Southern Cast Iron

From skillet suppers to classic sides, Dutch oven dinners to mouthwatering pies, Southern Cast Iron delivers the beloved flavors of classic home cooking. Southern Cast Iron highlights unique collectibles, shares tips for caring for your favorite pans, and gives in-depth stories of collectors, chefs, and foundries. Take a look inside the world of cast-iron cooking and history. Beautifully photographed and printed on high-quality paper, it’s a magazine to share with friends and family, and return to each time you pull your favorite skillet out of the cupboard.

Spring is in the Air

Product Spotlight • FIELD COMPANY DUTCH OVEN

Daryl Shular • HOW THIS TRAILBLAZING MASTER CHEF IS LEAVING HIS MARK

A Supreme Dinner • STORE-BOUGHT OR DELIVERY PIES ARE NO MATCH FOR THIS FAMILY-FRIENDLY PIZZA-CASSEROLE HYBRID

Our Top Chops • STUFFED, SIMMERED, GLAZED, AND GRILLED, THESE PORK CHOPS ARE THE STAR OF SUPPERTIME

Savoring Spring • FRESHEN UP YOUR WEEKLY MEAL ROTATION WITH THESE PRODUCE-PACKED SEASONAL DISHES

Sweet as Pie • WHETHER CRADLED IN FLAKY, BUTTERY PASTRY OR A CRUNCHY CRUMB CRUST, THESE STANDOUT DESSERTS ARE PURE DECADENCE IN EVERY SLICE

Cast Iron Storage 101 • CREATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL WAYS TO ORGANIZE AND DISPLAY YOUR CAST IRON COLLECTION

An Ode to Eggs • WHETHER FRIED FOR BREAKFAST OR BAKED INTO DESSERT, THIS VERSATILE PROTEIN MAKES EVERYTHING A LITTLE MORE EGG-STRAORDINARY

Grilled Cheese, Please • SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THESE IRRESISTIBLE, NEXT-LEVEL GRILLED CHEESE CREATIONS

Berry Good • CELEBRATE SPRING BY COOKING AND BAKING WITH A FRESH CROP OF BRIGHT, SWEET STRAWBERRIES

Ask the Expert

Classic Fried Chicken • GOLDEN BROWN, TENDER AND JUICY, AND DELIGHTFULLY CRISP, FRIED CHICKEN HAS A LONG-STANDING LOVE AFFAIR WITH CAST IRON. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ABOUT AS MANY WAYS TO FRY A CHICKEN AS THERE ARE SOUTHERN GRANDMOTHERS, HERE IS A CLASSIC VERSION WITH HELPFUL HOW-TOS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY SO YOUR CHICKEN TURNS OUT PERFECT EVERY TIME.

Out of the Fire, Into the Kitchen • TEXAS FIREMAN AND FOODIE BEN MCGRAW SHARES WHY HE ALWAYS REACHES FOR CAST IRON TO FEED HIS FELLOW FIRST RESPONDERS

Cast Iron Care • If you take the time to properly care for your cast-iron cookware, it will reward you and your family with generations of loyal service. Follow these tips to keep your heirlooms—whether seasoned or enameled iron—in tip-top shape.

Roll With It • THIS QUICK AND EASY BREAKFAST BREAD IS DEFINITELY WORTH WAKING UP FOR

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