Treasures in our workshop
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
Rockingham, Australia
May 2, 2020 6:21pm CST
I’ve shared that we’ve been cleaning out and tidying up our workshop. Various treasures are coming to light and one was this cast-iron pot. There are also two cast iron skillets. As might be expected, these are incredibly heavy.
We picked them up at a garage sale (yard sale) somewhere and thought we might use them when we were travelling but we don’t often make a campfire and certainly don’t cook on one so these will now be rehomed. I’m sure someone will be thrilled to have them.
Have you ever cooked on a campfire using these?
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 May 20
My dad had a cast-iron pot that looked exactly like that which he used to make peach cobbler over the campfire. We always knew we were in for a treat when he'd break out the cast-iron pot on camping trips!
I have a couple of cast-iron skillets that I cook with in the kitchen, but I haven't taken any of them on any camping trips due to the heavy weight.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 May 20
@JudyEv They are, but they are so good to cook in! It could be a false perception, but I really think food tastes better coming out of cast-iron cookware than it does out of any other type of cookware.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May 20
@moffittjc Others say that too.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
3 May 20
Wow..I love when I find such old but useful things
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
3 May 20
@JudyEv I love removing old junk
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
3 May 20
No, never. But I almost looked and decided to buy
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 20
@LowRiderX We travelled in Germany and France with a motor-home and saw a lot of caravans and motor-homes.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
3 May 20
@JudyEv Caravan travel is probably very interesting, it is not so popular here because it is quite expensive, I know that people in Germany travel a lot with their caravans
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
3 May 20
@JudyEv I think cast iron makes most food taste better. I even bake cakes in mine
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 20
@Tampa_girl7 Oh wow, I'm impressed. I know my sister-in-law bakes bread in hers over a campfire.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 May 20
growing up, nowhere recently
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Or it is on a grate over a fire and we just use regular pots as they are lighter.
@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
3 May 20
Cast iron is great to cook on; but we've never been camping.
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
4 May 20
@JudyEv Not at all. Many people do all their cooking on cast iron.
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
3 May 20
No, but I have a couple of cast iron pieces around.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
3 May 20
Well we had them going camping when I was a child Judy my Dad used them.
You could sell those if you want no?
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 20
That's what we'll do - clean them up well then sell them.
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 20
I know food that is cooked in them tastes good but they're very heavy.
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
3 May 20
Does the fireplace in the winter count? Cast iron is about all I have.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 May 20
My mother used her cast iron skillets on a campfire. I don't camp.
I'm sure someone will be very happy to give your treasure a new home.
