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Do I need a Cast Iron Skillet?
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DoofusOfTheDay
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I don't have a cast iron skillet I can use on my LBGE. So what am I missing by not having one? What do some of you cook on your CI skillet that make it indispensable? Was at Cabellas earlier today and they have a 16" skillet that is just a little too wide with the handles, so any recommendations if I do get CI skillet for a nice big one that would fit my LBGE?
Gregg
Large BGE Owner since December of 2013!Marietta, GA
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Do you not have one at all, or just not one that fits nicely on a BGE?"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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French toast
biscuits
taters
quesadillas
squash
spanish corn
other cooks include bacon, sausage, gravy, cinnamon rolls, deep dish pizza. I could not live without my CI.
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Get a lodge. Pretty cheap and works well. For me, I make deep dish pizzas in it that are killer. I also sauté veggies for let's say fajitas while I am grilling the skirt steak on egg at same time. Have done steaks on grid over indirect piece with empty skillet on top "heating" then sear off real quick. Possibilities endlessColumbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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JohnInCarolina said:Do you not have one at all, or just not one that fits nicely on a BGE?GreggLarge BGE Owner since December of 2013!
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Lodge from Walmart. Cast iron has a lot of uses.
In this one cook I used cast iron to bake potatoes and apples.Augusta, GA
#BGETEAMGREEN member
MiniMax, Large, XL BGE
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DoofusOfTheDay said:JohnInCarolina said:Do you not have one at all, or just not one that fits nicely on a BGE?"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Can you modify your current skillet-I removed the handle from one I used on a LBGE so I can now also use on a SBGE. Just need some good gloves-both hands.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Want to make @Mattman3969 splayed chicken? Then you need at least an SK10 Lodge skillet. A few minutes with a hacksaw and file will yield a loose fit in a large egg.
Not the most elegant solution, but it works. Plus it fits (a little tight) on the spider for those screaming hot steak searing nights.
The skillet only cost me $12.95 on the defect counter, so no great loss if it finally goes belly up.
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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Everyone needs a ci in my opinion. I moved into my house and the previous people left two in the over drawer. Score one for me. Reseasoned and off we go.Franklin, Tn
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Think of all the things you can cook in an oven and then move them to the egg. A CI pan/skillet/DO is one of the best ways to cook on an egg as pyrex or other glass dishes are not always egg friendly. Potatoes au gratin, deep dish pizza, casseroles, chill etc...
The Lodge L8DD3 is a great unit. It is a Dutch Oven with a skillet top. The top has D handles so it fits in the egg very well. The skillet top can cook anything you can cook in a regular skillet.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad! -
Yes... You can always cut the handles if you need. I have a small one for the mini... Cornbread.
Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN -
Got this plancha/griddle on Amazon, fits large great and I find the shape more versatile than a round pan.LBGE & SBGE. Central Texas.
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Use our collection for anything and everything.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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To me CI for the egg is a must. At least a Dutch oven and a skillet. Nothing like egged chili & soups or good o'l smoke kissed cornbread. And like @jeepster47 says, splayed chickens are very good, but I can't take the credit for that one cause it was @nolaegghead that first posted it.-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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Got to have it for steaks.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
got to have it for cornbread...
Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
I use my Cast Iron skillet a lot. Brownies, bacon crumbles, s'more dip, and pierogies are just some of the things I have cooked in it. It is a #10 antique that was my grandmother's. I won't be cutting the handle off. Instead, I bought a nice 9X9 with no handle at Menard's the other day. It works just as good.Clinton, Iowa -
I bought a 12" square iron pan at Ikea for about $7 a few years ago, and that little pan is my "go to" for just about everything that would otherwise run through the grates. Lasagna, pizza, beans, veggies, pies, frying oil, drip pan,
I use iron for nearly everything I don't want grill lines on, or that would fall through the grate.
Indianapolis, IN
BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe.
Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically.
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Hi @DoofusOfTheDay. Cast iron is terrific. I've develped a pretty decent collection upwards of 30 pieces, but truth be told you could probably do most everything with this piece, and maybe a 12" skillet. I've also pretty much stopped using all the ribbed pieces - they are a pain to clean for what that's worth.
I'd suggest picking up a Ringer for cleaning - makes things super quick.
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Since @mickey went with the "got to have it". You got to have it for seared scallops & tuna
And for Fajitas
-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky. -
Can't believe you didn't have one before you got your Egg.
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I think you should want one......get one, regardless of needing one.
JMTCW
Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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It's nice to have. Lot's of options. I have several pieces, but I think my standard large CI skillet fits in my LBGE, offset, when I close the lid. A CI Dutch Oven is also nice for pork or short rib cooks. I love any CI skillet, any size, for making scallops.
Yuuuu-up! You should get one.
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I might grab that one from cabellas and chop off a handle its one of those with a small handle on each side. If I did that it would fit and make a huge surface to cook on.GreggLarge BGE Owner since December of 2013!
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- Bettendorf, Ia with lots of time in Chattanooga, Tn. LBGE, plate setter, ar, Looft lighter, maverick et-735, Rutland gasket, Smokeware SS cap, Kickash basket, and lots of cast iron.
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BBQ Baked Beans, I have smaller, individual serving cast iron pieces for grilled onions/mushrooms. Bought the fajita plates with wooden holders. Chili off the egg is amazing. Made a pan of brownies as well. Love my cast iron stuff.
You will find lots of uses for it and enjoy it once you have it. Go for it!
Steve
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We bought a Lodge CI Dutch oven from Amazon - and we've used it for searing pork chops, and then cooking them in a maple/bourbon marinade. Awesome.
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