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ppine
Aug 09, 2020Explorer III
I have been cooking with wood for over 40 years. Charts and formulas for charcoal seem absurd to me. Then people want to add gizmos like charcoal chimneys, charcoal starter, gloves, trivets, Dutch OVen tables and tons of other stuff. What do you do when you run out of charcoal?
Cast iron is forgiving. I can get a rough idea of the temperature with my hand. You want 350 I can give it to you.
Don't make cooking with cast iron complicated. It is simple and works for everything. All you need for a deluxe outfit is a DO, a shovel and something to pick up a lid. Water pump pliers, a hay hook, vice grips work fine. Or you can buy a lid lifter., My brother made me a nice one, long enough so I don't have to bend over.
Cast iron is forgiving. I can get a rough idea of the temperature with my hand. You want 350 I can give it to you.
Don't make cooking with cast iron complicated. It is simple and works for everything. All you need for a deluxe outfit is a DO, a shovel and something to pick up a lid. Water pump pliers, a hay hook, vice grips work fine. Or you can buy a lid lifter., My brother made me a nice one, long enough so I don't have to bend over.
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