It is the kind…
Can You Use Cast Iron on an Induction Hob? A Complete UK Guide Induction hobs have become one of the most popular cooking surfaces in British kitchens over the past decade. According to data from the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA), induction hob sales in the UK have grown steadily year on year,…
Cleaning Cast Iron Without Ruining the Seasoning: The Complete UK Guide Cast iron cookware is one of the great survivors of the British kitchen. Whether you have inherited a blackened skillet from your grandmother, picked up a Lodge pan from a specialist cookware shop, or invested in a Le Creuset braiser that cost more than…
How to Cook Steak Perfectly in a Cast Iron Pan: The Complete British Guide Cast iron cookware has been a fixture of British kitchens for centuries. From the heavy-lidded pots suspended over open hearths in Tudor manor houses to the sleek enamelled casseroles sitting on Aga ranges in contemporary Cotswold farmhouses, cast iron has never…